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PRONUNCIATION OF KUMMERBUND

kummerbund  [ˈkʌməˌbʌnd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KUMMERBUND

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Kummerbund 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 KUMMERBUND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

kummerbund

Cummerbund

A cummerbund is a broad waist sash, usually pleated, which is often worn with single-breasted dinner jackets. The cummerbund was first adopted by British military officers in colonial India as an alternative to a waistcoat, and later spread to civilian use. The modern use of the cummerbund is as a component of black tie.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KUMMERBUND


bandh
bʌnd
bund
bʌnd
bundh
bʌnd
cumberbund
ˈkʌmbəˌbʌnd
cummerbund
ˈkʌməˌbʌnd
fund
fʌnd
furibund
ˈfjʊərɪˌbʌnd
gunned
ɡʌnd
Jharkhand
ˈdʒɑːkʌnd
moribund
ˈmɒrɪˌbʌnd
pudibund
ˈpjuːdɪˌbʌnd
refund
rɪˈfʌnd
rotund
rəʊˈtʌnd
shunned
ʃʌnd
stunned
stʌnd
sunned
sʌnd
superfund
ˈsuːpərˌfʌnd
tund
tʌnd
tunned
tʌnd
unsunned
ʌnˈsʌnd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KUMMERBUND

kumara
kumarahou
Kumaratunga
Kumaratunge
kumari
Kumasi
Kumayri
kumbaloi
Kumbh Mela
kumera
kumikumi
kumiss
kumite
Kumon
Kumon Method
kumquat
Kun
kuna
kundalini

WORDS THAT END LIKE KUMMERBUND

all-around
around
background
bound
compound
Dortmund
Dreibund
fall to the ground
found
get off the ground
ground
hound
into the ground
outbound
playground
pound
round
sound
to the ground
underground

Synonyms and antonyms of kummerbund in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «kummerbund» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KUMMERBUND

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The translations of kummerbund from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «kummerbund» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

kummerbund
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

kummerbund
570 millions of speakers

English

kummerbund
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

kummerbund
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

kummerbund
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

kummerbund
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

kummerbund
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

kummerbund
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

kummerbund
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kummerbund
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kummerbund
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

kummerbund
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

kummerbund
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kummerbund
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kummerbund
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

kummerbund
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कुमरबंद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kummerbund
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

kummerbund
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kummerbund
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

kummerbund
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

kummerbund
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

kummerbund
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kummerbund
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kummerbund
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kummerbund
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of kummerbund

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KUMMERBUND»

The term «kummerbund» is normally little used and occupies the 125.713 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KUMMERBUND» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about kummerbund

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KUMMERBUND»

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The Practitioner
Yellow silk will also do so, but my personal experience is with red silk. In getting ready an outfit for India, remember that the kummerbund must not be bought ready made up. The best plan is to buy a yard and a half of flannel such as is used for ...
‎1910
2
Strength, composition, and organization of the army of Great ...
A kummerbund of cashmere, and blue cloth pantaloons with Hessian boots, or blue overalls with Wellington boots, complete the dress. The turban, kummerbund, and stripes on the trousers are of the same colour as the regimental facings.
Martin Petrie, 1864
3
The domestic life, character, and customs of the natives of ...
... till at last his curiosity fairly got the better of him, and he untied the kummerbund. But what was his surprise ? A change had indeed taken place ! The silver was gone, and, instead of it, there remained a small quantity of dust. The gold mohurs ...
James Kerr, 1865
4
A Classified and Descriptive Catalogue of the Indian ...
7,986. Silk kummerbund, striped and flowered. Bancoorah. The kummerbund, literally waistband, or sash, is used chiefly by the Mahomedans ; the manner in which the dhotee is worn by the Hindus rendering it less necessary in their case.
John Forbes Watson, 1873
5
The Asiatic Annual Register: Or, A View of the History of ...
... (cloths) round the waste j 5 th, roomalls, or handkerchiefs. Undress, worn in private and at home. 1st, Augurkas, or plain cloth and muslin jackets ; ed, ks- lahs , or small caps ; 3d, duputtahs, a kind of kummerbund, part of which is rolled round ...
Lawrence Dundas Campbell, E. Samuel, 1801
6
The Asiatic Annual Register; Or, A View of the History of ...
... kummer- bunds, or fashes, (cloths) round the waste ; 5 th, roomalls, or handkerchiefs. □ Undress, worn in private and at home. ill, Augurkas, or plain cloth and mustin jackets ; 2d, ku- lahs, or small caps ; 3d, duputtahs, a kind of kummerbund, ...
‎1801
7
The Asiatic annual register or a view of the history of ...
... round the waste; 5th, roomalis, or handkerchiefs. . Undress, worn in private and at home. 1st, Augurkas, or plain cloth and muslin jackets ; sd, ku^ lahs, or small caps ; 3d, duputtahs,. a kind of kummerbund, part of which is rolled round ...
‎1801
8
Reports ... Together with the Minutes of Evidence ...
Articles of half-mounting by the Fund. by stoppage of 8 annas a month from Soldier's pay, by the Fund. i turban and cover l kummerbund l white ungah or jacket l pair jaughias i unpah or jacket 1 I pairjaughias / plate .. Saafces for all Serjeants, ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Select committee on the East India company, 1833
9
The Computer Contradictionary
Stan Kelly-Bootle. kummerbund, Irish knerd «. A NERD with a Stanford degree. knowledge-based adj. Rare (Of a program) gnostically generated as opposed to the bulk of software that is based entirely on hearsay, anecdote, and superstition.
Stan Kelly-Bootle, 1995
10
Appendix to the Report from the Select Committee of the ...
Articles of half-mounting by the Fund. by stoppage of 8 annas a month fromSoldier'spay, by the Fund. l turban and cover l kummerbund ... l white ungah or jacket I pair jaughias ... l ungah or jacket l pair jaughias l breast-plate ... Sashes for all ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee on the East India Company, East India Company. Court of Directors, 1833

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KUMMERBUND»

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Der Kummerbund leitet sich wahrscheinlich von einer indischen Schärpe namens Kamarband ab, die britische Soldaten in der Kolonialzeit nach England ... «GQ Magazin, Sep 14»

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