nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: barbarian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English barbarian, borrowed from Medieval Latin barbarinus (“Berber, pagan, foreigner”), from Latin barbaria (“foreign country”), from barbarus (“foreigner, savage”), from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος (bárbaros, “foreign, non-Greek, strange”), possibly onomatopoeic (mimicking foreign languages, akin to English blah blah). Cognate to Sanskrit बर्बर (barbara, “barbarian, non-Aryan, stammering, blockhead”). Pronunciation: /bɑː(ɹ)ˈbɛə.ɹi.ən/, /bɑɹˈbɛəɹ.i.ən/ 1. A non-Greek or a non-Roman citizen. Labels: historical 2. An uncivilized or uncultured person, originally compared to the hellenistic Greco-Roman civilisation; usually associated with senseless violence and self-harm or other such shows of brute force and lack of mental faculty. 3. A person destitute of culture; a Philistine. Labels: derogatory Example: Shall a noble writer, and an inspired noble writer, be called a solecist, and barbarian, for giving a new turn to a word so agreeable to the analogy and genius of the Greek tongue? 4. Someone from a developing country or backward culture. Labels: derogatory 5. A brutish warrior depicted in sword and sorcery and other fantasy works; typically clad in primitive furs or leather and usually favoring physical strength over intelligence while often possessing a bellicose temperament and disdain for laws. 6. A cruel, savage, inhumane, brutal, violently aggressive person, particularly one who is unintelligent or dim-witted; one without pity or empathy. Labels: derogatory Example: Thou fell barbarian. 7. A foreigner, especially with barbaric qualities as in the above definitions. Labels: derogatory
Word: Chilean Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Chile Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Chilean From Chile + -an. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɪli.ən/, /t͡ʃɪˈliːən/, /t͡ʃɪˈleɪən/ 1. Of, from, or pertaining to the nation or culture of Chile or its people. Labels: not-comparable Example: The Chilean Amphijubula Schust. (Schuster, 1970a) which has the facies of a small Frullania and agrees with Frullania in leaf insertion and branching, has a nontiered seta with 16 epidermal cell rows surrounding 4 inner rows. Example: Gonzalo Lira, a 55-year-old Chilean American who was imprisoned in Ukraine after allegedly spreading Russian propaganda then violating his bail conditions, has died in a Ukrainian jail.
Word: Chilean Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Chile Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Chilean From Chile + -an. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɪli.ən/, /t͡ʃɪˈliːən/, /t͡ʃɪˈleɪən/ 1. A person from Chile or of Chilean descent.
Word: Colombian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Colombia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Colombian From Colombia + -an. Pronunciation: /kəˈlʌmbiən/ 1. A native or inhabitant of Colombia. 2. A native or inhabitant of the city of Colombo, capital of Sri Lanka.
Word: Colombian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Colombia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Colombian From Colombia + -an. Pronunciation: /kəˈlʌmbiən/ 1. Of, from or relating to Colombia. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Cuban Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Taíno cubaobor.? Taíno coabanabor.? Spanish Cubabor. English Cuba Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Cuban From Cuba + -an. Pronunciation: /ˈkjuːbən/, [ˈkjʉː.bən], [ˈkjuː.bən], [ˈkju.bən] 1. A person from Cuba or of Cuban descent. Example: His mother was a Cuban, and his father was a Spaniard; they came to the United States in 1918. Example: Eleven Cubans in a vintage Buick — three of them the original “truckonauts” who tried a similar intrepid journey last year aboard a battered Chevy pickup — were intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard early Wednesday and now face a return trip to the communist island. 2. A cigar made in Cuba. Example: What a hypocrite! He talks big about law and order but then he'll also wave an embargoed Cuban in your face! 3. Ellipsis of Cuban sandwich. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Example: Can I please get a Cuban and a beer? Thank you!
Word: Cuban Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Taíno cubaobor.? Taíno coabanabor.? Spanish Cubabor. English Cuba Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Cuban From Cuba + -an. Pronunciation: /ˈkjuːbən/, [ˈkjʉː.bən], [ˈkjuː.bən], [ˈkju.bən] 1. Of, from, or pertaining to Cuba, the Cuban people or the Cuban dialect. Labels: not-comparable Example: Conservative Republicans who had demanded an investigation and hearings when Elian, the 6-year-old Cuban boy, was forceably taken from the house of his great-uncle on April 22 quickly retreated when it was clear the public supported the government action.
Word: Dane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English Dane, from Old Norse danir or Old English Dene. Both forms ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic *daniz. Pronunciation: /deɪn/ 1. A person of a North Germanic ethnic group native to Scandinavia, comprising the ethnic majority of Denmark. Example: But the Danes remained resolute in defence - largely thanks to a spirited display by captain Daniel Agger - and they went ahead with their first meaningful attack. Example: As Denmark takes over the presidency of the European Union, Danes are more strongly pro-European than at any time in the past two decades – a shift in sentiment that can at least partly be attributed to US President Donald Trump. 2. In Anglo-Saxon England, any of the seafaring raiders and settlers who attacked and colonized parts of England from the late 8th century onward; a Viking. Labels: historical 3. A member of a Germanic tribe inhabiting the Danish islands and parts of southern Sweden. Labels: historical Example: Kenett states that the military works still known by the name of Tadmarten Camp and Hook-Norton Barrow were cast up at this time; the former, large and round, is judged to be a fortification of the Danes, and the latter, being smaller and rather a quinquangle than a square, of the Saxons. Example: I have wrestled the hilt from the enemies' hand, avenged the evil done to the Danes; it is what is due.
