GAMBIER

Meaning of GAMBIER in English

/gam"bear/ , n.

an astringent extract obtained from the leaves and young shoots of a tropical Asian shrub, Uncaria gambir, of the madder family, used in medicine, dyeing, tanning, etc.

Also, gambir .

[ 1820-30; gambir the name of the plant ]

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

GAMBIER — also gambir noun Etymology: Malay gambir Date: 1830 a yellowish catechu that is obtained from a tropical southeast Asian woody …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GAMBIER — noun also gam·bir ˈgamˌbi(ə)r, -iə ( -s ) Etymology: Malay gambir : a yellowish catechu obtained from a Malayan woody …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GAMBIER — (n.) Catechu.
Английский словарь Webster
GAMBIER — (n.) The inspissated juice of a plant (Uncaria Gambir) growing in Malacca. It is a powerful astringent, and, under the …
Английский словарь Webster
GAMBIER — ( n. ) The inspissated juice of a plant (Uncaria Gambir) growing in Malacca. It is a powerful astringent, and, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GAMBIER — ( n. ) Catechu.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GAMBIER — also gam·bir ˈgam-ˌbir Etymology: Malay gambir Date: 1830 : a yellowish catechu that is obtained from a tropical southeast Asian …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GAMBIER — noun catechu. 2. gambier ·noun the inspissated juice of a plant (uncaria gambir) growing in malacca. it is a powerful …
Webster English vocab
GAMBIER — [ 'gambɪə ] ■ noun an astringent extract of a tropical Asian plant, used in tanning. Origin C19: from Malay …
Concise Oxford English vocab
GAMBIER — [gam.bier] also gam.bir n [Malay gambir] (1830): a yellowish catechu that is obtained from a Malayan woody vine (Uncaria gambir) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GAMBIER — Gambier, g~ BrE AmE ˈɡæm bi‿ə AmE ‿ ə r
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GAMBIER — n. an astringent extract of an Eastern plant used in tanning etc. [Malay gambir name of the plant]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GAMBIER — n. an astringent extract of an Eastern plant used in tanning etc. [ Malay gambir name of the plant ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GAMBIER — n. an astringent extract of an Eastern plant used in tanning etc. Etymology: Malay gambir name of the plant
Oxford English vocab
GAMBIER — Classification: Village Located in: Ohio (OH) Total Population (2000): 1871 Total Housing Units (2000): 305 Land Area (square meters): 2424731 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
GAMBIER — n. [Written also Gambir and Gambeer .] Catechu, cutch, terra japonica, japan earth.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
GAMBIER — n. Variant: also gam · bir Pronunciation: ' gam- ˌ bir Function: noun Etymology: Malay gambir Date: 1830 : a …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MOUNT GAMBIER AIRPORT — Airport Name : Mount Gambier Airport Airport Location : Mount Gambier, Australia IATA Code : MGB ICAO Code : YMTG
Airport Code English Dictionary
GAMBIER ISLANDS — Island group (pop., 1996: 1,087), French Polynesia . It is the southeasternmost extension of the Tuamotu Archipelago . The largest …
Английский словарь Британика
MOUNT GAMBIER — city, southeastern South Australia. It is situated about 280 miles (450 km) southeast of Adelaide, with which it is connected …
Britannica English vocabulary
GAMBIER ISLANDS — French les Gambier, also called Mangareva Islands, southeasternmost extension of the Tuamotu Archipelago of French Polynesia in the central South …
Britannica English vocabulary
GAMBIER ISLANDS — Island group (pop., 1996: 1,087), French Polynesia . It is the southeasternmost extension of the Tuamotu Archipelago . The largest …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
43022 — State: OHIO City: GAMBIER
US Zip Codes english vocab
YMTG — Airport Name : Mount Gambier Airport Airport Location : Mount Gambier, Australia IATA Code : MGB ICAO Code : YMTG
Airport Code English Dictionary
MGB — Airport Name : Mount Gambier Airport Airport Location : Mount Gambier, Australia IATA Code : MGB ICAO Code : YMTG
Airport Code English Dictionary
MANGAREVA — geographical name island S Pacific, chief of the Gambier Islands area 7 square miles (18 square kilometers )
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GAMBIR — noun see: gambier
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MANGAREVAN — I. |mäŋ(g)ə|rāvən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Mangareva island, Gambier islands, French Polynesia + English -an 1. a. : of, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RANSOM, JOHN CROWE — born April 30, 1888, Pulaski, Tenn., U.S. died July 4, 1974, Gambier, Ohio American poet and critic, leading theorist of …
Britannica English vocabulary
FRENCH POLYNESIA — officially Territory of French Polynesia, French Territoire de la Polynsie Franaise collection of island groups and overseas territory of France …
Britannica English vocabulary
DUNDONALD, THOMAS COCHRANE, 10TH EARL OF — born Dec. 14, 1775, Annesfield, Lanarkshire, Scot. died Oct. 30, 1860, London, Eng. British admiral, who ranks among the greatest …
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CHASE, PHILANDER — born Dec. 14, 1775, Cornish, N.H. died Sept. 20, 1852, near Peoria, Ill., U.S. U.S. clergyman and bishop in the …
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