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1900
word: affix word_type: noun expansion: affix (plural affixes) forms: form: affixes tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: Borrowed from Latin affixus, perfect passive participle of affigere (from ad- + figere), equivalent to ad- + fix. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses...
1901
word: affix word_type: verb expansion: affix (third-person singular simple present affixes, present participle affixing, simple past and past participle affixed) forms: form: affixes tags: present singular third-person form: affixing tags: participle present form: affixed...
1902
word: absorb word_type: verb expansion: absorb (third-person singular simple present absorbs, present participle absorbing, simple past and past participle absorbed or (archaic) absorpt) forms: form: absorbs tags: present singular third-person form: absorbing tags: participle p...
1903
word: absence word_type: noun expansion: absence (usually uncountable, plural absences) forms: form: absences tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English absence, from Old French absence, ausence, from Latin absentia, from absēns (“absent”), present active participle of absum (“I ...
1904
word: Syria word_type: name expansion: Syria forms: wikipedia: Syria etymology_text: From Middle English Sirie, from Latin Sȳria, from Ancient Greek Σῠρῐ́ᾱ (Suríā), ultimately from Akkadian 𒀸𒋩 (Aššur, “Assur”) and hence originally synonymous to Assyria. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glos...
1905
word: meat word_type: noun expansion: meat (countable and uncountable, plural meats) forms: form: meats tags: plural wikipedia: meat etymology_text: From Middle English mete, from Old English mete (“food”), from Proto-West Germanic *mati, from Proto-Germanic *matiz (“food”), from Proto-Indo-Europe...
1906
word: BOF word_type: noun expansion: BOF (countable and uncountable, plural BOFs) forms: form: BOFs tags: plural wikipedia: BOF etymology_text: senses_examples: text: Coordinate term: EOF text: Alternative form: BoF senses_categories: senses_glosses: Initialism of beginning of f...
1907
word: RFDS word_type: name expansion: RFDS forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: text: Early medical and RFDS memorabilia is on display inside. ref: 2011, Rough Guides Snapshot: Australia: Northern Territory (ISBN-13: 9781409360902) senses_categories: senses_glosses: Initialism ...
1908
word: beer word_type: noun expansion: beer (countable and uncountable, plural beers) forms: form: beers tags: plural wikipedia: A Dictionary of the English Language Oxford English Dictionary Samuel Johnson beer etymology_text: From Middle English bere, from Old English bēor (“beer”) (Oxford ...
1909
word: beer word_type: verb expansion: beer (third-person singular simple present beers, present participle beering, simple past and past participle beered) forms: form: beers tags: present singular third-person form: beering tags: participle present form: beered tags: ...
1910
word: beer word_type: noun expansion: beer (plural beers) forms: form: beers tags: plural wikipedia: beer etymology_text: table From Middle English beere, equivalent to be + -er. senses_examples: text: That meant, among other things, that he was going to be a fast-moving doer. And even when ...
1911
word: ID card word_type: noun expansion: ID card (plural ID cards) forms: form: ID cards tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From ID + card. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Abbreviation of identity card. senses_topics:
1912
word: software word_type: noun expansion: software (uncountable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From soft + -ware, by contrast with hardware (“the computer itself”). Coined by John Tukey in 1958. senses_examples: text: The "software" comprising the carefully planned interpretive routines, compilers...
1913
word: dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane word_type: noun expansion: dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (usually uncountable, plural dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethanes) forms: form: dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethanes tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From dichloro + diphenyl + trichloro + ethane. sens...
1914
word: sasquatch word_type: noun expansion: sasquatch (plural sasquatches) forms: form: sasquatches tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: Borrowed from Halkomelem sásq’ets (“hairy man”). senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: A large hairy humanoid creature of western North Amer...
1915
word: winter word_type: noun expansion: winter (countable and uncountable, plural winters) forms: form: winters tags: plural wikipedia: winter etymology_text: From Middle English winter, from Old English winter, from Proto-Germanic *wintruz (“winter”). Cognate with West Frisian winter (“winter”), ...