Word: Dane Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Dane, from Old Norse danir or Old English Dene. Both forms ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic *daniz. Pronunciation: /deɪn/ 1. A surname transferred from the nickname for someone who came from Denmark, also a variant of Dean. Example: Often he wrote good ones on casual slips and fancied them his; names like Trevellyan or Montressor or Delancey, with musical prefixes; or a good, short, beautiful, but dignified name like "Gordon Dane". He liked that one. It suggested something. Example: In “Euphoria,” Dane plays Cal Jacobs, the troubled father to Jacob Elordi’s character in the HBO drama, which is scheduled to begin production on its third season on April 14. 2. A male given name transferred from the surname, or from the ethnic term Dane (like Scott or Norman). Example: "I'm going to call him Dane." "What a queer name! Why? Is it an O'Neill family name? I thought you were finished with the O'Neills." "It's got nothing to do with Luke. This is his name, no one else's. - - - I called Justine Justine simply because I liked the name, and I'm calling Dane Dane for the same reason." "Well, it does have a nice ring to it," Fee admitted. 3. A river, the River Dane, in Cheshire, England, which joins the River Weaver at Northwich.
Word: Ecuadorian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Ecuador Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Ecuadorian From Ecuador + -ian. 1. A person from Ecuador or of Ecuadorian descent. Example: “Consulate officials immediately prevented the ICE officer from entering the consular headquarters, thus ensuring the protection of the Ecuadorians who were at the consular headquarters at that time,” the statement continued.
Word: Ecuadorian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Ecuador Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Ecuadorian From Ecuador + -ian. 1. Of, from, or pertaining to Ecuador or the Ecuadorian people. Labels: not-comparable Example: “This morning, the Ecuadorian consul in Minneapolis reported that, at around 11.00am, an agent from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) attempted to enter the Consulate premises,” Ecuador’s foreign ministry said in a statement posted on Tuesday evening.
Word: Ethiopian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek Αἰθῐ́οψ (Aithĭ́ops) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́α (-ĭ́a) Ancient Greek Αἰθῐοπῐ́ᾱ (Aithĭopĭ́ā)bor. Latin Aethiopiabor. English Aethiopia English Ethiopia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Ethiopian From Ethiopia + -an. Pronunciation: /ˌiː.θiˈəʊ.pɪ.ən/, /ˌi.θiˈoʊ.pi.ən/ 1. A person from Ethiopia or of Ethiopian descent. Example: Ahmed was also appreciated for his talents as a showman, because he had no equal in letting loose the famous eskista, with the heaving quiver of the torso and shoulders, of which Ethiopians are so fond. Eskista is the dance of the Amharas, enhancing amorous repartee and expressing collective jubilation. Example: So why is Ethiopia, Africa’s second most populous country, seven years and eight months “behind” much of the rest of the world? And how does that work for Ethiopians living on an increasingly interconnected planet that mostly operates in an entirely different era? 2. A black-skinned person, especially one from Africa. Labels: dated Example: The Ethiopian eunuch. 3. A very skinny person, referencing the historic malnutrition and poverty in Ethiopia. Labels: derogatory, slang
Word: Ethiopian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek Αἰθῐ́οψ (Aithĭ́ops) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́α (-ĭ́a) Ancient Greek Αἰθῐοπῐ́ᾱ (Aithĭopĭ́ā)bor. Latin Aethiopiabor. English Aethiopia English Ethiopia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Ethiopian From Ethiopia + -an. Pronunciation: /ˌiː.θiˈəʊ.pɪ.ən/, /ˌi.θiˈoʊ.pi.ən/ 1. Of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia, the Ethiopian people or the Ethiopian culture. Example: One of Ethiopia's most popular traditional dances, eskista, which is said to have originated from the lower highlands of Ethiopia's Amhara region, exemplifies the type of multi-functionality that Martin (1967) acknowledges as it is performed in many different settings of the Ethiopian community. Example: A local official, Habtamu Fetena, had earlier told state-run broadcaster, the Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation (EBC) that children were among the dead and the death toll was likely to increase. 2. Of, from, or pertaining to Africa and the African diaspora. Labels: dated, not-comparable Example: Any person of color recognized his Ethiopian heritage immediately. That nose, those lips, good hair or no.
Word: Georgian Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Georgia Middle English -n English -n English Georgian From Georgia + -n. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɔːd͡ʒən/, /ˈd͡ʒɔɹd͡ʒən/, /ˈd͡ʒɔʊ.d͡ʒən/, /ˈd͡ʒoːd͡ʒən/ 1. The language of Georgia, a country in Eastern Europe and Western Asia.
Word: Georgian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Georgia Middle English -n English -n English Georgian From Georgia + -n. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɔːd͡ʒən/, /ˈd͡ʒɔɹd͡ʒən/, /ˈd͡ʒɔʊ.d͡ʒən/, /ˈd͡ʒoːd͡ʒən/ 1. A person or a descendant of a person from Georgia, a country in Eastern Europe and Western Asia. 2. A native or resident of the state of Georgia in the United States of America. Example: Trump attorney Lin Wood, a favorite of the QAnon crowd, is advising Georgians not to vote for Perdue and Loeffler.
