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Word: Armenia Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Armenia, from Ancient Greek Ἀρμενία (Armenía) (early 5th century BC), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴 (a-r-mi-i-n /⁠Armina⁠/) (late 6th century BC); see it for more. The Old Persian name is an exonym: see հայ (hay) for the native name. Attested in English since late 14th century. Pronunciation: /ɑːˈmiːni.ə/, /ɑːˈmɪjnɪjə/, /ɑɹˈmi.ni.ə/, [ɑɹˈmi.njə], /aɾˈmi.ne.ə/ 1. A country in the South Caucasus region of Asia, sometimes considered to belong politically to Europe. Official name: Republic of Armenia. Capital: Yerevan. Example: Trump’s authority has stretched internationally, so far unsuccessfully, to end the wars in Gaza and Ukraine, while claiming success in stopping conflicts between India and Pakistan and Armenia and Azerbaijan. 2. Ancient kingdom in the Armenian Highland southeast of Black Sea and southwest of Caspian Sea; area now divided between Turkey, Republic of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Iran. Labels: historical Example: In the Caucasian republics, 100,000 Azerbaijanis, 30,000 Georgians, and tens of thousands of Armenians were imprisoned, tortured, or killed under Stalin, with Armenia's prisons so full at some points that basements of government buildings were converted into makeshift jails. 3. A town in Sonsonate department, El Salvador. 4. Places in the Philippines: 5. Places in the Philippines: 6. The capital city of Quindío department, Colombia.
Word: Angola Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Kimbundu ngolader. Portuguese Angolabor. English Angola From Portuguese (Reino de) Angola (“(kingdom of) Angola”), from Kimbundu ngola, title held by native kings at the time of the Portuguese colonization in the 15th century AD. Compare Kituba ngolo (“strength”). First attested in c. 1595. The Louisiana State Penitentiary is named "Angola" after the Angola slave plantation it replaced, which was named after the country, from which many enslaved people in Louisiana had been taken. Pronunciation: /æŋˈɡəʊlə/, /aŋˈɡəwlə/, /æŋˈɡoʊlə/, /æŋˈɡəʉlə/, /ɛŋˈɡɐʉlə/ 1. A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Angola. Capital and largest city: Luanda. Example: Social assistance payments are being digitized for the first time under Angola’s first poverty-targeted cash transfer project, Kwenda, which started in May 2020 as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Through the Government-to-Person (G2P) Payments initiative, the World Bank’s Finance, Competitiveness & Innovation Global Practice, or FCI, and the Social Protection and Jobs engagements in Angola have come together to advance the agenda on payments digitization. 2. A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Angola. Capital and largest city: Luanda. Labels: historical 3. A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Angola. Capital and largest city: Luanda. 4. The Louisiana State Penitentiary. Example: “Who wanna get stuck in Angola with Lana Lee? She was bad enough on the outside. Shit.” Example: In 2021, a judge found that Angola was providing inadequate medical care to its incarcerated population. 5. An unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. 6. A city, the county seat of Steuben County, Indiana, United States. 7. An unincorporated community in Labette County, Kansas, United States. 8. A village in Erie County, New York, United States.
Word: Angola Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Kimbundu ngolader. Portuguese Angolabor. English Angola From Portuguese (Reino de) Angola (“(kingdom of) Angola”), from Kimbundu ngola, title held by native kings at the time of the Portuguese colonization in the 15th century AD. Compare Kituba ngolo (“strength”). First attested in c. 1595. The Louisiana State Penitentiary is named "Angola" after the Angola slave plantation it replaced, which was named after the country, from which many enslaved people in Louisiana had been taken. Pronunciation: /æŋˈɡəʊlə/, /aŋˈɡəwlə/, /æŋˈɡoʊlə/, /æŋˈɡəʉlə/, /ɛŋˈɡɐʉlə/ 1. Synonym of angora (cat).
Word: Argentina Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥ǵn̥tom Proto-Italic *argentom Latin argentumbor. English Argentina From Latin argentum (“silver”) + the feminine of the adjectival suffix -īnus; in reference to the Río de la Plata ("silver river"). Pronunciation: /ˌɑːd͡ʒənˈtiːnə/, /ˌɑɹ.d͡ʒənˈti.nə/, /ˌɑɾ.d͡ʒənˈti.nə/ 1. A country in South America. Official name: Argentine Republic. Capital: Buenos Aires. Example: To dollarize its economy, Argentina would need to exchange all pesos held by its people and businesses for US dollars, and assign a dollar value to all of its assets and contracts.