1916
word: winter word_type: verb expansion: winter (third-person singular simple present winters, present participle wintering, simple past and past participle wintered) forms: form: winters tags: present singular third-person form: wintering tags: participle present form: wi...
1917
word: winter word_type: adj expansion: forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: senses_topics:
1918
word: IAAF word_type: name expansion: IAAF forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Initialism of International Amateur Athletics Federation (1912–2001) and International Association of Athletics Federations (2001–2019). Organization renamed World Athletics ...
1919
word: Northern Marianas word_type: name expansion: Northern Marianas forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Short for Northern Mariana Islands. senses_topics:
1920
word: Niue word_type: name expansion: Niue forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From Niuean Niuē (“behold the coconut palm”), from niu (“coconut”) + ē (“o (vocative particle)”). senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: An island and country in Polynesia in Oceania, a self-governing state in free...
1921
word: neologisms word_type: noun expansion: neologisms forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: plural of neologism senses_topics:
1922
word: Vanuatu word_type: name expansion: Vanuatu forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: Borrowed from Bislama Vanuatu. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: A country and archipelago in Melanesia in Oceania. Official name: Republic of Vanuatu. Capital and largest city: Port Vila. senses_topics:...
1923
word: French Guiana word_type: name expansion: French Guiana forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: An overseas department and administrative region of France in South America. Official name: Department of French Guiana. senses_topics:
1924
word: dictionary word_type: noun expansion: dictionary (plural dictionaries) forms: form: dictionaries tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English dixionare, learned borrowing from Medieval Latin dictiōnārium, from Latin dictiōnārius, from dictiō (“a speaking”), from dictus, perfe...
1925
word: dictionary word_type: verb expansion: dictionary (third-person singular simple present dictionaries, present participle dictionarying, simple past and past participle dictionaried) forms: form: dictionaries tags: present singular third-person form: dictionarying tags: partici...
1926
word: debt-laden word_type: adj expansion: debt-laden (comparative more debt-laden, superlative most debt-laden) forms: form: more debt-laden tags: comparative form: most debt-laden tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: h...
1927
word: Switzerland word_type: name expansion: Switzerland forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: 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. senses_examples: text:...
1928
word: Switzerland word_type: noun expansion: Switzerland (uncountable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: 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. senses_exa...
1929
word: abominable snowman word_type: noun expansion: abominable snowman (plural abominable snowmen) forms: form: abominable snowmen tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: First attested in 1921. Calque of Tibetan མི་སྡུག་གངས་མི (mi sdug gangs mi), from མི་སྡུག (mi sdug, “repulsive, unlovely, ugly...
1930
word: um word_type: intj expansion: um forms: wikipedia: Speech disfluency etymology_text: Onomatopoeic. senses_examples: text: Um, I don’t know. type: example text: Let’s see... um... how about this? type: example text: It's a great test of the claims of open-source gurus, who ...
1931
word: um word_type: verb expansion: um (third-person singular simple present ums, present participle umming, simple past and past participle ummed) forms: form: ums tags: present singular third-person form: umming tags: participle present form: ummed tags: participl...
1932
word: um word_type: prep expansion: um forms: wikipedia: Speech disfluency etymology_text: From Middle English um, from Old Norse um, umb (“around, about”), from Proto-Germanic *umbi (“around”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi (“round about, around”). Cognate with Old English ymbe (“around”), West Frisian ...
1933
word: um word_type: particle expansion: um forms: wikipedia: Speech disfluency etymology_text: senses_examples: text: He um Growling Bear. He um heap big chief. type: example text: me heap brave—me talk to um white man so[…] me good injun, like um white man, mebbe so, ugh! ref: 1871,...
1934
word: die word_type: verb expansion: die (third-person singular simple present dies, present participle dying, simple past and past participle died) forms: form: dies tags: present singular third-person form: dying tags: participle present form: died tags: participl...
