nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: natural gas Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By opposition to coal gas (19th century). 1. A mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits; mostly methane with smaller amounts of ethane, propane and butane; principally used as a fuel. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: For a good many years, beginning in London, Brighton & South Coast days, the station at Heathfield, between Tunbridge Wells and Eastbourne, was lighted by natural gas. The use of this illuminant was discontinued about 1934. Example: Natural gas is an odorless, colorless gas from inside the Earth. When burned, it provides abundant heat to homes and businesses around the United States and the world.
Word: Kuwait Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Arabic الْكُوَيْت (al-kuwayt), diminutive of اَلْكُوت (al-kūt). Pronunciation: /k(j)uːˈweɪt/, /kuːˈweɪt/, /kʊˈweɪt/, /kʊˈʋɛːt̪/, /kʊˈʋejt̪/ 1. A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: State of Kuwait. Capital: Kuwait City. Example: The first US service members to die in the conflict between the US and Iran were killed by a direct Iranian strike on a makeshift operations center at a civilian port in Kuwait on Sunday morning local time, a source familiar with the situation told CNN. 2. Ellipsis of Kuwait City: The capital city of Kuwait. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: Laos Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Laos, plural of Lao, from Lao ລາວ (lāo, “Lao”). More at Lao. Pronunciation: /ˈlaʊ(s)/, /ˈlɑːoʊ(s)/ 1. A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Lao People’s Democratic Republic. Capital: Vientiane. Example: Eight staff members of a backpacker hostel in Laos have been detained by local authorities as they investigate the deaths of six foreign tourists from suspected methanol poisoning, according to state-affiliated media in the Southeast Asian country.
Word: Laos Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /laʊz/ 1. plural of Lao Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Lebanon Part of Speech: name Etymology: The country's name comes from the name of the mountain range, which in turn comes from Biblical Hebrew לְבָנוֹן (ləḇānôn), from Proto-West Semitic *laban- (“white”) (compare Hebrew לָבָן (lāḇān, “white”), Arabic لَبَن (laban, “milk”)). Pronunciation: /ˈlɛbənən/, /ˈlɛbənɒn/, /ˈlɛbənɑn/, /ˈlebənɔn/, /-ɒn/ 1. A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Lebanese Republic. Capital: Beirut. Also (especially formerly) known as "the Lebanon". Labels: uncountable, usually Example: "He does a trip from Jiddah up to the Lebanon and now he's extending it as far as Marseilles." Example: Lebanon had been without a president since the end of the tenure of former President Michel Aoun – who is not related to Joseph Aoun – in October 2022. 2. A mountain range in the country of Lebanon, West Asia; in full, Mount Lebanon. Labels: uncountable, usually 3. Various places in the United States of America: Labels: uncountable, usually 4. Various places in the United States of America: Labels: uncountable, usually 5. Various places in the United States of America: Labels: uncountable, usually 6. Various places in the United States of America: Labels: uncountable, usually 7. Various places in the United States of America: Labels: uncountable, usually 8. Various places in the United States of America: Labels: uncountable, usually 9. Various places in the United States of America: Labels: uncountable, usually 10. Various places in the United States of America: Labels: uncountable, usually 11. Various places in the United States of America: Labels: uncountable, usually 12. Various places in the United States of America: Labels: uncountable, usually 13. Various places in the United States of America: Labels: uncountable, usually 14. Various places in the United States of America: Labels: uncountable, usually 15. Various places in the United States of America: Labels: uncountable, usually 16. Various places in the United States of America: Labels: uncountable, usually 17. Various places in the United States of America: Labels: uncountable, usually 18. Various places in the United States of America: Labels: uncountable, usually 19. Various places in the United States of America: Labels: uncountable, usually 20. Various places in the United States of America: Labels: uncountable, usually 21. Various places in the United States of America: Labels: uncountable, usually 22. Various places in the United States of America: Labels: uncountable, usually 23. Various places in the United States of America: Labels: uncountable, usually 24. Various places in the United States of America: Labels: uncountable, usually 25. Various places in the United States of America: Labels: uncountable, usually 26. Various places in the United States of America: Labels: uncountable, usually 27. A barangay of Montevista, Davao de Oro, Philippines. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: Liechtenstein Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewk-der. Proto-Germanic *leuhtaz Proto-West Germanic *leuht Old High German lioht Middle High German liecht German liecht Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stoyh₂nos Proto-Germanic *stainaz Proto-West Germanic *stain Old High German stein Middle High German stein German Stein German Liechtensteinbor. English Liechtenstein Borrowed from German Liechtenstein, from liecht, an obsolete variant of licht (“light, bright”), + Stein (“stone”), literally meaning “bright stone”. Named after the name of the ruling dynasty, which in turn derives its name from that of Liechtenstein Castle. Pronunciation: /ˈlɪk.tən.staɪn/ 1. A microstate in Central Europe. Official name: Principality of Liechtenstein. Capital: Vaduz. Example: The principality of Liechtenstein, containing the lordship of Vadutz and Schellenburg, lies on the Rhine, before its entrance into the lake of Constance. Square miles 54; inhabitants 5100; revenue 40,000 guilders; contingent 40 men.
