THAÏS

Meaning of THAÏS in English

/thay"is/ , n.

fl. late 4th century B.C., Athenian courtesan: mistress of Alexander the Great and Ptolemy I.

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THAIS — ˈthāə̇s noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, after Thais, 4th century B.C. Greek hetaera, from Latin, from Greek Thaïs : …
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THAIS — flourished 4th century BC Athenian courtesan who traveled with the army of Alexander the Great in its invasion of Persia. …
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THAIS — I Thais plural of ▷ Thai taɪz II Thais, Thaïs personal name BrE AmE ˈθeɪ ɪs § \ -əs
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THAIS — Таис
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SIAMESE — I. adjective Etymology: Siam (Thailand); in senses 2 & 3, from ~ twin Date: 1693 of, relating to, or characteristic …
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PURPLE — I. ˈpərpəl, ˈpə̄p-ˈpəip- adjective ( sometimes -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English purpel, purpil, alteration of purper, purpre, from Old English …
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PERIWINKLE — I. ˈperəˌwiŋkəl, -rēˌ- noun ( -s ) Etymology: alteration (probably influenced by periwinkle ) (II) of Middle English pervenke, pervinke, …
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DRILL — I. ˈdril transitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English drillen to delay 1. now dialect Britain a. : to …
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TYRIAN PURPLE — noun Usage: often capitalized T Etymology: so called from its chief source in ancient times, the city of Tyre 1. …
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THAI — ˈtī noun ( plural thai or thais ) Usage: capitalized 1. or thai·land·er ˈtīˌlandə(r) -s : a native or inhabitant …
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SEA OAT — noun 1. : a tall grass ( Uniola paniculata ) that has panicles resembling those of the oat, grows on …
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PURPURA — ˈpərpyərə noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, purple color — more at purple 1. -s : any of several hemorrhagic …
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KHAMTI — ˈkäm(p)tē noun ( plural khamti or khamtis ) Usage: usually capitalized 1. a. : a Tai people of northeastern Assam …
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DOG WHELK — noun also dog winkle : any of certain thick-shelled marine snails: as a. : basket shell 2 b. : any …
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THAI — I. ˈtī noun ( plural Thai or Thais ) Date: 1808 1. : Tai 2 2. a. : a native …
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SIAMESE — I. ˌsī-ə-ˈmēz, -ˈmēs adjective Etymology: Siam (Thailand); in senses 2 & 3, from Siamese twin Date: 1693 1. : of, …
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FARANG — [ fa'raŋ ] ■ noun (among Thais) a European or other foreigner. Origin Thai, from frank 2 .
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SIAMESE — [Si.a.mese] adj [Siam (Thailand); in senses 2. & 3, fr. Siamese twin] (1693) 1: of, relating to, or characteristic of …
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HEMOGLOBINOPATHY — also spelled Haemoglobinopathy, any of a group of disorders caused by the presence of abnormal hemoglobin in the red blood …
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CHAN II — born 1791 died 1835 king of Cambodia who sought to balance Siam (Thailand) against Vietnam. Both countries had traditionally contested …
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CHAN I — died 1566 one of the most illustrious Cambodian kings (reigned 151666) of the post-Angkor era. He successfully defended his kingdom …
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THAI — Thai BrE AmE taɪ ▷ Thais taɪz
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THAI — Thai /taɪ/ BrE AmE noun ( plural Thai or Thais ) 1 . [countable] someone who comes from Thailand 2 …
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THAI — n. & adj. --n. (pl. same or Thais) 1 a a native or national of Thailand in SE Asia; a …
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