GILES

Meaning of GILES in English

/juylz/ , n.

1. Saint , 8th century A.D., Athenian hermit in France.

2. a male given name: from a Greek word meaning "shieldbearer."

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

GILES — Giles BrE AmE dʒaɪ ə lz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GILES — Classification: County Located in: Virginia (VA) Total Population (2000): 16657 Total Housing Units (2000): 7732 Land Area (square meters): 925476873 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
GILES — Classification: County Located in: Tennessee (TN) Total Population (2000): 29447 Total Housing Units (2000): 13113 Land Area (square meters): 1582292632 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
GILES — ( Carl Ronald Giles 1916–95) an English cartoonist. His cartoons showed a large family which was always in a state …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
GILES — Джайлс
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GILES — Джайлс
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GILES — n Джайлс ( мужское имя )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GILES — (0) джайлс
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
GILES — n Джайлс ( мужское имя )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
GILES — n Джайлс ( мужское имя )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
GILES — Джайлс
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
GILES — Джайлс
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
WADE-GILES — noun Etymology: Thomas F. Wade died 1895 British diplomat & Herbert A. Giles died 1935 British sinologist Date: 1943 a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WADE-GILES — ˈwādˈgīlz noun Usage: usually capitalized W&G Etymology: after Thomas F. Wade died 1895 British diplomat and Herbert A. Giles died …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WADE-GILES SYSTEM — /wayd"juylz"/ a system of Romanization of Chinese, devised by Sir Thomas Francis Wade (1818-95) and adapted by Herbert Allen Giles …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WADE-GILES — [Wade-Giles] n [Thomas F. Wade d. 1895 Brit. diplomat & Herbert A. Giles d. 1935 Brit. sinologist] (1943): a system …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WADE-GILES ROMANIZATION — system of romanizing the modern Chinese written language, originally devised to simplify Chinese language characters for the Western world. Initiated …
Britannica English vocabulary
GILES, H.A. — born , Dec. 8, 1845, Oxford, Oxfordshire, Eng. died Feb. 13, 1935, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire in full Herbert Allen Giles English …
Britannica English vocabulary
GILES OF ROME, — born c. 1243, 47, Rome died 1316, Avignon, Fr. Latin Aegidius Romanus, also called Doctor Fundatissimus (Latin: Best-Grounded Teacher) Scholastic …
Britannica English vocabulary
FLETCHER, GILES, THE YOUNGER — born c. 1585, London died 1623, Alderton, Suffolk, Eng. English poet principally known for his great Baroque devotional poem Christs …
Britannica English vocabulary
FLETCHER, GILES, THE ELDER — born c. 1548, Cranbrook, Kent, Eng.buried March 11, 1611, London English poet and author, and father of the poets Phineas …
Britannica English vocabulary
FARNABY, GILES — born c. 1560, Truro, Cornwall, Eng. died 1640, London English composer of virginal music and madrigals who ranks with the …
Britannica English vocabulary
COOPER, GILES — born Aug. 9, 1918, Carrickmines, County Dublin, Ire. died Dec. 2, 1966, London, Eng. in full Giles Stannus Cooper one …
Britannica English vocabulary
WADE-GILES — Wade-Giles BrE AmE ˌweɪd ˈdʒaɪ ə lz ▶ ˌ Wade- ˈ Giles ˌ system BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GILES'S — GILES'S or ST. GILES'S BREED. Fat, ragged, and saucy; Newton and Dyot streets, the grand head-quarters-of most of the thieves …
Slang English vocab
MENCIUS — born c. 372 BC, ancient state of Tsou, China died c. 289, China Mencius, detail, ink and colour on silk; …
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KEAN, EDMUND
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HONG KONG — Chinese (Pinyin) Xianggang, or (Wade-Giles) Hsiang-Kang special administrative region (Wade-Giles: t'e-pieh hsing-cheng-ch'; Pinyin: tebie xingzhengqu) of China located to the …
Britannica English vocabulary
FLETCHER, PHINEAS — (baptized April 8, 1582, Cranbrook, Kent, Eng.d. 1650, Hilgay, Norfolk), English poet best known for his religious and scientific poem …
Britannica English vocabulary
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC — French Rpublique Centrafricaine landlocked country located in the centre of Africa. It has an area of 240,324 square miles (622,436 …
Britannica English vocabulary
GYLES — GYLES, or GILES. Hopping Giles; a nick name for a lame person: St. Giles was the tutelar saint of cripples.
Slang English vocab

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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