Word: Liechtenstein Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewk-der. Proto-Germanic *leuhtaz Proto-West Germanic *leuht Old High German lioht Middle High German liecht German liecht Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stoyh₂nos Proto-Germanic *stainaz Proto-West Germanic *stain Old High German stein Middle High German stein German Stein German Liechtensteinbor. English Liechtenstein Borrowed from German Liechtenstein, from liecht, an obsolete variant of licht (“light, bright”), + Stein (“stone”), literally meaning “bright stone”. Named after the name of the ruling dynasty, which in turn derives its name from that of Liechtenstein Castle. Pronunciation: /ˈlɪk.tən.staɪn/ 1. Of or relating to Liechtenstein. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of or relating to the people or culture of Liechtenstein. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Liberia Part of Speech: name 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 From Latin līber (“free”) + English -ia (“place”). Pronunciation: /laɪˈbɪə̯.ri.ə/, /laɪˈbɪɹ.i.ə/ 1. A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Liberia. Example: Liberia was founded in 1822 by the American Colonization Society whose goal was to resettle freed slaves in Africa.
Word: Liberia Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /laɪˈbɪə̯.ri.ə/, /laɪˈbɪɹ.i.ə/ 1. The provincial capital of Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
Word: Luxembourg Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle High German Luccelemburc, from Old High German Lucilinburhuc, ultimately from luzil (“little”) + burg (“castle”), from Proto-Germanic *lūtilaz and *burgz. Piecewise doublet of Littleborough and Littlebury. Pronunciation: /ˈlʌk.səm.bɜːɡ/, /ˈlʌk.səm.bəːɡ/, /ˈlʊk.səm.bɜːɡ/, /ˈlʊk.səm.beːɡ/, /ˈlʊk.səm.bɛːɡ/ 1. A small country in Western Europe. Official name: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Capital and largest city: Luxembourg. Example: The ECSC, which was made up of six nations (France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg) later evolved into the European Economic Community (EEC) – under which the member states established a common market, and worked to harmonize their policies on everything from agriculture and fisheries to monetary policy. 2. A province of Wallonia, Belgium. 3. The capital city of Luxembourg. 4. One of the twelve cantons of the country of Luxembourg, which includes its capital city.
Word: Monaco Part of Speech: name Etymology: Ultimately from Ancient Greek Μόνοικος (Mónoikos), which is of unknown (possibly Ligurian) origin. The name was associated at an early date with Hercules, who had a temple here, and was said to mean “he who dwells alone”; see μόνος (mónos) and οἰκέω (oikéō). Pronunciation: /ˈmɒ.nə.kəʊ/, /mɒˈnɑː.kəʊ/, /ˈmɑ.nə.koʊ/ 1. A city-state in Western Europe. Official name: Principality of Monaco. Example: […]they determined to aſſayle the borough of Monaco, whiche Lucian Grimault poſſeſſed, eyther in regarde of a common hatred borne againſt all gentlemen of Genes, or els for that the borowe is of great importance for the citie, hauing his ſituation vpon the ſea in a place of great conueniencie: or at leaſt for certaine particular hatreds, ſince he to whome falleth the power and government of that place, abſteineth very hardly from pyracies and robbing by the ſea, the ſituation giving fauoar and oportunitie to ſuche actions: or laſtly, becauſe (as they ſuggeſted) that borough apperteined rightfully to the common weale. Example: The Republick of Genoua poſſeſſeth the Eaſtern and Weſtern Coaſts of Genoua, formerly called Liguria, where are Genoua, Savona, Noli, Ventimiglia, Genoua's &c. 2. The Iſle of Corſe. That of Capaia. 4. The Marquiſate of Final, bought in 1712 from the Emperor for 1200000 Crowns; but the Principality of Monaco belongs to a particular Prince under the Protection of France; and that of Oneglia belongs to the Duke of Savoy.
Word: Madagascar Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French Madagascar, from Madageiscar, popularly reputed as a corrupted transliteration of Mogadishu by Marco Polo's misreading of Arabic. The maps of particular interest are that of al-Idrisi in the 12th century, who produced the Tabula Rogeriana, the most advanced world map at the time. The actual misconstrued term was Arabic جَزِيرَة المَالَائِيّ (jazīrat al-mālāʔiyy, “The Island of Mālāī”) listed alongside Arabic جَزِيرَة القَمَر (jazīrat al-qamar, “The Island of the Moon”) which lent its name to Comoros; Madagascar however likely being the original based on its dimensions. The map in question warps the direction of Africa's east coast to be parallel to the coast of southeast Asia, prompting a conflation of the regions furthest east and furthest south, in the reaches of Arab exploration. This perhaps makes the Island of Mālāī both representing Madagascar and an island in Indonesia, likely Sumatra, in close proximity to Malaysia. To conflate matters further, the populations of both regions are of Austronesian background, a fact pointed out by Arab explorers who identified Madagascar as colony of the former region. A second wave of Austronesians, including Malays, did indeed migrate to the island after the first group had originally left from what was likely Southern Borneo from linguistic and genetic analysis. "Mālāī-Gezīra" also holds connection to the term for the people and languages of the island, Malagasy, which had earlier forms Malegass and Madegass, because of dialect division. Pronunciation: /mædəˈɡæskə/, /-skɑː/, /madəˈɡaskə/, /-skaː/, /mædəˈɡæskɑɹ/ 1. An island and country off the east coast of Africa. Official name: Republic of Madagascar. Capital: Antananarivo. Example: Malagasy, like many indigenous languages in the Global South, has few formal language resources. When Jagwar – born in Madagascar — discovered Wiktionary as a teenager, he saw an opportunity to correct this.
