cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
Delhi
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdɛl.i/
homophone: deli
rhymes: -ɛli
note: Indic
ipa: /ˈdɛl.(h)i/
note: Indic
ipa: /dɪlˈ(h)iː/
ipa: /ˈdɛl.haɪ/
rhymes: -aɪ
ipa: /ˈdɛl.i/
homophone: deli
rhymes: -ɛli
note: Indic
ipa: /ˈdɛl.(h)i/
note: Indic
ipa: /dɪlˈ(h)iː/
Senses: glosses: A locale in North America; named for the city in India.
A census-designated place in Merced County, California.
glosses: A locale in North America; named for the city in India.
A town in Delaware County, New York.
glosses: A locale in North America; named for the city in India.
A village, the county seat of Delaware County, New York, located within the town of the same name.
glosses: A locale in North America; named for the city in India.
A community in Ontario.
glosses: A locale in North America; named for the city in India.
A town in Louisiana.
glosses: A locale in North America; named for the city in India.
A city in Iowa.
glosses: A locale in North America; named for the city in India.
A city in Minnesota.
glosses: A locale in North America; named for the city in India.
An unincorporated community in Illinois.
glosses: A locale in North America; named for the city in India.
An unincorporated community in Colorado.
glosses: A locale in North America; named for the city in India.
An unincorporated community in Georgia.
glosses: A locale in North America; named for the city in India.
An unincorporated community in Missouri.
glosses: A locale in North America; named for the city in India.
An unincorporated community in Texas.
glosses: A locale in North America; named for the city in India.
A ghost town in Wisconsin.
glosses: A locale in North America; named for the city in India.
A community in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada.
Delhi
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdɛl.i/
homophone: deli
rhymes: -ɛli
note: Indic
ipa: /ˈdɛl.(h)i/
note: Indic
ipa: /dɪlˈ(h)iː/
ipa: /ˈdɛl.haɪ/
rhymes: -aɪ
Etymology: From Mongolian Дэлхий (Delxii) / ᠳᠡᠯᠡᠬᠡᠢ (delekei).
Senses: examples: text: Another two counties, Wulan and Tianjun, as well as the two cities of Golmud and Delhi also suffered the floods. More than 1,000 heads of sheep were washed away.
ref: 2008 July 28, “Floods leave two miners missing, two others trapped in northwest China”, in ReliefWeb, archived from the original on 11 Jul 2021:
glosses: Synonym of Delingha.
synonyms: word: Delingha
Uttaranchal
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Transliteration of Hindi उत्तराञ्चल (uttarāñcal).
Senses: glosses: Former name of Uttarakhand: a state in northern India; used from 2000 to 2007.
Uttar Pradesh
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈʊtəɹ pɹəˈdɛʃ/
Etymology: Transliteration of Hindi उत्तर प्रदेश (uttar pradeś).
Senses: examples: text: In the state of Uttar Pradesh, Hindu extremists have battled Muslims for control of the Babri Mosque, leading directly and indirectly to more than two thousand deaths.
ref: 1992, Richard Nixon, “The Southern Hemisphere”, in Seize the Moment, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 247:
synonyms: word: UP
glosses: A state in northern India. Capital: Lucknow.
Sikkim
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsɪkɪm/
Forms: form: Sikhim
Etymology: Borrowed from Sikkimese སུ་ཁྱིམ (su khyim); The most widely accepted theory is that it is a combination of two Limbu words: su, which means "new", and khyim, which means "palace" or "house". The name is believed to be a reference to the palace built by the state's first ruler, Phuntsog Namgyal.
Senses: glosses: A state in eastern India. Capital: Gangtok.
glosses: A former country in South Asia that existed from the 17th century until its annexation by India in 1975. Official name: Kingdom of Sikkim.
Synonyms: word: Indrakil
word: the garden of the war god Indra
Hypernyms: eight sister states
Derived terms: Sikkim fir
West Bengal
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /wɛst bɛŋˈɡɔːl/
Senses: synonyms: Paschimbanga
glosses: A state in eastern India. Capital: Kolkata (formerly Calcutta).
Related terms: Bengal
Bengali
East Bengal
Bihar
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: note: Indic
ipa: /biˈhaːɾ/
note: Indic
ipa: /ˈbiː-/
ipa: /bɪˈhɑɹ/
ipa: /bɪˈhɑː/
rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)
Etymology: From Hindi बिहार (bihār), from Sanskrit विहार (vihāra, “temple; monastery”).
Senses: glosses: A state in eastern India. Capital: Patna.
Derived terms: Bihari
Koch Bihar
Jharkhand
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈd͡ʒɑː(ɹ)kənd/
Etymology: From Hindi झारखंड (jhārkhaṇḍ): elements meaning "forest region" or "bushland".
Senses: glosses: A state in eastern India. Capital: Ranchi.
Orissa
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Former name of Odisha: A state in eastern India
Related terms: Oriya
Assam
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /æˈsæm/
ipa: /əˈsɒm/
rhymes: -æm
rhymes: -ɒm
Etymology: Of unclear origin, but generally agreed to be related to Ahom. More at Etymology of Assam on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Senses: glosses: A state in northeastern India. Capital: Dispur.
glosses: The former realm it was named after.
