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PRONUNCIATION OF JIM-CROW

jim-crow  [dʒɪm krəʊ] play
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WHAT DOES JIM-CROW MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of jim-crow in the English dictionary

The definition of jim-crow in the dictionary is relating to the policy or practice of segregating black people. Other definition of jim-crow is a derogatory term relating to a black person or black people.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH JIM-CROW


cockcrow
ˈkɒkˌkrəʊ
crow
krəʊ
escroc
ɛsˈkrəʊ
escrow
ˈɛskrəʊ
gorcrow
ˈɡɔːˌkrəʊ
macro
ˈmækrəʊ
micro
ˈmaɪkrəʊ
mucro
ˈmjuːkrəʊ
NACRO
ˈnækrəʊ
outcrow
ˌaʊtˈkrəʊ
overcrow
ˌəʊvəˈkrəʊ
pilcrow
ˈpɪlkrəʊ
scarecrow
ˈskɛəˌkrəʊ
scrow
skrəʊ
semimicro
ˌsemɪˈmaɪkrəʊ
supermicro
ˈsuːpərˌmaɪkrəʊ
synchro
ˈsɪŋkrəʊ
ultramicro
ˌʌltrəˈmaɪkrəʊ
Velcro
ˈvɛlkrəʊ
Yamoussoukro
ˌjæmʊˈsuːkrəʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE JIM-CROW

jillion
jillionth
Jilolo
Jilong
jilt
jilter
Jim
jim crow
jim-crowism
jiminy
jimjams
jimmied
jimmies
jimminy
jimmy
Jimmy Woodser
jimp
jimply
jimpness
jimson weed

WORDS THAT END LIKE JIM-CROW

arrow
barrow
borrow
brow
carrion crow
eat crow
eyebrow
grow
hooded crow
hoodie crow
in a row
jim crow
morrow
narrow
row
scald-crow
sorrow
sparrow
throw
tomorrow

Synonyms and antonyms of jim-crow in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «jim-crow» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF JIM-CROW

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

Translator English - Chinese

吉姆乌鸦
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

jim - cuervo
570 millions of speakers

English

jim-crow
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जिम क्रो
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جيم الغراب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Джим - ворона
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

jim -crow
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উচ্চ স্বরে পড়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

politique raciste
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jim-gagak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nigger
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ジム·カラス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

짐 까마귀
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jim-crow
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cái nắn thắng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஜிம்-காகம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जिम-कावळा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

jim-karga
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

jim crow -
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jim - kruk
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Джим - ворона
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

jim - cioară
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

jim - κοράκι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Jim - kraai
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

jim - crow
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

jim - crow
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of jim-crow

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «JIM-CROW»

The term «jim-crow» is regularly used and occupies the 70.610 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «JIM-CROW» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about jim-crow

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JIM-CROW»

Discover the use of jim-crow in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to jim-crow and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of ...
Argues that the War on Drugs and policies that deny convicted felons equal access to employment, housing, education, and public benefits create a permanent under caste based largely on race.
Michelle Alexander, 2013
2
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of ...
Although Jim Crow laws have been wiped off the books, an astounding percentage of the African American community remains trapped in a subordinate status - much like their grandparents before them.
Michelle Alexander, 2010
3
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of ...
Although Jim Crow laws have been wiped off the books, an astounding percentage of the African American community remains trapped in a subordinate status-much like their grandparents before them.
Michelle Alexander, 2010
4
The Strange Career of Jim Crow
The Strange Career of Jim Crow is one of the great works of Southern history. Indeed, the book actually helped shape that history. Published in 1955, a year after the Supreme Court in Brown v.
C. Vann Woodward, 2001
5
From Jim Crow to Jay-Z: Race, Rap, and the Performance of ...
Broadening the significance of hip-hop culture by linking it to other expressive forms within popular culture, Miles White examines how these representations have both encouraged the demonization of young black males in the United States ...
Miles White, 2011
6
Benching Jim Crow: The Rise and Fall of the Color Line in ...
"Historians, sports scholars, and students will refer to Benching Jim Crow for many years to come as the standard source on the integration of intercollegiate sport."ùMark S. Dyreson, author of Making the American Team: Sport, Culture, and ...
Charles H. Martin, 2010
7
Jumpin' Jim Crow: Southern Politics from Civil War to Civil ...
Finding the political in 'unlikely spaces, ' these essays require us to rethink the foundations of white supremacy and of southern history more generally."--Drew Gilpin Faust, Annenberg Professor of History, University of Pennsylvania
Jane Elizabeth Dailey, Glenda Elizabeth Gilmore, Bryant Simon, 2000
8
Jim Crow America
This is a resource on racism and segregation in American life.
Catherine M. Lewis, 2009
9
Tackling Jim Crow: Racial Segregation in Professional Football
This work traces professional football's movement from segregation to integration, beginning with a discussion of the various reasons why the game was first segregated.
Alan H. Levy, 2003
10
Jim Crow Nostalgia: Reconstructing Race in Bronzeville
An incisive examination of how black leaders reinvented the history of Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood in ways that sanitized the brutal elements of life under Jim Crow develops a new way to understand the political significance of race ...
Michelle R. Boyd, 2008

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Jim-Crow [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/jim-crow-1>. Apr 2024 ».
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