Word: Madagascar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French Madagascar, from Madageiscar, popularly reputed as a corrupted transliteration of Mogadishu by Marco Polo's misreading of Arabic. The maps of particular interest are that of al-Idrisi in the 12th century, who produced the Tabula Rogeriana, the most advanced world map at the time. The actual misconstrued term was Arabic جَزِيرَة المَالَائِيّ (jazīrat al-mālāʔiyy, “The Island of Mālāī”) listed alongside Arabic جَزِيرَة القَمَر (jazīrat al-qamar, “The Island of the Moon”) which lent its name to Comoros; Madagascar however likely being the original based on its dimensions. The map in question warps the direction of Africa's east coast to be parallel to the coast of southeast Asia, prompting a conflation of the regions furthest east and furthest south, in the reaches of Arab exploration. This perhaps makes the Island of Mālāī both representing Madagascar and an island in Indonesia, likely Sumatra, in close proximity to Malaysia. To conflate matters further, the populations of both regions are of Austronesian background, a fact pointed out by Arab explorers who identified Madagascar as colony of the former region. A second wave of Austronesians, including Malays, did indeed migrate to the island after the first group had originally left from what was likely Southern Borneo from linguistic and genetic analysis. "Mālāī-Gezīra" also holds connection to the term for the people and languages of the island, Malagasy, which had earlier forms Malegass and Madegass, because of dialect division. Pronunciation: /mædəˈɡæskə/, /-skɑː/, /madəˈɡaskə/, /-skaː/, /mædəˈɡæskɑɹ/ 1. A resident of Madagascar. Labels: obsolete, rare
Word: Marshall Islands Part of Speech: name Etymology: The islands are named after John Marshall. Pronunciation: /ˈmaːʃəl ˈaɪləndz/, /ˈmɑː.ʃəl ˈaɪ.ləndz/, /ˈmɑɹ.ʃəl ˈaɪ.ləndz/ 1. A country consisting of two archipelagos in Micronesia, in Oceania. Official name: Republic of the Marshall Islands. Capital and largest city: Majuro. Example: There, in that emptiness, the typhoon is organising. For the last twenty-four hours it’s been shifting west, by now past the Marshall Islands, that fragile tracery of sinking lands so piecemeal and storm-worn. Example: Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Tien Chung-kwang (田中光) then outlined the trip itinerary, stating that President Lai will visit the three Pacific allies in the following order: the Marshall Islands, Tuvalu, and then Palau. He said that during his time in the Marshall Islands, the president will meet with President Heine and her cabinet and with Speaker of the Nitijela (parliament) Brenson Wase, adding that the president will also address the Nitijela, attend a ceremony marking the completion of the Majuro Hospital AI and Telemedicine Center, and attend a state banquet hosted by President Heine.
Word: Mali Part of Speech: name Etymology: Inherits its name from the Mali Empire, in turn from Mandinka or Dyula mali (“hippopotamus”). Pronunciation: /ˈmɑːli/, /ˈmɑli/, /ˈmɐːli/, /ˈmale/, /-lɪ/ 1. A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Mali.
Word: Mali Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of Somali (“a person from Somalia or of Somali descent”). Pronunciation: /ˈmɑːli/, /ˈmɑli/, /ˈmɐːli/, /ˈmale/, /-lɪ/ 1. A Somali. Labels: Multicultural-London-English, slang
Word: Mongolia Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Mongol Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. English -ia English Mongolia From Mongol + -ia. Pronunciation: /mɒŋˈɡəʊli.ə/, /mɔŋˈɡəwlɪjə/, /mɑŋˈɡoʊli.ə/, /mɔŋˈɡəʉli.ə/, /mɒŋˈɡɐʉli.ə/ 1. A country in East Asia. Capital and largest city: Ulaanbaatar. Example: The chemicals abandoned when the paper mill closed are seeping into the ground water and will eventually contaminate the lake, according to a study by the Irkutsk region’s Ministry of Natural Resources. Plans by Mongolia to dam the Selenga River, which flows into the lake, are also a Russian concern. Example: Pope Francis hoped that his visit would deepen cooperation and dialogue between the Church and Mongolia. “I am certain that Mongolian Catholics will continue to offer readily their proper contribution to the building of a prosperous and secure society, in dialogue and cooperation with all others who dwell in this great land kissed by the sky,” he said. 2. A Mongolian-speaking geographic region in East Asia, including the country of Mongolia (Outer Mongolia), the autonomous region of Inner Mongolia in China, and sometimes also Buryatia, Tuva and the Altai Republic in Russia. Labels: historical
Word: Mauritania Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Maurītānia, from Maurus (“Moor”). Doublet of Mauretania. Pronunciation: /ˌmɒɹɪˈteɪni.ə/, /ˌmɔɹɪˈtɛjnɪjə/, /ˌmoɹɪˈteɪni.ə/, /ˌmɔɹɪˈtæɪni.ə/, /ˌmɒɹəˈtæɪni.ə/ 1. A country in West Africa. Official name: Islamic Republic of Mauritania. Capital: Nouakchott.
