ADAMAWA-EASTERN

Meaning of ADAMAWA-EASTERN in English

/ad'euh mah"weuh ee"steuhrn/ , n.

a branch of the Niger-Congo family of languages, centered in Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, and the Central African Republic, including Sango and Zande.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

ADAMAWA-EASTERN — ˌadəˈmäwəˈ-, -mau̇əˈ- noun Usage: usually capitalized A&E : a branch of the Niger-Congo language family including Ngbaka, Sango, and Zande …
Webster's New International 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 : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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 …
Britannica English vocabulary
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 …
Britannica English vocabulary
MUBI — town, northeastern Adamawa state, northeastern Nigeria. It lies on the west bank of the Yedseram River, a stream that flows …
Britannica English vocabulary
FULANI EMPIRE — Muslim theocracy of the Western Sudan that flourished in the 19th century. The Fulani, a people of obscure origins, expanded …
Britannica English vocabulary
CAMEROON, MOUNT — French Mont Cameroun, volcanic massif of southwestern Cameroon, rising to a height of 13,435 feet (4,095 m) and extending 14 …
Britannica English vocabulary
BAUCHI — state, northeastern Nigeria. Before 1976 it was a province in former North-Eastern state. Bauchi is bounded by the states of …
Britannica English vocabulary
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. …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

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