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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MOPANI

From Setswana (a Bantu language) mo-pane.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MOPANI

mopani  [mɒˈpɑːnɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MOPANI

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mopani 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 MOPANI MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of mopani in the English dictionary

The definition of mopani in the dictionary is a leguminous tree, Colophospermum mopane, native to southern Africa, that is highly resistant to drought and produces very hard wood Also called: ironwood.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MOPANI


afghani
æfˈɡɑːnɪ
ani
ˈɑːnɪ
anziani
ˌæntsɪˈɑːnɪ
Armani
ɑːˈmɑːnɪ
Azerbaijani
ˌæzəbaɪˈdʒɑːnɪ
bani
ˈbɑːnɪ
barney
ˈbɑːnɪ
biryani
ˌbɪrɪˈɑːnɪ
Carney
ˈkɑːnɪ
Dani
ˈdɑːnɪ
frangipani
ˌfrændʒɪˈpɑːnɪ
Hindustani
ˌhɪndəʊˈstɑːnɪ
Killarney
kɪˈlɑːnɪ
Mani
ˈmɑːnɪ
mopane
mɒˈpɑːnɪ
Omani
əʊˈmɑːnɪ
Pakistani
ˌpɑːkɪˈstɑːnɪ
Polokwane
ˌpɒləˈkwɑːnɪ
Rafsanjani
ˌræfsænˈdʒɑːnɪ
rani
ˈrɑːnɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MOPANI

mop
mop up
mop-up
mopane
mopani worm
mopboard
mope
moped
moper
mopery
mopes
mopey
mophead
mopiness
mopingly
mopish
mopishness
mopoke
mopped
mopper

WORDS THAT END LIKE MOPANI

decani
dewani
Eridani
Fulani
Galvani
Guarani
Gyani
jamdani
Kisangani
Liliuokalani
maharani
Modigliani
native frangipani
Romani
sherwani
soprani
timpani
Trapani
tympani
Yamani

Synonyms and antonyms of mopani in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «mopani» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MOPANI

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

Translator English - Chinese

mopani
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mopani
570 millions of speakers

English

mopani
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Mopani
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

mopani
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Mopani
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mopani
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

mopani
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mopani
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mopani
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mopani
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

mopani
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

mopani
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mopani
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mopani
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

mopani
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मोपानी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mopani
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Mopani
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Mopani
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Mopani
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Mopani
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Mopani
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Mopani
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Mopani
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Mopani
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mopani

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MOPANI»

The term «mopani» is regularly used and occupies the 61.448 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MOPANI» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MOPANI»