Word: Malta Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek Μελίτη (Melítē)bor. Latin Melitabor. Arabic مَالْطَا (mālṭā) Maltese Maltabor. Italian Maltabor. English Malta Borrowed from Italian and Maltese Malta, from Arabic مَالِطَا (māliṭā), from Latin Melita, from Ancient Greek Μελίτη (Melítē), apparently from μέλι (méli, “honey”) + -η (-ē, “-a: forming feminine place names”) although its use for the island of Malta is considered uncertain. Some scholars consider it to represent the importance of the islands' indigenous bees and their output. Others consider it a transcription of Phoenician 𐤌𐤋𐤈 (mlṭ, “Grand Harbor, Cospicua”), from 𐤌𐤋𐤈 (mlṭ, “refuge, port”), reapplied first to the island and then, after the Punic Wars, to its Roman seat of government at Mdina. Note however that Latin Malta is already attested in some medieval manuscripts of the Antonine Itinerary. See Wikipedia's articles on Melite and Malta. Doublet of Meleda and Mljet. Pronunciation: /ˈmɒl.tə/, /ˈmɔːl.tə/, /ˈmɑl.tə/, /ˈmɔl.tə/ 1. An archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea. Official name: Republic of Malta. Capital: Valletta. Example: Over the following decades, the EEC became the European Union, and expanded from the original six nations to today’s 27 members, from Finland in the north to Malta in the south. Example: And so far just two member states, Malta and Finland, are on track to meet their resettling obligations. 2. The largest island in the Maltese Archipelago. 3. A small city, the county seat of Phillips County, Montana, United States.
Word: Mauritius Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Mauritius (“Morris”), a Latinized form of the name Dutch Maurits. Named after Prince of Orange Maurits van Nassau. Pronunciation: /məˈɹɪʃəs/, /məˈɹɪʃiəs/, /mɔːˈɹɪʃəs/ 1. A country in the Indian Ocean, east of East Africa and Madagascar. Official name: Republic of Mauritius. Example: Not that violence against humans is essential for a region to become boycottworthy. On the ethical consumer website’s list of “progressive boycotts”, campaigners also argue for boycotts on Alaska (wolf-killing) and Canada (for seal-killing, seafood), on Japan (whales) and Mauritius for exporting live primates. 2. The main island of the country of Mauritius.
Word: Mauritius Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Mauricius. 1. A male given name of historical usage, found e.g. in St. Mauritius.
Word: Maldives Part of Speech: name Etymology: Based on Malé Islands; from Malé, the name of the main island (from Dhivehi މާލެ (māle)) + Prakrit 𑀤𑀻𑀯 (dīva, “island”), from Sanskrit द्वीप (dvīpá). Pronunciation: /ˈmɒl.diːvz/, /ˈmɔːl.diːvz/, /ˈmɔːl.daɪvz/, /ˈmɔl.daɪvz/, /ˈmæl.daɪvz/ 1. An archipelago and country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of India. Official name: Republic of Maldives. Capital: Malé. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: The Maldives began implementing a smoking ban on anyone born after January 2007, becoming the only country with a generational prohibition on tobacco, according to its health ministry.
Word: Malawi Part of Speech: name Etymology: Said to be from Chichewa malawi (“flames”), after the appearance of the sunrise over Lake Malawi; also possibly from Maravi, the name of an early Malawi tribe, or from an old name for a lake. Chosen by Hastings Banda in 1964. Pronunciation: /məˈlɑːwi/, /məˈlɑwi/, /mɑˈlɑwi/, /məˈlɐːwi/, /məˈlawe/ 1. A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Malawi. Example: A possible constitutional crisis loomed in Malawi following the reported death of President Bingu wa Mutharika, once hailed as a positive steward for the southern African country.
Word: Mozambique Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese Moçambique, from the name of sultan Mussa Bin Bique. Pronunciation: /ˌməʊzæmˈbiːk/, /ˌməwzamˈbɪjk/, /ˌmoʊzæmˈbik/, /ˌməʉzæmˈbiːk/, /ˌmɐʉzəmˈbiːk/ 1. A country in East Africa and Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Mozambique (since 1990). Capital: Maputo. 2. The former communist country of the People's Republic of Mozambique. Labels: historical 3. The former communist country of the People's Republic of Mozambique. Labels: historical 4. An island or its town in the province of Nampula, Mozambique, from which its name was transferred to the country. 5. A broad strait, the modern Mozambique Channel, which separates the island of Madagascar from the African mainland of Mozambique. Example: During our cruise in the Mozambique we had generally light winds, almost invariably from E.S.E., or calms, and smooth water, nearly the whole time.
Word: Mozambique Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese Moçambique, from the name of sultan Mussa Bin Bique. Pronunciation: /ˌməʊzæmˈbiːk/, /ˌməwzamˈbɪjk/, /ˌmoʊzæmˈbik/, /ˌməʉzæmˈbiːk/, /ˌmɐʉzəmˈbiːk/ 1. A native or inhabitant of Mozambique; a Mozambican. 2. Alternative letter-case form of mozambique (“fabric”). Labels: alt-of
Word: Namibia Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Namib (from Khoekhoe namib) + -ia. Pronunciation: /nəˈmɪbi.ə/, /nəˈmɪbijə/, /nəˈmɪbe.ə/, /nəˈməbi.ə/ 1. A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Namibia. Capital: Windhoek.
Word: Niger Part of Speech: name Etymology: Commonly linked by folk etymology to Latin niger (“black”), which likely influenced the modern spelling. Some sources give the term to Tuareg roots, deriving it from a claimed gher n-gheren or egereou n-igereouen (“river of rivers”). Compare Tarifit iɣzar-n-iɣezran. Older sources derive Niger, via a series of mistranslations and geographic misplacements by Greek, Roman and Arab geographers, from Ptolemy's descriptions of the wadi Gir (in modern Algeria) and the "Lower Gir" (or "Ni-Gir") to the south. Pronunciation: /ˈnaɪ.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/, /ˈnaɪ.d͡ʒɚ/ 1. A country in West Africa, situated to the north of Nigeria. Official name: Republic of the Niger. Example: An American aid worker who was kidnapped in Niger more than six years ago and held hostage by terrorists has been released, President Joe Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan tweeted on Monday. 2. A major river in West Africa that flows into the Gulf of Guinea in Nigeria. Example: From here we can see the River Niger in the distance running across town, a long gleaming diamond in the horizon. 3. A state of Nigeria in the North Central geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Minna. Example: Gunshots rang out in the capital Abuja and also in the neighboring Niger state as police lobbed tear gas to disperse defiant protesters. In Niger, at least six people are now feared dead, local media reported.
