GUR

Meaning of GUR in English

[ gə: ]

■ noun a branch of the Niger–Congo family of languages, spoken in parts of West Africa.

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GUR — I. noun or goor ˈgu̇(ə)r ( -s ) Etymology: Hindi guṛ coarse sugar, molasses, from Sanskrit guḍa : jaggery II. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GUR — /goor/ , n. a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, including Mossi and other languages spoken in Burkina Faso, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GUR — n. Voltaic, group of languages spoken in western Africa, subgroup of the Niger-Congo family of languages
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GUR — [ gʊr ] ■ noun (in the Indian subcontinent) unrefined, solid brown sugar made by boiling sugar cane juice until …
Concise Oxford English vocab
GUR — Gur BrE AmE ɡʊə AmE \ ɡʊ ə r
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
.GUR — Gutsch & Exner Software Update Undo
Computer Abbreviations English vocabulary
GUR — (abode), The going up to, an ascent or rising ground, at which Ahaziah received his death-blow while flying from jehu …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
GUR — the young of a beast; a whelp
Bible Names English vocab
GUR — late
Khowar English Dictionary
GUR — Gutsch & Exner Software Update Undo
Russian-English Edic
GUR LANGUAGES — formerly Voltaic languages Branch of the huge Gur comprises some 85 languages and language complexes spoken by about 20,000,000 people …
Английский словарь Британика
GUR LANGUAGES — formerly Voltaic languages a branch of the Niger-Congo language family comprising some 85 languages that are spoken by approximately 20 …
Britannica English vocabulary
GUR LANGUAGES — formerly Voltaic languages Branch of the huge Niger-Congo language family . Gur comprises some 85 languages and language complexes spoken …
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GURGITE — (gúr-) n 1. abyss, whirlpool, gulf; 2. gullet, throat
Interlingua English vocab
NIGER-CONGO LANGUAGES — Family of some 1,400 languages of Africa. All of these are considered to be distinct languages and not simply dialects. …
Английский словарь Британика
LANGUAGE — I System of conventional spoken or written symbols used by people in a shared culture to communicate with each other. …
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VOLTAIC — noun see gur II
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOSSI-GURUNSI — noun see gur II
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VOLTAIC — I. (ˈ)väl|tāik, (ˈ)vōl-, -āēk adjective Etymology: Alessandro Volta died 1827 Italian physicist + English -ic : of, relating to, or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SENUFO — sə̇ˈnü(ˌ)fō noun ( plural senufo or senufos ) Usage: usually capitalized 1. a. : a people of the interior of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NIGER-CONGO — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ noun Usage: usually capitalized N&C Etymology: from Niger, river of West Africa + Congo, river of central Africa : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOSSI-GURUNSI — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Usage: usually capitalized M&G : gur
Webster's New International English Dictionary
INGURGITATE — [in.gur.gi.tate] vt -tat.ed ; -tat.ing [L ingurgitatus, pp. of ingurgitare, fr. in- + gurgit-, gurges whirlpool--more at voracious] (ca. 1570): …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GURGLE — [gur.gle] vi gur.gled ; gur.gling [prob. imit.] (1713) 1: to flow in a broken irregular current "the brook gurgling over …
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QA — also spelled q, or ka, Babylonian liquid measure equal to the volume of a cube each dimension of which is …
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PRESTER JOHN — also called Presbyter John, or John The Elder, legendary Christian ruler of the East, popularized in medieval chronicles and traditions …
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GUANG — also spelled Guan, also called Gonja, or Ngbanya, people of northern Ghana speaking Gur (or Voltaic) and Guang languages of …
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FIRUZABAD — ancient Gur town situated about 55 miles (88 km) south of Shiraz, in the Fars region of south-central Iran. The …
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DOGON LANGUAGE — language of the Niger-Congo language family spoken by some 600,000 Dogon people in northeastern Mali to the east of Mopti …
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ADAMAWA-UBANGI LANGUAGES — formerly Adamawa-Eastern languages branch of the Niger-Congo language family consisting of 120 languages spoken by approximately 12 million people in …
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VOLSUNGA SAGA — ("Saga of the Volsungs") Best of the Icelandic sagas known as fornaldar so 0322; gur ("sagas of antiquity"). Dating from …
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