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But I really believe it is in America's interest as well as that of the free world more generally to stop Iran from getting its hands on nuclear weapons. This regime has threatened to wipe Israel off the map and bring about a world without America, and either of those is a really bad prospect.
Frank Gaffney

Meaning of "off the map" in the English dictionary

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WHAT DOES OFF THE MAP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Off the map

Off the map is an idiomatic or slang term which has been used to denote a place far removed from civilization, or to delineate a subject considered out of date, out of fashion, or consigned to oblivion. Off the map may also refer to...

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OFF THE MAP

off soundings
off stream
off the air
off the back of a lorry
off the bat
off the beaten track
off the chain
off the cuff
off the grid
off the hook
off the peg
off the rails
off the record
off the shears
off the shelf
off the top of one´s head
off the track
off the wagon
off the wind
off with

WORDS THAT END LIKE OFF THE MAP

chromosome map
cognitive map
contour map
digital map
electoral map
genetic map
grid map
mud map
Ordnance Survey map
outline map
put on the map
relief map
road map
route map
site map
skeleton map
sketch map
street map
weather map

Synonyms and antonyms of off the map in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «off the map» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OFF THE MAP

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

Translator English - Chinese

从地图
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

del mapa
570 millions of speakers

English

off the map
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नक्शे से
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

من على الخريطة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

с карты
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fora do mapa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মানচিত্রের বাইরে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

de la carte
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dari peta
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

von der Landkarte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

マップオフ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지도에서
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mati peta
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khỏi bản đồ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வரைபடத்தில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नकाशा बंद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Harita dışına
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fuori dalla mappa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

z mapy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

з карти
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

de pe hartă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

από το χάρτη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

van die kaart af
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

från kartan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

av kartet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of off the map

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OFF THE MAP»

The term «off the map» is regularly used and occupies the 71.420 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OFF THE MAP» OVER TIME

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

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3 QUOTES WITH «OFF THE MAP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word off the map.
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Frank Gaffney
But I really believe it is in America's interest as well as that of the free world more generally to stop Iran from getting its hands on nuclear weapons. This regime has threatened to wipe Israel off the map and bring about a world without America, and either of those is a really bad prospect.
2
Michael Stipe
When we first started, we were a band from Athens and that was so off the map.
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Michael Stipe
So, we just kind of created our own thing and that's part of the beauty of Athens: is that it's so off the map and there's no way you could ever be the East Village or an L.A. scene or a San Francisco scene, that it just became its own thing.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OFF THE MAP»

Discover the use of off the map in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to off the map and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Falling Off The Map: Some Lonely Places of the World
From Iceland to Bhutan to Argentina, Iyer remains both uncannily observant and hilarious.
Pico Iyer, 2012
2
Off the Map
A powerful, electrifying work by the playwright whom many regard as our theatre's finest living writer.
Joan Ackermann, 1999
3
Off the Map
Off the map began its life as a 98-page half-size zine, of which 50 copies were made by its two authors in Prague and given out to friends.
Kika Kat, Hibickina Chickena, 2003
4
Off the Map: The Journals of Lewis and Clark
A compilation of entries and excerpts from the journals of William Clark and Meriwether Lewis, describing their historic expedition.
William Clark, Peter Roop, Connie Roop, 1998
5
Off the Map: A Journey Through the Amazonian Wild
This book is both an exciting, true-life adventure and a commentary on the state of the rainforest.
John Harrison, 2004
6
Off the map: the curious histories of place-names
Explores the origins of place names and the relationship between geography, cartography, and historical events
Derek Nelson, 2000
7
Off the Map: Bicycling Across Siberia
A member of the seven-person team that bicycled from Vladivostok to Leningrad shares his recollections of the journey, describing the kindness, food, and faith of the Siberian peasants, the mud villages, and more.
Mark Jenkins, 2008
8
Driving Off the Map
A bartender who discovers magic on a winter night, a pair of losers taking a baking class, and a middle-aged woman who goes on a wild limo ride with the ghost of John Diefenbaker These are a few of the amazing array of characters who live ...
Sharon MacFarlane, 1997
9
Off The Map: An Expedition Deep into Empire and the Global ...
A powerful account of the way imperialism and the global economy shape and reshape our lives.--"Tikkun"
Chellis Glendinning, 2002
10
Swept off the map: surviving eviction and resettlement in Delhi
This book, the outcome of a two year long research study, tracks the lives of nearly 3,000 of these evicted households who were relocated to Bawana on the margins of the city, and describes their struggle to live with dignity in the face of ...
Kalyani Menon-Sen, Gautam Bhan, Jāgorī (New Delhi, India), 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OFF THE MAP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term off the map is used in the context of the following news items.
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Life in Susiya, the Palestinian village under threat from Israeli …
"At any time, the bulldozers could come and wipe this place off the map," explains Rabbi Arik Ascherman, of Rabbis for Human Rights, which ... «KPAX-TV, Jul 15»
2
Simulation shows 'unavoidable' 3m Auckland sea level rise
... of Auckland's bays are flooded, the ports are submerged, the CBD is flooded, motorways are cut off and in some cases entire suburbs are wiped off the map. «TVNZ, Jul 15»
3
Trump Would Lose Badly In A Third-Party Bid, But He Could Take …
Still, third-party candidates who poll well early don't drop off the map completely. Even John Anderson, whose campaign pretty much collapsed, ... «FiveThirtyEight, Jul 15»
4
Kerry: Any action by Israel would provide justification for Iran's …
Kerry seems to forget that it's not Israel who has spent the last three decades-plus issuing threats to wipe Iran off the map. Iran's mullahs and ... «Hot Air, Jul 15»
5
Aberdeen's Niall McGinn believes Europa League group stages are …
McGinn added: “It's another country I can tick off the map. I am getting used to all the travelling. “We are going out a night earlier and we will be ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
6
Chairman of EBRC should publish minutes of deliberations
The GRC has now been wiped off the map, with some speculating that gerrymandering to remove any threats to the two incumbent ministers in ... «The Online Citizen, Jul 15»
7
Unresolved Oakland labor issues cost cargo and cash
McKenna said ship calls in Oakland look like they will “fall off the map.” Louttit said Los Angeles-Long Beach over the next five days should be ... «JOC.com, Jul 15»
8
What Labour's Clement Attlee can teach today's party writes …
It has already been as good as wiped off the map in Scotland, and some of its most astute MPs fear that without a dramatic revival, a similar fate ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
9
Religion briefs for the week of July 25
Kids will have the opportunity to explore and discover the adventure of lifetime during a “Journey Off the Map” that is “Unknown to Us, Known to ... «St. George Daily Spectrum, Jul 15»
10
World heritage tourist sites wiped off the map by ISIS revealed
Nada al-Hassan of Unesco's World Heritage Centre revealed to MailOnline Travel how ISIS' impact is rippling through the historical world. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Off the map [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/off-the-map>. Apr 2024 ».
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