Word: Georgian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Georgia Middle English -n English -n English Georgian From Georgia + -n. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɔːd͡ʒən/, /ˈd͡ʒɔɹd͡ʒən/, /ˈd͡ʒɔʊ.d͡ʒən/, /ˈd͡ʒoːd͡ʒən/ 1. Of, from, or pertaining to the Eastern European country of Georgia, the Georgian people or the Georgian language. Labels: not-comparable Example: As in their narrow defeat of Argentina last week, England were indisciplined at the breakdown, and if Georgian fly-half Merab Kvirikashvili had remembered his kicking boots, Johnson's side might have been behind at half-time. Example: The name Tsez derives from the indigenous self-designation cez or cezi, while the alternative Dido is the Georgian designation. The traditional lands of the Tsez are more or less coterminous with the Tsunta district (cuntinskij rajon) in Daghestan, excluding the Bezhta division (bežtinskij učastok), inhabited by speakers of Bezhta and Hunzib, and the village of Genukh, where speakers of Hinuq live. 2. Of, from, or pertaining to the U.S. state of Georgia or its Georgian English dialect. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Georgian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From George + -ian, possibly with influence from its Latin equivalent (as other regnal adjectives and nouns so derived), Geōrgius. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɔːd͡ʒən/, /ˈd͡ʒɔɹd͡ʒən/, /ˈd͡ʒɔʊ.d͡ʒən/, /ˈd͡ʒoːd͡ʒən/ 1. A British citizen during the reign of a king named George. Labels: historical Example: Such, I think, was the predicament in which the young Georgians found themselves about the year 1910. Many of them—I am thinking of Mr. Forster and Mr. Lawrence in particular—spoilt their early work because, instead of throwing away those tools, they tried to use them. They tried to compromise.
Word: Georgian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From George + -ian, possibly with influence from its Latin equivalent (as other regnal adjectives and nouns so derived), Geōrgius. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɔːd͡ʒən/, /ˈd͡ʒɔɹd͡ʒən/, /ˈd͡ʒɔʊ.d͡ʒən/, /ˈd͡ʒoːd͡ʒən/ 1. Of, from, or characteristic of the reigns of Kings George I and George II of Great Britain, and George III and George IV of the United Kingdom (1714–1830), sometimes also including the brief reign of William IV (1830–1837). 2. Pertaining to a movement in lyric poetry during the reign of King George V of the United Kingdom (1910–1936). Example: Georgian Poetry 3. Of or relating to an architectural style of the period, marked by symmetry and proportion based on the classical architecture of Greece and Rome. 4. Pertaining to or characteristic of German poet Stefan George (1868–1933). Example: The same Georgian persona, leonine and sacerdotal (that of the aristocratic priest) appears throughout the reminiscences of all his disciples. Example: Another example of this sterile Georgian orthodoxy is to be found in the case of Ernst Morwitz […] 5. Of or pertaining to Saint George.
Word: Kyrgyz Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Kyrgyz кыргыз (kırgız), possibly derived from Kyrgyz кырк ууз (kırk uuz, “forty tribes”); or possibly from кыргый (kırgıy, “hawk”); or likely from кырк (kırk, “extinguish, mince, cut”). More at Kyrgyz. Pronunciation: /ˈkɜː(ɹ)ɡɪz/, /ˈkɪə(ɹ)ɡɪz/, /ˈkɪɹɡɪz/ 1. Member of a Turkic people living primarily in Kyrgyzstan 2. Member of a Siberian Turkic people now known as Khakas Labels: nonstandard
Word: Kyrgyz Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Kyrgyz кыргыз (kırgız), possibly derived from Kyrgyz кырк ууз (kırk uuz, “forty tribes”); or possibly from кыргый (kırgıy, “hawk”); or likely from кырк (kırk, “extinguish, mince, cut”). More at Kyrgyz. Pronunciation: /ˈkɜː(ɹ)ɡɪz/, /ˈkɪə(ɹ)ɡɪz/, /ˈkɪɹɡɪz/ 1. The Turkic language of the Kyrgyz people
Word: Kyrgyz Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Kyrgyz кыргыз (kırgız), possibly derived from Kyrgyz кырк ууз (kırk uuz, “forty tribes”); or possibly from кыргый (kırgıy, “hawk”); or likely from кырк (kırk, “extinguish, mince, cut”). More at Kyrgyz. Pronunciation: /ˈkɜː(ɹ)ɡɪz/, /ˈkɪə(ɹ)ɡɪz/, /ˈkɪɹɡɪz/ 1. Of, from, or relating to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people, or the Kyrgyz language Labels: not-comparable
Word: Swiss Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Adopted from Middle French Suisse in circa 1515, alongside the form Switzer directly loaned from German. Pronunciation: /swɪs/ 1. Of, from, or pertaining to Switzerland or the Swiss people. Example: The obstructive tendency attributed to the knot in spiritual matters appears in a Swiss superstition that if, in sewing a corpse into its shroud, you make a knot on the thread, it will hinder the soul of the deceased on its passage to eternity. Example: The government has said in a paper on the UK’s post-Brexit border operating model that it will “ensure that EU, EEA and Swiss citizens may also continue to use our e-passport gates and the existing queueing arrangements”.
Word: Swiss Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Adopted from Middle French Suisse in circa 1515, alongside the form Switzer directly loaned from German. Pronunciation: /swɪs/ 1. A person from Switzerland or of Swiss descent. Labels: countable 2. Swiss cheese. Labels: uncountable Example: My favourite sandwich has roast beef and Swiss on rye bread.
