KRU LANGUAGES

Meaning of KRU LANGUAGES in English

Branch of the Niger-Congo language family .

It consists of some 24 languages (or language clusters) spoken by some three million Kru people living in the forest regions of southwestern Côte d'Ivoire and southern Liberia.

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KRU LANGUAGES — Branch of the Niger-Congo language family . It consists of some 24 languages (or language clusters) spoken by some three …
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KRU LANGUAGES — a branch of the Niger-Congo language family that consists of some 24 languages (or language clusters) spoken by some three …
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KRU — Group of peoples of Liberia and Côte d'Ivoire, including the Bassa, Krahn, Grebo, Klao (Kru), Bakwe, and Bete. They speak …
Английский словарь Британика
KRU — ˈkrü noun ( plural kru or krus ) Usage: usually capitalized 1. a. : an indigenous Negro people of Liberia …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KRU — [ kru: ] ■ noun ( plural same) 1》 a member of a seafaring people of the coast of Liberia …
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KRU — any of a group of peoples inhabiting southern Liberia and southwestern Cte d'Ivoire. The Kru languages constitute a branch of …
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KRU — Kru BrE AmE kruː ▷ Krus kruːz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
KRU — n. & adj. (also Kroo) --n. (pl. same) a member of a Black seafaring people on the coast of Liberia. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KRU — n. & adj. (also Kroo) n. (pl. same) a member of a Black seafaring people on the coast of Liberia. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
KRU — n. & adj. (also Kroo) --n. (pl. same) a member of a Black seafaring people on the coast of Liberia. …
Oxford English vocab
KRU — n. Group of peoples of Liberia and Côte d'Ivoire, including the Bassa, Krahn, Grebo, Klao (Kru), Bakwe, and Bete. They …
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KRU — [Other] A Cambodian shaman, especially active as a curer. He exorcises the evil spirits of disease. The kru uses vegetable …
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KROO — ˈkrü noun or kroo·boy -ˌbȯi ( plural kroo or krooboys ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Kroo alteration of Kru : …
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CROUP — ~ 1 [ kru:p ] ■ noun inflammation of the larynx and trachea in children, associated with infection and causing …
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CRUSADE — crusade.ogg 1. kru:ʹseıd n 1. ист. крестовый поход 2. кампания в защиту ( чего-л. ) или поход против ( чего-л. …
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CRUISE — cruise.ogg 1. kru:z n 1. морское путешествие, плавание: round-the-world cruise - кругосветный круиз 2. крейсирование 3. ав. крейсерский полёт 4. …
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CRUDE — crude.ogg 1. kru:d n сырая нефть, нефть-сырец 2. kru:d a 1. сырой, необработанный; неочищенный crude spirit - неочищенный спирт crude …
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CROUP — _I kru:p n 1. круп ( лошади и т. п. ) 2. шутл. ягодицы _II kru:p n мед. , вет. …
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CROON — croon.ogg 1. kru:n n тихое проникновенное пение, особ. перед микрофоном 2. kru:n v 1. 1> напевать вполголоса to croon a …
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CREW — crew.ogg _I 1. kru: n 1. 1> судовая команда; экипаж ( судна и т. п. ) airplane crew - экипаж …
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CRUSADE — 1. [kru:ʹseıd] n 1. ист. крестовый поход 2. кампания в защиту ( чего-л. ) или поход против ( чего-л. ) …
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CRUISE — 1. [kru:z] n 1. морское путешествие, плавание: round-the-world ~ - кругосветный круиз 2. крейсирование 3. ав. крейсерский полёт 4. лес. …
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CRUDE — 1. [kru:d] n сырая нефть, нефть-сырец 2. [kru:d] a 1. сырой, необработанный; неочищенный ~ spirit - неочищенный спирт ~ oil …
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CROUP — I [kru:p] n 1. круп ( лошади и т. п. ) 2. шутл. ягодицы II [kru:p] n мед. , вет. …
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CROON — 1. [kru:n] n тихое проникновенное пение, особ. перед микрофоном 2. [kru:n] v 1. 1) напевать вполголоса to ~ a lullaby …
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CREW — I 1. [kru:] n 1. 1) судовая команда; экипаж ( судна и т. п. ) airplane ~ - экипаж самолёта …
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CRUSADE — 1. kru:ʹseıd n 1. ист. крестовый поход 2. кампания в защиту ( чего-л. ) или поход против ( чего-л. ) …
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CRUISE — 1. kru:z n 1. морское путешествие, плавание: round-the-world cruise - кругосветный круиз 2. крейсирование 3. ав. крейсерский полёт 4. лес. …
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CROUP — _I kru:p n 1. круп ( лошади и т. п. ) 2. шутл. ягодицы _II kru:p n мед. , вет. …
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CREW — _I 1. kru: n 1. 1> судовая команда; экипаж ( судна и т. п. ) airplane crew - экипаж самолёта …
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