Derived terms: Assamese
Assam silk
Assam tea
Assam
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /æˈsæm/
ipa: /əˈsɒm/
rhymes: -æm
rhymes: -ɒm
Etymology: Of unclear origin, but generally agreed to be related to Ahom. More at Etymology of Assam on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Senses: examples: text: He took the cup in both hands and sipped. It was their favourite blend of Assam, dark and heady and strong.
ref: 2022, R. F. Kuang, Babel, HarperVoyager, page 360:
synonyms: word: cha
word: char
word: Rosie
word: Rosie Lee
word: Rosy
word: Rosy Lee
word: tay
word: tea
word: wet and warm
glosses: Ellipsis of Assam tea, tea from or similar to that grown in Assam; any tea made from the broad-leaf Assam variety of tea (C. sinensis var. assamica).
Arunachal Pradesh
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌɑːɹəˌnɑːtʃəl pɹəˈdɛʃ/
enpr: ärʹə-näʹchəl prə-děshʹ
Etymology: Transliteration of Hindi अरुणाचल प्रदेश (aruṇācal pradeś, literally “Land of the dawn-lit mountains”).
Senses: examples: text: The women of the Apatani tribe, which lives in the Ziro valley of Arunachal Pradesh, India have a unique tradition. They wear large nose plugs and face tattoos.
ref: 2018 July 9, “Behind the large nose plugs and face tattoos of Apatani women”, in Deutsche Welle, archived from the original on 20 Jan 2021, Lifestyle:
synonyms: word: North-East Frontier Agency
word: NEFA
word: South Tibet
glosses: A state in northeastern India. Capital: Itanagar.
Nagaland
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈnɑːɡə.lænd/
Etymology: From Naga + -land.
Senses: glosses: A state in northeastern India. Capital: Kohima.
Derived terms: Nagalander
Manipur
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌmənɪpʊɹ/
Etymology: From Bengali মণিপুর (monipur), from Sanskrit मणिपूर (maṇipūra, literally “abundance of jewels”), composed of मणि (maṇi, “jewel”) + पूर (pūra, “abundance”).
Senses: synonyms: word: Cassay
english: historical names
translation: historical names
word: Meeteileipak
word: Kangleipak
word: Sanaleibak
word: Meckley
glosses: A state in northeastern India. Capital: Imphal.
Derived terms: Manipuri
Manipurian
Manipuric
Manipurism
Manipurology
Manipur studies
Maniwood
Mizoram
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmɪzəʊɹam/
ipa: /mɪˈzɔːɹəm/
ipa: /mɪˈzɔəɹəm/
ipa: /ˌmɪzəˈɹæm/
Etymology: From Mizo Mizoram, from mizo (“the Mizo people”) + ram (“land; jungle”).
Senses: glosses: A state in northeastern India. Capital: Aizawl.
Related terms: Mizo
Tripura
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtɹɪpuːɹɑː/
Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit त्रिपुर (tripura), from त्रि (tri, “three”) + पुर (pura, “city”). Doublet of Tripoli.
Senses: glosses: A state in northeastern India. Capital: Agartala.
Meghalaya
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /meɪɡˈɑːləjə/
ipa: /ˌmeɪɡəˈleɪə/
Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit मेघालय (meghālaya, “abode of clouds”), a compound of मेघ (megha, “cloud”) + आलय (ālaya, “abode”).
Senses: glosses: A state in northeastern India. Capital: Shillong.
Synonyms: sense: nickname by British imperialist authorities
word: Scotland of the East
Tamil Nadu
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Transliteration of Tamil தமிழ் நாடு (tamiḻ nāṭu, literally “Tamil country”).
Senses: synonyms: TN
mul:IN-TN
glosses: A state in southern India. Capital: Chennai.
Related terms: Tulu Nadu
Pondicherry
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɒndɪtʃɛɹi/
Etymology: Borrowed from Tamil பாண்டிச்சேரி (pāṇṭiccēri, literally “pandi town”).
Senses: glosses: Former name of Puducherry: A union territory in southern India, consisting of four geographically separated exclaves of former French India, namely its capital, Karaikal, Yanam, and Mahe.
glosses: Former name of Puducherry: The capital city of the union territory of Puducherry, India.
Derived terms: Pondicherrian
Pondicherry vulture
Kerala
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɛ.ɹə.lə/
Forms: form: Keralam
Etymology: Borrowed from Malayalam കേരളം (kēraḷaṁ) which is of uncertain origin. One popular theory derives the name from Malayalam കേരം (kēraṁ, “coconut tree”) and Malayalam അളം (aḷaṁ, “land”), thus "land of coconuts", which is also the state's nickname. More at Kerala § Etymology on Wikipedia.
Senses: glosses: A state in southern India. Capital: Thiruvananthapuram (formerly known as Trivandrum).
Synonyms: word: Malabar
word: Malabar Coast
Karnataka
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /kəɹˈnɑːtəkə/
ipa: /kɑːɹˈnɑːtəkə/
Etymology: Though several etymologies have been suggested for the name Karnataka, the generally accepted one is that Karnataka is derived from Kannada ಕರು (karu, “elevated”) and ನಾಡು (nāḍu, “land”). ಕರುನಾಡು (karunāḍu) may also be read as "black region", as a reference to the black soil found in the Bayalu Seeme region of the state.
Senses: glosses: A state in southern India. Capital: Bangalore.
Synonyms: sense: former name
word: state of Mysore
Related terms: Carnatic
Kannada
Lakshadweep
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ləkˈʃɑːdwiːp/
Etymology: From Sanskrit लक्षद्वीप (lakṣadvīpa, “hundred thousand islands”), from लक्ष (lakṣa, “hundred thousand”) (compare lakh) + द्वीप (dvīpa, “island”).
Senses: glosses: An archipelago and union territory of India in the Arabian Sea. Capital: Kavaratti.
