ADAMAWA-EASTERN

Meaning of ADAMAWA-EASTERN in English

ˌadəˈmäwəˈ-, -mau̇əˈ- noun

Usage: usually capitalized A&E

: a branch of the Niger-Congo language family including Ngbaka, Sango, and Zande spoken from Cameroons eastward across French Equatorial Africa and northern Belgian Congo

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

ADAMAWA-EASTERN — /ad'euh mah"weuh ee"steuhrn/ , n. a branch of the Niger-Congo family of languages, centered in Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, and the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EASTERN — adjective Etymology: Middle English estern, from Old English ēasterne; akin to Old High German ōstrōni ~, Old English ēast east …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
EASTERN — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Eastern Air Lines Inc. Eastern Hemisphere Eastern Indian bronze Eastern Orthodoxy Eastern rite church …
Английский словарь Британика
ADAMAWA — Traditional emirate centered in what is now Adamawa state, eastern Nigeria. It was founded by Modibbo Adama in the early …
Английский словарь Британика
EASTERN — I. ˈestə(r)n, -R also -t ə n adjective Etymology: Middle English estern, from Old English ēasterne; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EASTERN — (a.) Going toward the east, or in the direction of east; as, an eastern voyage.
Английский словарь Webster
EASTERN — (a.) Situated or dwelling in the east; oriental; as, an eastern gate; Eastern countries.
Английский словарь Webster
EASTERN — ( a. ) Situated or dwelling in the east; oriental; as, an eastern gate; Eastern countries.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
EASTERN — ( a. ) Going toward the east, or in the direction of east; as, an eastern voyage.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
EASTERN — /ee"steuhrn/ , adj. 1. lying toward or situated in the east: the eastern half of the island. 2. directed or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EASTERN — adjective Etymology: Middle English estern, from Old English ēasterne; akin to Old High German ōstrōni eastern, Old English ēast east …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
EASTERN — adj going toward the east, or in the direction of east; as, an eastern voyage. 2. eastern ·adj situated or …
Webster English vocab
EASTERN — ■ adjective 1》 situated in, directed towards, or facing the east. 2》 (usu. Eastern ) coming from or characteristic of …
Concise Oxford English vocab
EASTERN — [east.ern] adj [ME estern, fr. OE easterne; akin to OHG ostroni eastern, OE east east] (bef. 12c) 1 cap: of, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
EASTERN — province, south-central South Africa. It is bordered by Western Cape province to the west, Northern Cape province to the northwest, …
Britannica English vocabulary
ADAMAWA — traditional emirate centred in what is now Adamawa state, eastern Nigeria. The emirate was founded by Modibbo Adama, who was …
Britannica English vocabulary
ADAMAWA — Adamawa BrE AmE ˌæd ə ˈmɑː wə
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
EASTERN — / ˈiːstən; NAmE -ərn/ adjective 1. (also Eastern ) [ only before noun ] ( abbr. E ) located in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EASTERN — east ‧ ern S2 W2 BrE AmE , Eastern /ˈiːst ə n $ -ərn/ adjective ( written abbreviation E ) …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
EASTERN — adj. 1 of or in the east; inhabiting the east. 2 lying or directed towards the east. 3 (Eastern) of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
EASTERN — adj. 1 of or in the east; inhabiting the east. 2 lying or directed towards the east. 3 (Eastern) of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
EASTERN — adj.1 of or in the east; inhabiting the east. 2 lying or directed towards the east. 3 (Eastern) of or …
Oxford English vocab
EASTERN — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Eastern means in or from the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EASTERN — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Eastern means in or from the …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
EASTERN — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES eastern/southern etc extremity of sth ▪ the southern extremity of New Zealand eastern/western/Pacific etc seaboard …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
EASTERN — abbreviation E [adjective]The eastern part of the country is very mountainous.Buddhism and other Eastern (= Asian) religions fascinate me.1989 saw …
Cambridge English vocab
EASTERN — adj. Adamawa Eastern languages Eastern Air Lines Inc. Eastern Hemisphere Eastern Indian bronze Eastern Orthodoxy Eastern rite church Eastern Catholic …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ADAMAWA — Traditional emirate centered in what is now Adamawa state, eastern Nigeria. It was founded by Modibbo Adama in the early …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
EASTERN — 1. прил. 1) восточный; относящийся к Востоку; свойственный странам и народам Востока eastern countries ≈ страны Востока Eastern Roman Empire …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ADAMAWA — Адамава
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
EASTERN — eastern прил.1) восточный; относящийся к Востоку; свойственный странам и народам Востока eastern countries — страны Востока Eastern Roman Empire — …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
