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PRONUNCIATION OF MERCOURI

Mercouri  [mɜːˈkuːrɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MERCOURI

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Mercouri 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 MERCOURI MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Mercouri

Melina Mercouri

Melina Mercouri, born as Maria Amalia Mercouri, was a Greek actress, singer and politician. As an actress she made her film debut in Stella and met international success with her performances in Never on Sunday, Phaedra, Topkapi, and Promise at Dawn. She won the award for Best Actress at the 1960 Cannes Film Festival, and she was also nominated for an Academy Award, a Tony Award, three Golden Globe Awards, and two BAFTA Awards. A political activist during the Greek military junta of 1967–1974, she became a member of the Hellenic Parliament in 1977 and the first female Minister for Culture of Greece in 1981. Mercouri was the person who, in 1983, conceived and proposed the programme of the European Capital of Culture, which has been established by the European Union since 1985. She was a strong advocate for the return to Athens of the Parthenon Marbles, which were removed from the Parthenon, and are now displayed in the British Museum.

Definition of Mercouri in the English dictionary

The definition of Mercouri in the dictionary is Melina. 1925–94, Greek actress and politician: her films include Never on Sunday ; minister of culture.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MERCOURI


coorie
ˈkuːrɪ
courie
ˈkuːrɪ
goorie
ˈɡuːrɪ
goory
ˈɡuːrɪ
kuri
ˈkuːrɪ
Maiduguri
ˌmaɪdʊˈɡuːrɪ
matagouri
ˌmætəˈɡuːrɪ
oorie
ˈuːrɪ
puree
ˈpuːrɪ
stoury
ˈstuːrɪ
Yerwa-Maiduguri
ˈjɜːwəˌmaɪdʊˈɡuːrɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MERCOURI

Mercia
merciable
Mercian
mercies
merciful
mercifully
mercifulness
mercify
merciless
mercilessly
mercilessness
Merckx
Mercosur

WORDS THAT END LIKE MERCOURI

Alpha Centauri
amphigouri
Centauri
Dioscuri
houri
Ibarruri
Jodhpuri
kauri
matsuri
mauri
Missouri
Nuri
Proxima Centauri
Puri
Tauri
thesauri
Thonburi
Ussuri
Venturi
Viipuri

Synonyms and antonyms of Mercouri in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Mercouri» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MERCOURI

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Translator English - Chinese

•梅尔库丽
1,325 millions of speakers

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Mercouri
570 millions of speakers

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Mercouri
510 millions of speakers

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Mercouri
380 millions of speakers
ar

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ميركوري
280 millions of speakers

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Меркури
278 millions of speakers

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Mercouri
270 millions of speakers

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Mercouri
260 millions of speakers

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Mercouri
220 millions of speakers

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Mercouri
190 millions of speakers

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Mercouri
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

メルクーリ
130 millions of speakers

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Mercouri
85 millions of speakers

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Mercouri
85 millions of speakers
vi

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Mercouri
80 millions of speakers

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Mercouri
75 millions of speakers

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मर्कॉरी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Merküri
70 millions of speakers

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Mercouri
65 millions of speakers

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Mercouri
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Меркурі
40 millions of speakers

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Mercouri
30 millions of speakers
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Μερκούρη
15 millions of speakers
af

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Mercouri
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Mercouris
10 millions of speakers
no

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Mercouri
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Mercouri

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MERCOURI»

The term «Mercouri» is regularly used and occupies the 84.677 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MERCOURI» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MERCOURI»

