AKELA

Meaning of AKELA in English

[ α :'keɪlə ]

■ noun informal the adult leader of a group of Cub Scouts.

Origin

1920s: from the name of the leader of a wolf pack in Kipling's Jungle Books .

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

AKELA — I. a·ke·la variant of akala II. ake·la əˈkēlə noun ( -s ) Etymology: after Akela, wolf-pack leader in Rudyard Kipling's …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AKELA — /euh kee"leuh/ , n. (in the Cub Scouts) a pack leader. [ after Akela, leader of the wolf pack in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AKELA — n. adult leader of a Cub Scout pack; wolf character who is the leader of the wolf pack in Rudyard …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
AKELA — Akela BrE AmE ɑː ˈkeɪl ə
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
AKELA — A ‧ ke ‧ la /ɑːˈkeɪlə/ BrE AmE noun [countable] an adult who leads a group of ↑ Cub Scout …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AKELA — n. the adult leader of a group of Cub Scouts. [name of the leader of a wolf-pack in Kipling's Jungle …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AKELA — n. the adult leader of a group of Cub Scouts. [ name of the leader of a wolf-pack in Kipling's …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AKELA — n. the adult leader of a group of Cub Scouts. Etymology: name of the leader of a wolf-pack in Kipling's …
Oxford English vocab
CUB SCOUT — ( also Cub ) n a member of the junior branch of the Scouts , for boys aged between 8 …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary

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