Word: Azerbaijan Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آذربایجان (azerbaycan), from Classical Persian آذَرْبَایْجَان (āzarbāyjān), from Early New Persian آذَرْبَایْگَان (āḏarbāygān) / آذَرْبَادْگَان (āḏarbādgān), from Middle Persian [script needed] (ʾtwrpʾtkʾn) / [script needed] (ʾtwrpʾtkn /⁠āturpātakān, ādurbādagān⁠/), from [script needed] (ʾtwrpʾt' /⁠āturpāt, ādurbād⁠⁠/, “Atropates (the Persian nobleman who founded the kingdom of Atropatene)”) [whose name descends from Old Persian *Ātr̥pātah (literally “protected by fire”)] + -kʾn' (whence Classical Persian ـگَان (-gān)). Compare Old Armenian Ատրպատական (Atrpatakan), Ատրապատական (Atrapatakan), Ատրպայական (Atrpayakan), Armenian Ադրբեջան (Adrbeǰan), Byzantine Greek Ἀδαρβιγάνων (Adarbigánōn), Classical Syriac ܐܕܘܪܒܝܓܐܢ (ʾĀḏōrbêḡān), Coptic ⲁⲇⲟⲩⲣⲃⲁⲇⲁⲅⲁⲛ (adourbadagan). Pronunciation: /ˌæz.ə.baɪˈdʒɑːn/, /ˌæz.əɹ.baɪˈdʒɑn/, /ˌɑ.zəɹ.baɪˈdʒɑn/, /ˌæz.ə(ɹ).baɪˈʒɑːn/, /ˌɑ.zə(ɹ).baɪˈʒɑːn/ 1. A region in northwestern Iran, where ancient Atropatene was located, encompassing the modern provinces of Ardabil, East Azerbaijan and West Azerbaijan. Example: Tahmâsb Coli Khân went to Azerbâïjân, and having liberated its capital, Tabriz, […] Example: Among these were Azerbaijan and Shirvan, where disorders had freshly broken out, […] 2. A country in the South Caucasus in Asia and Europe. Official name: Republic of Azerbaijan. Capital: Baku. Example: Trump’s authority has stretched internationally, so far unsuccessfully, to end the wars in Gaza and Ukraine, while claiming success in stopping conflicts between India and Pakistan and Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Word: Bangladesh Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Bengali বাংলাদেশ (baṅladeś), from বাংলা (baṅla, “Bengali”) + দেশ (deś, “country”). Pronunciation: /ˌbæŋ.ɡləˈdɛʃ/, /ˌbɑːŋ.ɡləˈdɛʃ/, /ˌbæŋ.ləˈdɛʃ/, /ˌbɑːŋ.ləˈdɛʃ/, /bɑŋ(ɡ)lɑd̪eʃ/ 1. A country in South Asia. Official name: People's Republic of Bangladesh. Capital: Dhaka. Example: The 27-year-old got a bat today , sticking around while Sajid Mahmood was salvaging the Lancashire second innings with 55 not out, but how much bowling and what good it will do him ahead of England's first Test against Bangladesh next Thursday is open to doubt.
Word: Bulgaria Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Turkic *bulga-der. Proto-Turkic *bulgar Old Turkic 𐰉𐰆𐰞𐰍𐰀 (b¹ul¹ǧa) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Slavic *-inъ Old Church Slavonic -инъ (-inŭ) Old Church Slavonic блъгаринъ (blŭgarinŭ)bor. Medieval Latin Bulgarusbor. English Bulgarder. Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. English -iader. English Bulgaria From Medieval Latin Bulgaria, equivalent to Bulgar + -ia, in English used from the 16th century. Pronunciation: /bʌlˈɡɛəɹi.ə/, /bʌlˈɡɛːɹɪjə/, /bʌlˈɡɛə̯ɹi.ə/, /bʊl-/, /-ɡeɹ-/ 1. A country in Southeastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Bulgaria. Capital and largest city: Sofia. Example: Hungary, Austria and Poland are still refusing to participate in the resettlement plan, due to end in September. Other Eastern European countries, such as the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Croatia and Slovakia, are only doing so on a limited basis, the commission said.
Word: Trucial States Part of Speech: name Etymology: From trucial (“notably the Perpetual Maritime Truce of 1853”) + states. 1. Former name of Trucial Oman: A collection of former protectorates (since the 1820 General Maritime Treaty) of the United Kingdom, comprising most of the small Arab coastal states (then sheikhdoms) located along the Persian Gulf. The precursor of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Labels: historical
Word: Trucial States Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From trucial (“notably the Perpetual Maritime Truce of 1853”) + states. 1. plural of Trucial State Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Bahrain Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic الْبَحْرَيْن (al-baḥrayn, literally “the two seas”). Pronunciation: /bɑː(h)ˈɹeɪn/ 1. An archipelago, island, and country in West Asia in the Persian Gulf. Official name: Kingdom of Bahrain. Capital: Manama. Example: Five of them — Iran, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain — supply more than a third of the world’s urea, an important nitrogen fertilizer, and nearly a quarter of another one, ammonia.
Word: Burundi Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /bʊˈɹʊndi/, /bʊˈɹundi/ 1. A country in East Africa. Official name: Republic of Burundi. Example: Former name: Urundi
Word: Bolivia Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Basque boluder. Proto-Basque *ibar Basque ibarder. Basque Bolibarbor. Spanish Bolívar Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek -εία (-eía)der. Spanish -ia Spanish Boliviabor. English Bolivia Borrowed from Spanish Bolivia (“land of Bolivar”), from the South American revolutionary leader Simón Bolívar + -ia (forming placenames), from the Spanish surname Bolívar, from Basque Bolibar, a village in Álava, Basque Country, Spain, from Basque bolu (“windmill”) + ibar (“valley”). Pronunciation: /bəˈlɪvi.ə/, /bəˈlɪvɪjə/, /boʊˈlɪvi.ə/, /bəˈlɪve.ə/, /bəˈləvi.ə/ 1. A country in South America. Official name: Plurinational State of Bolivia. Capitals: La Paz and Sucre. 2. A small town, the county seat of Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States. Example: Shaneequa Vereen, who grew up in the Brunswick County community of Bolivia, is currently a Public Affairs Officer and Live Mission Commentator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in Houston, Texas. When you compare the numbers, it is quite a jump. When Shaneequa graduated from South Brunswick High School in 2009, the census put Bolivia’s population at around 150 people. Now she works at an agency that employs more than 17,000. 3. Former name of Santa Cruz: an island of Galapagos, Ecuador. Labels: historical 4. A locality in the Tenterfield council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Word: Brazil Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Vulgar Latin *brasa Old Galician-Portuguese brasa Portuguese brasa Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -īlislbor. Portuguese -il Portuguese brasilder. Portuguese Terra do Brasilellip. Portuguese Brasilder. Portuguese Brazilbor. English Brazil From Portuguese Brazil, older spelling of Brasil, from brasil (“brazilwood”), originally ‘red like an ember’, from brasa (“ember”), perhaps from Proto-Germanic *brasō (“gleed, crackling coal”), and -il (“-ile, -like, -y”) from Latin -īlis (“adjective suffix”). Pronunciation: /bɹəˈzɪl/, [-ˈzɪɫ] 1. A large Portuguese-speaking country in South America. Official name: Federative Republic of Brazil. Capital: Brasília. Example: In February, a young man from an isolated Indigenous tribe in Brazil made brief contact with the outside world before returning to the Amazon rainforest. 2. A city, the county seat of Clay County, Indiana, United States.