Synonyms: sense: former names
word: Laccadive, Minicoy, and Aminidivi Islands
word: Laccadive Islands
word: Laccadives
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Senses: glosses: An archipelago and union territory of India in the Bay of Bengal. Capital: Port Blair.
Goa
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɡoʊə/
Etymology: From Portuguese Goa, from Konkani गोंय (goiya), from Sanskrit गोमन्त (gomanta).
Senses: glosses: A state in western India. Capital: Panaji.
Derived terms: Goa bean
Goan
Goa powder
North Goa
South Goa
Goa
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɡoʊə/
Etymology: From Portuguese Goa, from Konkani गोंय (goiya), from Sanskrit गोमन्त (gomanta).
Senses: topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
synonyms: Goa trance
glosses: A form of trance music that originated during the late 1980s in Goa, India, typically with droning basslines and progressive beat changes.
Goa
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɡoʊə/
Etymology: From Icelandic góa.
Senses: examples: text: The month of Thorri was followed by Góa, when the farmer often left to go fishing and his wife had to see to managing the household.
ref: 1998, Terry G. Lacy, Ring of Seasons, University of Michigan Press, published 2000, page 59:
text: In the last week of Goa, in mid-March, there occurred an example of God's great providence: a large schooner from Dunkirk in France ran aground on one of the Hálsasker skerries off the coast of the eastern part of Suðursveit.
ref: 2012, Julian Meldon D'Arcy, translating Þórbergur Þórðarson, The Stones Speak, in Of Icelandic Nobles and Idiot Savants, Brú 2014, p. 147
glosses: The fifth winter month of the traditional Icelandic calendar, running from mid-February to mid-March.
Related terms: Goa cedar
Maharashtra
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Maharastra
Etymology: From Sanskrit महाराष्ट्र (mahārāṣṭra), derived from महा- (mahā-), combining form of महत् (mahat, “great”) + राष्ट्र (rāṣṭra), a dynasty that once ruled the area. In Sanskrit, the word राष्ट्र (rāṣṭra) means “nation” or “dominion”. Other theories indicate that the word "rāṣṭra" in this context derives from रत्त (ratta) (a corruption of “Rashtrakuta”, a dynasty that once ruled the area), a clan known as राष्ट्रिक (rāṣṭrika) (found in some of King Ashoka’s inscriptions) or रथ (ratha, “chariot”). Doublet of Maratha.
Senses: glosses: A state in western India. Capitals: Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay) and Nagpur (winter capital).
wikipedia: King Ashoka
Derived terms: Maharashtrian
Gujarat
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɡʊ.dʒəˈɾaːt̪/
ipa: /ɡʊdʒˈɾaːt̪/
ipa: /ˌɡʊd͡ʒəˈɹɑːt/
Forms: form: Goozerat
form: Gozurat
form: Guzarat
form: Guzerat
form: Gujrat
Etymology: Borrowed from Gujarati ગુજરાત (gujrāt), possibly via Classical Persian گجرات (gujarāt).
Senses: glosses: A state in western India. Capital: Gandhinagar. Largest city: Ahmedabad.
Derived terms: Gujarati
Rajasthan
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɹɑːd͡ʒəstæn/
Etymology: From Hindi राजा (rājā, “king”) + स्थान (sthān, “locality”). Compare -stan.
Senses: glosses: A state in northwestern India, created in 1949 and replacing the former province of Rajputana. Capital: Jaipur.
glosses: Various parts of northwestern India within Rajputana province.
Derived terms: Rajasthani
Daman and Diu
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /dəˈmɑːn ən ˈdiːuː/
Forms: form: DD
Senses: glosses: A former union territory of India. Capital: Daman, now part of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.
Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdɑːdɹɑː ənd ˌnʌɡəɹˌhəˈvɛli/
Forms: form: DNH
Senses: glosses: A former union territory and now a district in the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. Capital: Silvassa.
Madhya Pradesh
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌmɑːdjə pɹəˈdɛʃ/
rhymes: -ɛʃ
Etymology: Transliteration of Hindi मध्य प्रदेश (madhya pradeś, literally “middle province”).
Senses: glosses: A state in central India. Capital: Bhopal.
Chhattisgarh
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Chatīsgaṛh
Etymology: From Hindi छत्तीस (chattīs, “thirty-six”) + गढ़ (gaṛh, “fort”).
Senses: glosses: A state in central India. Capital: Raipur.
benzoyl
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbɛnzəʊ.ɪl/
ipa: /ˈbɛnzəʊ.aɪl/
Forms: form: benzoyls
form: benzoil
form: benzule
Etymology: From benzoic + -yl.
Senses: examples: text: The O–O bond in benzoyl peroxide and the C–N bonds in AIBN homolyze under thermal or photochemical conditions.
ref: 2007, Robert B. Grossman, The Art of Writing Reasonable Organic Reaction Mechanisms, →ISBN:
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A univalent radical formally derived from benzoic acid, C₆H₅CO-, by removal of the hydroxyl group.
Derived terms: aminobenzoyl
benzoylation
benzoyl chloride
benzoylecgonine
benzoylhydrazine
benzoylhydroxylamine
benzoylmethylecgonine
benzoyl peroxide
benzoyltransferase
chlorobenzoyl
dibenzoyl
fluorobenzoyl
benzule
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: benzules
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: benzoyl
grafting
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɡɹɑːftɪŋ/
ipa: /ˈɡɹæftɪŋ/
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of graft
grafting
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɡɹɑːftɪŋ/
ipa: /ˈɡɹæftɪŋ/
Forms: form: graftings
Senses: topics: agriculture
business
horticulture
lifestyle
glosses: The act, art, or process of inserting grafts.
topics: nautical
transport
glosses: The act or method of weaving a cover for a ring, rope end, etc.
topics: medicine
sciences
surgery
glosses: The transplanting of a portion of flesh, hair or skin to a denuded surface; autoplasty.
topics: business
carpentry
construction
manufacturing
glosses: A scarfing or endwise attachment of one timber to another.