EASTERN — a 1. 1> восточный; относящийся к востоку 2> находящийся на востоке 3> выходящий на восток, обращённый к востоку 2. дующий …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
EASTERN — 1. прил. ; сокр. - E 1) восточный; относящийся к Востоку; свойственный странам и народам Востока eastern countries — страны …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
EASTERN — 1. прил.; сокр. - E 1) восточный; относящийся к Востоку; свойственный странам и народам Востока eastern countries — страны Востока Eastern question — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
EASTERN — 1. _a. 1> восточный; eastern window - окно, выходящее на восток 2> расположенный в (северо-)восточной части США или относящийся к …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
EASTERN — 1. a. 1. восточный; eastern window - окно, выходящее на восток 2. расположенный в (северо-)восточной части США или относящийся к …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
EASTERN — 1. прил. 1) восточный; относящийся к Востоку; свойственный странам и народам Востока eastern countries ≈ страны Востока Eastern Roman Empire …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
ADAMAWA-UBANGI LANGUAGES — formerly Adamawa-Eastern languages Branch of the huge Adamawa-Ubangi languages are spoken in eastern Nigeria, northern Cameroon, southwestern Chad, and western …
Английский словарь Британика
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 …
Britannica English vocabulary
ADAMAWA-UBANGI LANGUAGES — formerly Adamawa-Eastern languages Branch of the huge Niger-Congo language family . Adamawa-Ubangi languages are spoken in eastern Nigeria, northern Cameroon, …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ZANDE — or Azande People of central Africa who live in The Sudan, Congo (Kinshasa), and Central African Republic. They speak an …
Английский словарь Британика
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. …
Английский словарь Британика
CAMEROON — French Cameroun officially Republic of Cameroon Country, West Africa. Area: 183,591 sq mi (475,501 sq km). Population (2002 est.): 16,185,000. …
Английский словарь Британика
AFRICAN LANGUAGES — Languages indigenous to Africa that belong to the Nilo-Saharan , Khoisan , and Afro-Asiatic language phyla. Africa is the most …
Английский словарь Британика
ZANDE — ˈzandē noun or zan·deh -də ( plural zande or zandes or zandeh or zandehs ) Usage: usually capitalized 1. a. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WESTERN SUDANIC — noun Usage: usually capitalized W&S : a language family of West Africa to which were added the Bantu and Adamawa-Eastern …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SANGO — ˈsäŋ(ˌ)gō noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized : a trade language widely used in French Equatorial Africa belonging to …
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 : …
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NGBAKA — əŋˈbäkə noun ( plural ngbaka or ngbakas ) Usage: usually capitalized 1. a. : a people of the northwest Congo …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SANGO — /sahng"goh/ , n. a Niger-Congo language of the Adamawa-Eastern branch, used as a lingua franca in the Central African Republic.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AZANDE — /euh zan"dee/ , n. , pl. Azandes , ( esp. collectively ) Azande for 1. 1. a member of a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CENTRAL AFRICA, HISTORY OF — history of the region from the time of early humans to the present. Central Africa consists of three parallel belts …
Britannica English vocabulary
YOLA — town, capital of Adamawa state, and seat of the traditional Adamawa emirate, eastern Nigeria. The town is served by the …
Britannica English vocabulary
TARABA — state, eastern Nigeria. It was created in 1991 from the southwestern half of former Gongola state. Taraba is bordered on …
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NGAOUNDR — also spelled N'gaoundr, or N'gaundr, town, north-central Cameroon, on the Adamawa Plateau. It is the northern terminus of the Trans-Cameroon …
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MUBI — town, northeastern Adamawa state, northeastern Nigeria. It lies on the west bank of the Yedseram River, a stream that flows …
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FULANI EMPIRE — Muslim theocracy of the Western Sudan that flourished in the 19th century. The Fulani, a people of obscure origins, expanded …
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CAMEROON, MOUNT — French Mont Cameroun, volcanic massif of southwestern Cameroon, rising to a height of 13,435 feet (4,095 m) and extending 14 …
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BAUCHI — state, northeastern Nigeria. Before 1976 it was a province in former North-Eastern state. Bauchi is bounded by the states of …
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LANGUAGE — n. Common Business Oriented Language. HyperText Markup Language Practical Extraction and Reporting Language. Standard Generalized Markup Language Structured Query Language. …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
NIGER-CONGO LANGUAGES — Family of some 1,400 languages of Africa. All of these are considered to be distinct languages and not simply dialects. …
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