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Meaning of "accommodation" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ACCOMMODATION

accommodation  [əˌkɒməˈdeɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ACCOMMODATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Accommodation is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ACCOMMODATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Accommodation

Accommodation may refer to: ▪ A dwelling ▪ A place of temporary lodging ▪ Accommodation, a theological principle linked to divine revelation within the Christian church ▪ Accommodation, a term used in United States contract law ▪ Accommodation, the process by which the eye increases optical power to maintain a clear image on an object as it draws near ▪ Accommodation in psychology, the process by which existing mental structures and behaviors are modified to adapt to new experiences according to Jean Piaget, in the learning broader theory of Constructivism ▪ Accommodations, a technique for education-related disabilities in special education services ▪ Communication accommodation theory, the process by which people change their language behavior to be more or less similar to that of the people with whom they are interacting ▪ Accommodation, a linguistics term meaning grammatical acceptance of unstated values as in accommodation of presuppositions ▪ Biblical accommodation, the adaptation of text from the Bible to signify ideas different from those originally expressed ▪ PS Accommodation was a pioneer Canadian steamboat built by John Molson...

Definition of accommodation in the English dictionary

The first definition of accommodation in the dictionary is lodging or board and lodging. Other definition of accommodation is adjustment, as of differences or to new circumstances; adaptation, settlement, or reconciliation. Accommodation is also something fulfilling a need, want, etc; convenience or facility.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ACCOMMODATION


biodegradation
ˌbaɪəʊˌdɛɡrəˈdeɪʃən
commendation
ˌkɒmɛnˈdeɪʃən
consolidation
kənˌsɒlɪˈdeɪʃən
degradation
ˌdɛɡrəˈdeɪʃən
dilapidation
dɪˌlæpɪˈdeɪʃən
exudation
ˌɛksjʊˈdeɪʃən
foundation
faʊnˈdeɪʃən
gradation
ɡrəˈdeɪʃən
intimidation
ɪnˌtɪmɪˈdeɪʃən
liquidation
ˌlɪkwɪˈdeɪʃən
oxidation
ˌɒksɪˈdeɪʃən
peroxidation
pəˌrɒksɪˈdeɪʃən
predation
prɪˈdeɪʃən
recommendation
ˌrɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən
retardation
ˌriːtɑːˈdeɪʃən
revalidation
ˌriːˌvælɪˈdeɪʃən
sedation
sɪˈdeɪʃən
sudation
suːˈdeɪʃən
trepidation
ˌtrɛpɪˈdeɪʃən
validation
ˌvælɪˈdeɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ACCOMMODATION

accommodable
accommodate
accommodating
accommodatingly
accommodation address
accommodation bill
accommodation bureau
accommodation ladder
accommodation officer
accommodation party
accommodation platform
accommodation rig
accommodation road
accommodation train
accommodational
accommodations
accommodative
accommodator
accompanied
accompanier

WORDS THAT END LIKE ACCOMMODATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
citation
combination
communication
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
documentation
duration
education
evaluation
excitation

Synonyms and antonyms of accommodation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ACCOMMODATION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «accommodation» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of accommodation

Translation of «accommodation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ACCOMMODATION

Find out the translation of accommodation to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of accommodation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «accommodation» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

住宿
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

alojamiento
570 millions of speakers

English

accommodation
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आवास
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سَكَن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

помещение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

alojamento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাসস্থান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

logement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

penginapan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Unterkunft
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

住む場所
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

숙박 시설
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Akomodasi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chỗ ở
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விடுதி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निवास
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Konaklama
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

alloggio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kwatera
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

житло
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cazare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στέγαση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

akkommodasie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

inkvartering
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

husrom
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of accommodation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ACCOMMODATION»

The term «accommodation» is very widely used and occupies the 5.715 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ACCOMMODATION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «accommodation» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «accommodation» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about accommodation

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10 QUOTES WITH «ACCOMMODATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word accommodation.
1
Ruth Benedict
The life history of the individual is first and foremost an accommodation to the patterns and standards traditionally handed down in his community.
2
Stockard Channing
I think that's the phenomenon of our time is that a lot of women keep themselves in good shape but that there's not a lot of accommodation or people out there to connect with and the technology.
3
Mary Douglas
Without that assured American largesse Israel would have been obliged to come to an accommodation with her neighbours.
4
Rose George
It's difficult on a ship to get away from your job because that accommodation house, which is where seafarers live, is their workplace, it's where they live, it's where they relax, it's everything, and it's just hard to get away. And seafarers often refer to their job as being in prison with a salary.
5
John Hawley
I wish I had it in my power to furnish you with accommodation I should feel proud to do it, shall be happy to hear from you at anytime when you engagements will allow you an hour and remain with best wishes for yourself, family and circuit.
6
John Howard
I don't share the view that China and the U.S. need to reach some kind of strategic accommodation to carve up the Asia-Pacific region - that is an arrogant proposition and deeply insulting to other countries in the region, including Japan and potentially also India and Indonesia.
7
Henry Petroski
Successful design is not the achievement of perfection but the minimization and accommodation of imperfection.
8
Jean Piaget
Every acquisition of accommodation becomes material for assimilation, but assimilation always resists new accommodations.
9
Iain Duncan Smith
The public thinks that homelessness is about not having any accommodation to go to.
10
Jalal Talabani
My door will always be open to those who genuinely renounce violence and seek peaceful accommodation into our nascent democracy.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ACCOMMODATION»