Derived terms: allografting
bud grafting
cleft grafting
crown grafting
grafting scissors
grafting tool
grafting wax
micrografting
pinch grafting
postgrafting
rind grafting
saddle grafting
side grafting
skin grafting
splice grafting
tongue grafting
whip grafting
zoografting
hallucinator
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hallucinators
Etymology: From hallucinate + -or.
Senses: glosses: One whose judgment and acts are affected by hallucinations; one who errs on account of his hallucinations.
glosses: One who experiences hallucinations.
hamshackle
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: hamshackles
form: hamshackling
form: hamshackled
form: hamshackled
Etymology: From ham + shackle.
Senses: examples: to hamshackle a horse or cow
glosses: To tie (an animal) by a rope binding the head to one of the forelegs.
examples: text: Not only are our sources, indicating the pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton, limited, but we are also hamshackled by certain time constraints.
ref: 2010, Steven Ortlepp, Introduction to the Interlinear Bible, page 180:
synonyms: word: curtail
word: repress
word: behedge
word: guard
word: bind
word: chasten
word: check
word: contain
word: vanquish
word: cork
word: curb
word: bury
word: curtail
word: dampen
word: hamshackle
word: hold back
word: hold down
word: limit
word: repress
word: restrain
word: restrict
word: shackle
word: stay
word: stifle
word: stop
word: straiten
word: subdue
word: suppress
word: throttle
word: underbring
word: withhold
word: withstrain
glosses: To bind or restrain; to impose restrictions upon.
handi-craftsman
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: handi-craftsmen
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of handicraftsman.
polydipsia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: polydipsias
Etymology: From poly- + -dipsia.
Senses: glosses: Excessive and constant thirst caused by disease.
Derived terms: polydipsic
pyre
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpaɪɚ/
rhymes: -aɪə(ɹ)
Forms: form: pyres
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin pyra (“pyre, funeral pile”), from Ancient Greek πυρά (purá), from πῦρ (pûr, “fire”). Doublet of fire.
Senses: examples: text: The villagers built a funeral pyre to honor their dead.
text: The effigy was set ablaze on the pyre.
text: For nine long nights, through all the dusky air, The pyres thick flaming shot a dismal glare.
ref: Iliad, p. 31
glosses: A funeral pile; a combustible heap on which corpses are burned.
examples: text: Flames rose high from the pyre in the night sky.
glosses: Any heap or pile of combustibles.
Derived terms: funeral pyre
Related terms: empyreal
empyrean
pyr-
pyral
pyro-
unvisible
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more unvisible
form: most unvisible
Etymology: From un- + visible.
Senses: glosses: Invisible
upbuoyance
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: Me rather, bright guests! with your wings of upbuoyance,
Bear aloft to your homes, to your banquets of joyance
ref: c. 1799, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Visit of the Gods:
glosses: The act of buoying up; uplifting.
juramentado
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /hʊ.ɾɐ.mɛn̪ˈt̪aː.d̪o/
Forms: form: juramentados
Etymology: From Philippine Spanish juramentado.
Senses: glosses: A Moro swordsman who attacked and killed occupying and invading police and soldiers, expecting to be killed himself.
carpe diem
Language: English
Part of speech: proverb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌkɑː.piː ˈdaɪ.ɛm/
ipa: /ˌkɑː.peɪ ˈdiː.əm/
ipa: /ˌkɑɹ.pi ˈdaɪ.ɛm/
ipa: /ˌkɑɹ.peɪ ˈdi.əm/
Forms: form: carpe the diem
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin carpe diem (“enjoy the day”, literally “pluck (or harvest) the day”).
Senses: examples: text: It is the carpe diem religion; but the carpe diem religion is not the religion of happy people, but of very unhappy people.
ref: 1905, G. K. Chesterton, Heretics, New York: John Lane, →OL:
text: Indeed, in an extreme carpe diem society, children are raised without being given any sense that they have a transgenerational duty to the as yet unborn— the duty to leave them a better world.
ref: 2007 July 30, Lee Harris, “Can Carpe Diem Societies Survive?”, in The Suicide of Reason: Radical Islam's Threat to the West, New York: Basic Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OL, page 241:
text: Just grab those opportunities when you see 'em / Cause every day's a brand new day, you gotta carpe diem
ref: 2011 January 29, “Rollercoaster: The Musical!” (“Carpe Diem” (song)), in Phineas and Ferb, season 2, episode 38:
synonyms: gather rosebuds
take the cash and let the credit go
glosses: Enjoy the present, make the most of today, (common mistranslation) seize the day.
Related terms: carpe diem cras
opportunity seldom knocks twice
take the bull by the horns
the world is one's oyster
YOLO
matador
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈma.tə.dɔː/
ipa: /ˈmæ.tə.dɔɹ/
rhymes: -ætədɔː(ɹ)
Forms: form: matadors
form: matadores
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish matador (“killer”). Used in the English language as title for a bullfighter, however referred to as a torero in Spain.
