GUAN

Meaning of GUAN in English

[ gwα:n ]

■ noun a large pheasant-like tree-dwelling bird of tropical American rainforests. [ Penelope and other genera: several species.]

Origin

C17: via Amer. Sp. from Miskito kwamu .

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

GUAN — noun Etymology: alteration of earlier quam, probably from Kuna (Chibchan language of Panama) kwama Date: 1743 any of various large …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GUAN — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Guan Hanqing Guan Yu Guan Di
Английский словарь Британика
GUAN — ˈgwän noun ( -s ) Etymology: American Spanish : any of various large tropical American birds (family Cracidae) that are …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GUAN — (n.) Any one of many species of large gallinaceous birds of Central and South America, belonging to Penelope, Pipile, Ortalis, …
Английский словарь Webster
GUAN — ( n. ) Any one of many species of large gallinaceous birds of Central and South America, belonging to Penelope, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GUAN — /gwahn/ , n. a large game bird of the curassow family, common in dense woodlands of Central and South America, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GUAN — n. large bird of the curassow family resembling a turkey that lives in trees and eats fruits (native to Central …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
GUAN — noun Etymology: alteration of earlier quam, probably from Kuna (Chibchan language of Panama) kwama Date: 1743 : any of various …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GUAN — noun any one of many species of large gallinaceous birds of central and south america, belonging to penelope, pipile, ortalis, …
Webster English vocab
GUAN — [guan] n [alter. of earlier quam, prob. fr. Cuna (Chibchan language of Panama) kwama] (1743): any of various large tropical …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GUAN — any of several small birds of the curassow family. See curassow.
Britannica English vocabulary
GUAN — n. any of various game-birds of the family Cracidae, of tropical America. [prob. f. a native name]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GUAN — n. any of various game-birds of the family Cracidae, of tropical America. [ prob. f. a native name ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GUAN — n. any of various game-birds of the family Cracidae, of tropical America. Etymology: prob. f. a native name
Oxford English vocab
GUAN — n. Guan Hanqing Guan Yu Guan Di
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GUAN — орнит. 1) кракс, гокко; pl краксы, гокко, древесные куры (Cracidae) 2) пенелопа (Penelopa) • - black guan - crested guan - dusky guan - horned guan - sickle-winged …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
GUAN — орнит. 1) кракс, гокко; pl краксы, гокко, древесные куры ( Cracidae ) 2) пенелопа ( Penelopa ) • - black …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
GUAN — n. Pronunciation: ' gwän Function: noun Etymology: alteration of earlier quam, probably from Kuna (Chibchan language of Panama) kwama Date: …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
GUAN YU — or Kuan Yü or Guan Di died 219 Military hero of the Three Kingdoms era (3rd century AD) who started …
Английский словарь Британика
GUAN HANQING — or Kuan Han-ch'ing born 1241?, Dadu, China died 1320?, China Chinese dramatist. He belonged to a writers' guild that provided …
Английский словарь Британика
PIPING GUAN — noun : a guan of the genus Pipile
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SONGGYUN'GUAN — original name Kukhak national university of Korea under the Koryo (9351392) and Yi, or Choson (13921910), dynasties. Named the Kukhak …
Britannica English vocabulary
GUAN YU — or Kuan Yü or Guan Di died 219 Military hero of the Three Kingdoms era (3rd century AD) who started …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GUAN HANQING — or Kuan Han-ch'ing born 1241?, Dadu, China died 1320?, China Chinese dramatist. He belonged to a writers' guild that provided …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TIAN-GUAN — [Chinese] The Ruler of Heaven and one of the three rulers, the San-guan. He bestows wealth and good luck. All …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
SHUI-GUAN — [Chinese] One of the San-guan. Shui-guan is the Ruler of Water. He helps the believer to overcome obstacles. All three …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
SAN-GUAN — [Chinese] "Three rulers", the name for three Taoist deities, namely Tian-guan, Di-guan, and Shui-guan. They play an important part in …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
GUAN-YIN — [Chinese] The Chinese bodhisattva (Buddhistic prophet) to whom childless women turn for help. He manifests himself in any conceivable form …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
GUAN-DI — [Chinese] "Emperor Guan", the Taoist god of war. He opposes all disturbers of the peace. He is charged with the …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
DI-GUAN — [Chinese] The Ruler of the Earth in religious Taoism. One of the three San-guan. He plays an important part in …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
MBAY — also called Caduveo, or Guaycur, South American Indians of the Argentine, Paraguayan, and Brazilian Chaco, speakers of a Guaycuruan language. …
Britannica English vocabulary
CHINESE MYTHOLOGY — All the articles available in the Chinese mythology section of the Encyclopedia Mythica: Ba; Ba Xian; Bixia Yuanjin; Cai-shen; Cao …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab

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