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Meaning of "edelweiss" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EDELWEISS

German, literally: noble white.
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PRONUNCIATION OF EDELWEISS

edelweiss  [ˈeɪdəlˌvaɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EDELWEISS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Edelweiss 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 EDELWEISS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

edelweiss

Leontopodium alpinum

Edelweiss, is a well-known mountain flower, belonging to the sunflower family. The plant is unequally distributed and prefers rocky limestone places at about 1800–3000 m altitude. It is non toxic, and has been used traditionally in folk medicine as a remedy against abdominal and respiratory diseases. The dense hair appears to be an adaptation to high altitudes, protecting the plant from cold, aridity and ultraviolet radiation. As a scarce short-lived flower found in remote mountain areas, the plant has been used as a symbol for alpinism, for rugged beauty and purity associated with the Alps, and as a national symbol especially of Austria and of Switzerland.

Definition of edelweiss in the English dictionary

The definition of edelweiss in the dictionary is a small alpine flowering plant, Leontopodium alpinum, having white woolly oblong leaves and a tuft of attractive floral leaves surrounding the flowers: family Asteraceae.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EDELWEISS


advice
ədˈvaɪs
concise
kənˈsaɪs
device
dɪˈvaɪs
dice
daɪs
ice
aɪs
lice
laɪs
merchandise
ˈmɜːtʃənˌdaɪs
mice
maɪs
nice
naɪs
paradise
ˈpærəˌdaɪs
precise
prɪˈsaɪs
price
praɪs
rice
raɪs
sacrifice
ˈsækrɪˌfaɪs
Semmelweis
ˈsɛməlˌvaɪs
slice
slaɪs
spice
spaɪs
twice
twaɪs
vice
vaɪs
vise
vaɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EDELWEISS

eddish
eddo
eddy
eddy current
Eddystone Rocks
Ede
Edelman
edema
edemata
edematose
edematous
Eden
Eden Project
Edenic
edental
edentate
edentulate
edentulous

WORDS THAT END LIKE EDELWEISS

Aldiss
amiss
bliss
deep kiss
dismiss
diss
French kiss
gneiss
hiss
hit and miss
hit-and-miss
hit or miss
junior miss
kiss
miss
on the piss
piss
Riss
speiss
Swiss

Synonyms and antonyms of edelweiss in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «edelweiss» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EDELWEISS

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Translator English - Chinese

火绒草
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

edelweiss
570 millions of speakers

English

edelweiss
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एडलवाइस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إديلويس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

эдельвейс
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

edelweiss
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Edelweiss
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

edelweiss
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Edelweiss
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Edelweiß
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

エーデルワイス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

에델바이스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Edelweiss
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

edelweiss
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Edelweiss
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एडेलवेस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

edelvays
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

stella alpina
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Edelweiss
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

едельвейс
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

edelweiss
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εντελβάις
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Edelweiss
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

edelweiss
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

edelweiss
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of edelweiss

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EDELWEISS»

The term «edelweiss» is quite widely used and occupies the 30.341 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EDELWEISS» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EDELWEISS»