Word: Nigeria Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Niger + -ia, coined by British journalist Flora Shaw in 1897. Pronunciation: /naɪˈd͡ʒɪə̯ɹiə/, /naɪˈd͡ʒɪɹiə/, /naɪˈd͡ʒiːɹiə/ 1. A country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger. Official name: Federal Republic of Nigeria. Capital: Abuja. Largest city: Lagos. Currency: naira (₦). Example: This is an annotated wordlist of the Ayere language, spoken in Ayere village in Kwara State, Nigeria. The wordlist was written by Mr. E.O. Olumorin for the West African Languages Survey in November 1961. Example: Doctors in Nigeria have criticized a mass national identification registration policy, involving tens of millions of citizens, as Covid-19 cases and deaths rise in the country.
Word: Nicaragua Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Nicaragua, from Nicarao (“a native name”) + Spanish agua (“water”). Pronunciation: /ˌnɪk.əˈɹæɡ.ju.ə/, /ˌnɪk.əˈɹɑ.ɡwə/, /ˌnik.əˈɹɑ.ɡwə/ 1. A country in Central America. Official name: Republic of Nicaragua. Capitalː Managua. Example: Civil liberties in Nicaragua have shrunk dramatically under the longtime leadership of authoritarian President Daniel Ortega, who claimed a fifth term in 2021. 2. A lake in Nicaragua, the largest freshwater lake in Central America.
Word: mars Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈmɑɹz/, /ˈmɑːz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of mar Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: mars Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmɑɹz/, /ˈmɑːz/ 1. plural of mar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: México Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Mexico. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: From the capital city of México the trail pointed northward. It meandered through the rugged mountains of the Sierra Madre Oriental, out across the tablelands of the Central Plateau. Example: Syrrhophus and Tomodactylus are small assemblages that occur only in southwestern United States, México, and Guatemala.
Word: Brasil Part of Speech: name 1. A mythical island, said to exist off the western coast of Ireland.
Word: Brasil Part of Speech: name 1. Obsolete spelling of Brazil. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: mi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Glover's solmization, from Middle English mi (“third degree or note of Guido of Arezzo's hexachordal scales”), Italian mi in the solmization of Guido of Arezzo, from the first syllable of Latin mīra (“miracles; the miraculous”) in the lyrics of the scale-ascending hymn Ut queant laxis by Paulus Deacon. Pronunciation: /miː/ 1. A syllable used in sol-fa (solfège) to represent the third note of a major scale. Labels: uncountable 2. A syllable used in sol-fa (solfège) to represent the third note of a major scale. Labels: uncountable
Word: mi Part of Speech: symbol Pronunciation: /miː/ 1. Alternative form of mi. (“mile”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: translation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English translacioun (“transfer, translation”), from Anglo-Norman translacioun, from Latin trānslātiō, from trānslāt-, the supine stem of trānsferō (“to transfer, transport, transform, translate”). Equivalent to translate + -ion. Displaced native Old English wending. Pronunciation: /tɹænzˈleɪʃən/, /tɹæns-/, /tɹɑːnz-/, /tɹɑːns-/ 1. The act of translating, in its various senses: Labels: countable, uncountable Example: This old text needs translation into modern English before it is published. 2. The act of translating, in its various senses: Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The act of translating, in its various senses: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. The act of translating, in its various senses: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. The act of translating, in its various senses: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. The act of translating, in its various senses: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. The act of translating, in its various senses: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. The act of translating, in its various senses: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. The act of translating, in its various senses: Labels: countable, uncountable 10. The act of translating, in its various senses: Labels: countable, uncountable 11. The act of translating, in its various senses: Labels: countable, uncountable 12. The act of translating, in its various senses: Labels: countable, uncountable 13. The product or end result of an act of translating, in its various senses. Labels: countable
Word: ami Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a clipping of amigurumi, itself from Japanese 編み包み (amigurumi). 1. Clipping of amigurumi. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal Example: In this pattern, you will be making little amis and working in a lot of slip stitches. Example: And if you — or the recipient of your ami if you're gifting it — have a wool allergy, avoid wool or wool-blend yarns.