Discover the use of accommodation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to accommodation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Human Adaptation and Accommodation
A text that explores how humans adapt to conditions of physical stress
A. Roberto Frisancho, 1993
2
Contexts of Accommodation: Developments in Applied ...
In Contexts of Accommodation, accommodation theory is presented as a basis for sociolinguistic explanation, and it is the applied perspective that predominates this edited collection.
Howard Giles, Justine Coupland, Nikolas Coupland, 1991
3
Beyond Accommodation: Ethical Feminism, Deconstruction, and ...
This new edition of Drucilla Cornell's highly acclaimed book includes a substantial new introduction by the author, which situates the book within current feminist debates.
Drucilla Cornell, 1999
4
Accommodation Without Assimilation: Sikh Immigrants in an ...
A holistic portrait which reveals why Sikh high school students, despite language barriers, prejudice, and significant cultural differences, often outperform their majority peers and other United States minority groups.
Margaret A. Gibson, 1988
5
Curious Land: Jesuit Accommodation and the Origins of Sinology
How the Jesuit accomodation to internal events in China laid the foundation for modern study of China in the West.
David E. Mungello, 1989
6
Autonomy, Sovereignty, and Self-Determination: The ...
Through an analysis of contemporary international legal norms and an examination of several specific case studies—including Hong Kong, India, the transnational problems of the Kurds and Saamis, Nicaragua, Northern Ireland, Spain, Sri ...
Hurst Hannum, 2011
7
Ubuntu: Globalization, Accommodation, and Contestation in ...
Interviews of ubuntu-oriented international actors underscored a key point: the resurgence of ubuntu in South Africa is not an isolated local phenomenon and it has significance for understanding similar global phenomena.
Mvuselelo Ngcoya, 2009
8
Reasonable Accommodation: Managing Religious Diversity
But does reasonable accommodation achieve its goal of integrating the rights of religious minorities with those of mainstream society, or does it really emphasize inequality?
Lori G. Beaman, 2012
9
Russia's Women: Accommodation, Resistance, Transformation
These original essays challenge a host of traditional assumptions by integrating women into the Russian past.
Barbara Evans Clements, Barbara Alpern Engel, Christine Worobec, 1991
10
Ambition and Accommodation: How Women View Gender Relations
Combining data from both telephone surveys and in-depth focus groups, Ambition and Accommodation provides the most detailed portrait to date of how Americans, in particular American women, think they are faring in today's society.
Roberta S. Sigel, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ACCOMMODATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term accommodation is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Commentary: Asian Century Must Begin With Great-Power …
As a first step, both the US and China would need to recognize and acknowledge the need for mutual accommodation. China's leaders need to ... «Jakarta Globe, Jul 15»
2
Solomon Air adds local accommodation
Solomon Airlines has partnered with Booking.com to let passengers book Solomon Islands accommodation when ... «micebtn, Jul 15»
3
Acceptance and accommodation regarding injuries
There are many people who have some sort of an injury history — actually most people have suffered some kind of orthopedic injury at some ... «Montrose Daily Press, Jul 15»
4
Life and Death: Fate, Accommodation and Courage
It is only after this recognition that we may go on to learn the roles that fate, accommodation and courage play in our journey to discover and be ... «Pressenza International Press Agency, Jul 15»
5
GOVT ACCOMMODATION TO FORMER MINISTER| Court stays …
In a petition filed by former minister Shabir Ahmed Khan seeking quashment of the allotment order of government accommodation by Estate ... «GreaterKashmir.com, Jul 15»
6
It's a 5* hotel – surely? No? Luxury Student Accommodation?
Over the years, a growing demand for luxury student accommodation has emerged. Demands of modern urban life have become unavoidable. «The London Economic, Jul 15»
7
New laws impacting Florida employers and places of public …
... been amended to expand protection for individuals with disabilities who are assisted by service animals in places of public accommodation. «Lexology, Jul 15»
8
Barcelona blocks new tourist accommodation licences
Barcelona's new mayor has launched a one year ban on new tourist accommodation. Mayor Ada Colau says she wants to avoid a saturation of ... «euronews, Jul 15»
9
More plans for Birmingham student accommodation
Birmingham's burgeoning student accommodation sector is set to be boosted by another 130 bedrooms under newly submitted plans. «Birmingham Post, Jul 15»
10
Axis Offshore delays Cosco accommodation rig
Oslo: Oslo-listed Axis Offshore has come to an agreement with Cosco Qidong shipyard to delay the delivery of the harsh environment ... «Splash 247, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Accommodation [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/accommodation>. May 2024 ».
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