Word: Brazil Part of Speech: noun Labels: no-gloss
Word: Bahamas Part of Speech: name Etymology: Disputed; probably from Spanish baja mar (“shallow sea”) or Taíno ba ha ma (“big upper middle land”), via Spanish. Pronunciation: /bəˈhɑː.məz/ 1. An archipelago and country in the Caribbean. Official name: Commonwealth of The Bahamas.
Word: Bhutan Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Tibetan བོད (bod)bor. Prakrit *𑀪𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*bhŏṭṭa) Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Indo-European *h₁éntrom Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hántram Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hántram Sanskrit अन्त्र (antra) Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁ontróm Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hāntrám Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hāntrám Sanskrit आ॒न्त्र (āntrá) Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀢 (aṃta) Prakrit 𑀪𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀁𑀢 (bhŏṭṭaṃta)bor. Nepali भुटान (bhuṭān)bor. French Bhoutanbor. English Bhutan Borrowed from French Bhoutan, from Nepali भुटान (bhuṭān), from Prakrit 𑀪𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀁𑀢 (bhŏṭṭaṃta, “Tibet”, literally “end of Tibet”); probably ultimately from Tibetan བོད (bod, “Tibet”) + Sanskrit अन्त (anta, “end”). Traditionally considered to be derived via Sanskrit भोटान्त (bhoṭānta), but that word is probably a Prakritism. Pronunciation: /buːˈtɑːn/, /buːˈtæn/ 1. A country in South Asia, in the Himalayas. Official name: Kingdom of Bhutan. Capital: Thimphu. Example: INDIA BEYOND THE GANGES, is a country bounded by Thibet and Boutan on the north ; by China, Tonquin, and Cochin China on the eaſt ; by the Indian Ocean on the ſouth ; and by the hither India , the bay of Bengal, and the Straits of Malacca on the weſt:[…] Example: The problems for Bhutan, a country largely dependent on tourism but that has imposed restrictions to prevent environmental destruction, began worsening since the coronavirus pandemic. The mountainous and isolated kingdom has opted in recent years for a timid openness but remains firm in its desire to avoid mass tourism and to preserve an identity shaped, compared to other minorities, around the traditions of the Tibetan-origin ‘Drukpa’ ethnic group, which professes Mahayana Buddhism.
Word: Botswana Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀- Tswana bo- Tswana Tswana Tswana Botswanabor. English Botswana Borrowed from Tswana Botswana, from bo- + Tswana, of uncertain origin. Pronunciation: /bɒtˈswɑːnə/, /bɑːtˈswɑːnə/ 1. A country in Southern Africa. Capital: Gaborone. 2. A country in Southern Africa. Capital: Gaborone. Example: After independence, Rhodesia changed its name to Zimbabwe, Nyasaland to Malawi, and Bechuanaland to Botswana. Example: According to Masisi, Botswana has seen its elephant population grow to some 130,000.
Word: Belize Part of Speech: name Etymology: The origin of the name Belize is debated and marked by various theories. One contested hypothesis suggests a derivation from Peter Wallace, a Scottish corsair whose name may have evolved into Belize through Spanish pronunciation, though modern scholars dismiss this as a colonial myth. Another possibility points to a Maya origin, from the word balix or belix, meaning "muddy waters," likely referring to the Belize River. Early 18th-century cartographic records show variations such as Balesia and Belleze. Another Maya theory links the name to the phrase Bel Itza, meaning "road to Itzá," possibly referring to the Maya kingdom of Petén Itzá in present-day Guatemala. Pronunciation: /bəˈliːz/, /bɛlˈiːz/, /beɪlˈiːz/ 1. An English-speaking country in Central America, formerly called British Honduras.
Word: Canada Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Canada, from the Laurentian kanata (“village, settlement”) (compare Onondaga gana꞉dá꞉yęʼ), ultimately from Proto-North Iroquoian *-nat-. See also "Name of Canada" on English Wikipedia. Pronunciation: /ˈkænədə/, /ˈkanədə/, /ˈkɛnədə/, [kʰɛəɾ̃əɾə] 1. A country in North America. Capital: Ottawa. Largest city: Toronto. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Father narrated the story of how Canada developed over a short period to surpass other countries, including Britain, from which it had emerged. Example: While the existence of pro-Khalistan factions in Canada has long bothered India and acted as a wedge between the two countries, experts say tensions have sharply escalated under Modi and Trudeau, with little prospect for resolution. 2. Lower Canada 1791–1840 (also Canada East 1840–1867, now province of Quebec) or respectively Upper Canada (Canada West, now province of Ontario), often “the Canadas” (or politically, “United Canada” 1840–1867). Labels: countable, historical, uncountable 3. (1608–1763) The most active province of New France. Nowadays corresponds to the territory of much of Quebec, Ontario, and several US states (aligning with the Saint Lawrence and Ottawa River plains and Great Lakes plains, and Laurentians). Labels: countable, historical, uncountable 4. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Canada Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French Canada, from the Laurentian kanata (“village, settlement”) (compare Onondaga gana꞉dá꞉yęʼ), ultimately from Proto-North Iroquoian *-nat-. See also "Name of Canada" on English Wikipedia. Pronunciation: /ˈkænədə/, /ˈkanədə/, /ˈkɛnədə/, [kʰɛəɾ̃əɾə] 1. A country bordering a larger country that shares many similarities with it, but is overshadowed by the more prominent larger. Labels: US, informal Example: Belgium is France's Canada.