Word: love Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English love, luve, from Old English lufu, from Proto-West Germanic *lubu, from Proto-Germanic *lubō, from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (“love, care, desire”). The close of a letter sense is presumably a truncation of With love or the like. The verb is from Middle English loven, luvien, from Old English lufian (“to love”), from Proto-West Germanic *lubōn (“to love”), derived from the noun. Eclipsed non-native English amour (“love”), borrowed from Norman amour (“love”). Cognates Cognate with Scots luve (“love”), Saterland Frisian ljo, ljoo, ljoof (“dear, sweet”), Ljoote, Ljoowe (“love”), West Frisian leaf (“friendly, kind, cordial”), leafde (“love”), Dutch lief (“lovely, nice, sweet”), liefde (“love”), German lieb (“dear; lovable”), Liebe (“love”), German Low German Leevde, Lieve (“love”), Luxembourgish léif (“lovely, kind, nice, sweet”), Léift (“love”), Vilamovian łiwa (“love”), Yiddish ליב (lib, “nice; kind”), Icelandic ljúfur (“beloved, dear”), Norwegian Nynorsk, Swedish ljuv (“lovely, sweet”), Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐍆𐍃 (liufs, “beloved, dear”), Albanian lyp (“to beg”), Russian любовь (ljubovʹ, “love”), Lithuanian liaupsė (“praise”), Latin libido (“desire, lust”), Polish lubić (“to like”), Persian آلفتن (âloftan, “to enamor”), Sanskrit लोभ (lobha, “desire, greed”). Pronunciation: /ˈlʌv/, [ˈlʌv], /ˈlɐv/, [ˈlä̝v] ~ [ˈlɐ̞v], /ˈlʊv/ 1. To have a strong affection for (someone or something). Labels: intransitive, sometimes, stative, transitive, usually Example: I love my spouse. I love you! I love that song! Example: wanted to take her in my arms and tell her how I loved her, and had taken her hand from the rail and started to draw her toward me when Olson came blundering up on deck with his bedding. 2. To need, thrive on. Labels: transitive Example: Mold loves moist, dark places. 3. To be strongly inclined towards something; an emphatic form of like. Labels: transitive Example: I love walking barefoot on wet grass; I'd love to join the team; I love what you've done with your hair Example: "I love not that underlings should perceive my wisdom." 4. To seek the good or honor of (someone), care deeply about, to be dedicated to (someone or something). Labels: intransitive, sometimes, transitive, usually Example: For God so loued þe world, that he gaue his only begotten Sonne: that whosoeuer beleeueth in him, should not perish, but haue euerlasting life. Example: Iesus sayd vnto him, Thou shalt loue the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soule, and with all thy minde. This is the first and great Commandement. And the second is like vnto it, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe. 5. To derive delight from a fact or situation. Labels: ironic, sometimes, transitive Example: I love the fact that the coffee shop now offers fat-free chai latte. 6. Synonym of heart (verb). Labels: Internet Example: She loved my photos of the kids playing with the dogs. 7. To have sex with (perhaps from make love). Labels: euphemistic, transitive Example: I wish I could love her all night long.
Word: love Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Now widely believed (due to historical written record) to be from the idea that when one does a thing “for love” it is for no monetary gain, the word “love” thus implying “nothing”. Use of “love” for having no score extends to the 18th century in tennis as well as certain card games. The former assumption that it had originated from French l’œuf (literally “the egg”), due to its shape, has largely been discredited and is no longer widely accepted. However, the apparent similarity of the shape of an egg to a zero has inspired similar analogies, such as the use of duck (reputed to be short for duck's egg) for a zero score at cricket, and goose egg for "zero". Pronunciation: /ˈlʌv/, [ˈlʌv], /ˈlɐv/, [ˈlä̝v] ~ [ˈlɐ̞v], /ˈlʊv/ 1. Zero, no score. Labels: uncountable Example: So that’s fifteen-love to Kournikova. Example: The next day Agassi came back from two sets to love down to beat Courier in five sets. 2. Nothing; no recompense. Labels: uncountable Example: I fought the white man for less than sixpence. I fought him for love, which is nothing at all.
Word: love Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈlʌv/, [ˈlʌv], /ˈlɐv/, [ˈlä̝v] ~ [ˈlɐ̞v], /ˈlʊv/ 1. Alternative form of lofe (“to praise, sell”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: mardo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Nyunga mardu. 1. A small, mouselike, marsupial, Antechinus flavipes, of Australia.
Word: proprietary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French propriétaire, from Latin proprietārius. By surface analysis, propriety + -ary. Compare with the Latin proprietas (“property”) and proprius (“ownership”). Pronunciation: /pɹəˈpɹaɪ.ə.tə.ɹi/, /pɹəˈpɹaɪ.ə.tɹi/, /pɹəˈpɹaɪ.əˌtɛɹ.i/, /pɹəˈpɹɑɪ.ə.tə.ɹi/, /pɹəˈpɹɑɪ.ə.tɹi/ 1. Of or relating to property or ownership. Example: proprietary rights 2. Owning something; having ownership. Example: the proprietary class 3. Created or manufactured exclusively by the owner or licensee of intellectual property rights, as with a patent or trade secret. Example: The continuous profitability of the company is based on its many proprietary products. Example: It was reported that the recipes for the secret sauce and grinder sandwiches were proprietary, known only to the current president of the corporation and the former owner of the restaurant. 4. Nonstandard and controlled by one particular organization. Example: a proprietary extension to the HTML standard for Web page structure 5. Privately owned. Example: a proprietary lake; a proprietary chapel 6. Possessive, jealous, or territorial.
Word: proprietary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French propriétaire, from Latin proprietārius. By surface analysis, propriety + -ary. Compare with the Latin proprietas (“property”) and proprius (“ownership”). Pronunciation: /pɹəˈpɹaɪ.ə.tə.ɹi/, /pɹəˈpɹaɪ.ə.tɹi/, /pɹəˈpɹaɪ.əˌtɛɹ.i/, /pɹəˈpɹɑɪ.ə.tə.ɹi/, /pɹəˈpɹɑɪ.ə.tɹi/ 1. A proprietor or owner. Example: Wherefore what issue soever shall result from my mind , by his means most happily married to a retired life , must , of due , redound to his honour , as the sole proprietary of my pains during my present condition 2. A body of proprietors, taken collectively. 3. The rights of a proprietor. 4. A monk who had reserved goods and belongings to himself, notwithstanding his renunciation of all at the time of profession. 5. A company doing legitimate business while also serving as a front for espionage. Example: For all practical purposes, the proprietaries conduct their own financial affairs with a minimum of oversight from CIA headquarters. Example: The “operating proprietaries” actually do business as private firms. They are incorporated where they are officed, they file the applicable state and federal tax returns, and they obtain the licenses necessary to a legitimate business operation.