Senses: examples: text: […] few of these boys know how to fight alone, and hardly any without a knife or a gun. They are not to be equated with matadors or boxers or Hemingway heroes. They are dangerous pack hounds who will not even expose themselves singly in the outfield.
ref: 1962, Arthur Miller, “The Bored and the Violent”, in Herbert Gold, editor, First Person Singular: Essays for the Sixties, New York: Dial, published 1963, page 181:
text: The second is La Macarena, named after an Arabian princess, and she was preferred by another great matador, Joselito, and to see her leave her parish church of San Gil at one in the morning of Good Friday or return later in the day is held by many Sevillanos to be the most important thing that can happen during Holy Week.
ref: 1968, James A. Michener, “Sevilla”, in Iberia, New York, NY: Dial Press, published 2015, →ISBN, page 317:
text: Hemingway's subject for the epilogue was the mano a mano (or hand-to-hand, a duel) between Spain's two leading matadors, Luis Miguel Dominguin and his brother-in-law, Antonio Ordonez.
ref: 1985 June 9, William Kennedy, “The Last Ole”, in The New York Times:
topics: bullfighting
entertainment
lifestyle
glosses: The person whose aim is to kill the bull in a bullfight.
glosses: A certain game of dominoes in which four dominoes (the 4-3, 5-2, 6-1, and double blank), called matadors, may be played at any time in any way.
topics: card-games
games
glosses: The jack of clubs, or any other trump held in sequence with it, in the game of skat.
topics: card-games
games
glosses: One of the three chief cards in ombre and quadrille.
Derived terms: matadoress
matadorial
Related terms: bullfighting
bull ring
picador
tauromachy
toreador
matadero
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌmɑːtəˈdɛəɹəʊ/
Forms: form: mataderos
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish matadero.
Senses: examples: text: In connection with one of these markets a matadero has been built, in the form of a detached building.
ref: 1909, Report of the Philippine Commission to the Secretary of War ... 1900-1915 (part 2, page 491)
text: The two sheds originally intended for a matadero have been transformed into quarantine sheds except for a small portion of one which has been left for the slaughter of such crippled animals as are unable to walk to the Manila matadero […]
ref: 1913, The Philippine Agricultural Review, volume 5, page xix:
glosses: A slaughterhouse or abattoir.
seguidilla
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: seguidillas
Etymology: From Spanish seguidilla.
Senses: glosses: A lively Spanish dance in triple time.
glosses: The music for this dance.
haj
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hajs
Senses: examples: text: The restored cottage, which has been open to tourists since 1891 (Woodrow Wilson came here on a cycling tour in 1899), is the Kaabah of a Lake District haj, a must-see for all pilgrims.
ref: 2000 June, Jamie James, “Wordsworth Slept Here”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 01 Jun 2015:
text: "The defendant has also piloted planes taking haj pilgrims from Indonesia to Saudi Arabia and Saudi Arabia to Indonesia.
ref: 2009 January 15, “Five Australians jailed for entering Papua province”, in Herald Sun, sourced from AAP:
glosses: Alternative spelling of hajj.
haj
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hajs
Senses: glosses: Clipping of blahaj.
hadj
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hadjes
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of hajj.
hajj
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /hæd͡ʒ/
ipa: /hɑːd͡ʒ/
ipa: /hʌd͡ʒ/
rhymes: -ædʒ
rhymes: -ɑːdʒ
rhymes: -ʌdʒ
Forms: form: hajjes
form: hadj
form: haj
Etymology: From Arabic حَجّ (ḥajj, “pilgrimage”), from حَجَّ (ḥajja, “to go, to repair”).
Senses: examples: text: The word Hajj is explained by Moslem divines to mean “Kasd,” or aspiration, and to express man’s sentiment that he is but a wayfarer on earth wending towards another and a nobler world.
ref: 1855, Richard Francis Burton, Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah, Appendix I:
text: The restored cottage, which has been open to tourists since 1891 (Woodrow Wilson came here on a cycling tour in 1899), is the Kaabah of a Lake District haj, a must-see for all pilgrims.
ref: 2000 June, Jamie James, “Wordsworth Slept Here”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 01 Jun 2015:
text: “He passed away due to diabetes while in prison,” the residential committee member said. “He was serving time in Tumshuq Prison for performing the hajj pilgrimage.”
ref: 2023 May 24, Shohret Hoshur, “Uyghur motorcycle repairman’s corpse released by prison in Kashgar prefecture”, in Roseanne Gerin, Malcom Foster, editors, Radio Free Asia, archived from the original on 01 Feb 2024, RFA Uyghur:
topics: Islam
lifestyle
religion
glosses: The pilgrimage to Mecca made by pious Muslims; the fifth of the five pillars of Islam.
Derived terms: hajji
Related terms: ‘umra
saying
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈseɪ.ɪŋ/
rhymes: -eɪɪŋ
Etymology: From say + -ing.
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of say
saying
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈseɪ.ɪŋ/
rhymes: -eɪɪŋ
Forms: form: sayings
Etymology: From say + -ing.
Senses: examples: text: There is a Chinese saying: "One who does not know how to smile has no business to be in business." How much truer is this of people engaged in the business of diplomacy!
ref: 1983, James C. H. Shen, “Rejoining the Government”, in Robert Myers, editor, The U.S. & Free China: How the U.S. Sold Out Its Ally, Washington, D.C.: Acropolis Books Ltd., →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 30:
text: Garrus: Fist knows you're coming. We'll have a better chance if we all work together.
Wrex: My people have a saying: Seek the enemy of your enemy, and you will find a friend.
ref: 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Citadel:
glosses: A proverb or maxim.
examples: text: And I'll be sworn you would believe my saying,
Howe'er you lean to th' nayward.
ref: c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
glosses: That which is said; an utterance.
