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Meaning of "kaftan" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD KAFTAN

From Turkish qaftān.
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PRONUNCIATION OF KAFTAN

kaftan  [ˈkæftæn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KAFTAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Kaftan 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 KAFTAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

kaftan

Kaftan

A kaftan or caftan is a front-buttoned coat or overdress, usually reaching to the ankles, with long sleeves. It can be made of wool, cashmere, silk, or cotton, and may be worn with a sash. The caftan is of ancient Mesopotamian origin.caftan It is a variant of the robe or tunic, versions of which have been worn by countless cultures around the world, for thousands of years. The kaftan is associated with Islamic or Islamicate cultures. Kaftans were often worn as court robes; the splendor and specific decorations of the kaftan indicated the rank of the wearer. Sovereigns often gave ornate kaftans as a mark of favor.

Definition of kaftan in the English dictionary

The definition of kaftan in the dictionary is a long coatlike garment, usually worn with a belt and made of rich fabric, worn in the East. Other definition of kaftan is an imitation of this, worn, esp by women, in the West, consisting of a loose dress with long wide sleeves.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KAFTAN


arctan
ˈɑːkˌtæn
Bataan
bəˈtæn
caftan
ˈkæfˌtæn
constantan
ˈkɒnstənˌtæn
cotan
ˈkəʊˌtæn
Hotan
ˈhəʊˈtæn
Kazakhstan
ˌkɑːzɑːkˈstæn
Kazakstan
ˌkɑːzɑːkˈstæn
mangostan
ˈmæŋɡəʊˌstæn
mercaptan
mɜːˈkæptæn
orang-utan
ɔːˌræŋuːˈtæn
Powhatan
ˌpaʊhəˈtæn
ratan
ræˈtæn
rattan
ræˈtæn
self-tan
ˌselfˈtæn
soutane
suːˈtæn
suntan
ˈsʌnˌtæn
tan
tæn
triptan
ˈtrɪptæn
Viangchan
wiːɛŋtæn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KAFTAN

kaf
kaffeeklatsch
Kaffir
kaffir beer
kaffir corn
kaffirboom
kaffiyeh
Kaffraria
Kaffrarian
Kafir
kafir corn
Kafiri
Kafiristan
Kafka
Kafkaesque
Kagera
kago
Kagoshima
kagoul
kagoule

WORDS THAT END LIKE KAFTAN

Afghanistan
Bhutan
cosmopolitan
Hindustan
Kalimantan
Kyrgyzstan
Manhattan
metropolitan
Pakistan
Satan
Spartan
sultan
Tadjikistan
Tajikistan
tartan
Tibetan
titan
Tristan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan

Synonyms and antonyms of kaftan in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «kaftan» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KAFTAN

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

Translator English - Chinese

长衫
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

caftán
570 millions of speakers

English

kaftan
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कफ्तान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القفطان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кафтан
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

kaftan
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

kaftan
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

caftan
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kaftan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kaftan
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カフタン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

카프 탄
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kaftan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Kaftan
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

kaftan
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

काफान
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kaftan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

kaftan
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kaftan
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

каптан
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

caftan
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καφτάνι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kaftan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kaftan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kaftan
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of kaftan

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KAFTAN»

The term «kaftan» is quite widely used and occupies the 38.187 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KAFTAN» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KAFTAN»