Word: Switzerland Part of Speech: name Etymology: Compound of Switzer + -land, adopted in the 16th century from Early Modern German Schwytzerland (“land of the Swiss”). Noun sense refers to the state’s political neutrality in both World Wars. Pronunciation: /ˈswɪtsələnd/, /ˈswɪtsɚlənd/, /ˈsʋɪzə(ɾ)ˌlaɳɖ/, /ˈswitsɚlɐnd/, /sʷit̚˥.sœ˧.lɐn˧/ 1. A country in Western Europe and Central Europe. Official name: Swiss Confederation. Capital: Bern (de facto). Example: Much of Switzerland is located in the Alps. Example: While the move has, for now, calmed fears of a repeat of a 2008-style domino effect, the merger has left Switzerland with a new megabank on Paradeplatz square.
Word: Switzerland Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compound of Switzer + -land, adopted in the 16th century from Early Modern German Schwytzerland (“land of the Swiss”). Noun sense refers to the state’s political neutrality in both World Wars. Pronunciation: /ˈswɪtsələnd/, /ˈswɪtsɚlənd/, /ˈsʋɪzə(ɾ)ˌlaɳɖ/, /ˈswitsɚlɐnd/, /sʷit̚˥.sœ˧.lɐn˧/ 1. A neutral party in a dispute; one who does not take sides. Labels: figuratively, uncountable Example: I’m not getting involved in this argument. I’m Switzerland.
Word: Chile Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Chile, probably from Quechua chiri (“cold”). Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɪl.i/, /ˈt͡ʃiː.leɪ/, /ˈt͡ʃɪli/, /ˈt͡ʃileɪ/, /ˈt͡ʃilɛ/ 1. A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Chile. Capital and largest city: Santiago.
Word: Cameroon Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Pre-Greekder. Ancient Greek κάμμαρος (kámmaros)bor. Latin cammārus Old Galician-Portuguese -on Portuguese -ão Portuguese camarão Portuguese Rio dos Camarões Portuguese Camarõesbor. French Camerounbor. English Cameroon Borrowed from French Cameroun, from Portuguese Rio dos Camarões (“river of prawns”), a name given to the Wouri river estuary, in 1472 by the sailors of the Portuguese explorer Fernão do Pó (a.k.a. Fernando Pó), raving about the abundance of shrimps of the species Lepidophthalmus turneranus (the Cameroon ghost shrimp) in the river; camarão itself is from Latin cammarus (“lobster”), from Ancient Greek κάμμαρος (kámmaros, “a kind of lobster or shrimp”). Pronunciation: /kæməˈɹuːn/ 1. A country in Central Africa. Official name: Republic of Cameroon. Capital: Yaoundé. It also claims Ambazonia. Example: Security officials say such a move makes it easy for Boko Haram to infiltrate Cameroon and gather vital security information.
Word: Cameroon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Pre-Greekder. Ancient Greek κάμμαρος (kámmaros)bor. Latin cammārus Old Galician-Portuguese -on Portuguese -ão Portuguese camarão Portuguese Rio dos Camarões Portuguese Camarõesbor. French Camerounbor. English Cameroon Borrowed from French Cameroun, from Portuguese Rio dos Camarões (“river of prawns”), a name given to the Wouri river estuary, in 1472 by the sailors of the Portuguese explorer Fernão do Pó (a.k.a. Fernando Pó), raving about the abundance of shrimps of the species Lepidophthalmus turneranus (the Cameroon ghost shrimp) in the river; camarão itself is from Latin cammarus (“lobster”), from Ancient Greek κάμμαρος (kámmaros, “a kind of lobster or shrimp”). Pronunciation: /kæməˈɹuːn/ 1. A sheep of a domesticated breed from West Africa.
Word: Cameroon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Alteration of Cameron, influenced by -oon. 1. A Conservative Party member with green or social liberal leanings, supporting the policies of David Cameron. Labels: UK Example: He fears that in downplaying traditional Conservative causes, in changing the party to be more in tune with modern Britain, the Cameroons have in effect accepted that they won't change the country much in office. Example: Today, I spy a coalition outrider: Nick Boles, MP for Grantham, founder of Policy Exchange and the archetypal Cameroon ultra-modernizer. I don’t think Boles even owned a tie until he was elected to the House of Commons. That’s how much of a Cameroon the man is.
Word: China Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Portuguese China, from possibly Venetan Cina probably under influence from Old French Chin, from Classical Persian چین (čīn) under influence from Medieval Latin Sīna (“China”), from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩𐭭 (Čīn, “China”), from Sanskrit चीन (cīna, “the Chinese; China”) of uncertain etymology. It is usually thought to be derived from Chinese 秦 (Qín) (sm Qín, mc d͡zin, oc *dziŋ, "Qin"), the westernmost ancient Chinese state, but other theories have been proposed, including derivation from 晉 /晋 (jìn) (sm Jìn, mc t͡sinh, oc *tsiŋh, "Jin"), another important ancient state; 荊 /荆 (jīng) (sm Jīng, mc kɹaŋ, oc *kreŋ, "Chu"), the southernmost ancient Chinese state; or Zina, the endonym of the people of the Yelang kingdom. See "Names of China" and "Chinas" at Wikipedia. As a female name, usually derived via china (“porcelain”) and china doll, ultimately from the same source. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃaɪnə/, [ˈt͡ʃ(ʰ)aɪ̯nə] 1. Alternative letter-case form of china: porcelain tableware. Labels: alt-of, countable, uncountable 2. A Chinese person. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable 3. Alternative form of cheyney: woollen stuff; items made or filled with cheyney. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, obsolete, uncountable 4. Clipping of China rose, various flowers. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, uncountable 5. Clipping of China tea. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, uncountable 6. Alternative form of china: a mate, a friend. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, slang, uncountable
Word: China Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Japanese 知名(ちな) (China). Pronunciation: /tʃi.nɑː/ 1. A town in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Example: According to the town of China, if all students commuting by motorcycles switched to electric ones, carbon emissions could be reduced to under one-fourth of the current amount. Example: The two towns on the island, China (pronounced chee-nah) and Wadomari, along with neighboring Tokunoshima island, each have different dialects.
