THE SPHINX OF GIZA

Meaning of THE SPHINX OF GIZA in English

n. The Sphinx, large ancient statue in Giza (Egypt) that has the body of a lion and the head of a man

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SPHINX — Mythological creature with a lion's body and a human's head. It figures prominently in Egyptian and Greek art and legend. …
Английский словарь Британика
SPHINX — mythological creature with a lion's body and human head, an important image in Egyptian and Greek art and legend. The …
Britannica English vocabulary
SPHINX — n. Mythological creature with a lion's body and a human's head. It figures prominently in Egyptian and Greek art and …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GIZA — or El ~ or Al Jizah geographical name city N Egypt on W bank of the Nile near Cairo population …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SPHINX — ˈsfiŋ(k)s noun Etymology: Middle English Spynx the sphinx of Thebes who according to Greek legend destroyed all passers who could …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPHINX — (n.) The Guinea, or sphinx, baboon (Cynocephalus sphinx).
Английский словарь Webster
SPHINX — ( n. ) The Guinea, or sphinx, baboon (Cynocephalus sphinx).
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPHINX — /sfingks/ , n. , pl. sphinxes, sphinges /sfin"jeez/ . 1. (in ancient Egypt) a. a figure of an imaginary creature …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GIZA — /gee"zeuh/ , n. a city in N Egypt: a suburb of Cairo across the Nile; the ancient Egyptian pyramids and …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GIZA — n. city in north Egypt on the western bank of the Nile River; site of the Egyptian pyramids; family name
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GIZA — geographical name or El Giza el- ; or Al Ji·zah äl-ˈjē-zə city N Egypt on W bank of the Nile …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SPHINX — noun ( plural sphinx·es or sphin·ges ˈsfin-ˌjēz) Etymology: Latin, from Greek Sphinx, Sphix Date: 15th century 1. a. capitalized : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SPHINX — noun the guinea, or sphinx, baboon (cynocephalus sphinx). 2. sphinx ·noun hence: a person of enigmatical character and purposes, especially …
Webster English vocab
SPHINX — [sphinx] n, pl sphinx.es or sphin.ges [L, fr. Gk Sphinx, Sphix] 1 a cap: a winged female monster in Greek …
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SPHINX — sphinx, S\~ BrE AmE sfɪŋ k s ▷ sphinxes, Sphinx's ˈsfɪŋ k s ɪz -əz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GIZA — Giza BrE AmE ˈɡiːz ə
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SPHINX — / sfɪŋks; NAmE / noun (often the Sphinx ) an ancient Egyptian stone statue of a creature with a human …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPHINX — Sphinx, the BrE AmE 1 . the Great Sphinx a large, very ancient sphinx which is close to the Pyramids …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SPHINX — sphinx BrE AmE , Sphinx /sfɪŋks/ noun [countable] an ancient Egyptian image of a lion with a human head, lying …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GIZA — Gi ‧ za /ˈɡiːzə/ BrE AmE a city in Egypt, which was important in ancient times. The Pyramids and the …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SPHINX — n. 1 (Sphinx) (in Greek mythology) the winged monster of Thebes, having a woman's head and a lion's body, whose …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SPHINX — n. 1 (Sphinx) (in Greek mythology) the winged monster of Thebes, having a woman's head and a lion's body, whose …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SPHINX — n.1 (Sphinx) (in Greek mythology) the winged monster of Thebes, having a woman's head and a lion's body, whose riddle …
Oxford English vocab
SPHINX — also Sphinx ( sphinxes) The Sphinx is a large ancient statue of a creature with a human head and a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPHINX — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Behind them, the huge ugly building crouched like a sphinx , purring through iron tonsils. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SPHINX — [noun] [C] [plural] sphinx or sphinxes - an ancient imaginary creature with a lion's body and a woman's headAccording to …
Cambridge English vocab
SPHINX — [Greek] In ancient Egypt, the Sphinx is a male statue of a lion with the head of a human, sometimes …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
SPHINX — сущ. 1) сфинкс 2) загадочное существо; непонятный человек сфинкс загадочный человек - she was always a * to me она …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GIZA — Гиза
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SPHINX — sphinx.ogg sfıŋks n ( pl sphinges, sphinxes ʹsfıŋksız ) 1. 1> сфинкс 2> загадочный человек she was always a sphinx …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SPHINX — сущ.; мн. ч. sphinxes, sphinges1) сфинкс (каменное изваяние лежащего льва с человеческой головой) Egyptian Sphinges — египетские сфинксы 2) (Sphinx) …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
GIZA — г. Гиза г. Эль-Гиза
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SPHINX — n ( pl sphinges, sphinxes ʹsfıŋksız ) 1. 1> сфинкс 2> загадочный человек she was always a sphinx to me …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SPHINX — сущ. ; мн. sphinxes, sphinges 1) сфинкс ( каменное изваяние лежащего льва с человеческой головой ) Egyptian Sphinges — египетские …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SPHINX — сущ.; мн. sphinxes, sphinges 1) сфинкс (каменное изваяние лежащего льва с человеческой головой) Egyptian Sphinges — египетские сфинксы 2) (Sphinx) сфинкс (в др.-греч. …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SPHINX — энт. бражник; pl бражники (Sphingidae) - achemon sphinx - big poplar sphinx - catalpa sphinx - giant sphinx - Harris's sphinx - modest sphinx - pandorus sphinx - pine …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
SPHINX — энт. бражник; pl бражники ( Sphingidae ) - achemon sphinx - big poplar sphinx - catalpa sphinx - giant sphinx …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
GIZA — г. Гиза г. Эль-Гиза
Англо-Русский географический словарь
SPHINX — сущ. 1) сфинкс 2) загадочное существо; непонятный человек сфинкс загадочный человек - she was always a * to me она …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
EL GIZA — geographical name see: Giza
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
EL GIZA — /el gee"zeuh/ Giza. Also, El Gizeh .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EL GIZA — — see Giza
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GIZA, PYRAMIDS OF — Arabic: Ahramat Al-Jizah, Giza also spelled Gizeh, three 4th-dynasty (c. 2575c. 2465 BC) pyramids erected on a rocky plateau on …
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WELL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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