Word: indice Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French indice, from Latin indicium, from index. Pronunciation: /ˈɪndɪs/ 1. index Labels: obsolete 2. indication Labels: obsolete Example: You know (without my flatt'ring you) too much / For me to be your indice
Word: French Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *frankô Proto-West Germanic *Frankō Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Proto-West Germanic *Frankisk Old English Frencisċder. Middle English Frensch English French Inherited from Middle English Frenche, Frensch, Frensc, Frenshe, Frenk, Franche, from Old English Frenċisċ (“Frankish, French”), from Proto-West Germanic *Frankisk (“Frankish”), equivalent to Frank + -ish (compare Frankish). Cognate with Middle Low German vranksch, frenkisch, vrenkesch, vrenksch (“Frankish, French”), Middle High German vrenkisch, vrensch ("Frankish, Franconian; > German fränkisch (“Frankish, Franconian”)), Danish fransk (“French”), Swedish fransk, fransysk (“French”), Icelandic franska (“French”). Doublet of Frankish; piecewise doublet of Francis, Franz, and Francisco, which are derived from Late Latin Franciscus In reference to vulgar language, from expressions such as pardon my French in the early 19th century, originally in reference to actual (but often mildly impolite) French expressions by the upper class, subsequently adopted ironically by the lower class for English curse words under the charitable conceit that the listener would not be familiar with them. In reference to vermouth, a shortened form of French vermouth, distinguished as usually being drier than Italian vermouth. Pronunciation: /fɹɛnt͡ʃ/, /fɹɪ̟nt͡ʃ/ 1. The language of France, shared by the neighboring countries Belgium, Monaco, and Switzerland and by former French colonies around the world. Labels: uncountable Example: She speaks French. Example: Ne mowe we alle Latin wite... Ne French... 2. The ability of a person to communicate in French. Labels: uncountable Example: My French is a little rusty. Example: [Racine's] language is the language of the times, and that of the purest sort; so that his French is reckoned a standard. 3. French language and literature as an object of study. Labels: uncountable Example: I'm taking French next semester. 4. Vulgar language. Labels: euphemistic, ironic, often, uncountable Example: Pardon my French. Example: The enraged headsman spares no 'bad French' in explaining his motives. 5. A surname originating as an ethnonym. Labels: countable Example: Dawn French. Example: David French was a high profile #nevertrump conservative who even toyed with running for president against him.
Word: French Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *frankô Proto-West Germanic *Frankō Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Proto-West Germanic *Frankisk Old English Frencisċder. Middle English Frensch English French Inherited from Middle English Frenche, Frensch, Frensc, Frenshe, Frenk, Franche, from Old English Frenċisċ (“Frankish, French”), from Proto-West Germanic *Frankisk (“Frankish”), equivalent to Frank + -ish (compare Frankish). Cognate with Middle Low German vranksch, frenkisch, vrenkesch, vrenksch (“Frankish, French”), Middle High German vrenkisch, vrensch ("Frankish, Franconian; > German fränkisch (“Frankish, Franconian”)), Danish fransk (“French”), Swedish fransk, fransysk (“French”), Icelandic franska (“French”). Doublet of Frankish; piecewise doublet of Francis, Franz, and Francisco, which are derived from Late Latin Franciscus In reference to vulgar language, from expressions such as pardon my French in the early 19th century, originally in reference to actual (but often mildly impolite) French expressions by the upper class, subsequently adopted ironically by the lower class for English curse words under the charitable conceit that the listener would not be familiar with them. In reference to vermouth, a shortened form of French vermouth, distinguished as usually being drier than Italian vermouth. Pronunciation: /fɹɛnt͡ʃ/, /fɹɪ̟nt͡ʃ/ 1. The people of France; groups of French people. Labels: collective, countable, in-plural, uncountable Example: The Hundred Years' War was fought between the English and the French. Example: Under the Fourth Republic, more and more French unionized. 2. Synonym of oral sex, especially fellatio. Labels: dated, slang, uncountable Example: French--^([sic]) to do the French--Cocksucking; and, inversely, to tongue a woman. Example: You can be whipped or caned... or you can have French for another pound. 3. Ellipsis of French vermouth, a type of dry vermouth. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, dated, ellipsis, slang, uncountable Example: Tearle replied that gin-and-French and virginian cigarettes would do for him. Example: He was drinking double gins with single Frenches in them. 4. A French person. Labels: countable
Word: French Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *frankô Proto-West Germanic *Frankō Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Proto-West Germanic *Frankisk Old English Frencisċder. Middle English Frensch English French Inherited from Middle English Frenche, Frensch, Frensc, Frenshe, Frenk, Franche, from Old English Frenċisċ (“Frankish, French”), from Proto-West Germanic *Frankisk (“Frankish”), equivalent to Frank + -ish (compare Frankish). Cognate with Middle Low German vranksch, frenkisch, vrenkesch, vrenksch (“Frankish, French”), Middle High German vrenkisch, vrensch ("Frankish, Franconian; > German fränkisch (“Frankish, Franconian”)), Danish fransk (“French”), Swedish fransk, fransysk (“French”), Icelandic franska (“French”). Doublet of Frankish; piecewise doublet of Francis, Franz, and Francisco, which are derived from Late Latin Franciscus In reference to vulgar language, from expressions such as pardon my French in the early 19th century, originally in reference to actual (but often mildly impolite) French expressions by the upper class, subsequently