Word: Swiss Part of Speech: name Etymology: Adopted from Middle French Suisse in circa 1515, alongside the form Switzer directly loaned from German. Pronunciation: /swɪs/ 1. Swiss German; the variety of German spoken in Switzerland. Labels: nonstandard 2. A place in the United States: 3. A place in the United States: 4. A place in the United States: 5. A place in the United States:
Word: useless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *oissos Latin ūsus Old French usbor. Middle English use English use Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English useless From use + -less. Pronunciation: /ˈjuːs.ləs/ 1. Without use or the possibility to be used. Example: This fork's prongs are bent. It's useless now. Example: I'm all for opening new stations (Transport Scotland is planning another at East Linton, about halfway between Drem and Dunbar), but they are useless without a decent service. 2. Unhelpful, not useful; pointless (of an action). Example: I think it's useless to keep this discussion going. It's like talking to a brick wall. Example: I tried my best to make him quit smoking, but my efforts were useless. He now smokes six packs a day. 3. Good-for-nothing; not dependable. Labels: derogatory Example: Bill never mows the lawn, takes out the trash or anything. He's useless, but I love him anyways. 4. Of a person, Unable to do well at a particular task or endeavor. Labels: colloquial, derogatory Example: My brother is useless at most computer games, but he is an awesome PS2 player. Example: Why do you keep trying? You're obviously useless at it.
Word: beach Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-der. Proto-Germanic *bakiz Proto-West Germanic *baki Old English bæċ Middle English bache English beach From Middle English bache, bæcche (“bank, sandbank”), from Old English beċe (“beck, brook, stream”), from Proto-West Germanic *baki, from Proto-Germanic *bakiz (“brook”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg- (“flowing water”). Cognates Cognate with Cimbrian pach (“brook, creek, stream”), Dutch beek (“brook, stream”), German Bach (“brook, stream”), German Low German Beek (“brook, stream”), Luxembourgish Baach (“brook, stream”), Mòcheno pòch (“brook, creek, stream”), Vilamovian bāh, baoch (“brook, stream”), Danish bæk (“brook”), Icelandic bekkur (“creek, spring, stream”), Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk bekk (“brook, creek, stream”), Swedish bäck (“brook, creek, stream”); also Lithuanian banga (“billow, wave”). More at batch, beck. Pronunciation: /ˈbiːt͡ʃ/, [ˈbɪi̯t͡ʃ] 1. The shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly. Example: Pretty soon I struck into a sort of path[…]. It twisted and turned,[…]and opened out into a big clear space like a lawn. And, back of the lawn, was a big, old-fashioned house, with piazzas stretching in front of it, and all blazing with lights. 'Twas the house I'd seen the roof of from the beach. 2. A horizontal strip of land, usually sandy, adjoining water. Example: Up and down, the beach lay empty for miles. 3. The loose pebbles of the seashore, especially worn by waves; shingle. Labels: Kent, UK, dialectal 4. Synonym of gravel trap. Labels: euphemistic 5. A dry, dusty pitch or situation, as though playing on sand. Example: I never realised Lincoln was a seaside town. BRIAN LAWS Scunthorpe manager, after losing on a liberally sanded beach of a pitch Example: The series was brought to an ironic conclusion when England became hoist by their own petard, as they lost the deciding final Test on a 'beach' of a wicket. Neither side batted well. 6. Euphemistic form of bitch (taboo swear word). Labels: euphemistic, form-of Example: That beach should be punished!
Word: beach Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-der. Proto-Germanic *bakiz Proto-West Germanic *baki Old English bæċ Middle English bache English beach From Middle English bache, bæcche (“bank, sandbank”), from Old English beċe (“beck, brook, stream”), from Proto-West Germanic *baki, from Proto-Germanic *bakiz (“brook”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg- (“flowing water”). Cognates Cognate with Cimbrian pach (“brook, creek, stream”), Dutch beek (“brook, stream”), German Bach (“brook, stream”), German Low German Beek (“brook, stream”), Luxembourgish Baach (“brook, stream”), Mòcheno pòch (“brook, creek, stream”), Vilamovian bāh, baoch (“brook, stream”), Danish bæk (“brook”), Icelandic bekkur (“creek, spring, stream”), Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk bekk (“brook, creek, stream”), Swedish bäck (“brook, creek, stream”); also Lithuanian banga (“billow, wave”). More at batch, beck. Pronunciation: /ˈbiːt͡ʃ/, [ˈbɪi̯t͡ʃ] 1. To run aground on a beach. Labels: intransitive Example: When we finally beached, the land was scarcely less wet than the sea. 2. To run (something) aground on a beach. Labels: transitive Example: It seems that some honest mariners of Dover, or Sandwich, or some one of the Cinque Ports, had after a hard chase succeeded in killing and beaching a fine whale which they had originally descried afar off from the shore. Example: Great Aías led twelve ships from Sálamis and beached them where Athenians formed for battle. 3. To run into an obstacle or rough or soft ground, so that the floor of the vehicle rests on the ground and the wheels cannot gain traction.
Word: Abruzzo Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Abruzzo. 1. An administrative region in central Italy.
Word: Valle d'Aosta Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Italian Valle d'Aosta (literally “Aosta Valley”). Pronunciation: /ˌvaleɪ dɑːˈɒstə/ 1. Synonym of Aosta Valley: An autonomous region of northwestern Italy, with a significant fraction of the population speaking Franco-Provençal. 2. A former province of the Aosta Valley autonomous region, consisting of the whole region; abolished in 1945.
Word: Apulia Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Āpūlia. 1. A peninsula and administrative region in southern Italy.
Word: Basilicata Part of Speech: name 1. An administrative region of southern Italy. Labels: error-lua-exec
Word: Calabria Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Καλαβρία (Kalabría). Pronunciation: /kəˈleɪbɹiːə/, /kəˈlæbɹiːə/ 1. A peninsula and administrative region of southern Italy.
Word: Campania Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Italian Campania, borrowed from Latin Campānia. Doublet of Champagne. 1. An administrative region of southern Italy. 2. A town in the City of Clarence and the Southern Midlands council area, south eastern Tasmania, Australia.
