TEMNE

Meaning of TEMNE in English

/tem"nee/ , n. , pl. Temnes , ( esp. collectively ) Temne for 1.

1. a member of a people living mainly in Sierra Leone.

2. the West Atlantic language of the Temne people.

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

TEMNE — ˈtemnē noun or tim·ne ˈtim- ( plural temne or temnes or timne or timnes ) Usage: usually capitalized 1. a. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TEMNE — [ 'tɛmni ] ■ noun ( plural same or ~s ) 1》 a member of a people of Sierra Leone. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
TEMNE — also spelled Temen, or Timni people of northwest Sierra Leone who speak a language of the West Atlantic branch of …
Britannica English vocabulary
TEMNE — Temne BrE AmE ˈtem ni
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SIERRA LEONE — officially Republic of Sierra Leone Country, western Africa. Area: 27,699 sq mi (71,740 sq km). Population (2002 est.): 4,823,000. Capital: …
Английский словарь Британика
FREETOWN — Capital (pop., 1999 est.: metro. area: 822,000) and largest city of Sierra Leone. Located at the mouth of the Sierra …
Английский словарь Британика
ATLANTIC LANGUAGES — formerly West Atlantic languages Branch of the Atlantic comprises some 45 languages spoken by some 30 million people living mainly …
Английский словарь Британика
COLA — I. cola plural of colon II. co·la ˈkōlə noun Etymology: of African origin; akin to Temne k'ola kola nut, Mandingo …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WEST-ATLANTIC — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Usage: capitalized W&A : a branch of the Niger-Congo family of languages including Wolof, Serer, Balante, Limba, Temne, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TIMNE — Usage: usually capitalized variant of temne
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CAMWOOD — ˈkamˌwu̇d noun ( -s ) Etymology: Temne k'am camwood + English wood 1. : the hard red wood of an …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COLA — ■ noun 1》 a brown carbonated drink that is flavoured with an extract of ~ nuts, or with a similar …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CAMWOOD — ■ noun the hard red wood of the African padauk tree. Origin C17: prob. from Temne k'am + wood .
Concise Oxford English vocab
STATISTICS: SIERRA LEONE
Britannica English vocabulary
SIERRA LEONE, FLAG OF — horizontally striped green-white-blue national flag. Its width-to-length ratio is 2 to 3. Sierra Leone, which was founded in the late …
Britannica English vocabulary
SIERRA LEONE RIVER — river, an estuary on the Atlantic, in western Sierra Leone. Formed by Port Loko Creek and the Rokel River, it …
Britannica English vocabulary
SIERRA LEONE — officially Republic of Sierra Leone republic of western Africa. Facing the Atlantic Ocean to the west with a coast 210 …
Britannica English vocabulary
PEPEL — town, Atlantic seaport, western Sierra Leone, on Pepel Island, near the mouth of the Sierra Leone River (an estuary formed …
Britannica English vocabulary
MAKENI — town, central Sierra Leone. Makeni grew as a trade and collecting centre among the Temne people. Palm oil and kernels …
Britannica English vocabulary
MAGBURAKA — town, central Sierra Leone, on the Rokel River. Located on the government railway, it is a traditional trade centre (in …
Britannica English vocabulary
GREAT SCARCIES RIVER — also called Kolent River, river in western Africa, rising 25 miles (40 km) north of Kindia in the Fouta Djallon …
Britannica English vocabulary
FREETOWN — capital, chief port, and largest city of Sierra Leone, on the rocky Sierra Leone Peninsula, at the seaward tip of …
Britannica English vocabulary
ATLANTIC LANGUAGES — formerly West Atlantic languages branch of the Niger-Congo language family spoken primarily in Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, …
Britannica English vocabulary
CAMWOOD — n. a hard red wood from a tree Pterocarpus soyauxii, native to W. Africa. [perh. f. Temne]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CAMWOOD — n. a hard red wood from a tree Pterocarpus soyauxii, native to W. Africa. [ perh. f. Temne ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CAMWOOD — n. a hard red wood from a tree Pterocarpus soyauxii, native to W. Africa. Etymology: perh. f. Temne
Oxford English vocab
TRIBE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE different ▪ Sometimes they are organized on a tribal basis, sometimes they embrace people …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MOTIVE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a motive for murder (= a reason to kill someone ) ▪ Police believe …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SIERRA LEONE — officially Republic of Sierra Leone Country, western Africa. Area: 27,699 sq mi (71,740 sq km). Population (2002 est.): 4,823,000. Capital: …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FREETOWN — n. Capital (pop., 1999 est.: metro. area: 822,000) and largest city of Sierra Leone. Located at the mouth of the …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ATLANTIC LANGUAGES — formerly West Atlantic languages Branch of the Niger-Congo language family . Atlantic comprises some 45 languages spoken by some 30 …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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