Discover the use of kaftan in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to kaftan and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Basketball: A Biographical Dictionary
KAFTAN, George A. "The Golden Greek" (b. February 22, 1928, New York, NY), college and professional player and coach, led the College of the Holy Cross to the 1947 NCAA basketball title, garnering All-America and NCAA tournament ...
David L. Porter, 2005
2
Armies of Ivan the Terrible: Russian Troops 1505-1700
Regiment of Egor Lytohin Hat - dark grey; kaftan - red, lined white; tabs - raspberry; boots - yellow 2. Regiment of Ivan Poltev Artillerymen were still dressed in a similar fashion to the infantry, but their kaftans and caps were all red. In addition ...
Viacheslav Shpakovsky, David Nicolle, 2006
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The Ultimate Book of March Madness: The Players, Games, and ...
“It wasn't like today with the television and the Internet and Facebook and all these things—iPads and Blackberries and the raspberries and the other berries,” Kaftan joked. “We didn't have any of that stuff.” Holman's plan initially worked, as the ...
Tom Hager, 2012
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Theology as Science in Nineteenth-Century Germany: From F.C. ...
Ritschl was perfectly justified to comment, in his review, that Kaftan 'indirectly [ draws] the interpretation of the ideal of religion [into] his explicit task'.60 While observing this deviation of Kaftan's argument from his stated methodology, however, ...
Johannes Zachhuber, 2013
5
Biographical Dictionary of American Sports: 1992-1995 ...
Kaftan's sophomore season in 1946-1947, however, marked his most memorable . He broke his season scoring record with 468 points, lifting the Crusaders to a 27 -3 record. In the 1947 NCAA tournament, Holy Cross defeated the U.S. Naval ...
David L. Porter, 1995
6
The Simple Life
From the hilarious first season, "The Simple Life Cine-Manga" chronicles the travails of two affluent socialites as they struggle to make the transition from uptown to small town.
Jod Kaftan, Robert Langhorn, Amy Court Kaemon, 2004
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Reformed Dogmatics: Prolegomena
Kaftan himself, complaining about this, interprets this lack of appreciation from the fact that orthodoxy itself abandoned the old authority-standpoint and changed into pietism. In part this observation is correct; many theologians who agree ...
Herman Bavinck, John Bolt, 2003
8
Visions of Struggle in Women's Filmmaking in the Mediterranean
As Kaftan explains, there was no record of her aunt's existence or her death—no letters, and only one grainy, faded, sepia-colored photograph of Güzide's mother- in-law with two men (Güzide's brothers-in-law, Kadri and Baki) and a little boy ...
Flavia Laviosa, 2010
9
Explorations in Judeo-Slavic Linguistics
5.413 Po kaftan, etc. Po kaftan, Br, Uk kaptan and Y kaftn,191 like the Turkish source kaftan, denote a 'long outer robe'; it is only in Czech and Slovak that kaftan now denotes a 'type of long overcoat (especially worn by observant male ...
Paul Wexler, 1987
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Fashioning Africa: Power and the Politics of Dress
However, people are also expressing their dissatisfaction with President Obasanjo's programs through references to dress, specifically the kaftan style known as tazarce, as one Zaria City robe manufacturer explained: The most popular dress ...
Jean Allman, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KAFTAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term kaftan is used in the context of the following news items.
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Is Ramadan the next step for global fashion? | CanIndia NEWS
“Ramadan is a time of family, and going back to basics, so many designers will go for kaftan styles and abayas when designing for this time of ... «CanIndia News, Jul 15»
2
Nicole Richie and Mario Lopez take a selfie to promote Candidly …
... and trends from the 1960's and while promoting her show today on Extra, Nicole looked candidly groovy in this cinched waist kaftan dress. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
3
Chattanooga Murders Are Explained As Jihad | VDARE - premier …
Don't appear to be overtly Muslim, don't carry around the koran, don't have a long beard, don't wear kaftan. Wear western dress. Don't give ... «VDARE.com, Jul 15»
4
Afropolitan Vibes: M.I, Aina More, Orits Wiliki tore up the stage in …
... up with his reggae performance dressed in a choir outfit before surprising everyone when he took off the robe showing off his white kaftan. «Pulse Nigeria, Jul 15»
5
Summer reality dressing
... tans pitch perfect for Rio but less so in Richmond and an abundance of short shorts, navel slashed shirts and blousy kaftan tops in between. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
6
Hargeisa: Inside Somaliland's would-be capital city - CNN.com
Goats and sheep share streets with Somaliland woman in bright kaftan dresses, clan elders, businessmen and trendy teenagers from the ... «CNN, Jul 15»
7
Abbey Clancy flaunts her impressive post-pregnancy figure in …
Fashion forward: Other pictures show her in a sixties-inspired dress, while another shoes her putting on a leggy display in a super-short kaftan. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
8
Christie Brinkley, 61, looks as youthful as ever on Capri family …
Glamorous as ever: The blonde beauty kept it chic for the island getaway, wowing in white skinny jeans and a printed kaftan top. Off she goes! «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
9
It's raining fashion
Shorts, culottes, jumpsuits, kaftan dresses both long and short are season's ideal choice. Stay stylish with funky rainwear like see-through ... «Chandigarh Tribune, Jul 15»
10
Helen Mirren covers up her bikini body with a glamorous holiday …
... on the deck of a luxury yacht, Hollywood icon Helen Mirren chose to cover up her enviable shape in a glamorous kaftan on Wednesday. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Kaftan [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/kaftan>. Apr 2024 ».
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