GRIOT

Meaning of GRIOT in English

/ ˈgriːəʊ; NAmE ˈgriːoʊ/ noun

(in W Africa, especially in the past) a person who sings or tells stories about the history and traditions of their people and community

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

GRIOT — noun Etymology: French Date: 1820 any of a class of musician-entertainers of western Africa whose performances include tribal histories and …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GRIOT — African tribal storyteller. The griot's role was to preserve the genealogies and oral traditions of the tribe. Griots were usually …
Английский словарь Британика
GRIOT — ˈgrē(ˌ)ō noun ( -s ) Etymology: French : any of a class of musician-entertainers or storytellers of West Africa whose …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GRIOT — /gree oh", gree"oh, gree"ot/ , n. a member of a hereditary caste among the peoples of western Africa whose function …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GRIOT — noun Etymology: French Date: 1820 : any of a class of musician-entertainers of western Africa whose performances include tribal histories …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GRIOT — [ 'gri:əʊ ] ■ noun a West African travelling poet, musician, and storyteller. Origin Fr., earlier guiriot , perh. from …
Concise Oxford English vocab
GRIOT — [gri.ot] n [F] (1906): any of a class of musician-entertainers of western Africa whose performances include tribal histories and genealogies
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GRIOT — griot BrE AmE ˈɡriː əʊ AmE -oʊ —French [ ɡʁi o \] ▷ griot|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GRIOT — gri ‧ ot /ˈɡriːəʊ $ -oʊ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] a ↑ storyteller from West Africa who teaches people about …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GRIOT — n. African tribal storyteller. The griot's role was to preserve the genealogies and oral traditions of the tribe. Griots were …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GRIOT — n. Pronunciation: ' gr ē - ˌ ō Function: noun Etymology: F Date: 1820 : any of a class of …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DIOP, BIRAGO ISMAEL — born Dec. 11, 1906, Dakar, French West Africa died Nov. 25, 1989, Dakar Senegalese poet and recorder of traditional Wolof …
Английский словарь Британика
SENEGAL — officially Republic of Senegal, French Rpublique du Sngal, country located at the western extremity of Africa's tropical zone. It has …
Britannica English vocabulary
DIOP, BIRAGO — born Dec. 11, 1906, Dakar, French West Africa [now in Senegal] died Nov. 25, 1989, Dakar Senegalese poet and recorder …
Britannica English vocabulary
DIOP, BIRAGO ISMAEL — born Dec. 11, 1906, Dakar, French West Africa died Nov. 25, 1989, Dakar Senegalese poet and recorder of traditional Wolof …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

← GRINGO GRIP→