DARK CONTINENT

Meaning of DARK CONTINENT in English

n. Africa; term used in the 19th century referring to Africa before its large areas had been explored

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DARK CONTINENT — noun Date: 1829 the continent of Africa, something unknown or unexplored
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DARK CONTINENT — Date: 1829 1. often capitalized D&C : the continent of Africa 2. : something unknown or unexplored the microscope opened …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DARK CONTINENT — Function: noun Date: 1829 1 often capitalized D&C : the continent of Africa 2 : something unknown or unexplored
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DARK CONTINENT — ˌDark ˈContinent, the BrE AmE a name given to Africa by Europeans in the 19th century. The name suggests that …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DARK CONTINENT — Африка (ирон. - об отдаленных или нецивилизованных странах)
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DARK CONTINENT — Африка (ирон. - об отдаленных или нецивилизованных странах)
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DARK CONTINENT — Африка (ирон. - об отдаленных или нецивилизованных странах)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
DARK CONTINENT — n. Африка
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DARK CONTINENT — n. Африка
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DARK CONTINENT — 1) "черный континент", Африка 2) глушь, глухомань, тьмутаракань
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DARK CONTINENT — 1) "черный континент", Африка 2) глушь, глухомань, тьмутаракань
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
DARK CONTINENT — Африка (ирон. - об отдаленных или нецивилизованных странах)
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DARK CONTINENT — Африка (ирон. - об отдаленных или нецивилизованных странах)
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CONTINENT — One of seven large continuous masses of land: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia (listed in …
Английский словарь Британика
DARK — I. ˈdärk, ˈdȧk adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English derk, from Old English deorc; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CONTINENT — I. ˈkänt( ə )nənt, -tənənt adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin continent-, continens, from present participle of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DARK — (a.) Destitute, or partially destitute, of light; not receiving, reflecting, or radiating light; wholly or partially black, or of some …
Английский словарь Webster
CONTINENT — (a.) One of the grand divisions of land on the globe; the main land; specifically (Phys. Geog.), a large body …
Английский словарь Webster
CONTINENT — (a.) Not interrupted; connected; continuous; as, a continent fever.
Английский словарь Webster
DARK — ( a. ) Destitute, or partially destitute, of light; not receiving, reflecting, or radiating light; wholly or partially black, or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CONTINENT — ( a. ) One of the grand divisions of land on the globe; the main land; specifically (Phys. Geog.), a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CONTINENT — ( a. ) Not interrupted; connected; continuous; as, a continent fever.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DARK — /dahrk/ , adj., darker, darkest , n. , v. adj. 1. having very little or no light: a dark room. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CONTINENT — /kon"tn euhnt/ , n. 1. one of the main landmasses of the globe, usually reckoned as seven in number (Europe, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DARK — I. ˈdärk adjective Etymology: Middle English derk, from Old English deorc; akin to Old High German tarchannen to hide Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CONTINENT — I. ˈkän-tə-nənt adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin continent-, continens, from present participle of continēre to hold …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DARK — vt to darken to obscure. 2. dark ·adj deprived of sight; blind. 3. dark ·noun the condition of ignorance; gloom; …
Webster English vocab
CONTINENT — adj that which contains anything; a receptacle. 2. continent ·adj serving to restrain or limit; restraining; opposing. 3. continent ·adj …
Webster English vocab
CONTINENT — ~ 1 ■ noun 1》 any of the world's main continuous expanses of land (Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South …
Concise Oxford English vocab
DARK — [dark] adj [ME derk, fr. OE deorc; akin to OHG tarchannen to hide] (bef. 12c) 1 a: devoid or partially …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CONTINENT — [con.ti.nent] adj [ME, fr. MF, fr. L continent-, continens, fr. prp. of continere to hold in--more at contain] (14c) 1: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CONTINENT — one of the larger continuous masses of land, namely, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia, listed …
Britannica English vocabulary