1935
word: die word_type: noun expansion: die (plural dies) forms: form: dies tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English dee, from Old French de (Modern French dé), from Latin datum, from datus (“given”), the past participle of dō (“to give”), from Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- (“to lay ...
1936
word: die word_type: noun expansion: die (plural dice or (nonstandard) dies) forms: form: dice tags: plural form: dies tags: nonstandard plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English dee, from Old French de (Modern French dé), from Latin datum, from datus (“given”), the pa...
1937
word: die word_type: noun expansion: die (plural dies) forms: form: dies tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: Variant spelling. senses_examples: text: He hath carried his friendship to this man to a blameable length, by too long concealing facts of the blackest die. ref: 1749, Henr...
1938
word: die word_type: verb expansion: die (third-person singular simple present dies, present participle dying, simple past and past participle died) forms: form: dies tags: present singular third-person form: dying tags: participle present form: died tags: participl...
1939
word: Falkland Islands word_type: name expansion: the Falkland Islands sg or pl forms: form: the Falkland Islands tags: canonical plural singular wikipedia: etymology_text: Name taken from the Falkland Sound, which was named for Viscount Falkland by John Strong, who landed on the islands ...
1940
word: US Virgin Islands word_type: name expansion: US Virgin Islands forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: text: I looked forward to seeing our friends and loved the long, serious conversations at Renaissance. But I needed some rest, and I was eager for the four days we had planned on St...
1941
word: Security Council word_type: name expansion: the Security Council forms: form: the Security Council tags: canonical wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: The UN Security Council. senses_topics:
1942
word: is word_type: verb expansion: is forms: wikipedia: IS etymology_text: From Middle English is, from Old English is, from Proto-West Germanic *ist, from Proto-Germanic *isti (a form of Proto-Germanic *wesaną (“to be”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti (“is”). Cognate with West Frisian is (“is”), Dutch i...
1943
word: is word_type: pron expansion: is forms: wikipedia: IS etymology_text: Alternative pronunciation of us. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Alternative spelling of us (“me”). senses_topics:
1944
word: is word_type: noun expansion: is forms: wikipedia: IS etymology_text: From i + -s. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Alternative form of i's. senses_topics:
1945
word: Iran word_type: name expansion: Iran forms: wikipedia: Iran Iran (word) etymology_text: From Iranian Persian ایران (irân), from Classical Persian ایران (ērān), from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭩𐭥𐭠𐭭 (ʾērān, “of the Aryans”). See 𐭠𐭩𐭥𐭠𐭭 (ʾērān) for word formation, further etymology and cognates. The name ...
1946
word: Armenia word_type: name expansion: Armenia forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: 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...
1947
word: Kropotkinist word_type: noun expansion: Kropotkinist (plural Kropotkinists) forms: form: Kropotkinists tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Kropotkin + -ist. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: An adherent of Peter Kropotkin's anarchist-communism; an anarcho-comm...
1948
word: Liechtenstein word_type: name expansion: Liechtenstein forms: wikipedia: Liechtenstein Liechtenstein Castle (Maria Enzersdorf) etymology_text: From German Liechtenstein, after the name of the ruling dynasty, which in turn derives its name from that of Liechtenstein Castle, which means “bright stone”,...
1949
word: Liechtenstein word_type: adj expansion: Liechtenstein (not comparable) forms: wikipedia: Liechtenstein Liechtenstein Castle (Maria Enzersdorf) etymology_text: From German Liechtenstein, after the name of the ruling dynasty, which in turn derives its name from that of Liechtenstein Castle, which means...
1950
word: scrimmage word_type: noun expansion: scrimmage (plural scrimmages) forms: form: scrimmages tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: A corruption of skirmish. senses_examples: text: get caught up in a scrimmage type: example senses_categories: senses_glosses: A rough fight....