Discover the use of edelweiss in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to edelweiss and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Edelweiss: An Alpine Rhyme
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Mary Lowe Dickinson, 2009
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Edelweiss
What can be crueler than the Jew's addiction to the ideal?"The story starts with the current day hero and main character, Mike Kennedy, fighting to find a cure for his daughter's rare form of Leukemia.
Nathan Price, 2013
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Fabulous Felt: Over 30 Exquisite Ideas for Sophisticated ...
Edelweiss flower ball Winter warmer MATERIALS REQUIRED □ 25 x 34cm (10 x . MATERIALS REQUIRED □ White polystyrene ball 12cm (43/4in) in diameter □ 39 x 30cm (i55/sx i2in) woven felt in ivory □ 37 x 25cm (hV2 x ioin) woven felt ...
Sophie Bester, 2007
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Youth Activism: An International Encyclopedia
The majority of these groups identified themselves collectively as the Edelweiss Pirates. Increasing numbers of unauthorized youth cliques appeared throughout Germany in the late 1930s and early 1940s. They were known by such names as  ...
Lonnie R. Sherrod, 2006
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German Mountain & Ski Troops 1939-45
Dietl himself was the first soldier of the Wehrmacht to be awarded the coveted Oakleaves to the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross. In this book Gordon Williamson details the uniforms, organisation and combat histories of these elite troops.
Gordon Williamson, 2012
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Small-Town Restaurants in Virginia
... apples, and cottage cheese are on the list. The sign outside looked a little worn , but you couldn't miss the message on it: "Where friends meet to eat." It sure seemed that way that Monday around 5:30 P.M. GREENVILLE Edelweiss U.S. 340 ...
Joanne M. Anderson, 2004
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The Sound of Music Companion
Laurence Maslon. "EDELWEISS" EPILOGUE A Long, Long Way to Run Way back when,. When The Sound of Music had its out-of-town tryout in the fall of 1959, it was a nearly perfect show in the hands of master craftsmen. Normally, a show ...
Laurence Maslon, 2007
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Edelweiss: From the Sound of Music
Sheet music.
‎1985
9
German Youth:Bond Free Ils 145
Well, everybody knows that the Edelweiss is a little white flower that grows high up in the mountains and is real hard to get—at least, people think it's hard to get. Good, wear an Edelweiss and you're a rough and tough Knab' vom Berge, a real  ...
Howard Paul Becker, 2013
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Gebirgsjäger: German Mountain Trooper, 1939-45
On the upper right sleeve was worn the machine- woven Edelweiss insignia of the Gebirgsjager. Trousers were cut from 'stone-grey' wool, were straight legged and worn tucked into jackboots. The seam of the trousers was piped in green.
‎2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EDELWEISS»

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Edelweiss Commodities draws up ambitious expansion plans
Edelweiss Commodities, the fully owned subsidiary of financial services group Edelweiss, is planning to expand its operations across both its ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
2
YES Bank sees Macquarie, BofA-ML, Edelweiss reassurance after …
YES Bank has seen several reassurances from domestic and global brokerages after UBS, a global research and brokerage firm, downgraded ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
3
Buy Yes Bank; target of Rs 980: Edelweiss
Edelweiss is bullish on Yes Bank and has recommended buy rating on the stock with a target price of Rs 980, in its research report dated July ... «Moneycontrol.com, Jul 15»
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Improved Q1FY16 nos from cap goods, pvt bks seen: Edelweiss
In an interview to CNBC-TV18, Nischal Maheshwari of Edelweiss, says capital goods and private banks will post stronger numbers while ... «Moneycontrol.com, Jul 15»
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Hold Bajaj Electricals; target of Rs 255: Edelweiss
Edelweiss has recommended to hold Bajaj Electricals with a target ... the stock at 15x its FY17E earnings", says Edelweiss research report. «Moneycontrol.com, Jul 15»
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​Swiss pilots carry $11k in cash box to cover airline costs in crisis …
As Greece negotiates a potential bailout, Swiss airline Edelweiss is taking extra precautions when flying to the crisis-hit nation. Pilots have ... «RT, Jul 15»
7
Prefer Infosys, HCL Tech, Tech Mahindra, TCS: Edelweiss
Edelweiss has come out with its report on IT sector. For FY16, expect demand to be broad based as evident from Accenture's and Cognizant's ... «Moneycontrol.com, Jul 15»
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Tuscaloosa Amphitheater, Chuck's Fish Edelweiss coffee shop earn …
Northport's Adams Antiques on Main Avenue was named this year's best antique business and Edelweiss German Coffee Shop and Bakery in ... «Tuscaloosa Magazine, Jul 15»
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Buy Indraprastha Gas; target of Rs 524: Edelweiss
Edelweiss is bullish on Indraprastha Gas and has recommended buy rating on the stock with a target price of Rs 524, in its research report ... «Moneycontrol.com, Jul 15»
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Greek woes won't impact mkt, rupee or FII flows: Edelweiss
Vikas Khemani of Edelweiss believes the market can see levels of 8000-8200 on the back of developments in Greece, but long-term investors ... «Moneycontrol.com, Jul 15»

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