Word: Colombia Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Colombia, from Italian Colombo (“Cristoforo Colombo”); named after Genoese explorer Christopher Columbus (1451–1506). Equivalent to Colombo + -ia; piecewise doublet of Columbia. Pronunciation: /kəˈlʌm.bi.ə/, /kəˈlʊm.bi.ə/, /kəˈlʌm.be.ə/, /koˈlom.bjɐ/ 1. A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Colombia. Capital: Bogotá. Example: Fafo works with small trading nations such as Colombia because US markets could quickly adapt to the greater expense of its coffee, flowers and other exports. There will be a different order of chaos, though, if Trump follows through on tariffs on the EU (17 per cent of US imports), Mexico (15 per cent), China (14 per cent) or Canada (12 per cent).
Word: Cuba Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Taíno cubaobor.? Taíno coabanabor.? Spanish Cubabor. English Cuba Borrowed from Spanish Cuba. Pronunciation: /ˈkjuːbə/, [ˈkjʉː.bə], [ˈkjuː.bə] 1. A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean. Capital and largest city: Havana. 2. A locale in the United States; named for the island country. 3. A locale in the United States; named for the island country. 4. A locale in the United States; named for the island country. 5. A locale in the United States; named for the island country. 6. A locale in the United States; named for the island country. 7. A locale in the United States; named for the island country. 8. A locale in the United States; named for the island country. 9. A locale in the United States; named for the island country. 10. A locale in the United States; named for the island country. 11. A locale in the United States; named for the island country. 12. A locale in the United States; named for the island country. 13. A locale in the United States; named for the island country. 14. A locale in the United States; named for the island country. 15. A locale in the United States; named for the island country. 16. A locale in the United States; named for the island country. 17. A locale in the United States; named for the island country. 18. A locale in the United States; named for the island country. 19. A locale in the United States; named for the island country. 20. A locale in the United States; named for the island country. 21. A locale in the United States; named for the island country. 22. A surname.
Word: Cuba Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Portuguese Cuba, possibly of Arabic origin. 1. A village in Beja district, Portugal.
Word: Cuba Part of Speech: name Etymology: Likely derived from Ibaloi. 1. A barangay of Kapangan, Benguet, Philippines.
Word: Cape Verde Part of Speech: name Etymology: From cape + Portuguese verde (“green”). Partial calque of Portuguese Cabo Verde. Pronunciation: /keɪp ˈvɜɹd/, /keɪp ˈvɜɹ.di/ 1. An archipelago and country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Cabo Verde. Capital: Praia. Example: In the Cape Verde Islands, the electoral victory of Movement for Democracy ushered out sixteen years of one-party rule.
Word: Cyprus Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Cyprus, from Ancient Greek Κύπρος (Kúpros). Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪ.pɹəs/, /ˈsɑjpɹəs/, /ˈsɑe.pɹəs/, /ˈsʌɪ.pɾəs/, /ˈsaɪ.pɾəs/ 1. An island and country in the Mediterranean Sea, normally considered politically part of Europe but geographically part of West Asia. Official name: Republic of Cyprus. Capital: Nicosia. 2. A suburban area of Beckton, borough of Newham, Greater London, England, named after the Mediterranean island (OS grid ref TQ4380).
Word: Cyprus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin Cyprus, from Ancient Greek Κύπρος (Kúpros). Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪ.pɹəs/, /ˈsɑjpɹəs/, /ˈsɑe.pɹəs/, /ˈsʌɪ.pɾəs/, /ˈsaɪ.pɾəs/ 1. A thin, translucent, usually black fabric, a kind of crape. Labels: historical, uncountable Example: Seated in an arm-chair, covered with cloth of gold, was the Queen; her robe was of black velvet, edged with the richest sable; and the diadem at the back of her head confined the folds of a long black Cyprus veil.
Word: Djibouti Part of Speech: name Etymology: Unknown; the country of Djibouti was named after its capital city, Possibly borrowed from French Djibouti . Multiple theories exist as to the origin of the lemma, including derivation from Afar gabouti (“plate”) or gabood (“plateau”). Pronunciation: /d͡ʒɪˈbuːtiː/, /d͡ʒəˈbuːtiː/, /d͡ʒiː.buːˈtiː/ 1. A country in East Africa. Official name: Republic of Djibouti. Example: The US officials added that that the situation has angered Djiboutian government officials, and that the US military in Djibouti has messaged back to Washington “significant concerns” over keeping the detainees there and the possible impact on military relations. 2. The capital city of Djibouti. Example: The French have been having a great deal of trouble at Djibouti with a tribe of the interior, the Issas, who are vehemently opposed to the progress of the railway through their country. Throughout the first half of March, raids were incessant on parties in and about the town itself. A detachment of marines was sent out and restored peace, at all events for the moment. In the meantime fifty Hausas from the Ivory Coast are on their way to form a nucleus of a permanent garrison at Djibouti, and their sergeant is no less a person than Koulery the brother of Behanzin late King of Dahomey.
Word: Denmark Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Denemarke, Denmarke, from Old English Denemearc, from Dene (“Dane”) + mearc (“march”), a calque of Old Norse Danmǫrk. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛn.mɑːk/, /ˈdɛn.mɑɹk/, /ˈden.mɐːk/, /ˈdɛn.maɾk/ 1. A country in Northern Europe. Capital and largest city: Copenhagen. 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. A sovereign nation consisting of Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Greenland. 3. A number of places in other countries: 4. A number of places in other countries: 5. A number of places in other countries: 6. A number of places in other countries: 7. A number of places in other countries: 8. A number of places in other countries: 9. A number of places in other countries: 10. A number of places in other countries: 11. A number of places in other countries: 12. A number of places in other countries: 13. A number of places in other countries: 14. A number of places in other countries: 15. A number of places in other countries: 16. A number of places in other countries: 17. A number of places in other countries: 18. A number of places in other countries: 19. A number of places in other countries: 20. A surname.