1951
word: scrimmage word_type: verb expansion: scrimmage (third-person singular simple present scrimmages, present participle scrimmaging, simple past and past participle scrimmaged) forms: form: scrimmages tags: present singular third-person form: scrimmaging tags: participle pres...
1952
word: Uzbekistan word_type: name expansion: Uzbekistan forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: Uncertain; possibly from Turkic uz (“genuine”) + Sogdian [Term?] (/⁠bek⁠/, “master”) (for the second element, see Turkish bey). The suffix is known to be from Classical Persian ـِستان (istān, “stan”). senses_examples: ...
1953
word: EOF word_type: noun expansion: EOF (countable and uncountable, plural EOFs) forms: form: EOFs tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Initialism of end of file. Initialism of end of field. senses_topics: computing engineering ...
1954
word: EOF word_type: name expansion: EOF forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Initialism of Enterprise Objects Framework. Initialism of Elswick Ordnance Factory. senses_topics: computing engineering mathematics natural-sciences physical-sci...
1955
word: DDT word_type: noun expansion: DDT (usually uncountable, plural DDTs) forms: form: DDTs tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Abbreviation of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (“compound originally developed as an insecticide”) senses...
1956
word: DDT word_type: noun expansion: DDT (plural DDTs) forms: form: DDTs tags: plural wikipedia: DDT (professional wrestling) etymology_text: Various theories; see DDT (professional wrestling). senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: a move where a wrestler puts another wrestler in...
1957
word: picosecond word_type: noun expansion: picosecond (plural picoseconds) forms: form: picoseconds tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From pico- (“metric prefix”) + second. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: An SI unit of time equal to 10⁻¹² seconds. Symbol: ps senses_...
1958
word: American Samoa word_type: name expansion: American Samoa forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: text: SECRETARY James G. Blaine, on April 11, 1889, instructed the American Samoa commissioners at Berlin that the plan of governing natives without their consent was "not in harmony with...
1959
word: Svalbard word_type: name expansion: Svalbard forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: Borrowed from Old Norse Svalbarð n probably through Norwegian. From svalr (“cool”) + barð (“edge, brim”), thus roughly meaning “cold shore”, probably alluding to the treeless landscape mostly covered with grass. The name wa...
1960
word: Norfolk Island word_type: name expansion: Norfolk Island forms: wikipedia: Edward Howard, 9th Duke of Norfolk Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk Henry Howard, 7th Duke of Norfolk James Cook Mary Howard, Duchess of Norfolk Norfolk Island William Ambrosia Cowley etymology_text: From the duchy ...
1961
word: sky word_type: noun expansion: sky (plural skies) forms: form: skies tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: The noun is derived from Middle English ski, skie, sky (“firmament, heavens, sky; cloud; cloud of mist or vapour; fog, mist; (astrology) certain configuration of the heavens; (astron...
1962
word: sky word_type: verb expansion: sky (third-person singular simple present skies, present participle skying, simple past and past participle skied or skyed) forms: form: skies tags: present singular third-person form: skying tags: participle present form: skied tags...
1963
word: LOL word_type: intj expansion: LOL forms: wikipedia: LOL Loyal Orange Lodge etymology_text: Acronyms. Laugh Out Loud abbreviation apparently coined by Canadian Wayne Pearson in the early-to-mid 1980s and first attested in 1989. senses_examples: text: SHEESH !!!! ¶ LOL (Laugh out loud) &&&& ¶...
1964
word: LOL word_type: verb expansion: LOL (third-person singular simple present LOLs, present participle LOLing, simple past and past participle LOLed or LOLd or LOL'd) forms: form: LOLs tags: present singular third-person form: LOLing tags: participle present form: LOLed ...
1965
word: LOL word_type: noun expansion: LOL (plural LOLs) forms: form: LOLs tags: plural wikipedia: LOL Loyal Orange Lodge etymology_text: Acronyms. Laugh Out Loud abbreviation apparently coined by Canadian Wayne Pearson in the early-to-mid 1980s and first attested in 1989. senses_examples: text...