Word: Emilia-Romagna Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Emilia-Romagna, from the former regions Emilia and Romagna. Pronunciation: /ɪˈmiːljə ɹəʊˈmɑːnjə/ 1. An administrative region of northern Italy. Capital: Bologna.
Word: Friuli-Venezia Giulia Part of Speech: name 1. An autonomous region in northern Italy.
Word: Latium Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Latium. Doublet of Lazio. Pronunciation: /ˈleɪ.ʃi.əm/ 1. A historical region of central Italy, in which the city of Rome was founded and grew to be the capital city of the Roman Empire. Labels: historical 2. Lazio: A modern administrative region of central Italy. Labels: archaic, rare
Word: Marche Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Italian marche Italian Marchebor. English Marche Borrowed from Italian Marche. 1. An administrative region in central Italy.
Word: Marche Part of Speech: name Etymology: See March. 1. Obsolete spelling of March. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: Molise Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /mɔˈli.zeɪ/ 1. An administrative region of southern Italy. Labels: error-lua-exec
Word: Trentino-Alto Adige Part of Speech: name 1. An autonomous region of northern Italy.
Word: Paraguayan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Classical Guarani paraguâ Proto-Tupian *ʔɨ Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ʔɨ Classical Guarani ĭ Classical Guarani Paraguaĭbor. Spanish Paraguaybor. English Paraguay Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Paraguayan From Paraguay + -an. Pronunciation: /ˈpæɹ.ə.ɡwaɪən/ 1. A person from Paraguay or of Paraguayan descent. Example: My mother is a Paraguayan.
Word: Paraguayan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Classical Guarani paraguâ Proto-Tupian *ʔɨ Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ʔɨ Classical Guarani ĭ Classical Guarani Paraguaĭbor. Spanish Paraguaybor. English Paraguay Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Paraguayan From Paraguay + -an. Pronunciation: /ˈpæɹ.ə.ɡwaɪən/ 1. Of, from, or pertaining to Paraguay. Labels: not-comparable Example: In front of the embassy was the Paraguayan flag. Example: The Paraguayan Government took over responsibility for the working on August 1, and appointed an interventor supervising operation. 2. Of or pertaining to the people, language, or culture of Paraguay. Labels: not-comparable Example: I particularly admire Paraguayan handicrafts.
Word: Umbria Part of Speech: name Etymology: Via Italian, from Umbri, ancient Italic tribe inhabiting the region. Pronunciation: /ˈʌmbɹiə/, /ˈʊmbɹiə/ 1. An administrative region in central Italy.
Word: Veneto Part of Speech: name Etymology: Learned borrowing from Italian Veneto. Pronunciation: /ˈvɛnətoʊ/, /ˈvɛnɛtoʊ/, /vəˈnɛtoʊ/, /vəˈniːtoʊ/ 1. An administrative region of northern Italy, roughly corresponding to the ancient Venetia
Word: Alessandria Part of Speech: name 1. A city and associated province of Piedmont, Italy.
Word: Cuneo Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Cuneo, from Latin cuneus (“wedge”), after the shape of the city, which is at the confluence of two rivers. Doublet of coin. Pronunciation: /ˈkuːniəʊ/ 1. A city and comune, the capital of the province of Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A province of Piedmont, in northwestern Italy. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A habitational surname from Italian. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Novara Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Italian Novara. 1. A province of the Piedmont region, Italy. 2. A city and comune, the capital of the province of Novara, Piedmont region, Italy.
Word: Swati Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Swazi liSwati. 1. Alternative spelling of Swazi. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Swati Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Urdu سواتی (svātī). 1. A tribe in northern Pakistan cis-Indus region of Hazara, originally migrating from the Swat their ancestral homeland. Example: 1911, 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Hazara The chief frontier tribes on the border are the cis-Indus Swatis, Hassanzais, Akazais, Chagarzais, Pariari Syads, Madda Khels, Amazais and Umarzais. 2. A person of that tribe.
Word: Swati Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Urdu سواتی (svātī). 1. Of or pertaining to the Swati tribe. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Sudanese Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Sudan Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Sudanese From Sudan + -ese. Pronunciation: /suː.de.niːz/ 1. Of, from, or pertaining to the country of Sudan, or the Sudanese people. Labels: not-comparable Example: Mr. al-Gada is Sudanese, but was raised in a sleepy town in northeastern Saudi Arabia, where his father was a car mechanic. Example: Ridding the country of the RSF has come at a great cost for the Sudanese people who are often caught in the crossfire.
Word: Sudanese Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Sudan Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Sudanese From Sudan + -ese. Pronunciation: /suː.de.niːz/ 1. A person from Sudan or of Sudanese descent. Example: But few Sudanese can forget the group’s participation in a massacre of over 120 democracy protesters in 2019.
Word: Senegalese Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Senegal Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Senegalese From Senegal + -ese. Pronunciation: /ˌsɛ.nə.ɡəˈliːz/ 1. Of, from, or pertaining to Senegal or the Senegalese people.
Word: Senegalese Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Senegal Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Senegalese From Senegal + -ese. Pronunciation: /ˌsɛ.nə.ɡəˈliːz/ 1. A person from Senegal or of Senegalese descent. Labels: in-plural Example: Foreigner who marries a Senegalese is granted permanent residency and can apply for citizenship by naturalization. Example: In times of need, it is the mother's brother whom a Senegalese is most likely to approach for aid. The matrilineage is dominated by the tokor ("tuh-CORE"), the oldest man. The tokor holds all the family money.