Word: Dominican Republic Part of Speech: name Etymology: Calque of Spanish República Dominicana, in honor of santo (“holy; saint”) Domingo, which could refer to a Sunday, Jesus, or St Dominic. Pronunciation: /dəmˌɪn.ɪ.kən ɹɪˈpʌb.lɪk/, /doʊˌmɪn.ɪ.kən ɹəˈpʌb.lɪk/ 1. A country in the Caribbean. Capital: Santo Domingo. Example: According to the World Bank, over the last two decades, the Dominican Republic has been one of the fastest-growing economies in Caribbean.
Word: sect Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English secte, from Old French secte (“a sect in philosophy or religion”), from Late Latin secta (“a sect in philosophy or religion, a school, party, faction, class, guild, band, particularly a heretical doctrine or sect, etc.”), possibly, from Latin sequi (“to follow”). Alternatively linked to sectus (“cut off, divided”), past participle of secō. Pronunciation: /sɛkt/ 1. An offshoot of a larger religion or denomination. Example: a religious sect 2. A group following a specific ideal or a leader. Example: Zen Center welcomes visitors, guests, and prospective students, but it does not engage in systematic institutional or network recruiting of new members, unlike the Christian sect and Erhard Seminars Training. Example: Every person who is not a fellow member, and every social, religious and political institution that lies outside the sect's domain, is portrayed as a representative of Satan's world. In our research, we found that Moonies and members of many Christian sects with similar religious and political doctrines often focus on such beliefs to the exclusion of all other thought. 3. A cutting; a scion. Labels: obsolete
Word: sect Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /sɛkt/ 1. An ancient astrological concept, a form of polarity by which heavenly bodies were designated as either diurnal or nocturnal. Labels: historical, uncountable
Word: political Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From politic + -al. Pronunciation: /pəˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl/, [pəˈlɪɾ.ɪ.kəl], /pəˈlɪt.ə.kəl/, [pəˈlɪɾ.ə.kəl], /pəˈlət.ə.kəl/ 1. Concerning or relating to politics, the art and process of governing. Example: Political principles are rarely absolute, as political logic holds an imperfect result by compromise is better than a theoretically perfect abstention from the political process in the opposition. Example: As a political system democracy seems to me extraordinarily foolish, but I would not go out of my way to protest against it. My servant is, so far as I am concerned, welcome to as many votes as he can get. I would very gladly make mine over to him if I could. 2. Concerning a polity or its administrative components. Example: Good political staff is hard to find, they may neither be ambitious and corrupted by power nor tempted by private sector careers. 3. Inappropriately motivated by political calculation, as it pertains to elections, power dynamics, ideologies, etc. Labels: derogatory Example: The media alleged that the Federal Reserve chairman’s decision to cut rates before the election was political. 4. Of or relating to views about social relationships that involve power, standing, influence or conflict. 5. Interested in politics.
Word: political Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From politic + -al. Pronunciation: /pəˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl/, [pəˈlɪɾ.ɪ.kəl], /pəˈlɪt.ə.kəl/, [pəˈlɪɾ.ə.kəl], /pəˈlət.ə.kəl/ 1. A political agent or officer. Example: One such officer was Count Nikolai Ignatiev, a brilliant and ambitious political, who enjoyed the ear of the Tsar and burned to settle his country's scores with the British. 2. A publication focusing on politics. 3. A political prisoner.
Word: pseudonym Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Back-formation from pseudonymous, from French pseudonyme (“pseudonymous”, adjective), from Ancient Greek ψευδώνυμος (pseudṓnumos), from ψευδής (pseudḗs, “false”) and ὄνυμα (ónuma), a dialectal form of ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”). By surface analysis, pseudo- + -onym. Pronunciation: /ˈs(j)uː.də(ʊ).nɪm/, /ˈsu.də.nɪm/, /ˈsu.doʊ.nɪm/ 1. A fictitious name (more literally, a false name), as those used by writers and movie stars. Example: The Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson wrote "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. Example: I doubt, indeed, whether I should not abandon the struggle altogether—leave this sad world of ordinary life for which I am so ill fitted, abandon the name of Cummins for some professional pseudonym, complete my self-effacement, and—a thing of tricks and tatters, of posing and pretence—go upon the stage.
Word: false Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English false, fals, from Old English fals (“false; counterfeit; fraudulent; wrong; mistaken”), from Latin falsus (“counterfeit, false; falsehood”), perfect passive participle of fallō (“deceive”). Reinforced in Middle English by Anglo-Norman and Old French fals, faus. Compare Scots fals, false, Saterland Frisian falsk, German falsch, Dutch vals, Swedish and Danish falsk; all from Latin falsus. Displaced native Middle English les, lese, from Old English lēas (“false”); See lease, leasing. Doublet of faux. The verb is from Middle English falsen, falsien, from Old French falser, from Latin falsō (“falsify”), itself also from falsus; compare French fausser (“to falsify, to distort”). Pronunciation: /fɔːls/, /fɒls/, /fɔls/, /fɑls/ 1. Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect. Example: Also the rule of false position, with dyuers examples not onely vulgar, but some appertaynyng to the rule of Algeber. 2. Based on factually incorrect premises. Example: false legislation, false punishment 3. Spurious, artificial. Example: false teeth Example: At her invitation he outlined for her the succeeding chapters with terse military accuracy; and what she liked best and best understood was avoidance of that false modesty which condescends, turning technicality into pabulum. 4. Of a state in Boolean logic that indicates a negative result. 5. Uttering falsehood; dishonest or deceitful. Example: a false witness 6. Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous. Example: a false friend, lover, or subject; false to promises Example: I to my ſelf was falſe, e’re thou to me,[…] 7. Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous. Example: a false conclusion; a false construction in grammar Example: So downe he fell, as an huge rockie clift, / Whoſe falſe foundacion waues haue waſht away,[…] 8. Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which are temporary or supplemental. 9. Used in the vernacular name of a species (or group of species) together with the name of another species to which it is similar in appearance. Example: false scorpion (an arachnid) Example: false killer whale (a dolphin) 10. Out of tune.