1966
word: South Korea word_type: name expansion: South Korea forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From south + Korea, due to its southerly position on the Korean peninsula. senses_examples: text: HSI data indicates that up to a million dogs are bred and sacrificed annually in South Korea for human consumptio...
1967
word: insusurration word_type: noun expansion: insusurration (uncountable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From Latin insusurratio, from insusurrare (“to whisper into”). senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: The act of whispering into something. senses_topics:
1968
word: data structure word_type: noun expansion: data structure (plural data structures) forms: form: data structures tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Any form of storing and organizing data in a computer so that it can be accessed ef...
1969
word: abscissin word_type: noun expansion: abscissin (usually uncountable, plural abscissins) forms: form: abscissins tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From abscission + -in. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: A plant hormone controlling the dropping off or abscission o...
1970
word: gismu word_type: noun expansion: gismu (plural gismu) forms: form: gismu tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: Borrowed from Lojban gismu. senses_examples: text: When two gismu are adjacent, the first one modifies the second, and the selbri takes its place structure from the rightmo...
1971
word: colon word_type: noun expansion: colon (plural colons or cola) forms: form: colons tags: plural form: cola tags: plural wikipedia: colon etymology_text: From Latin cōlon (“a member of a verse of poem”), from Ancient Greek κῶλον (kôlon, “a member, limb, clause, part of a verse”). ...
1972
word: colon word_type: noun expansion: colon (plural colons or cola or coli) forms: form: colons tags: plural form: cola tags: plural form: coli tags: plural wikipedia: colon etymology_text: From Latin cŏlon (“large intestine”), from Ancient Greek κόλον (kólon, “the large i...
1973
word: colon word_type: noun expansion: colon (plural colons) forms: form: colons tags: plural wikipedia: colon etymology_text: From French colon. senses_examples: text: The reaction of the European colons, a mixture of shock and fear, was to demand further draconian measures and to suspend ...
1974
word: Brunei word_type: name expansion: Brunei forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From Malay Brunei, probably ultimately from Sanskrit वरुण (váruṇa), which also referred to the island of Borneo (a likely cognate to Brunei). senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: A country in Southeast Asia. ...
1975
word: Aaronical word_type: adj expansion: Aaronical (comparative more Aaronical, superlative most Aaronical) forms: form: more Aaronical tags: comparative form: most Aaronical tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Alter...
1976
word: Western Sahara word_type: name expansion: Western Sahara forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: A territory and former Spanish colony in North Africa, now mostly occupied by Morocco, which claims ownership over the territory. senses_topics:
1977
word: baglo word_type: noun expansion: baglo (plural baglos) forms: form: baglos tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: A two-masted trading boat. senses_topics: nautical transport
1978
word: Tajikistan word_type: name expansion: Tajikistan forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: Borrowed from Tajik Тоҷикистон (Tojikiston), from Classical Persian تاجیکستان (tājīkistān). senses_examples: text: Rahmon, addressing Putin directly, said that Tajikistan and other countries in the vast region hav...
1979
word: accelerate word_type: verb expansion: accelerate (third-person singular simple present accelerates, present participle accelerating, simple past and past participle accelerated) forms: form: accelerates tags: present singular third-person form: accelerating tags: participle ...
1980
word: accelerate word_type: adj expansion: accelerate (not comparable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: First attested in the 1520s. Either from Latin accelerātus, perfect passive participle of accelerō (“I accelerate, hasten”), formed from ad + celerō (“I hasten”), which is from celer (“quick”) (see celer...
1981
word: touring word_type: adj expansion: touring (not comparable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: text: a touring company type: example text: If you are not using a touring-specific bike and you have large feet, you could have problems with your heels striking your rear ...
1982
word: touring word_type: verb expansion: touring forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: present participle and gerund of tour senses_topics:
1983
word: touring word_type: noun expansion: touring (plural tourings) forms: form: tourings tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: text: Finally, there was the 40-hp machine from the previous year, on the 120-inch wheelbase and listed in four body styles, tourings and roadst...
