MOTU

Meaning of MOTU in English

[ 'məʊtu: ]

■ noun ( plural same)

1》 a member of a Melanesian people of Papua New Guinea inhabiting the area around Port Moresby.

2》 the language of the ~.

Origin

the name in Melanesian.

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MOTU — I. ˈmō(ˌ)tü noun ( plural motu or motus ) Usage: usually capitalized 1. a. : a Melanesian people in New …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOTU — Motu BrE AmE ˈməʊt uː AmE \ ˈmoʊt-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MOTU — Моту
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
EX MERO MOTU — foreign term Etymology: Latin out of mere impulse ; of one's own accord
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PROPRIO MOTU — ˈprōprēˌōˈmō(ˌ)tü adverb Etymology: Latin, by one's own motion : by one's own motion : on one's own initiative
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POLICE MOTU — noun Usage: usually capitalized P&M : a pidgin language of the territory of Papua based on Motu
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MOTU PROPRIO — |mō(ˌ)tüˈprōprēˌō noun Etymology: Latin, by one's own impulse : a rescript initiated and issued by the pope of his own …
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PROPRIO MOTU — /prddaw"prddi oh' moh"tooh/ ; Eng. /proh"pree oh' moh"tooh/ , Latin. by one's own volition; on one's own initiative.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MOTU PROPRIO — /moh"tooh proh"pree oh'/ , Latin. of one's own accord: used of certain documents issued by the pope without counsel from …
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MOTU PROPRIO — by one's own will, of one's own accord (Latin)
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EX MERO MOTU — foreign term Etymology: Latin : out of mere impulse : of one's own accord
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
EX MERO MOTU — [ex me.ro mo.tu] [L] foreign term : out of mere impulse: of one's own accord
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MOTU PROPRIO — (Latin: on one's own initiative), in the Roman Catholic church, a papal document personally signed by the pope to signify …
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MOTU PROPRIO — motu proprio BrE AmE ˌməʊt uː ˈprɒp ri əʊ -ˈprəʊp- AmE \ ˌmoʊt uː ˈproʊp ri oʊ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MOTU PROPRIO — Motu proprio
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MOTU PROPRIO — Motu proprio
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TOEA — noun (plural ~) Etymology: Hiri Motu (pidgin of Papua New Guinea based on Motu, an Austronesian language), a kind of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PAPUA NEW GUINEA — officially Independent State of Papua New Guinea Island country, South Pacific Ocean. Area: 178,704 sq mi (462,840 sq km). Population …
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TOEA — ˈtȯiə noun ( plural toea also toeas ) Etymology: Hiri Motu (pidgin of Papua New Guinea based on Motu), a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TUAMOTU — ˌtüəˈmō(ˌ)tü noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Tuamotu tua back + motu islet : the Polynesian language of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TOEA — noun ( plural toea ) Etymology: Hiri Motu (pidgin of Papua New Guinea based on Motu, an Austronesian language), a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TOEA — [ 'təʊeɪə ] ■ noun ( plural same) a monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, equal to one hundredth of …
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TOEA — [toea] n, pl toea [Hiri Motu (pidgin of Papua New Guinea based on Motu, an Austronesian language), a kind of …
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LECTOR — also called Reader, in Christianity, a person chosen or set apart to read Holy Scripture in the church services. In …
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HOLY ORDER — any of several grades in the ordained ministry of some of the Christian churches, comprising at various times the major …
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HEADHUNTING — practice of removing and preserving human heads. Headhunting arises in some cultures from a belief in the existence of a …
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ECCLESIASTICAL HERALDRY — arms associated with the church's administrative and collegiate bodies. Abbeys, priories, and dioceses have their own arms, and high ecclesiastics …
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WALLIS, JOHN — born Nov. 23, 1616, Ashford, Kent, Eng. died Oct. 28, 1703, Oxford, Oxfordshire English mathematician who contributed substantially to the …
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MELANESIAN LANGUAGES — languages belonging to the Eastern, or Oceanic, branch of the Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) language family and spoken in the islands of …
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PEOPLE — n. 25B6; noun crowds of people : HUMAN BEINGS, persons, individuals, humans, mortals, (living) souls, personages, {men, women, and children}; …
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ТУАМОТУ — Паумбту, арх. в юго-вост. части Тихого океана; владение Франции. В названии Туамоту (Tu-a-motu) основа полинез. motu 'остров, атолл'; префикс tu …
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