Word: Palestinian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Palestine Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Palestinian From Palestine + -ian. Pronunciation: /pæl.əˈstɪn.i.ən/ 1. Of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people. Example: Halaby […] accompanied the curators on their trip through the Middle East to collect the artwork of over 20 Palestinian artists. Example: Here, Rose shares her Palestinian grandmother's delicious rice and lamb recipe. Her grandmother would make this as a family meal.
Word: Palestinian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Palestine Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Palestinian From Palestine + -ian. Pronunciation: /pæl.əˈstɪn.i.ən/ 1. An inhabitant of Palestine or someone descending from that area. Example: فقال لي الأستاذ أنت مصري قلت لا بل فلسطيني Example: In 2008 the Rozana Association […] instituted a Maftoul Festival in Bir Zeit, near Ramallah, celebrating the many tasty ways in which Palestinians cook maftoul, or couscous.
Word: Pakistani Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pewH- Classical Persian پَاک (pāk)bor. Urdu پَاک (pāk) Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *os Proto-Indo-Iranian *stáHnam Middle Persian -stʾn' Classical Persian ـِسْتَان (-istān)bor. Urdu ـِسْتان (-istān) Urdu پاکستان (pākistān)bor. Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep-der. Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hā́ps Proto-Iranian *Hā́fš Old Persian 𐎠𐎱𐎡𐎹𐎠 (a-p-i-y-a) Middle Persian ʾp̄ Classical Persian آب (āb) Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Indo-Iranian *pánča Proto-Iranian *pánča Classical Persian پنج ▲ Sanskrit पञ्चनद (pañcanada)calq. Classical Persian پَنْجَاب (panjāb)bor. Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬ /پنجاب (pañjāb)bor. English Punjab Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epóder. Proto-Indo-European *h₂épo Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hápa Proto-Iranian *Hápa Bactrian *apāka- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Bactrian *-āna Bactrian αβαγανο (abagano)der. Classical Persian افغانbor. English Afghan Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. English -ia English Afghania Proto-Indo-European *kes-? Proto-Indo-Iranian *kaćyápas Sanskrit कश्यप (kaśyapa) Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *mer-? Proto-Indo-European *móri? Sanskrit मीर (mīra) Sanskrit कश्यपमीर (kaśyapamīra)clip. ▲ Sanskrit कश्यप (kaśyapa) Proto-Indo-European *mey-? ▲ Proto-Indo-European *móri? Sanskrit मेरु (meru) Sanskrit कश्यपमेरु (kaśyapameru)clip. Sanskrit कश्मीर (kaśmīra)lbor. Hindi कश्मीर (kaśmīr)bor. ▲ Sanskrit कश्मीर (kaśmīra)bor. Classical Persian کشمیرbor. ▲ Sanskrit कश्मीर (kaśmīra)lbor. Urdu کشمیرbor. English Kashmir Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš Sanskrit सिन्धु (sindhu)slbor. Urdu سِنْدھ (sindh)bor. English Sindh Classical Persian بلوچ ▲ Classical Persian ـستان Classical Persian بَلوچِسْتَان (balōčistān)bor. Urdu بَلوچِسْتان (balocistān)bor. English Balochistan English Pakistan Proto-Afroasiatic Proto-Semitic Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)bor. Hebrew ־י (-i)bor. Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Indo-Iranian *-kas Old Persian -𐎡𐎣 (-i-k) Middle Persian -yk' (/⁠-īg⁠/) ▲ Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)influ. Persian ـی (-ī)bor. Proto-Indo-Iranian *i- ▲ Proto-Indo-Iranian *-kas Proto-Indo-Iranian *-ikas Sanskrit -इक (-ika) Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas Sanskrit -ईय (-īya) Prakrit -इय (-iya) ▲ Classical Persian ـِی (-ī)influ. ▲ Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)influ. ▲ Sanskrit -ई (-ī)influ. Hindi -ई (-ī)bor. Middle Persian 𐭩𐭧 (yḥ /⁠-īh⁠/) Classical Persian ـِی (-ī)bor. Urdu ـی (-ī)bor. English -i English Pakistani From Pakistan + -i. 1. A person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent. Example: The country’s Federal Minister for Planning and Development, Ahsan Iqbal, on Tuesday told reporters that Pakistanis could reduce their tea consumption by “one or two cups” per day as imports are putting additional financial strain on the government.
