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Meaning of "fjord" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FJORD

From Norwegian, from Old Norse fjörthr.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FJORD

fjord  [fjɔːd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FJORD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fjord 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 FJORD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

fjord

Fjord

Geologically, a fjord is a long, narrow inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created by glacial erosion. The word comes to English from Norwegian, but related words are used in several Nordic languages, in many cases to refer to any long narrow body of water other than the more specific meaning it has in English. There are many fjords on the coasts of Norway, Iceland, Greenland, Alaska, British Columbia and Chile.

Definition of fjord in the English dictionary

The definition of fjord in the dictionary is a long narrow inlet of the sea between high steep cliffs formed by glacial action.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FJORD


abroad
əˈbrɔːd
accord
əˈkɔːd
afford
əˈfɔːd
award
əˈwɔːd
billboard
ˈbɪlˌbɔːd
board
bɔːd
bored
bɔːd
broad
brɔːd
Claude
klɔːd
cord
kɔːd
fiord
fjɔːd
ford
fɔːd
fraud
frɔːd
keyboard
ˈkiːˌbɔːd
lord
lɔːd
Njord
njɔːd
Oslofjord
ˈɒzləʊˌfjɔːd
record
ˈrɛkɔːd
sword
sɔːd
ward
wɔːd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FJORD

fizgig
fizz
fizzenless
fizzer
fizziness
fizzle
fizzy
fj
fjeld
FJI
fjordic
fk
Fl
fl.
fl. dr.
fl. oz.
Fla.
flab
flabbergast
flabbergasted

WORDS THAT END LIKE FJORD

abord
at a word
Bedford
Bradford
concord
Crawford
Hartford
have a record
keyword
Kolding Fjord
Nord
Oslo Fjord
Our Lord
Oxford
password
Stanford
the n-word
the word
Trondheim Fjord
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Synonyms and antonyms of fjord in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fjord» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FJORD

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

Translator English - Chinese

峡湾
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fiordo
570 millions of speakers

English

fjord
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Fjord
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المضيق البحري
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фьорд
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fiorde
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সমুদ্রের খাঁড়ি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fjord
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fjord
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fjord
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フィヨルド
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

피요르드
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fjord
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vịnh nhỏ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நுழைகழி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फॉर्ड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fiyort
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fiordo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fiord
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фьорд
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fiord
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φιορδ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fjord
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fjord
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fjorden
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fjord

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FJORD»

The term «fjord» is quite widely used and occupies the 27.893 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FJORD» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FJORD»

Discover the use of fjord in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fjord and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The House by the Fjord
Traveling to Norway in 1946 to visit her late husband's family, Anna Harvik discovers that it is possible to find new love and a new home even in a cold and bitter place still recovering from five years of Nazi occupation.
Rosalind Laker, 2011
2
Norwegian Connections: From Arctic Fjord to American Prairie
Jens Severine Jakobsen was born 6 July 1874 in Stonglandseidet, Senja Island, Norway.
Judy Jacobson, 2002
3
Fjord Gold
"Fjord Gold" is a masterful tale of World War II intrigue and espionage about men called to extraordinary measures to hold safe the precious commodity in the world.
Vernon J. Hendrix, 1998
4
Archaeology and Environment in the Scoresby Sund Fjord
This is followed by a section on the material and cultural development and adjustments made by the present population of the Scoresby Sund area, as regards ecology and resources.
Hanne Tuborg Sandell, Birger Sandell, 1991
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Fjord Systems and Archives
Fjord-shelf exchanges Fjords act as the link between the terrestrial domain and the oceanic domain. There is therefore the potential for continuous exchange between the fjord and the coastal waters on the adjacent shelf. Oceanic water ...
J. A. Howe, 2010
6
Five Viking ships from Roskilde Fjord
New edition of an account of the rescue and conservation of these five vessels.
Olaf Olsen, Ole Crumlin-Pedersen, 1978
7
The Benthos Zonation of the Disko Fjord, West Greenland
Zonation The spatial distribution of the four faunistic zones in the Disko Fjord ( SHALLOW, TRANS, DEEP, and QI- VITTUT) reflects gradients of depth and terrestrial influence. The zones are inhabited by characteristic species assemblages ...
8
Marine Mollusca from Jorgen Bronlund Fjord, North Greenland, ...
Verticordiidae Lyonsiella abyssicola (G. O. Sars) Fig. 16D The minimum depth recorded for this species is 38 m at West Greenland, the maximum depth 2000 m in the Bay of Biscay (Ockelmann 1958:159). In J0rgen Br0nlund Fjord it has been  ...
9
The Columns of Ikaite Tufa in Ikka Fjord, Greenland
Results The environment of Ikka Bund The bathymetric survey reveals that the waters of Ikka Bund are much shallower than those in the outer regions of Ikka Fjord, having a maximum depth of only 30 m. This is in sharp contrast to the depths ...
10
Quaternary Geology and Biology of the Jorgen Bronlund Fjord ...
Fig. I. The location of Jorgen Br0nlund Fjord in Peary Land, North Greenland. Wandcl Dal at the head of J0rgen Br0nlund Fjord. To the north is the B0rglum Elv valley which runs north- south. The valleys are glacially eroded troughs, whereas  ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FJORD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fjord is used in the context of the following news items.
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Outdoors with Don Q: A boat tour and a nature walk at Juneau
Elaine and I began our Alaska adventure by flying to Juneau on June 17, then we took the boat tour to the Tracy Arm Fjord on June 18, took the ... «Carson Now, Jul 15»
2
Norway could be Europe's green battery
Norway's steep and scenic Geiranger fjord is also on display in miniature. Mini mountain boulders sluice down into the fjord at high speed in ... «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
3
Grooming lessons
The looks comprised the styling sessions of Fjord Fusion, and the cuts were derived from the Indigo Tribe, the Northern Lights and the White ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
4
Accenture Boosts Asia Pacific Presence with PacificLink Buy …
... Ltd. In 2013, the company bought Hong Kong-based online marketing consultant, Acquity Group Ltd., and U.K.-based design agency, Fjord. «Nasdaq, Jul 15»
5
Wipro buys digital design firm Designit
For instance, McKinsey bought Lunar and Accenture acquired Fjord. IBM has also expanded into design services. Designit specializes in user ... «ZDNet, Jul 15»
6
Mud challenges harbour projects
Former harbour and industrial areas are being turned into housing and commercial areas with new public access to the fjord. A new waterfront ... «Views and News from Norway, Jul 15»
7
Rambøll to study Vejle Fjord cut-off
DENMARK: The national roads directorate has appointed engineering consultancy Rambøll to explore four possible alignments for a high ... «Railway Gazette International, Jul 15»
8
A Slow Food Celebration in a Fjord!
Organized by the Slow Food Hardanger Convivium, the second edition of the event “Terra Madre Hardanger” took place during the final ... «Slow food, Jul 15»
9
Fjord Lines plans LNG production facility
The Danish port of Hirtshals is to open the country's first LNG production facility in partnership with Fjord Line, in a move that will further boost ... «The Motorship, Jul 15»
10
Alarmed by melting glacier in Norway, Ban says world must 'act now …
“The fjord behind us has been open every winter, throughout the winter because the ocean is warmer. So we have seen a lot of change since ... «UN News Centre, Jul 15»

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