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PRONUNCIATION OF BAFFIN

Baffin  [ˈbæfɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BAFFIN

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adjective
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conjunction
determiner
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Baffin 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 BAFFIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Baffin

Baffin can mean: ▪ Qikiqtaaluk Region, also called the Baffin Region, an administrative and census region of Nunavut, Canada ▪ Baffin, Unorganized, part of the Baffin Region census division ▪ South Baffin, a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut ▪ Baffin Island, an Arctic island of Nunavut ▪ Baffin Island Current, an ocean current running south down the western side of Baffin Bay ▪ Baffin Bay, a sea between the Atlantic and Arctic oceans ▪ 1933 Baffin Bay earthquake, a 7.3 magnitude earthquake that struck Greenland and Nunavut ▪ Baffin Mountains, a mountain range running along the northeastern coast of Baffin Island ▪ Baffin Region, Northwest Territories, a region of the Northwest Territories prior to division ▪ Baffin Bay, Texas, a bay in South Texas, an inlet of the larger Laguna Madre ▪ William Baffin, a 17th-century English navigator and discoverer ▪ HMCS Baffin , a World War II Isles class trawler of the Royal Canadian Navy ▪ Blackburn Baffin, a torpedo bomber of the Fleet Air Arm...

Definition of Baffin in the English dictionary

The definition of Baffin in the dictionary is William. c1584--1622, English navigator and explorer who led several expeditions to find the North West Passage.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BAFFIN


bluefin
ˈbluːˌfɪn
bowfin
ˈbəʊˌfɪn
coffin
ˈkɒfɪn
cuffin
ˈkʌfɪn
dauphin
ˈdɔːfɪn
delphin
ˈdɛlfɪn
dolphin
ˈdɒlfɪn
elfin
ˈɛlfɪn
fin
fɪn
Finn
ˈfɪn
gonadotrophin
ˌɡɒnədəʊˈtrəʊfɪn
griffin
ˈɡrɪfɪn
MacGuffin
məˈɡʌfɪn
McGuffin
məˈɡʌfɪn
muffin
ˈmʌfɪn
paraffin
ˈpærəfɪn
puffin
ˈpʌfɪn
redfin
ˈrɛdˌfɪn
serafin
ˈserəfɪn
tiffin
ˈtɪfɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BAFFIN

Badoglio
Baeck
Baeda
Baedeker
Baedeker raid
bael
baetyl
Baeyer
Baez
BAF
Bafana Bafana
baff
baffies
Baffin Bay
Baffin Island

WORDS THAT END LIKE BAFFIN

a nail in one´s coffin
biffin
boffin
chromaffin
cycloparaffin
English muffin
humgruffin
liquid paraffin
nitroparaffin
ragamuffin
uncoffin

Synonyms and antonyms of Baffin in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Baffin» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BAFFIN

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

Translator English - Chinese

巴芬
1,325 millions of speakers

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Baffin
570 millions of speakers

English

Baffin
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बाफिन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بافن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Баффинова
278 millions of speakers

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Baffin
270 millions of speakers

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Baffin
260 millions of speakers

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Baffin
220 millions of speakers

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Baffin
190 millions of speakers

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Baffin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

バフィン島
130 millions of speakers

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배핀
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Baffin
85 millions of speakers
vi

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Baffin
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாஃப்பின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बाफिन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Baffin
70 millions of speakers

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Baffin
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Baffina
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Баффінова
40 millions of speakers

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Baffin
30 millions of speakers
el

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Baffin
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af

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Baffin
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Baffin
10 millions of speakers
no

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Baffin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Baffin

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BAFFIN»

The term «Baffin» is regularly used and occupies the 67.848 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BAFFIN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Baffin» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Baffin» 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 Baffin

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BAFFIN»