adopted ironically by the lower class for English curse words under the charitable conceit that the listener would not be familiar with them. In reference to vermouth, a shortened form of French vermouth, distinguished as usually being drier than Italian vermouth. Pronunciation: /fɹɛnt͡ʃ/, /fɹɪ̟nt͡ʃ/ 1. Of or relating to France. Example: the French border with Italy Example: That must have hurt, especially because you knew the French children weren’t even trying. “Uh, go on, play weez your seellee nambeurs. Zey tell you nosseeng of ze true naytcheur of ze soula. I’ll weepa for you.” 2. Of or relating to the people or culture of France. Example: French customs 3. Of or relating to the French language. Example: French verbs 4. Of or related to oral sex, especially fellatio. Labels: slang Example: French active Example: French girl 5. Used to form names or references to venereal diseases. Labels: euphemistic, informal, often Example: French disease Example: French crown 6. Used to form names or references to an unconventional or fancy style. Example: French curve Example: French cut
Word: French Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *frankô Proto-West Germanic *Frankō Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Proto-West Germanic *Frankisk Old English Frencisċder. Middle English Frensch English French Inherited from Middle English Frenche, Frensch, Frensc, Frenshe, Frenk, Franche, from Old English Frenċisċ (“Frankish, French”), from Proto-West Germanic *Frankisk (“Frankish”), equivalent to Frank + -ish (compare Frankish). Cognate with Middle Low German vranksch, frenkisch, vrenkesch, vrenksch (“Frankish, French”), Middle High German vrenkisch, vrensch ("Frankish, Franconian; > German fränkisch (“Frankish, Franconian”)), Danish fransk (“French”), Swedish fransk, fransysk (“French”), Icelandic franska (“French”). Doublet of Frankish; piecewise doublet of Francis, Franz, and Francisco, which are derived from Late Latin Franciscus In reference to vulgar language, from expressions such as pardon my French in the early 19th century, originally in reference to actual (but often mildly impolite) French expressions by the upper class, subsequently adopted ironically by the lower class for English curse words under the charitable conceit that the listener would not be familiar with them. In reference to vermouth, a shortened form of French vermouth, distinguished as usually being drier than Italian vermouth. Pronunciation: /fɹɛnt͡ʃ/, /fɹɪ̟nt͡ʃ/ 1. Alternative letter-case form of french. Labels: alt-of Example: Even before I thought about what I was doing we Frenched and kissed with tongues.
Word: standard Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English standard, from Old French estandart (“gathering place, battle flag”), from Frankish *standahard (literally “stand firm, stand hard”), equivalent to stand + -ard. An alternative etymology derives the second element from Frankish *oʀd (“point, spot, place”) (compare Old French ordé (“pointed”), Old English ord (“point, source, vanguard”), German Standort (“location, place, site, position, base”, literally “standing-point”)). Merged with Middle English standar, stander, standere (“flag, banner”, literally “stander”), equivalent to stand + -er. More at stand, hard, ord. As a hill-naming term possibly a calque from Cumbric; equivalent to Welsh lluman (“standard”), arising with confusion with the hill-naming element llumon (“chimney”). Pronunciation: /ˈstændəd/, /ˈstændɚd/, /ˈsteə̯ndɚd/, /ˈstɛə̯ndɚd/ 1. Falling within an accepted range of size, amount, power, quality, etc. Labels: comparative, standard 2. Growing alone as a free-standing plant; not trained on a post etc. Labels: comparative, standard Example: There are women who cannot grow alone as standard trees;—for whom the support and warmth of some wall, some paling, some post, is absolutely necessary […]. 3. Having recognized excellence or authority. Labels: comparative, standard Example: standard works in history; standard authors 4. Of a usable or serviceable grade or quality. Labels: comparative, standard 5. Having a manual transmission. Labels: comparative, not-comparable, standard 6. As normally supplied (not optional or modified by any extra requests). Labels: comparative, standard Example: This is the standard model, but we offer a variety of customization options. Example: Although marketed by Daimler as standard equipment, Triton requested that Daimler deliver the 2022 truck-tractor without collision avoidance technology. As a result, Triton received a cost discount on its truck order, which included this truck. Triton told the NTSB that the owner and several of the drivers had field-tested an earlier version of the equipment, and they did not like its performance. 7. Conforming to the standard variety. Labels: comparative, standard
Word: standard Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From Middle English standard, from Old French estandart (“gathering place, battle flag”), from Frankish *standahard (literally “stand firm, stand hard”), equivalent to stand + -ard. An alternative etymology derives the second element from Frankish *oʀd (“point, spot, place”) (compare Old French ordé (“pointed”), Old English ord (“point, source, vanguard”), German Standort (“location, place, site, position, base”, literally “standing-point”)). Merged with Middle English standar, stander, standere (“flag, banner”, literally “stander”), equivalent to stand + -er. More at stand, hard, ord. As a hill-naming term possibly a calque from Cumbric; equivalent to Welsh lluman (“standard”), arising with confusion with the hill-naming element llumon (“chimney”). Pronunciation: /ˈstændəd/, /ˈstændɚd/, /ˈsteə̯ndɚd/, /ˈstɛə̯ndɚd/ 1. An expression of agreement. Labels: UK, slang
Word: vi Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌviː ˈaɪ/ 1. Initialism of verb intransitive or intransitive verb, often in dictionaries. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism