WASP

Meaning of WASP in English

WASP /wɒsp $ wɑːsp, wɒːsp/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

American English (White Anglo-Saxon Protestant) an American whose family was originally from northern Europe and who is therefore considered to be part of the most powerful group in society

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

WASP — or Wasp noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: white Anglo-Saxon Protestant Date: 1957 an American of Northern European and especially British …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WASP — I. ˈwäsp, ˈwȯsp noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English waspe, from Old English wæps, wæfs, wæsp; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WASP — /wosp/ , Sometimes Disparaging and Offensive. n. 1. a white Anglo-Saxon Protestant. 2. a member of the privileged, established white …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WASP — see WASP
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WASP — or Wasp ˈwäsp, ˈwȯsp Usage: often attributive Etymology: w hite A nglo- S axon P rotestant Date: 1957 sometimes disparaging …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WASP — noun Etymology: Middle English waspe, from Old English wæps, wæsp; akin to Old High German wafsa wasp, Latin vespa wasp …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WASP — (also WASP ) ■ noun N. Amer. an upper- or middle-class North American white Protestant, regarded as a member of …
Concise Oxford English vocab
WASP — [wasp] n [ME waspe, fr. OE waeps, waesp; akin to OHG wafsa wasp, L vespa wasp] (bef. 12c) 1: any …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WASP — any stinging member (formerly called Aculeata) of the insect suborder Apocrita (order Hymenoptera), other than bees and ants, as well …
Britannica English vocabulary
WASP — wasp, WASP, Wasp BrE AmE wɒsp AmE wɑːsp ▷ wasps, WASPs, Wasps wɒsps AmE wɑːsps
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WASP — / wɒsp; NAmE wɑːsp; wɔːsp/ noun a black and yellow flying insect that can sting : a wasp sting a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WASP — ➡ Wasp
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WASP — (also WASP ) / wɒsp; NAmE wɑːsp; wɔːsp/ noun ( especially NAmE , usually disapproving ) the abbreviation for 'White …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WASP — wasp /wɒsp $ wɑːsp, wɒːsp/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: wæps , wæsp ] a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WASP — n. 1 a stinging often flesh-eating insect of the order Hymenoptera, esp. the common social wasp Vespa vulgaris, with black …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WASP — n. 1 a stinging often flesh-eating insect of the order Hymenoptera, esp. the common social wasp Vespa vulgaris, with black …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WASP — n.1 a stinging often flesh-eating insect of the order Hymenoptera, esp. the common social wasp Vespa vulgaris, with black and …
Oxford English vocab
WASP — ( WASPs) WASP is used to refer to the people in American society whose ancestors came from northern Europe, especially …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WASP — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ He had long sympathized with liberal causes and felt uncomfortable at the privileges his WASP …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WASP — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a wasps'/hornets' nest ▪ a wasps' nest in the attic EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Adult …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WASP — (INSECT) [noun] [C] - a black and yellow flying insect which can sting youKeep still - there's a wasp near …
Cambridge English vocab
WASP — (PERSON), Wasp [noun] [C] [esp. US] [disapproving] - White Anglo-Saxon Protestant (= a white American whose family originally came from …
Cambridge English vocab
WASP — noun WASP + VERB ▪ crawl , fly ▪ sting sb ▪ buzz WASP + NOUN ▪ sting ▪ nest …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WASP — White Anglo-Saxon Protestant Don's a WASP and I'm a WASP, but we have different beliefs.
English Idioms vocab
WASP — White Anglo-Saxon Protestant Don's a WASP and I'm a WASP, but we have different beliefs.
English Idioms vocabulary
WASP — wasp.ogg wɒsp n зоол. оса ( Vespoidae ) wasp s' nest, nest of wasps - осиное гнездо, скопище врагов
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WASP — I wasp сокр. от White Anglo-Saxon Protestant"белая кость" ("истинный американец", "американская аристократия"; американцы англо-саксонского происхождения и протестантского вероисповедания считали себя …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WASP — I wasp.wav сокр. от White Anglo-Saxon Protestant "белая кость" ("истинный американец", "американская аристократия"; американцы англо-саксонского происхождения и протестантского вероисповедания считали себя и …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
WASP — 1) оса (Vespa); pl настоящие осы (Vespidae), pl складчатокрылые осы (Vespidae) 2) pl роющие осы (Sphecidae) • - agaontid wasps - aphid wasps - bedeguar …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
WASP — 1) оса ( Vespa ) ; pl настоящие осы ( Vespidae ) , pl складчатокрылые осы ( Vespidae ) 2) …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
WASP — vespe (-iere)
English interlingue dictionary
WASP — lampinig
English-Visayan vocabulary
WASP — Any of more than 20,000, usually winged, insect species in the order Hymenoptera. The abdomen is attached to the thorax …
Английский словарь Британика
WASP — (n.) Any one of numerous species of stinging hymenopterous insects, esp. any of the numerous species of the genus Vespa, …
Английский словарь Webster
WASP — ( n. ) Any one of numerous species of stinging hymenopterous insects, esp. any of the numerous species of the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WASP — — wasplike , adj. /wosp/ , n. 1. any of numerous social or solitary hymenopterous insects of the Vespidae, Sphecidae, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WASP — n. social insect with membranous wings and a slender body that tapers to a point with a stinging organ at …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WASP — American who is of northern European heritage and belongs to the Protestant Church (considered to be the privileged class in …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WASP — noun any one of numerous species of stinging hymenopterous insects, ·esp. any of the numerous species of the genus vespa, …
Webster English vocab
WASP — n. digger wasp fig wasp gall wasp ichneumon wasp mason wasp paper wasp sea wasp trichogramma wasp wasp waist wasp …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WASP — n. Pronunciation: ' wäsp, ' wo ̇ sp Function: noun Etymology: Middle English waspe, from Old English wæps, wæsp; akin …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WASP — n. Variant: or Wasp Pronunciation: ' wäsp, ' wo ̇ sp Function: noun Usage: often attrib Etymology: w hite A …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WASP — ■ noun 1》 a social insect with a narrow-waisted, typically black and yellow striped body, which carries a sting and …
Concise Oxford English vocab
WASP — n. (also WASP) US usu. derog. a middle-class American White Protestant descended from early European settlers. øøWaspy adj. (also WASPy). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WASP — n. (also WASP) US usu. derog. a middle-class American White Protestant descended from early European settlers. Waspy adj. (also WASPy). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WASP — n. (also WASP) US usu. derog. a middle-class American White Protestant descended from early European settlers. Derivatives: Waspy adj. (also …
Oxford English vocab
WASP — ( wasps) A wasp is an insect with wings and yellow and black stripes across its body. Wasps have a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WASP — (~s) ~ is used to refer to the people in American society whose ancestors came from northern Europe, especially England, …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WASP — n. Any of more than 20,000, usually winged, insect species in the order Hymenoptera. The abdomen is attached to the …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WASP
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WASP — An infected prostitute, who like a wasp carries a sting in her tail.
Slang English vocab
WASP — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
WASP — ➡ Wasp
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
WASP — ( also WASP ) ( in full white Anglo-Saxon Protestant ) n ( AmE sometimes disapprov ) a white person …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
WASP — n. ~s sting
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
WASP — paws swap
Anagrams English vocabulary
WASP — Wireless Application Service Provider
Computer Acronyms English vocab
WASP — What A Strange Person White Anglo Saxon Pagan :-) White Anglo Saxon Protestant For more possible definitions for WASP , …
Most Common Acronyms and Abbreviations English vocabulary
WASP — Any of numerous insects of the superfamilies Vespoidea and Sphecoidea (order Hymenoptera). Wasps are social or solitary living insects, having …
English Glossary of Entomology and Crop Protection
WASP — сущ. оса (зоология) оса (Vespoidae) > *'s nest, nest of *s осиное гнездо, скопище врагов wasp оса
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WASP — I сокр. от White Anglo-Saxon Protestant "белая кость" ("истинный американец", "американская аристократия"; американцы англо-саксонского происхождения и протестантского вероисповедания считали себя …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WASP — [Web Standards Project] рабочая группа по разработке Web-стандартов
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WASP — Оса
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
WASP — White Anglo-Saxon Protestant
Русско-Американский Английский словарь

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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