KRIO

Meaning of KRIO in English

/kree"oh/ , n.

an English-based creole of Sierra Leone, a first language of the residents of Freetown and its environs, and a lingua franca elsewhere in the country.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

KRIO — noun Etymology: ~, speaker of ~, ~ language, perhaps from Yoruba Kiriyó Christian, ultimately from Portuguese crioulo Creole Date: 1955 …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
KRIO — ˈkrēō noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Krio, speaker of Krio, Krio language, perhaps from Yoruba Kìrìyó Christian, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KRIO — noun Etymology: Krio, speaker of Krio, Krio language, perhaps from Yoruba Kiriyó Christian, ultimately from Portuguese crioulo Creole Date: 1955 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KRIO — [ 'kri:əʊ ] ■ noun an English-based Creole language of Sierra Leone. Origin prob. an alt. of Creole .
Concise Oxford English vocab
KRIO — [Krio] n [Krio, speaker of Krio, Krio language, perh. fr. Yoruba Kiriyo Christian, ultim. fr. Pg crioulo Creole] (1955): an …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
KRIO — Krio BrE AmE ˈkriː əʊ AmE \ -oʊ ▷ Krio|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
KRIO — n. Pronunciation: ' kr ē - ō Function: noun Etymology: Krio, speaker of Krio, Krio language, perhaps from Yoruba Kiriyó …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TOTE — I. transitive verb (~d; toting) Etymology: probably from an English-based creole; akin to Gullah & Krio tot to carry, of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
JUKEBOX — noun Etymology: from dialect jukehouse brothel, from juke to have sexual intercourse with, of Atlantic Creole origin; akin to Jamaican …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SIERRA LEONE — officially Republic of Sierra Leone Country, western Africa. Area: 27,699 sq mi (71,740 sq km). Population (2002 est.): 4,823,000. Capital: …
Английский словарь Британика
CRYOGENIC — I. |krīō|jenik adjective Etymology: cry- + -genic : of or relating to the production of very low temperatures II. adjective …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOOTY — I. ˈbüd.ē, -ütē, -i noun ( -es ) Etymology: modification (influenced by boot profit) of Middle French butin, from Middle …
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CRYOPLANATION — |krīō+ noun Etymology: cry- + planation : the modification of a land surface by intensive frost action that generally decreases …
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CRYOPHILIC — |krīō|filik adjective Etymology: cry- + -phile + -ic biology , biology : preferring low temperatures ; specifically of bacteria : …
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CRYOPEDOLOGIC — |krīō+ adjective : caused by or associated with permanently frozen ground or intensive frost action
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CRYOMAGNETIC — |krīō+ adjective Etymology: cry- + magnetic : relating to or dependent on the production of very low temperatures by the …
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CRYOHYDRIC — |krīō|hīdrik adjective Etymology: cryohydr ate + -ic : of or relating to a cryohydrate or the temperature at which it …
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CRYOHYDRATE — |krīō+ noun Etymology: cry- + hydrate : a crystalline solid of constant composition and definite freezing point that is obtained …
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CRYOGLOBULIN — |krīō+ noun Etymology: cry- + globulin : any of several proteins similar to gamma globulins (as in molecular weight) that …
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CRYMOTHERAPY — |krīmō+ noun or cryo·therapy |krīō+ Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary crym- or cry- + therapy; probably originally formed as French crymothérapie …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TOTE — I. ˈtōt transitive verb ( tot·ed ; tot·ing ) Etymology: probably from an English-based creole; akin to Gullah & Krio …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
JUKEBOX — noun Etymology: from dialect jukehouse brothel, from juke to have sexual intercourse with, of Atlantic Creole origin; akin to Jamaican …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TOTE — [tote] vt tot.ed ; tot.ing [perh. fr. an English-based creole; akin to Gullah & Krio tot to carry] (1677) 1: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CREOLE — pidgin language that has become established as the native language of a speech community. Examples are Gullah (derived from English) …
Britannica English vocabulary
SIERRA LEONE RIVER — river, an estuary on the Atlantic, in western Sierra Leone. Formed by Port Loko Creek and the Rokel River, it …
Britannica English vocabulary
SIERRA LEONE — officially Republic of Sierra Leone republic of western Africa. Facing the Atlantic Ocean to the west with a coast 210 …
Britannica English vocabulary
SIERRA LEONE — officially Republic of Sierra Leone Country, western Africa. Area: 27,699 sq mi (71,740 sq km). Population (2002 est.): 4,823,000. Capital: …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LANGUAGE — n. 25B6; noun the structure of language : SPEECH, writing, communication, conversation, speaking, talking, talk, discourse; words, vocabulary. the English …
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