Word: Pakistani Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pewH- Classical Persian پَاک (pāk)bor. Urdu پَاک (pāk) Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *os Proto-Indo-Iranian *stáHnam Middle Persian -stʾn' Classical Persian ـِسْتَان (-istān)bor. Urdu ـِسْتان (-istān) Urdu پاکستان (pākistān)bor. Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep-der. Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hā́ps Proto-Iranian *Hā́fš Old Persian 𐎠𐎱𐎡𐎹𐎠 (a-p-i-y-a) Middle Persian ʾp̄ Classical Persian آب (āb) Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Indo-Iranian *pánča Proto-Iranian *pánča Classical Persian پنج ▲ Sanskrit पञ्चनद (pañcanada)calq. Classical Persian پَنْجَاب (panjāb)bor. Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬ /پنجاب (pañjāb)bor. English Punjab Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epóder. Proto-Indo-European *h₂épo Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hápa Proto-Iranian *Hápa Bactrian *apāka- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Bactrian *-āna Bactrian αβαγανο (abagano)der. Classical Persian افغانbor. English Afghan Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. English -ia English Afghania Proto-Indo-European *kes-? Proto-Indo-Iranian *kaćyápas Sanskrit कश्यप (kaśyapa) Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *mer-? Proto-Indo-European *móri? Sanskrit मीर (mīra) Sanskrit कश्यपमीर (kaśyapamīra)clip. ▲ Sanskrit कश्यप (kaśyapa) Proto-Indo-European *mey-? ▲ Proto-Indo-European *móri? Sanskrit मेरु (meru) Sanskrit कश्यपमेरु (kaśyapameru)clip. Sanskrit कश्मीर (kaśmīra)lbor. Hindi कश्मीर (kaśmīr)bor. ▲ Sanskrit कश्मीर (kaśmīra)bor. Classical Persian کشمیرbor. ▲ Sanskrit कश्मीर (kaśmīra)lbor. Urdu کشمیرbor. English Kashmir Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš Sanskrit सिन्धु (sindhu)slbor. Urdu سِنْدھ (sindh)bor. English Sindh Classical Persian بلوچ ▲ Classical Persian ـستان Classical Persian بَلوچِسْتَان (balōčistān)bor. Urdu بَلوچِسْتان (balocistān)bor. English Balochistan English Pakistan Proto-Afroasiatic Proto-Semitic Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)bor. Hebrew ־י (-i)bor. Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Indo-Iranian *-kas Old Persian -𐎡𐎣 (-i-k) Middle Persian -yk' (/⁠-īg⁠/) ▲ Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)influ. Persian ـی (-ī)bor. Proto-Indo-Iranian *i- ▲ Proto-Indo-Iranian *-kas Proto-Indo-Iranian *-ikas Sanskrit -इक (-ika) Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas Sanskrit -ईय (-īya) Prakrit -इय (-iya) ▲ Classical Persian ـِی (-ī)influ. ▲ Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)influ. ▲ Sanskrit -ई (-ī)influ. Hindi -ई (-ī)bor. Middle Persian 𐭩𐭧 (yḥ /⁠-īh⁠/) Classical Persian ـِی (-ī)bor. Urdu ـی (-ī)bor. English -i English Pakistani From Pakistan + -i. 1. Of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people. Example: Fawad Khan, an actor, singer and producer with a huge following in India, announced his Bollywood comeback last week, sending fans into a frenzy, 18 months after an Indian court effectively ruled that a de facto industry ban on Pakistani talent imposed in 2016 was illegal.
Word: Nigerien Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French nigérien, from Niger + -ien. Pronunciation: /naɪˌdʒɪɹiˈɛn/, /niːˈʒɛəɹɪən/ 1. A person from Niger or of Nigerien descent.
Word: Nigerien Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French nigérien, from Niger + -ien. Pronunciation: /naɪˌdʒɪɹiˈɛn/, /niːˈʒɛəɹɪən/ 1. Of, from, or pertaining to Niger or the Nigerien people. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Nigerian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Nigeria Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Nigerian From Nigeria + -an. Pronunciation: /naɪˈd͡ʒɪəɹɪən/, /naɪˈd͡ʒɪɹiən/ 1. A person from Nigeria or of Nigerian descent. Example: For the same reasons that many Nigerians troop to churches in recent times, many also seek spiritual intervention through African traditional religions. Example: 'No meat!' The Nigerian, who grew up knowing that ponmo or cowskin was popular on the menu list back home, heard the Chadians carry on, and pretending there was nothing scary about the promotion of ponmo as a national delicacy, replied suavely, 'Meat certainly is not all a man lives for, or is it, gentlemen?'
Word: Nigerian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Nigeria Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Nigerian From Nigeria + -an. Pronunciation: /naɪˈd͡ʒɪəɹɪən/, /naɪˈd͡ʒɪɹiən/ 1. Of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture. Labels: not-comparable Example: There was some languidness latent in the Nigerian atmosphere that made her forget the meaning of time passing. Example: One protester in the Nigerian capital told the national Channels Television that he was forced to join the Thursday protests due to hunger.
Word: Mauritian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Mauritius + -an. 1. Of, from, or pertaining to Mauritius, its people, or their language or culture. Labels: not-comparable Example: One of the official languages of Mauritius is Mauritian Creole.
Word: Mauritian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Mauritius + -an. 1. A person from Mauritius or of Mauritian descent. Example: Like the Irish, the Mauritians were alien to the English in race, culture and religion.
Word: Mauritian Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mauritius + -an. 1. Mauritian Creole. Example: However, Baker (pc) notes that limero is also a common Mauritian pronunciation. Example: The are two perspectives on the relationship between Réunionnais, a semicreole, and Mauritian, a typical plantation creole. Baker and Corne (1982) argue that […] Mauritian is the product of a break in the transmission of French, […]
Word: Mauritanian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Mauritania + -an. 1. A person from Mauritania or of Mauritanian descent.
Word: Mauritanian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Mauritania + -an. 1. Of, from, or pertaining to Mauritania, the Mauritanian people or the Mauritanian language.
Word: Libyan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Libya + -an. English since the 16th century. Pronunciation: /ˈlɪbi.ən/ 1. Of, from, or pertaining to Libya. Labels: not-comparable Example: More than 40,000 would-be migrants to Europe have been intercepted at sea since Italy began paying and equipping the Libyan coastguard to do so in 2017.
Word: Libyan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Libya + -an. English since the 16th century. Pronunciation: /ˈlɪbi.ən/ 1. A person from Libya or of Libyan descent. Example: No one in Faya forgets that French air force raids drove the Libyans out of Faya, prompting them to abandon their tanks with less than Gaddafian revolutionary zeal and hightail it back home on foot. Example: Their frustration has surfaced in protests in several Libyan cities over the last few days, most notably in Benghazi, the seat of the revolution, where Libyans stormed the National Transitional Council building.
Word: Libyan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Libya + -an. English since the 16th century. Pronunciation: /ˈlɪbi.ən/ 1. The Libyan Arabic language.
