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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GOMBROON

Named after Gombroon, Iran, from which it was originally exported.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GOMBROON

gombroon  [ɡɒmˈbruːn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GOMBROON

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adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Gombroon 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 GOMBROON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

gombroon

Bandar Abbas

Bandar Abbas pronunciation or Bandar-e ‘Abbās, also romanized as Bandar ‘Abbās, Bandar ‘Abbāsī, and Bandar-e ‘Abbās; formerly known as Cambarão and Porto Comorão to Portuguese traders, as Gombroon to English traders and as Gamrun or Gumrun to Dutch merchants, is a port city and capital of Hormozgān Province on the southern coast of Iran, on the Persian Gulf. The city occupies a strategic position on the narrow Strait of Hormuz, and it is the location of the main base of the Iranian Navy. Bandar Abbas is also the capital and largest city of Bandar Abbas County. At the 2006 census, its population was 367,508, with 89,404 families.

Definition of gombroon in the English dictionary

The definition of gombroon in the dictionary is Persian and Chinese pottery and porcelain wares.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GOMBROON


Cameroon
ˌkæməˈruːn
croon
kruːn
Duntroon
dʌnˈtruːn
gadroon
ɡəˈdruːn
gambroon
ɡæmˈbruːn
Gudrun
ˈɡʊdruːn
Iskenderun
ɪsˈkɛndəˌruːn
Kamerun
ˈkaməruːn
kroon
kruːn
macaroon
ˌmækəˈruːn
maroon
məˈruːn
octoroon
ˌɒktəˈruːn
patroon
pəˈtruːn
picaroon
ˌpɪkəˈruːn
poltroon
pɒlˈtruːn
prune
pruːn
quadroon
kwɒˈdruːn
roon
ruːn
rune
ruːn
strewn
struːn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GOMBROON

gombeen
gombeen-man
gombeenism
Gomberg
gombo
Gomel
gomer
gomeril
Gomorrah
Gomorrean
Gomorrha
Gomorrhean
gompa
Gompers
gomphoses
gomphosis
Gomulka
gomuti
gomuti palm

WORDS THAT END LIKE GOMBROON

ceroon
godroon
heroon
pickaroon
quarteroon
quintroon
Scandaroon
seroon
shagroon
spadroon
tenoroon
vinegarroon

Synonyms and antonyms of gombroon in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «gombroon» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GOMBROON

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

Translator English - Chinese

gombroon
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Gombroon
570 millions of speakers

English

gombroon
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

gombroon
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غمبرون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

gombroon
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gombroon
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

gombroon
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gombroon
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gombroon
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gombroon
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

gombroon
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

gombroon
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gombroon
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gombroon
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

gombroon
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Gombroon
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gombroon
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gombroon
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gombroon
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

gombroon
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gombroon
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

gombroon
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

gombroon
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

gombroon
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gombroon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gombroon

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GOMBROON»

The term «gombroon» is barely ever used and occupies the 197.642 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GOMBROON» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GOMBROON»

Discover the use of gombroon in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gombroon and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Armenian Merchants of the Seventeenth and Early Eighteenth ...
English East India Company Sources Vahé Baladouni, Margaret Makepeace. Sir John Gayer and George Weldon at Bombay to Company in London - 1 1 February 182 John Gladman and Edward Owen at Gombroon to Company in London ...
Vahé Baladouni, Margaret Makepeace, 1998
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The Cambridge History of Iran
Instructions written as early as 1684 required double the quantity of former years to be sent of this "most stable Commodity".23 Arrangements for obtaining Kirman wool form an appreciable part of the Company's Gombroon diary. In February ...
William Bayne Fisher, P. Avery, G. R. G. Hambly, 1991
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British Interests in the Persian Gulf
The information on the Gulf can be found in these series : (a) Factory Records : Four series of Factory Records have valuable information for the period under discussion: (1) Gombroon Diary; (2) Letters, etc., from Bussora, Gombroon, etc. ; ( 3) ...
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Persia in Crisis: Safavid Decline and the Fall of Isfahan
952v; IOR, G/36/105, Gombroon to Surat, 27 March 1669, fols. 60–1. The list of khans and shahbandars in Floor, The Persian Gulf, 301, is unreliable here. IOR, G/36/106, Gombroon to Surat, 13 Nov. 1671, fol. 51, where it is said that four days  ...
Rudi Matthee, 2012
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Zeb Vance: North Carolina's Civil War Governor and Gilded ...
Gombroon was clearly designed to impress visitors from outside the region, and it did. Local people remembered that an endless stream of visitors arrived in Black Mountain during the summer and fall when the Vances entertained the political ...
Gordon B. McKinney, 2004
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An Account of the War in India Between the English and ...
'THE English established a factory here on account of the great de; 1759. mand for woollen goods from Persia, before that country was im-WJ poverished by the troubles. The air of Gombroon is so unhealthy from the hot winds, that even the ...
‎1761
7
Universal geography formed into a new and entire system: ...
BEFORE we take leave of Persia, it is proper to take notice of the isle of Ormus, and of Gombroon, where the English have enjoyed considerable privileges, and which is the only place where they have any settlement on the coast of Persia.
John Payne, 1794
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An account of the trade in India: containing rules for good ...
containing rules for good government in trade, price courants, and tables: with descriptions of Fort St. George, Acheen, Malacca, Condore, Canton, Anjengo, Muskat, Gombroon, Surat, Goa, Carwar, Telichery, Panola, Calicut, the Cape of ...
Charles Lockyer, 1711
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A Medical History of Persia and the Eastern Caliphate: From ...
But he does remark that at a little village 20 miles north of Gombroon, where there were some natural hot water springs, there were two 'handsome hospitals. . . neat and durable works'. These were not Persian foundations, but were built one ...
Cyril Elgood, 2010
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An account of the war in India: between the English and ...
The air of Gombroon is so unhealthy from the hot winds, that even the natives themselves fly from it in the bad season, but knowing the time when the ships are to be expected'; they come down with caravans, and carry off their lading. As there ...
Richard Owen Cambridge, Stringer Lawrence, Sir John Call 1st (bart.), 1761

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GOMBROON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gombroon is used in the context of the following news items.
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Visiting Our Past: Vance used wit, wile in US Senate
Vance's weight increased; his legs were numb at times. He took vacations at Gombroon, his home in Black Mountain, and in Europe. He died of ... «Asheville Citizen-Times, Jul 15»
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High times and higher waters: Swannanoa Valley Museum kicks off …
Former governor Zebulon Vance built his vacation home, Gombroon, in the former North Fork settlement, and was an important employer for ... «Mountain Xpress, Apr 15»
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The Commoner Who Salvaged a King's Ransom
He had offered £100 or £200 to the master of an East India Company ship Discovery in Gombroon, Persia, to bring him home to Europe, but got ... «Smithsonian, Aug 13»

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