Word: false Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English false, fals, from Old English fals (“false; counterfeit; fraudulent; wrong; mistaken”), from Latin falsus (“counterfeit, false; falsehood”), perfect passive participle of fallō (“deceive”). Reinforced in Middle English by Anglo-Norman and Old French fals, faus. Compare Scots fals, false, Saterland Frisian falsk, German falsch, Dutch vals, Swedish and Danish falsk; all from Latin falsus. Displaced native Middle English les, lese, from Old English lēas (“false”); See lease, leasing. Doublet of faux. The verb is from Middle English falsen, falsien, from Old French falser, from Latin falsō (“falsify”), itself also from falsus; compare French fausser (“to falsify, to distort”). Pronunciation: /fɔːls/, /fɒls/, /fɔls/, /fɑls/ 1. To incorrectly decode noise as if it were a valid signal. 2. To begin a race before being instructed to do so; to do a false start. Example: Records have been broken, races have been dedicated, dreams have been dreamed, starts have been falsed and nouns have been verbed. 3. To violate, to betray (a promise, an agreement, one’s faith, etc.). Labels: obsolete Example: And he that could with giftes and promiſes, Inueigle him that lead a thouſand horſe, And make him falſe his faith vnto his King, Will quickly win ſuch as be like himſelfe. 4. To counterfeit, to forge. Labels: obsolete 5. To make false, to corrupt from something true or real. Labels: obsolete
Word: false Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English false, fals, from Old English fals (“false; counterfeit; fraudulent; wrong; mistaken”), from Latin falsus (“counterfeit, false; falsehood”), perfect passive participle of fallō (“deceive”). Reinforced in Middle English by Anglo-Norman and Old French fals, faus. Compare Scots fals, false, Saterland Frisian falsk, German falsch, Dutch vals, Swedish and Danish falsk; all from Latin falsus. Displaced native Middle English les, lese, from Old English lēas (“false”); See lease, leasing. Doublet of faux. The verb is from Middle English falsen, falsien, from Old French falser, from Latin falsō (“falsify”), itself also from falsus; compare French fausser (“to falsify, to distort”). Pronunciation: /fɔːls/, /fɒls/, /fɔls/, /fɑls/ 1. In a dishonest and disloyal way; falsely. Example: Sweet Lord, you play me falſe.
Word: false Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English false, fals, from Old English fals (“false; counterfeit; fraudulent; wrong; mistaken”), from Latin falsus (“counterfeit, false; falsehood”), perfect passive participle of fallō (“deceive”). Reinforced in Middle English by Anglo-Norman and Old French fals, faus. Compare Scots fals, false, Saterland Frisian falsk, German falsch, Dutch vals, Swedish and Danish falsk; all from Latin falsus. Displaced native Middle English les, lese, from Old English lēas (“false”); See lease, leasing. Doublet of faux. The verb is from Middle English falsen, falsien, from Old French falser, from Latin falsō (“falsify”), itself also from falsus; compare French fausser (“to falsify, to distort”). Pronunciation: /fɔːls/, /fɒls/, /fɔls/, /fɑls/ 1. One of two options on a true-or-false test, that not representing true. Example: The student received a failing grade for circling every true and false on her quiz.
Word: Ecuador Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Ecuador, itself from ecuador (“equator”). Pronunciation: /ˈɛk.wə.dɔː/, /ˈɛk.wə.doː/, /ˈɛk.wə.dɔɹ/, /ˈek.wə.doː/, /ˈɛk.wə.dɔɾ/ 1. A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Ecuador. Capital: Quito. Example: Economists at Capital Economics wrote in an August note that dollarized countries El Salvador, Panama and Ecuador show “markedly lower inflation than elsewhere in the region.”
Word: Ecuador Part of Speech: noun Labels: no-gloss
Word: Spain Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Latin Hispānia Old French Espaignebor. Middle English Spayne English Spain From Middle English Spayne, from Anglo-Norman Espayne, from Late Latin Spania, from earlier Latin Hispānia. Displaced Old English Ispania, which was borrowed directly from Latin. Doublet of Hispania. Pronunciation: /speɪn/, /spæɪn/, /spen/, /spein/ 1. A country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula. Official name: Kingdom of Spain. Capital and largest city: Madrid. Example: The mountains of Spain consist of parallel ranges, running from east to west[…] Example: Spain fought with France constantly from 1494 through the 1540s, especially over Italy. 2. An English ethnic surname transferred from the nickname for someone with Spanish ancestry.
Word: Ethiopia Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Aethiopia, from Ancient Greek Αἰθιοπία (Aithiopía), from Αἰθίοψ (Aithíops), of Proto-Hellenic origin. Displaced native Old English Siġelhearwena land (literally “land of the sun worshippers”). Pronunciation: /ˌiːθiˈəʊ.pi.ə/, /ˌi.θiˈoʊ.pi.ə/, /ˌi.θeˈo.pe.ə/, /ˌiːθiːˈoːpi.ə/ 1. A country in East Africa. Example: Wheat has been and continues to be one of the most important cereal crops in Ethiopia in terms of both area under cultivation and production. Example: The death toll from two landslides in a remote region of southern Ethiopia on Monday has risen to 229, according to local authorities. 2. A country in East Africa. 3. A country in East Africa. 4. A country in East Africa. 5. A country in East Africa. 6. Sub-Saharan Africa, especially the parts south of Egypt and along and east of the Nile. Labels: historical Example: The Diamande is engendred in the mynes of India, Ethiopia, Arabia, Macedonia, and Cyprus, and in the golde mynes of the same countries. Example: The Greeks denominated this region of the country, undefined in its limits, Ethiopia or the ‘land of black faces’; the people we call Nubians, are by the Arabs comprehended under the general name of Baraba, and if you enter the bureau of a merchant, or the mansion of a wealthy personage at Cairo or Alexandria, you will be pretty sure to find the atendants to be Berberees.