Synonyms: word: maxim
word: proverb
word: saw
word: expression
word: byword
word: saying
word: adage
word: apothegm
word: apophthegm
word: dictum
word: gnome
word: gnomic saying
word: mantra
word: paroemia
Hyponyms: word: aphorism
word: bromide
word: epigram
word: homily
word: old saw
word: platitude
Related terms: word: axiom
word: banality
word: bon mot
word: bumper sticker
word: buzzword
word: catchphrase
word: chestnut
word: cliché
word: collocation
word: colloquialism
word: dogma
word: epithet
word: expression
word: figure of speech
word: formula
word: gossip
word: guideline
word: idiom
word: jingle
word: motto
word: moral
word: mot
word: myth
word: old chestnut
word: parable
word: phrase
word: pleasantry
word: precept
word: principle
word: quip
word: quotation
word: quote
word: refrain
word: remark
word: rule
word: rule of thumb
word: sentence
word: sermon
word: set phrase
word: shibboleth
word: slogan
word: tenet
word: theorem
word: truism
word: truth
word: watchword
word: witticism
lingua franca
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlɪŋ.ɡwə ˈfɹæŋ.kə/
Forms: form: lingua francas
form: lingue franche
form: linguae francae
form: linguas franca
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian lingua franca (literally “Frankish language”).
Senses: examples: text: Taking these cues, I rewrote and rewrote the proposal couching my problem in the bland, euphemistic language that I was rapidly learning is the lingua franca of the corporate world.
ref: 1988, Robert Jackall, “Chapter 1: Moral Probations, Old and New”, in Moral Mazes: The World of Corporate Managers, Twentieth Anniversary edition, →ISBN, page 14:
text: The language used by most angara across the Heleus Cluster is Shelesh, a lingua franca that was commonly used in the early days of angaran spaceflight before fading into obscurity. New connections between angaran settlements, and constant evolution of languages since their separation, means it has now seen a revival.
ref: 2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Angara: Languages Codex entry:
text: Malay is the lingua franca of several Southeast Asia countries and has been simplified by its use as a second language by non-native speakers.
For example, the Malay plural is formed by repeating a word twice – buku means book and buku-buku means books.
ref: 2021 April 25, John Malathronas, “Which languages are easiest – and most difficult – for native English speakers to learn?”, in CNN:
synonyms: koine
link language
trade language
vehicular language
coordinate_terms: vernacular
;
world language
glosses: A common language used by people of diverse backgrounds to communicate with one another, often a basic form of speech with simplified grammar, particularly, one that is not the first language of any of its speakers.
Related terms: Mediterranean Lingua Franca
PBB
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: PBBs
Senses: glosses: Initialism of polybrominated biphenyl.
topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Initialism of passenger boarding bridge; Synonym of jet bridge.
glosses: Initialism of performance-based bonus.
examples: text: When operating on customer MAC (C-MAC) and service MAC (S-MAC) addresses, PBB uses a new backbone MAC (B-MAC) address. The B-MAC address is added at the edge of the PBB network, that is administered by a carrier VPN or a carrier-of-carriers VPN.
ref: 2025 April 17, “Provider Backbone Bridging (PBB) and EVPN Integration Overview”, in Juniper Networks, archived from the original on 01 Jul 2025:
glosses: Initialism of Provider Backbone Bridges or provider backbone bridging.
PBB
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Pinoy Big Brother.
piñata
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /pɪnˈjɑː.tə/
ipa: /pɪnˈjæ.tə/
Forms: form: piñatas
form: pinata
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Italic *pīnos
Latin pīnus
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂
Proto-Italic *-ā
Latin -a
Latin pīnea
Italian pigna
Italian pignattabor.
Spanish piñatabor.
English piñata
Unadapted borrowing from Mexican Spanish piñata, from piña (“pinecone”), from Latin pinea, because its paper cover (on traditional making) resembles one. Alternatively from Spanish via Italian pignatta (“clay pot”), from a Chinese custom allegedly introduced by Marco Polo.
Senses: qualifier: Latin American culture
glosses: A doll or other decorated container that is filled with candy and hit with a hammer or a stick by blindfolded children during birthday parties or other celebrations until the candy falls out.
examples: text: […] Wiesbaden, largely crippled, nevertheless refuses to sink for the moment, and will become something of a steel piñata for passing British capital ships over the next few hours whilst throwing the odd torpedo back in retaliation.
ref: 2020 August 5, Drachinifel, 3:29 from the start, in The Battle of Jutland - Clash of the Titans - Part 2 (Jellicoe vs Scheer), archived from the original on 12 Sep 2022:
text: When it opened, it prompted rapturous reviews akin to what, many years later, greeted Frank Gehry’s Guggenheim Bilbao. But the building soon became a piñata for everything wrong with modern architecture.
ref: 2024 October 16, Michael Kimmelman, “Paul Rudolph Was an Architectural Star. Now He’s a Cautionary Tale.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
glosses: Something which is repeatedly hit or damaged over a period of time.
piñata
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /pɪnˈjɑː.tə/
ipa: /pɪnˈjæ.tə/
Forms: form: piñatas
form: piñataing
form: piñataed
form: piñataed
form: pinata
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Italic *pīnos
Latin pīnus
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂
Proto-Italic *-ā
Latin -a
Latin pīnea
Italian pigna
Italian pignattabor.
Spanish piñatabor.
English piñata
Unadapted borrowing from Mexican Spanish piñata, from piña (“pinecone”), from Latin pinea, because its paper cover (on traditional making) resembles one. Alternatively from Spanish via Italian pignatta (“clay pot”), from a Chinese custom allegedly introduced by Marco Polo.