CONTINENT — continent BrE AmE ˈkɒnt ɪn ənt -ən- AmE \ ˈkɑːnt ə n‿ənt ▷ continent|ly li ▷ continent|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DARK — / dɑːk; NAmE dɑːrk/ adjective , noun ■ adjective ( dark·er , dark·est ) WITH LITTLE LIGHT 1. with no …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONTINENT — / ˈkɒntɪnənt; NAmE ˈkɑːn-/ noun 1. [ C ] one of the large land masses of the earth such as …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DARK — I. dark 1 S2 W1 /dɑːk $ dɑːrk/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative darker , superlative darkest ) [ Word …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CONTINENT — I. con ‧ ti ‧ nent 1 /ˈkɒntənənt, ˈkɒntɪnənt $ ˈkɑːn-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Word Family: adjective : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DARK — adj. & n. --adj. 1 with little or no light. 2 of a deep or sombre colour. 3 (of a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CONTINENT — n. 1 any of the main continuous expanses of land (Europe, Asia, Africa, N. and S. America, Australia, Antarctica). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DARK — adj. & n. adj. 1 with little or no light. 2 of a deep or sombre colour. 3 (of a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CONTINENT — n. 1 any of the main continuous expanses of land (Europe, Asia, Africa, n. and S. America, Australia, Antarctica). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DARK — adj. & n. --adj. 1. with little or no light. 2 of a deep or sombre colour. 3 (of a …
Oxford English vocab
CONTINENT — 1. n.1 any of the main continuous expanses of land (Europe, Asia, Africa, N. and S. America, Australia, Antarctica). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
DARK — ( darker, darkest) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. When it is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONTINENT — ( continents) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A continent is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONTINENT — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A ~ is a very …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
DARK — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a dark cloud (= a black or grey cloud ) ▪ A dark cloud …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CONTINENT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE different ▪ It is different on the continent . ▪ Readers of Rupert Murdoch's …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DARK — [noun] [U]If you eat carrots does it really help you to see in the dark?I've always been afraid of the …
Cambridge English vocab
CONTINENT — n. One of seven large continuous masses of land: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia (listed …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DARK — Synonyms and related words : Egyptian darkness, Erebus, Gothicism, Stygian, ableptical, abominable, abstruse, adiaphanous, age of ignorance, amaurotic, amoral, amorphous, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DARK — n. Function: adjective 1 deficient in light FF1C; a dark room FF1E; Synonyms: caliginous, dim, dun, dusk, dusky, gloomy, lightless, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
CONTINENT — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ African , Australian , North American , etc. ▪ entire , whole VERB + CONTINENT ▪ cross …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
DARK — See ↑ DARK 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a shot in the dark • ↑ be in the dark • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
DARK — INDEX: 1. dark and with little or no light 2. to become dark 3. darkness RELATED WORDS opposite ↑ LIGHT …
Longman Activator English vocab
DARK — n. 25B6; adjective a dark night : BLACK, pitch-black, jet-black, inky; unlit, unilluminated; starless, moonless; dingy, gloomy, dusky, shadowy, shady; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DARK — adj. 1 unlit, unlighted, unilluminated, ill-lighted, ill-lit, sunless; black, Stygian, pitch-dark, inky, jet-black We cowered in a recess in the …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
DARK — adjective BAD : Soon it began to become dark and it was time to go home. GOOD : Soon it …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
DARK — 1. прил. 1) а) темный to grow dark ≈ темнеть as dark as night ≈ темный как ночь The room …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CONTINENT — I прил. 1) сдержанный, спокойный; умеренный (в потребностях, запросах) Syn : reserved, restrained, abstinent 2) целомудренный, добродетельный; воздержанный (в сексуальном …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DARK — dark.ogg 1. dɑ:k n 1. темнота, тьма; ночь after dark - после наступления темноты at dark - а) в темноте; …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CONTINENT — continent.ogg _I ʹkɒntınənt n 1. материк, континент 2. (the Continent) Европейский материк ( в отличие от Британских о-вов ) 3. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CONTINENT — I [ʹkɒntınənt] n 1. материк, континент 2. (the Continent) Европейский материк ( в отличие от Британских о-вов ) 3. континентальная …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
DARK — 1. dɑ:k n 1. темнота, тьма; ночь after dark - после наступления темноты at dark - а) в темноте; б) …
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