Word: lesbian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin Lesbiana, from Ancient Greek Λέσβος (Lésbos) + Latin adjective suffix -iana; by reference to Sappho of Lesbos (whence also sapphist, sapphic), known for her sentimental poems about women. This sense of the word may have been borrowed from, or influenced by, the German cognate lesbisch, where it is found in medical literature from the 1830s. Pronunciation: /ˈlɛz.bi.ən/ 1. Homosexual, gay; preferring exclusively women as romantic or sexual partners. Example: Lesbian fans of the show were rooting for Jane and Amanda to get together. 2. Homosexual, gay; preferring exclusively women as romantic or sexual partners. Labels: broadly 3. Between two or more women; homosexual, gay. Example: a lesbian relationship / marriage / kiss Example: The so-termed Lesbian love is a vice of a still more hideous and degrading nature than pederasty. 4. Intended for lesbians. Labels: especially Example: We're going to a lesbian bar tonight. Example: Some lesbians also felt comfortable in the entertainment clubs in the black section of the city; these clubs were not lesbian but were lesbian friendly. 5. Alternative letter-case form of Lesbian (“of or pertaining to the island of Lesbos”). Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: lesbian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin Lesbiana, from Ancient Greek Λέσβος (Lésbos) + Latin adjective suffix -iana; by reference to Sappho of Lesbos (whence also sapphist, sapphic), known for her sentimental poems about women. This sense of the word may have been borrowed from, or influenced by, the German cognate lesbisch, where it is found in medical literature from the 1830s. Pronunciation: /ˈlɛz.bi.ən/ 1. A homosexual woman, a woman who is exclusively sexually or romantically attracted to other women. Example: There have also been women who loved other women. These are the Lesbians or Tribades. Example: Another Spanish-speaking respondent said that she does not identify as a lesbian because that is a term for women who like women, and as she does not like women, and so she cannot be a lesbian. 2. A female animal that performs courtship, pairing or mating behavior with other female animals. Labels: uncommon Example: There was one recently that determined on an island off California 14 percent of the female sea gulls were lesbians (and we know that kind of thing would never go among Nantucket sea gulls). Example: The only between this pair and others in the community is that they are among the 8 to 14 percent of the residents that are lesbians. After building their nest, the pair, two female western gulls, customarily produce twice as many eggs […] 3. Alternative letter-case form of Lesbian (“native or inhabitant of Lesbos.”). Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: lesbian Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin Lesbiana, from Ancient Greek Λέσβος (Lésbos) + Latin adjective suffix -iana; by reference to Sappho of Lesbos (whence also sapphist, sapphic), known for her sentimental poems about women. This sense of the word may have been borrowed from, or influenced by, the German cognate lesbisch, where it is found in medical literature from the 1830s. Pronunciation: /ˈlɛz.bi.ən/ 1. To (cause to) take part in lesbian sex, or other lesbian activity. Labels: ambitransitive, informal, nonstandard Example: That's the way I want to go – Lesbianed to death. Example: Surveillance by other inmates creates yet another dimension of power and control. Angry with Chapman and Vause, Dogget tells Healy that she has witnessed the two “lesbianing” in the shower, […]
Word: Liberian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin līber Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. English -ia English Liberia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Liberian From Liberia + -an. Pronunciation: /ˌlaɪˈbɪə.ɹi.ɘn/ 1. A person from Liberia or of Liberian descent. Example: Several Liberians voiced their offense over Trump’s comment to Boakai, given the US president’s past remarks on African countries and the colonial legacy left by the US organization in Liberia.
Word: Liberian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Latin līber Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. English -ia English Liberia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Liberian From Liberia + -an. Pronunciation: /ˌlaɪˈbɪə.ɹi.ɘn/ 1. Of, from, or pertaining to Liberia or the Liberian people. Labels: not-comparable Example: “I felt insulted because our country is an English-speaking country,” Archie Tamel Harris, a Liberian youth advocate, told CNN.
Word: Kenyan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Kenya + -an. Pronunciation: /ˈkɛnjən/ 1. A person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent.
Word: Kenyan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Kenya + -an. Pronunciation: /ˈkɛnjən/ 1. Of, from, or pertaining to Kenya or the Kenyan people. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Kazakh Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Russian каза́х (kazáx), from Kazakh қазақ (qazaq). Cognate with Cossack, ultimately from Turkic languages. Pronunciation: /kəˈzak/, /kəˈzɑːk/, /ˈkazak/, /kəˈzɑk/, /kəˈzæk/ 1. A person from Kazakhstan or of that descent. Labels: countable 2. The national language of Kazakhstan. Labels: uncountable
Word: Kazakh Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Russian каза́х (kazáx), from Kazakh қазақ (qazaq). Cognate with Cossack, ultimately from Turkic languages. Pronunciation: /kəˈzak/, /kəˈzɑːk/, /ˈkazak/, /kəˈzɑk/, /kəˈzæk/ 1. Of, from, or pertaining to Kazakhstan, the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language. Example: Over 70% of the city population is reckoned to be Kazakh or Uzbek and only 15% Russian. Being much more Kazakh than Russian certainly gives Shymkent a less disciplined feel about it, and this has its good sides to it and its bad sides. Example: At a signing ceremony in the Kazakh capital, Astana, on May 29, the presidents of Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan ratified the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) into existence. An EEU modeled on the European Union was first mooted back in 1994 by Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, but took off only after his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, seized upon its potential as a Moscow-centered, Asia-oriented alternative to the EU.
Word: Kazakh Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Russian Каза́х (Kazáx). 1. Alternative form of Gazakh. Labels: alt-of, alternative