MOROS

Meaning of MOROS in English

(n. pl.) The Mohammedan tribes of the southern Philippine Islands, said to have formerly migrated from Borneo. Some of them are warlike and addicted to piracy.

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MOROS — plural of moro
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOROS — /mawr"os, mohr"-/ , n. Class. Myth. a child of Nyx, and the personification of fate.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MOROS — add. ·noun ·pl the mohammedan tribes of the southern philippine islands, said to have formerly migrated from borneo. some of …
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MOROS — [Greek] Moros ("destiny") is the Greek personification of doom. He is the son of Erebus and Nyx and the brother …
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SOPHOMORE — I. noun Etymology: perhaps from Greek sophos wise + mōros foolish Date: 1688 a student in the second year at …
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OXYMORON — noun (plural oxymora) Etymology: Late Greek oxymōron, from neuter of oxymōros pointedly foolish, from Greek oxys sharp, keen + mōros …
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MORON — noun Etymology: irregular from Greek mōros foolish, stupid Date: 1910 a mildly mentally retarded person, a very stupid person, ~ic …
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BARONG — noun Etymology: probably from Maranao (Austronesian language of southern Mindanao) Date: 1898 a thick-backed thin-edged knife or sword used by …
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SULU ARCHIPELAGO — Volcanic and coral archipelago, southwestern Philippines, between Mindanao and Borneo . A double island chain, it extends 170 mi (270 …
Английский словарь Британика
NATIONAL LIBERATION FRONT — Title used by nationalist, usually socialist, movements in various countries since World War II. In Greece, the National Liberation Front-National …
Английский словарь Британика
MORO — Any member of several Muslim peoples living in the southern Philippines. The Moros, who constitute about 5% of the Philippine …
Английский словарь Британика
MORE — I. ˈmō(ə)r, ˈmȯ(ə)r, -ōə, -ȯ(ə) adjective Etymology: Middle English more, moore, mo, from Old English māra (adjective), mā (adjective & …
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MERIT — I. ˈmerə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English merite, merit, from Old French merite, from Latin meritum, …
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TETARTEMORION — tə̇ˌtärd.əˈmōrēˌän, -ēən noun also tar·te·mo·ri·on ˌtärd.əˈ- ( -s ) Etymology: tetartemorion from Greek tetartēmorion, from tetartē one fourth (from feminine …
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SOPHOMORE — ˈsäf(ə)ˌm]ō(ə)r, -f ə mˌ], ]ȯ(ə)r, ]ōə, ]ȯ(ə), esp in 2-syllable pronunc ˈsȯf-\ noun ( -s ) Etymology: probably from Greek …
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PANTOMORUS — ˌpantəˈmōrəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek pantomōros gluttonous, literally, all-sluggish, from pant- + mōros dull, sluggish, stupid …
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OXYMORON — ˌäksə̇ˈmōrˌän, -sēˈm- noun ( plural oxymo·ra -ōrə) Etymology: Greek oxymōron, from neuter of oxymōros pointedly foolish, from oxy- oxy- (I) …
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MOROSOPH — ˈmōrəˌsäf, ˈmȯr- noun or mo·ros·o·phist məˈräsəfə̇st ( -s ) Etymology: morosoph from obsolete French morosophe, from Greek mōrosophos, from mōros …
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MOROPUS — ˈmȯrəpəs, ˈmär- noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek mōros sluggish, dull + New Latin -pus; from its suggested …
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MORON — ˈmōˌrän, ˈmȯˌ- noun ( -s ) Etymology: irregular from Greek mōros sluggish, dull, stupid; akin to Sanskrit mūra dull, stupid …
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MORO — ˈmō(ˌ)rō, ˈmȯ(ˌ)- noun ( plural moro or moros ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Spanish, literally, Moor, from Latin Maurus — …
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MORINEL — ˈmȯrəˌnel, ˈmär- noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin morinellus, partly from Latin Morini, people inhabiting the part of Gaul …
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MONOMORIUM — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈmōrēəm noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from mon- + Greek morion part, portion, diminutive of moros lot, fate — …
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CYNOMORIUM — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷rēəm noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin cynomorion broomrape, from Greek kynomorion dodder, from kyn- cyn- + -morion …
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BARONG — bəˈrȯŋ, bä-, -räŋ noun ( -s ) Etymology: native name in the Philippines : a broad-bladed knife or sword with …
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BARONG — (n.) A kind of cutting weapon with a thick back and thin razorlike edge, used by the Moros of the …
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SULU — /sooh"looh/ , n. , pl. Sulus , ( esp. collectively ) Sulu . a member of the most numerous tribe …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OXYMORON — — oxymoronic /ok'see meuh ron"ik/ , adj. /ok'si mawr"on, -mohr"-/ , n. , pl. oxymora /-mawr"euh, -mohr"euh/ . Rhet. a …
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MORON — — moronic /meuh ron"ik/ , adj. — moronically , adv. — moronism, moronity /meuh ron"i tee/ , n. /mawr"on, mohr"-/ …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MORO — noun ( plural Moros ) Etymology: Spanish, literally, Moor, from Latin Maurus Date: 1886 1. : a member of any …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SULU ARCHIPELAGO — Forested islets in the Sulu Archipelago, Sulu Sea, Philippines archipelago comprising hundreds of volcanic and coral islands and numerous rocks …
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