Word: blood Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic inh Proto-West Germanic gem-pro>*blōþą>blood Proto-West Germanic *blōd Old English blōd Middle English blood English blood From Middle English blood, from Old English blōd, from Proto-West Germanic *blōd, from Proto-Germanic *blōþą, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- ("to swell") + -ó- (thematic vowel) + -to (nominalizer), i.e. "that which bursts out". Cognate with Scots blude, bluid (“blood”), North Frisian blud, blödj, Blör (“blood”), Saterland Frisian Bloud (“blood”), West Frisian bloed (“blood”), Cimbrian pluat, pluut (“blood”), Dutch bloed (“blood”), German Blut (“blood”), German Low German Blood, Bloot (“blood”), Luxembourgish Blutt (“blood”), Vilamovian błüt (“blood”), Yiddish בלוט (blut, “blood”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish blod (“blood”), Faroese and Icelandic blóð (“blood”), Crimean Gothic plut (“blood”), Gothic 𐌱𐌻𐍉𐌸 (blōþ, “blood”). Pronunciation: /blʌd/, /blʊd/ 1. To cause something to be covered with blood; to bloody. Labels: transitive Example: The French gentleman and Mr Adderly, at the desire of their commanding officer, had raised up the body of Jones, but as they could perceive but little (if any) sign of life in him, they again let him fall, Adderly damning him for having blooded his wastecoat […] 2. To let blood (from); to bleed. Labels: historical Example: On Sᵗ Stephens day the Farrier came constantly and blouded all the Cart-horses. Example: Mr Western, who imputed these symptoms in his daughter to her fall, advised her to be presently blooded by way of prevention. 3. To initiate into warfare or a blood sport, traditionally by smearing with the blood of the first kill witnessed. Labels: transitive Example: Roberts-Smith and his commander had made it clear the "rookie" needed to kill someone to truly become part of the squadron. They called it a "blooding". The assault patrols cleared the compound known as Whiskey 108 and declared it secure. An opportunity for a blooding emerged when a hidden tunnel was discovered in a courtyard. Inside, two Afghan men were found hiding. 4. To make eager for bloodshed or combat; to incite or enrage against. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: AIDS Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /eɪdz/ 1. Acronym of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable Example: The student-led group has consistently ranked among the top 20 fundraisers for the walkathon, organizers said. Started 15 years ago by a determined 7-year-old named Leo Beckerman, Kids Who Care has raised more than $500,000 for AIDS organizations, according to the Beckerman family, of Studio City. Example: Patients with AIDS become highly susceptible to infection by intracellular microbes normally contained by T cells (Fig. 4.8).
Word: AIDS Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /eɪdz/ 1. Extremely annoying or frustrating. Labels: offensive, slang, vulgar Example: Dude, this game is so fucking AIDS.
Word: disease Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-kt Proto-Indo-European *(H)yéh₁kt ~ *(H)ih₁kéntder. Latin iaciō Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *-ēō Latin -eō Latin iaceō Latin adiaceō Latin adiacēns? Old French eise Old French desaise Anglo-Norman desesebor. Middle English disese English disease From Middle English disese, from Anglo-Norman desese, disaise, from Old French desaise, from des- + aise. Displaced native Middle English adle, audle (“disease”) (from Old English ādl (“disease, sickness”), see adle), Middle English cothe, coathe (“disease”) (from Old English coþu (“disease”), see coath). By surface analysis, dis- + ease. Pronunciation: /dɪˈziːz/, [dɪˈzɪi̯z], /dɪˈziz/, /dəˈziz/, /dəˈziːz/ 1. An abnormal condition of a human, animal or plant that causes discomfort or dysfunction; distinct from injury insofar as the latter is usually instantaneously acquired. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The tomato plants had some kind of disease that left their leaves splotchy and their fruit withered. Example: The exposed workers had some kind of disease that left their skin splotchy and their faces withered. 2. Any abnormal or harmful condition, as of society, people's attitudes, way of living etc. Labels: countable, figuratively, uncountable Example: War is not man's great and terrible disease; war is a symptom, a result. The real disease is the virus of national sovereignty. 3. A lack of ease; uneasiness; trouble; vexation; disquiet. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: To ſhield thee from diſeaſes of the world, […]
Word: disease Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-kt Proto-Indo-European *(H)yéh₁kt ~ *(H)ih₁kéntder. Latin iaciō Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *-ēō Latin -eō Latin iaceō Latin adiaceō Latin adiacēns? Old French eise Old French desaise Anglo-Norman desesebor. Middle English disese English disease From Middle English disese, from Anglo-Norman desese, disaise, from Old French desaise, from des- + aise. Displaced native Middle English adle, audle (“disease”) (from Old English ādl (“disease, sickness”), see adle), Middle English cothe, coathe (“disease”) (from Old English coþu (“disease”), see coath). By surface analysis, dis- + ease. Pronunciation: /dɪˈziːz/, [dɪˈzɪi̯z], /dɪˈziz/, /dəˈziz/, /dəˈziːz/ 1. To cause unease; to annoy, irritate. Labels: obsolete Example: Whyll he yett ſpeake there cam won from the rulers off the ſynagogis houſſe which ſayde to hym: Thy doughter is deed diſeaſe not the maſter. Example: […]mote he ſoft himſelfe appeaſe, And fairely fare on foot, how euer loth; His double burden did him ſore diſeaſe. 2. To infect with a disease.