Senses: examples: 2015 (November 20) "Zombie Broheims", episode 14 of Pig Goat Banana Cricket
Cricket: "Don't pinata me!"
glosses: To hit something or someone with sticks after having filled them with candy.
Canberra
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkænbɹə/
ipa: /ˈkænbəɹə/
ipa: /ˈkæmbɹə/
ipa: /ˈkænˌbɛɹə/
Etymology: Uncertain. Most commonly said to be from Ngunawal kamberra (“meeting place”). See more theories on Wikipedia.
Senses: glosses: The capital city of Australia; located in the Australian Capital Territory.
examples: text: A new tax policy was announced by Canberra today.
glosses: The Australian federal government.
Sydney
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsɪd.ni/
enpr: sĭd'ni
rhymes: -ɪdni
Forms: form: Sydneys
form: Sidney
Etymology: For the surname and given name, see Sidney. The cities in Australia and Canada are named after British politician Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney (1733–1800).
Senses: glosses: A major port city, the state capital of New South Wales, Australia, and the most populous city in Australia.
glosses: A local government area containing central Sydney, New South Wales; in full, the City of Sydney.
glosses: A seaport and former city in Nova Scotia, Canada, now part of the amalgamated Cape Breton Regional Municipality on Cape Breton Island.
glosses: An unincorporated community in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States.
glosses: A surname from Old English, a spelling variant of Sidney.
examples: text: American Eagle released a campaign starring the exceedingly charismatic actress Sydney Sweeney.
ref: 2025 August 2, Scottie Andrew, Leah Asmelash, Harmeet Kaur, “What has America learned from the Sydney Sweeney situation? We asked the experts”, in CNN:
glosses: A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
Synonyms: sense: Nova Scotia
word: SYD
sense: Nova Scotia
word: Syd
sense: Nova Scotia
word: Syd.
sense: given name
word: Syd
Derived terms: sense: Nova Scotia
word: North Sydney
word: Sydneysider
word: Sydneyite
sense: Nova Scotia
word: SYD
sense: Nova Scotia
word: Syd
sense: Nova Scotia
word: Syd.
sense: given name
word: Syd
Brisbane
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbɹɪzbən/
rhymes: -ɪzbən
ipa: /ˈbɹɪzbeɪn/
note: American city in California
Etymology: From Scottish Gaelic bris (“break, smash”) + Old English bān (“bone”), a nickname given to someone who was often involved in fights, resulting in the breaking of bones. The city and river in Australia are named after Sir Thomas Brisbane, 1773–1860; governor of New South Wales (which at the time included the area of modern Queensland) from 1821 to 1825.
Senses: glosses: A large city, the capital city of Queensland, Australia.
glosses: A local government area in Queensland, the largest by population in Australia; in full, the City of Brisbane.
glosses: A river that flows through the city in Queensland; in full, the Brisbane River.
glosses: A city in San Mateo County, California, United States.
Synonyms: topics: city
cities
region
location
word: Brissie
topics: city
cities
region
location
word: Brizzie
topics: city
cities
region
location
word: Brisvegas
Derived terms: Brisbane lily
South Brisbane
Related terms: Bonebrake
breakbone
Darwin
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdɑːwɪn/
ipa: /ˈdɑɹwɪn/
Forms: form: Darwen
form: Derwin
Etymology: From Middle English Darwin, Derwin, from Old English Dēorwine (“a given name”), composed of dēore (“dear”) + wine (“friend”). The city in Australia is named after Charles Darwin.
Senses: glosses: A surname, especially referring to Charles Darwin (1809–1882), British naturalist and founder of the theory of evolution by natural selection.
glosses: A municipality of Río Negro province, Argentina.
glosses: The capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia.
glosses: A ghost town in Tasmania, Australia.
glosses: A settlement on the peninsula of Lafonia, East Falkland island, Falkland Islands.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Inyo County, California.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A ghost town in Fresno County, California.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A township and unincorporated community therein, in Clark County, Illinois.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A township and minor city in Meeker County, Minnesota.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A small unincorporated community in Bedford Township, Meigs County, Ohio.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A ghost town in Webb County, Texas.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Dickenson County, Virginia.
glosses: A male given name transferred from the surname, deriving from the Old English name Dēorwine and revived through the surname.
qualifier: Cambridge University
glosses: Ellipsis of Darwin College, Cambridge.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: An open-source Unix operating system first released by Apple.
Derived terms: darwin
Darwin Award
Darwin Day
Darwin drift
Darwin fish
Darwinian
Darwinic
Darwinism
Darwinist
Darwinistic
Darwinization
Darwinize
Darwin out
Darwin's beetle
Darwin's Bulldog
Darwin's finch
Darwin's frog
Darwin's nothura
Darwin's rhea
Darwin stubby
Knight-Darwin law
Darwin
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdɑːwɪn/
ipa: /ˈdɑɹwɪn/
Forms: form: Darwen
form: Derwin
Etymology: Variant of Derwent.
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Derwent (English locative name).
Perth
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /pɜːθ/
ipa: /pɝθ/
Etymology: From Pictish *ᚚᚓᚏᚈ (pert) meaning “wood, copse, thicket”, related to Welsh perth and perhaps Proto-Celtic *kʷerxtā (from Proto-Indo-European *pérkʷus (“oak”).
Senses: glosses: A city in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland, historically in Perthshire.
glosses: The state capital of Western Australia.
glosses: A local government area in Western Australia; in full, the City of Perth.
glosses: A town, the county seat of Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
glosses: A town in Tasmania, Australia.
glosses: A river in the Southern Alps West Coast region, New Zealand, a tributary of the Whataroa.
glosses: A locale in the United States.
An unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware.
glosses: A locale in the United States.
An unincorporated community in Dick Johnson Township, Clay County, Indiana.
glosses: A locale in the United States.
An unincorporated community in Sumner County, Kansas.
glosses: A locale in the United States.
An unincorporated community in Blue Earth County, Minnesota.
glosses: A locale in the United States.
A town in Fulton County, New York.
glosses: A locale in the United States.
A minor city in Towner County, North Dakota.
glosses: A locale in the United States.
A township in Walsh County, North Dakota.
glosses: A Scottish earldom.
glosses: A surname
Derived terms: packing for Perth
Perth Amboy
Perth and Kinross
Perth County
Perth East
Perthian
Perthite
Perthonality
Perthshire
Perth South
South Perth
Adelaide
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈæ.də.leɪd/
ipa: /ˈæ.dɜ.læɪ̯d/
rhymes: -ædəleɪd
Etymology: Borrowed from French Adélaïde, from Old High German Adalheid (from adal (“noble”) + heit (“nature, character”)), modern German Adelheid; doublet of Alice.
Senses: glosses: A female given name from the Germanic languages.
examples: text: Diana Allers: Breaking now: A city of four million, blasted from orbit. Adelaide, Australia is no more.
Diana Allers: New footage from Earth reveals the Reapers' plans to attack large industrial centers.
Diana Allers: Which cities are next? Find out--inside the Battlespace.
ref: 2012, BioWare, Mass Effect 3 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Normandy SR-2:
glosses: Places named for Queen Adelaide, consort of William IV.
The state capital and largest city in South Australia.
glosses: Places named for Queen Adelaide, consort of William IV.
A river in the Northern Territory, Australia, known for its large population of saltwater crocodiles.
glosses: Places named for Queen Adelaide, consort of William IV.
A town in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Derived terms: word: Adelaidean
word: Adelaidian
word: Adelaide Hills
english: town
translation: town
word: Adelaide River
word: Badelaide
word: Port Adelaide
english: hamlet
translation: hamlet
word: Queen Adelaide
word: Radelaide
Related terms: Adela
Adele
Adelina
Adeline
Alice
Alison
Ethel
Heidi
Melbourne
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmelbn̩/
ipa: /ˈmælbn̩/
topics: city
cities
region
location
note: in Victoria
ipa: /ˈmɛl.bən/
ipa: /ˈmɛl.bən/
note: Derbyshire town
ipa: /ˈmɛl.bɔːn/
ipa: /ˈmɛl.bɚn/
Etymology: Named after the 2nd Viscount of Melbourne, Derbyshire, itself deriving from the Old English mylen (“mill”) + burne (“stream”).
Senses: examples: text: Speaking to reporters at Melbourne airport, their fathers thanked supporters and praised efforts from the Australian government, according to Nine News.
ref: 2024 November 27, Jessie Yeung and Isaac Yee, “Laos detains foreign hostel staff over backpacker methanol poisonings as families and travelers demand answers”, in CNN:
synonyms: Naarm
Narrm
glosses: The capital city of Victoria, Australia and former capital of Australia (1901–1927).
glosses: A community in the Municipality of the District of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.
glosses: A township municipality of Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada.
glosses: A market town and civil parish in South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England, located in the East Midlands (OS grid ref SK3825).
glosses: A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
glosses: A small city, the county seat of Izard County, Arkansas, United States.
glosses: An unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California, United States, previously spelt Melburne.
glosses: A city in Brevard County, Florida, United States.
glosses: A small city in Marshall County, Iowa, United States.
glosses: A tiny home rule city in Campbell County, Kentucky, United States.
Derived terms: East Melbourne
Melba
North Melbourne
Port Melbourne
Related terms: Melburnian
Melbourn
Hobart
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhəʊbɑːt/
Senses: examples: text: It was one of those Hobart spring nights, cold as charity, snow coming down hard on the mountain, the harbour a lather, sleet slapping and scratching at windows and tin roofs like a wild drunk who’s been locked out.
ref: 2013, Richard Flanagan, The Narrow Road to the Deep North, Chatto & Windus (2014), page 331:
glosses: The capital city of Tasmania, Australia, named for a Lord Hobart.
glosses: A patronymic English surname transferred from the given name derived from a variant of Hubert.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A city and township in Lake County, Indiana.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Ascension Parish, Louisiana.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Clam Lake Township, Wexford County, Michigan.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A ghost town in Lincoln County, Missouri, named after Garret Hobart.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A village in the town of Stamford, Delaware County, New York.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A township in Barnes County, North Dakota.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Kiowa County, Oklahoma, named after Garret Hobart.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A census-designated place in King County, Washington (state).
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A village in Brown County, Wisconsin, named after John Henry Hobart.
Derived terms: Hobart brown
Hobart Town
Edmonton
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɛdməntən/
Etymology: From Middle English Adelmetone, from Old English Ēadhelm + tūn (“town”). The Canadian city was named after the area of London.
Senses: glosses: The capital city of Alberta, Canada.
glosses: A former town and suburb of Cairns, Queensland, Australia.
glosses: A hamlet in St Breock civil parish, Cornwall, England.
glosses: An area of London in borough of Enfield, in northern Greater London, England.
glosses: A city, the county seat of Metcalfe County, Kentucky, United States.
Synonyms: english: nickname
translation: nickname
word: Edmonchuk
Derived terms: Edmontonian
Lower Edmonton
Related terms: Edmundston