KRAKEN

Meaning of KRAKEN in English

/ ˈkrɑːkən; NAmE / noun

an extremely large imaginary creature which is said to appear in the sea near Norway

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WORD ORIGIN

Norwegian .

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

KRAKEN — noun (plural ~s or ~) Etymology: Norwegian dialect Date: 1755 a fabulous Scandinavian sea monster
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
KRAKEN — ˈkräkən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Norwegian dialect, the kraken, from Norwegian dialect krake kraken + Norwegian -n (suffixed definite …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KRAKEN — (n.) A fabulous Scandinavian sea monster, often represented as resembling an island, but sometimes as resembling an immense octopus.
Английский словарь Webster
KRAKEN — ( n. ) A fabulous Scandinavian sea monster, often represented as resembling an island, but sometimes as resembling an immense …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
KRAKEN — /krah"keuhn/ , n. ( often cap. ) a legendary sea monster causing large whirlpools off the coast of Norway. [ …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KRAKEN — noun ( plural krakens or kraken ) Etymology: Norwegian dialect Date: 1755 : a fabulous Scandinavian sea monster
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KRAKEN — noun a fabulous scandinavian sea monster, often represented as resembling an island, but sometimes as resembling an immense octopus.
Webster English vocab
KRAKEN — [ 'krα:k(ə)n ] ■ noun a mythical sea monster said to appear off the coast of Norway. Origin C18: from …
Concise Oxford English vocab
KRAKEN — [kra.ken] n [Norw dial.] (1755): a fabulous Scandinavian sea monster
Merriam-Webster English vocab
KRAKEN — a fabulous Scandinavian sea monster perhaps imagined on the basis of chance sightings of giant squids. It appears in literature …
Britannica English vocabulary
KRAKEN — kraken BrE AmE ˈkrɑːk ə n ˈkreɪk-, ˈkræk- ▷ kraken|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
KRAKEN — Kra ‧ ken /ˈkrɑːkən/ BrE AmE noun in Norse ↑ mythology , a very large frightening sea-animal
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
KRAKEN — n. a large mythical sea-monster said to appear off the coast of Norway. [Norw.]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KRAKEN — n. a large mythical sea-monster said to appear off the coast of Norway. [ Norw. ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
KRAKEN — n. a large mythical sea-monster said to appear off the coast of Norway. Etymology: Norw.
Oxford English vocab
KRAKEN — [Folklore] In Norwegian sea folklore, the Kraken is an enormous sea monster which would sometimes attack ships and feed upon …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
KRAKEN — (скандинавское) (мифология) кракен, морское чудовище
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
KRAKEN — Кракен
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
KRAKEN — n сканд. миф. кракен, морское чудовище
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
KRAKEN — (n) морское чудовище
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
KRAKEN — (0) кракен
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
KRAKEN — n сканд. миф. кракен, морское чудовище
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
KRAKEN — n сканд. миф. кракен, морское чудовище
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
KRAKEN — (скандинавское) (мифология) кракен, морское чудовище
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
KRAKEN — n. Pronunciation: ' krä-k ə n Function: noun Inflected Form: plural krakens or kraken Etymology: Norwegian dialect Date: 1755 : …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CRACK — — crackable , adj. — crackless , adj. /krak/ , v.i. 1. to break without complete separation of parts; become …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CRACKNEL — [ 'krakn(ə)l ] ■ noun 1》 a light, crisp savoury biscuit. 2》 a brittle sweet made from set melted sugar. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
WYNDHAM, JOHN — born July 10, 1903, Birmingham, Warwickshire, Eng. died March 11, 1969, London pseudonym of John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris …
Britannica English vocabulary
CRACKNEL — / ˈkræknəl; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] a type of crisp biscuit that is not sweet 2. [ …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CRACK — / kræk; NAmE / verb , noun , adjective ■ verb BREAK 1. to break without dividing into separate parts; …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CEPHEUS — [Greek heroic] In Greek mythology, Cepheus was the king of Acrisios in the story of Perseus. He was the father …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab

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