1984
word: toddick word_type: noun expansion: toddick (plural toddicks) forms: form: toddicks tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Scots [Term?]. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: A dish upon which the miller's share was measured as compensation for milling the farmer's...
1985
word: Saudi Arabia word_type: name expansion: Saudi Arabia forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: See Saudi and Arabia. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: A country in Western Asia, in the Middle East. Official name: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Capital: Riyadh. senses_topics:
1986
word: phillumenist word_type: noun expansion: phillumenist (plural phillumenists) forms: form: phillumenists tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From phil- (“love of”) + Latin lumen (“light”) + -ist. senses_examples: text: There is a new and happy breed, the Phillumenists, better known ...
1987
word: Central African Republic word_type: name expansion: the Central African Republic forms: form: the Central African Republic tags: canonical wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: A country in Central Africa. senses_topics:
1988
word: Romania word_type: name expansion: Romania forms: wikipedia: Romania etymology_text: From Romanian român (“Romanian”) (in turn from Latin romanus (“Roman”)) + -ia. Doublet of Romagna. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: A country in Southeast Europe. Capital and largest city: Buchar...
1989
word: Romania word_type: name expansion: Romania forms: wikipedia: Romania etymology_text: From Latin Rōmānia, from Byzantine Greek Ῥωμανία (Rhōmanía), itself from Latin rōmānus. senses_examples: text: There is a significant coincidence of dates between several events: the splitting of the Paulician c...
1990
word: Romania word_type: name expansion: Romania forms: wikipedia: Romania etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Obsolete form of Romagna. senses_topics:
1991
word: Mayotte word_type: name expansion: Mayotte forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From French Mayotte, from Arabic مَيِّت (mayyit, “dead”). senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: An archipelago, overseas department, and administrative region of France, formerly an overseas territorial coll...
1992
word: Turkmenistan word_type: name expansion: Turkmenistan forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From Turkmen Türkmenistan, from Türkmen (“Turk-like; Turkmen”) + Classical Persian ـستان (-istān, “-stan”). senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: A country in Central Asia. Capital: Ashgabat. sense...
1993
word: Cook Islands word_type: name expansion: Cook Islands forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: Named after Captain James Cook. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: An archipelago and self-governing country in Oceania, in free association with New Zealand. senses_topics:
1994
word: false word_type: adj expansion: false (comparative falser, superlative falsest) forms: form: falser tags: comparative form: falsest tags: superlative wikipedia: false etymology_text: From Middle English false, fals, from Old English fals (“false; counterfeit; fraudulent; wrong; m...
1995
word: false word_type: verb expansion: false (third-person singular simple present falses, present participle falsing, simple past and past participle falsed) forms: form: falses tags: present singular third-person form: falsing tags: participle present form: falsed tag...
1996
word: false word_type: adv expansion: false (comparative more false, superlative most false) forms: form: more false tags: comparative form: most false tags: superlative wikipedia: false etymology_text: From Middle English false, fals, from Old English fals (“false; counterfeit; fraudu...
1997
word: false word_type: noun expansion: false (plural falses) forms: form: falses tags: plural wikipedia: false etymology_text: From Middle English false, fals, from Old English fals (“false; counterfeit; fraudulent; wrong; mistaken”), from Latin falsus (“counterfeit, false; falsehood”), perfect pa...
1998
word: North Korea word_type: name expansion: North Korea forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: text: The Little Assembly directed the commission to hold elections "wherever possible" which means, in effect, the United States-occupied zone. Russia, occupying North Korea, has boycotted the...
1999
word: baggala word_type: noun expansion: baggala (plural baggalas) forms: form: baggalas tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Arabic بَغْلَة (baḡla, literally “she-mule”). senses_examples: text: A baghla was among the largest Arab ocean-going vessels and displayed some traces of Eur...