Discover the use of mopani in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mopani and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Tax in Developing Countries: Increasing Resources for ...
4.7 Mopani operates two primary schools and two secondary schools. Children are enrolled on merit and about half are from families in which no one works at Mopani. Some 2,000 children are currently enrolled with a further 700 on the ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: International Development Committee, 2012
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Global Delicacies: Discover Missing Links from Ancient ...
Mopani worms are seasonal butterfly larvae prevalent in (SADC) which include Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Botswana, Namibia, and Zambia. Mopani worms are harvested for profits and nutrition. The worms, which inhabit Mopani or mango ...
Andrew Nyakupfuka, 2013
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FET Colleges: Institutions of First Choice : National ...
The college is in the southeastern part of the Mopani (greater Phalaborwa, Tzaneen, Letaba, Giyani) and Bohlabela districts (Acornhoek, Bush- buckridge, Hoedspruit) in Limpopo province. It comprises three campuses and a hotel school.
South Africa. Department of Education, 2007
4
Hydrometallurgy 2008: Proceedings of the Sixth International ...
TREATMENT OF NKANA OXCAP ORES BY AGITATION LEACH SX-EW PROCESS ROUTE AT MOPANI COPPER MINES PLC'S IN ZAMBIA A.S.Rao1, N.C.Nagaraddi1 and R. Silwamba1 1Mopani Copper Mines Plc, Central Street, Nkana ...
Courtney A. Young, Patrick R. Taylor, Corby G. Anderson, 2008
5
On Coal: With Reference to Its Screening, Transport, Etc
The price of English coal is taken at Rs. 25 a ton at Bombay; of Mopani coal, Rs. 13 : 8 per one and a half tons at the pits; and of Chanda coalRs. 6 per one and a half tons, also at the pits. From the statement given of the value of coal at each ...
Frederick Charles Danvers, 1872
6
Factors Contributing to Poor Performance of DOTS in the ...
Tuberculosis is the second leading cause of death among infectious diseases and it is estimated that one third of the global population is infected with the TB bacilli.
Jabu Tsakani Mabunda, 2005
7
African Salad: A Portrait of South Africans at Home
Stiff. porridge,. wild. spinach. and. mopani. worms. Stiff porridge Bring the water to the boil in the saucepan, then add half the mealie-meal. Stir out the lumps, cover and leave to thicken. After 10-15 minutes, add the remaining mealie-meal.
Stan Engelbrecht, 2005
8
Lions, Military Junta, Hyenas, Wildfires and Nomads: Working ...
After the fire was burning well they would find and drag up three mopani, Colophospermum mopani, logs and place these logs end to end over the fire. As the ends burned the logs were kept shoved together giving us a constant, small, ...
James Naylor, 2000
9
On coal, with reference to its screening, transport, etc
The price of English coal is taken at Rs. 25 a ton at Bombay ; of Mopani coal, Rs. 13:8 per one and a half tons at the pits ; and of Chanda coal Rs. 6 per one and a half tons, also at the pits. From the statement given of the value of coal at each ...
Frederick Charles Danvers, 1872
10
The Influence of Intensity of Tree Thinning on Mopani Veld
Summary: Schematized summary of the input and output of the various models within the MOPTHIN framework (Shell) and how they relate to each other.
G. N. Smit, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MOPANI»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mopani is used in the context of the following news items.
1
MUZ appeals for calm at Mopani
The Mine workers Union of Zambia (MUZ) has appealed to miners at the Mopani South Ore body where operations have been suspended to ... «ZNBC, Jul 15»
2
Rescue team finds debris
THE mine rescue team searching for bodies of the four miners trapped underground at Mopani Copper Mines (MCM) have recovered parts of ... «Zambia Daily Mail, Jul 15»
3
Nothing gourmet at this market
Hope on Hopkins, the first gin distillery in the Cape Town metro, will be serving some of its gin and are preparing mopani worm gin for the ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
4
4 miners buried alive at Mopani, bodies still trapped underground
FOUR miners have died in a mine accident at Mopani Copper Mines (MCM)'s South Orebody Shaft in Kitwe after being trapped underground. «Lusaka Times, Jul 15»
5
4 die in mine accident
MUZ Secretary General Joseph Chewe challenged Mopani Copper management in Kitwe to avail a detailed report on how the four miners died ... «ZNBC, Jul 15»
6
Plan your weekend: Street Food Festival in Cape Town and Joburg
... noodles as well as loads of local and authentic delicacies from smileys, mielies and samoosas to mopani worms, bunny chows and gatsbys. «Eat Out, Jul 15»
7
MEC Ishmael Kgetjepe Commits to Improve Service Delivery in …
Also visiting the Province is the Portfolio Committee on Education which will visit some schools in Capricorn and Mopani districts. In terms of ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
8
Roan Open swings into action
The 19-year-old, who was the only Zambian amateur to make the cut during the lucrative Mopani/Redpath Zambia Open early in May will once ... «postzambia.com, Jul 15»
9
Eight youths get R15m farm
... Programme, approved a R10.9m financial injection into the Mamathola farms at the Greater Tzaneen local municipality in the Mopani district. «The New Age Online, Jul 15»
10
Heroes' Holiday Destinations
A hybrid of the traditionally bred chicken called the road runner in Zimbabwe, warthog meat, guinea fowl meat, mopani worms, sadza, rice, ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»

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