Discover the use of Mercouri in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Mercouri and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
LIFE
n a cold, scruffy rehearsal hall on West 46th Street, Melina Mercouri slumps back on a chair and stares down her long legs at dirty toes. Down the hall by an old piano her tormentor, Onna White, placidly lights a cigaret and waits. Mercouri has  ...
2
New Scientist
To further this aim, Melina Mercouri, the Greek Minister of Culture, was dispatched to England some months ago and charmed everyone with her presence, but persuaded no one, or at least that is what we thought. Later, on his first official trip ...
3
Cosmopolitan Memory in Europe's 'Backwaters': Rethinking ...
The song is performed by a half-dressed Mercouri who admits that she loves all men and that every night she puts a charm under her pillow to dream of them. The 'black peasant' of 'Ta Paideiá tou Peiraiá' may be showcasing Greece's ...
Rodanthi Tzanelli, 2011
4
Athens & the Islands
Melina Mercouri An actress, singer, and politican, Melina Mercouri was born in Athens in 1920, the granddaughter of prominent Athenian mayor Spyros Mercouri. An energetic and elegant woman with a smoky voice and wide, intense eyes, ...
Joanna Kakissis, 2011
5
Europe Since 1945: An Encyclopedia
Melina Mercouri was born in Athens on October 18, 1925, into a politically active family. Her father was a member of the Greek parliament and a cabinet minister. Her maternal grandfather was mayor of Athens for more than thirty years.
Bernard A. Cook, 2001
6
Articles on Greek Female Singers, Including: Maria Callas, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
7
Thinking about the Elgin Marbles: Critical Essays on ...
before,5 but Minister Mercouri's appears to be the first official request by the Greek Government for return of the Parthenon sculptures.6 The current request was officially declined by the British Government in 1984.7 There is, of course, support ...
John Henry Merryman, 2009
8
Song and Significance: Virtues and Vices of Vocal Translation
On the record cover of Mercouri's version we see the singer in a rather provocative pose, with one hand on her hip and the other holding a cigarette, dressed in a tank top with a low neckline. On the cover of Anderson's version, the singer is ...
Dinda L. Gorlée, 2005
9
Greek Film Actors: Katina Paxinou, Melina Mercouri, Stathis ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source Wikipedia, LLC Books, 2010
10
The Best Australian Essays 2008
She accompanies us that night to the real Melina Mercouri Cultural Centre, where we meet Mercouri's widower, the charming octogenarian Jules Dassin, who has nothing to do with papier-mâché. He has established this centre as a shrine to ...
David Marr, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MERCOURI»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Mercouri is used in the context of the following news items.
1
History rhymes on Greek debt - The Interpreter
... gorgeous, fun-loving Greek prostitute, played by Melina Mercouri (who later became Greece's Minister for Culture), wants Sundays to herself. «The Interpreter, Jul 15»
2
Particle Accelerator Helps Study Nanoscale Properties of Electronic …
... Columbia; Gregory Fiete, a professor at the University of Texas, Austin; and Mercouri Kanatzidis, a professor at Northwestern University. «I-Connect007, Jul 15»
3
New Method to Visualize Topological Insulators at the Nanoscale …
... Columbia; Gregory Fiete, a professor at the University of Texas, Austin; and Mercouri Kanatzidis, a professor at Northwestern University. «AZoNano.com, Jul 15»
4
'Nikos Kazantzakis': Yannis Smaragdis Announces New Film
... as the New Kazantzakis, Marina Kalogerou as Eleni Kazantzakis, Theodore Atheridis as George Zorbas, and Zeta Duka as Melina Mercouri. «Greek Reporter, Jul 15»
5
Large Particle Accelerator “Sees” Nanoscale Electronics
... Columbia; Gregory Fiete, a professor at the University of Texas, Austin; and Mercouri Kanatzidis, a professor at Northwestern University. «Controlled Environments Magazine, Jul 15»
6
The Failing Euro Experiment
One was presided over by the wonderful Melina Mercouri, so intelligent and so beautiful, who served at the time as a cabinet minister. «Outlook, Jul 15»
7
Uri Avnery: To Be Greek
One was presided over by the wonderful Melina Mercouri, so intelligent and so beautiful, who served at the time as a cabinet minister. «Jewish Business News, Jul 15»
8
Greek arts minister's lasting legacy
... it was in 1983 that Melina Mercouri, then Greece's minister of culture, who came up with the idea of designating an annual Capital of Culture. «Galway Advertiser, Jul 15»
9
Do your Bit for the Bid'
... to prepare for the year of designation in 2020 and the European Union provides funding of €1.5 million for the winners by way of the Melina Mercouri prize. «Waterford Today, Jul 15»
10
Never on a Sunday
It was the theme song of an old movie starring Melina Mercouri, a Greek national treasure. The results of Sunday's referendum stunned the ... «Manila Standard Today, Jul 15»

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