Discover the use of Baffin in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Baffin and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Franz Boas Among the Inuit of Baffin Island, 1883-1884: ...
In the summer of 1883, fledgling anthropologist Franz Boas spent a year among the Inuit of Cumberland Sound, Baffin Island. This book presents in English his letters and journal entries from the year that he spent among the Inuit.
Franz Boas, Ludger M?ller-Wille, 1998
2
Baffin Island
together, they charted the south coast of Baffin Island. When they reached Cape Comfort and Southampton Island, they spotted the mainland and decided mistakenly that they were in a huge bay. They turned back before reaching Foxe Basin, ...
Mark Synnott, 2008
3
Living on the Land: Change Among the Inuit of Baffin Island
As recently as three decades ago most Inuit lived a lifestyle much like that of their forbearers: "living on the land," with the men hunting according to time-honoured methods and the women performing the same round of daily tasks that ...
John S. Matthiasson, Steve Matthiasson, 1992
4
A Zoologist on Baffin Island 1953
The author spent four months in Baffin Island during 1953 as zoologist on a big expedition by the Arctic Institute of North America, where he concentrated on studying birds and mammals.
Adam Watson, 2011
5
The Voyages of William Baffin
BAFFIN'S. SHIPS. I. 1612.—Patience (140 tons), forty men and boys. James Hall (General). William Huntriss (Master's Mate). WILLIAM BAFFIN (Pilot). John Gatonby (Quarter Master). William Gordon (Master's Mate). Mr. Wilkinson ( Merchant).
Clements R. Markham (Ed )., 2013
6
Baffin Island quaternary environments: an annotated bibliography
Over 460 references arranged by subject category, with an author index.
Martha Andrews, John T. Andrews, 1980
7
Canadian arctic recollections: Baffin Island, 1923-1931
Author's recollections of journeys into unexplored regions of Baffin Island in the 1920's in search of acquisitions of arctic flora and fauna for the National Museum of Canada.
J. Dewey Soper, 1981
8
A Whaling Cruise to Baffin's Bay and the Gulf of Boothia, ...
We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Albert Hastings Markham, 2010
9
Ordovician Cephalopod Fauna of Baffin Island
Specimens collected in southwestern Baffin Island by Dr. L. M. Gould, while a member of the Putnam Baffin Island Expedition of 1927, were loaned to us by Professor G. M. Ehlers of the University of Michigan. Messrs. Howard Webster and Len ...
Arthur K. Miller, 1954
10
Fishes of the Texas Laguna Madre: A Guide for Anglers and ...
Novices and longtime "lagunatics" alike are well familiar with the "worm rocks" in Baffin Bay. They can make one's day by producing fish and then quickly spoil the day by bending a prop shaft or even cracking a hull or transom. What anglers ...
David A. McKee, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BAFFIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Baffin is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Examining the Baffin Sound
... is continuing to push forward with its quest to have the Baffin Sound ... and it was believed to have been coming from the Baffin Sound. «Northern Pen, Jul 15»
2
Nunavut mayor awaits official nod from NDP headquarters
... differences and joining forces with Greenpeace to oppose companies hydrocarbon seismic testing off the coast of his north Baffin community, ... «Nunatsiaq News, Jul 15»
3
Polarcus expands footprint in Houston
... 3D seismic vessels offshore various locations across the North & South America region including Baffin Bay, the Caribbean and Uruguay. «WorldOil, Jul 15»
4
Media Advisory - Inaugural Presentation Ceremony of the Polar …
Her academic research drew her to Yukon, the Northwest Territories, Baffin Island and other remote Arctic locations. As the first historian and ... «Canada NewsWire, Jul 15»
5
One with nature
Once they reach their destination, the couple is hoping to sail up the western coast of Greenland to Baffin and then back to the marina. «Lewisporte Pilot, Jul 15»
6
Veteran makes most of life after near-fatal parachuting incident
The 2nd CAV is comprised of the Maritime provinces, Newfoundland and Baffin Island, and the 3rd CAV is comprised of Saskatchewan, Alberta ... «Cumberland News Now, Jul 15»
7
Henry Homeyer: Show off your patriotic colors in the garden
Then there are the red roses. The Canadian Explorer series, developed in Ottawa, are very nice. William Baffin is my favorite climber. He grows ... «The Providence Journal, Jul 15»
8
Baffin Island and the Canadian Artic Talk
A Land So Wide and Savage ~ My Journey to Baffin island and the Canadian Artic, Word and Images by Dave Mead. 8pm on Friday 3rd July ... «The Press, York, Jul 15»
9
Two long-time buds make a beautiful drone symphony
"We were inspired by the idea of the Vikings' discovery of Baffin Island as a new land, and the bravery and hardship they would've experienced ... «NOW Magazine, Jul 15»
10
RCMP still looking for Olympic snowboarder in drug smuggling case …
... for an area that goes from the south of Nova Scotia, north to Iqaluit on Baffin Island, west to Quebec City and east to the middle of the Atlantic. «Montreal Gazette, Jul 15»

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