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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GAMBIER

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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 GAMBIER

gambier  [ˈɡæmbɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GAMBIER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gambier 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 GAMBIER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of gambier in the English dictionary

The definition of gambier in the dictionary is an astringent resinous substance obtained from a rubiaceous tropical Asian woody climbing plant, Uncaria gambir : used as an astringent and tonic and in tanning.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GAMBIER


Arabia
əˈreɪbɪə
beer
bɪə
bier
bɪə
cambia
ˈkæmbɪə
Colombia
kəˈlɒmbɪə
Columbia
kəˈlʌmbɪə
cumbia
ˈkʊmbɪə
Gambia
ˈɡæmbɪə
gambir
ˈɡæmbɪə
homophobia
ˌhəʊməʊˈfəʊbɪə
jambier
ˈdʒæmbɪə
Kabir
kəˈbɪə
Libya
ˈlɪbɪə
Namibia
nɑːˈmɪbɪə
Rabia
rəˈbɪə
Senegambia
ˌsɛnəˈɡæmbɪə
Serbia
ˈsɜːbɪə
suburbia
səˈbɜːbɪə
tibia
ˈtɪbɪə
Zambia
ˈzæmbɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GAMBIER

gamb
gamba
gamba stop
gambade
gambado
gambeson
gambet
Gambetta
Gambia
Gambian
Gambier Islands
gambir
gambist
gambit
gamble
gambler
Gamblers Anonymous
gamblers´ fallacy
gambling
gambling debts

WORDS THAT END LIKE GAMBIER

chubbier
clubbier
crabbier
crumbier
dweebier
flabbier
gabbier
gobbier
grabbier
grubbier
herbier
knobbier
ribier
scabbier
scrubbier
shabbier
shrubbier
stubbier
tubbier
vibier

Synonyms and antonyms of gambier in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «gambier» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GAMBIER

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

Translator English - Chinese

甘比尔
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Gambier
570 millions of speakers

English

gambier
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गैंबियर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جامبير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Гамбиер
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Gambier
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গ্যাম্বিয়ার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gambier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gambier
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gambier
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ガンビア
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

갬 비어
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gambier
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gambier
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கேம்பியர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जुम्बेर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

boya pekiştirici sakız
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gambier
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Gambier
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Гамбиер
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Gambier
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γαμβίριος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Gambier
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gambir
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gambier
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gambier

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GAMBIER»

The term «gambier» is quite widely used and occupies the 46.789 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GAMBIER» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GAMBIER»

Discover the use of gambier in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gambier and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Handbook of Translation Studies
The advantages of an online version are obvious: it is more flexible and accessible, and in addition, the entries can be regularly revised and updated. The Handbook is variously searchable: by article, by author, by subject.
Yves Gambier, Luc van Doorslaer, 2013
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(Multi) Media Translation: Concepts, Practices, and Research
This work considers the impact of technology on our command of (foreign) languages, and the effects that our (lack of) linguistic skills have on technology, even though modern communications technology implies mulitlingualism, yet at the ...
Yves Gambier, Henrik Gottlieb, 2001
3
The Men of the Gambier Bay: The Amazing True Story of the ...
This is the story of men at all levels and the Japanese they faced in battle, first at the Marianas in June 1944 and then on October 25th, 1944, during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
Edwin Palmer Hoyt, 2002
4
The Bunganditj (Buwandik) Language of the Mount Gambier ...
A single language appears to have been spoken in a triangle that stretched from somewhere north of Lacepede Bay on the coast of South Australia across to Bordertown on the Victorian border and south to the coast where the mouth of the ...
Barry J. Blake, 2003
5
Memorials, personal and historical, of admiral lord Gambier, ...
that day (the 14th), had an interview with Lord Gambier on board the ' Caledonia,' and sailed for England the folowing day. Respecting the conversation that passed between himself and Lord Gambier on that occasion, it is necessary to ...
James Gambier (1st baron.), lady Henrietta Georgiana M. Chatterton, 1861
6
Ghosts in Solid Form: An Experimental Investigation of ...
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Gambier Bolton, 2010
7
A dictionary of Mangareva (or Gambier Islands)
The Gambier or Mangareva Islands consist of a small group situated within the Paumotu Archipelago, in the Eastern Pacific. They are generally known as Mangareva, that being the native name of the principal island (Peard Island) ; but on ...
Edward Tregear, Royal Society of New Zealand, 1829
8
The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom
GAMBIER. The Gambier plant (Uncaria Gambler, Roxburgh, Nauclea Gambir, Hunter), has been described by Rumphius under the name of Funis uncatus. It is a stout, scandent, evergreen shrub, which strongly resembles the myrtle.
P.L. Simmonds
9
Prince of Pirates: The Temenggongs and the Development of ...
52 Until the 1 830s, Java was the major market for Riau's gambier. The Tufhat notes that "ships came from Java and Celebes and they traded the produce of Java for the gambier."53 Gambier, however, did not just go to Java. It seems that most ...
Carl A. Trocki, 2007
10
The Gentleman's Magazine
LonD Gambier. April 19. At his house at Iver, near Uxbridge, aged 76, the Right Hon. James Gambier, Baron Gambier, of Iver, co. Buckingham, Admiral of the Fleet, and G.C.B. Lord Gambier was a member of a French refugee family, his ...
‎1833

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GAMBIER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gambier is used in the context of the following news items.
1
LNG protest attracts dozens of boaters to Horseshoe Bay
With horns blowing, the flotilla of dozens of boats set out to trace the proposed LNG tanker route up Howe Sound to Gambier and Bowen ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
2
Q&A: ABC news baulks at department transfer plan
Lancaster told the Committee WIN had already had to shut down its news service in the Riverland and Mount Gambier in South Australia partly ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
3
Sport results for Sunday, July 12
WESTERN BORDER: North Gambier 13.10 d Casterton Sandford 3.4. Res: North Gambier 15.12 d Casterton Sandford 2.5, South Gambier ... «The Age, Jul 15»
4
Tragedy subdues SA markets
NOT often, just every now and again, there is a sale, whether it be Dublin, Mount Gambier, Mount Compass or Naracoorte where there is a ... «Stock Journal, Jul 15»
5
A zero-tech summer: Teen dream… or nightmare?
Take a look here at some of the new arguments for getting your kids out of the big city. (Photo: Youngster at Camp Fircom on Gambier Island). «Vancouver Sun, Jul 15»
6
Public Records: Court Report
Edward O. Roberts, 35, last known address 4019 Martinsburg Road, Gambier, was charged with aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree ... «The Newark Advocate, Jul 15»
7
Friday Rewind: the fire truck 'fiasco'
Better than a horse and cart: the Mount Gambier Fire Brigade's petrol powered fire truck. (Mount Gambier Library :Les Hill Collection ). «ABC Local, Jul 15»
8
OSU Alumni Marching Band performs summer concert at Kenyon …
GAMBIER — The Ohio State University Alumni Marching Band “Summer Concert” will be held Sunday at the Kenyon College Indoor Track ... «Mount Vernon News, Jul 15»
9
Cops seize over RM290,000 worth of drugs in Bukit Gambier raid
Police today busted an illegal drug processing laboratory and confiscated RM291,750 worth of drugs in a raid in Bukit Gambier, Penang, ... «The Malaysian Insider, Jul 15»
10
Grill's future uncertain after lease lapses
The Gambier Grill's future is up in the air following manager Andy Durbin's failure to renew his lease arrangement with the College, which ... «Kenyon Collegian, Jul 15»

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