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PRONUNCIATION OF PEIPUS

Peipus  [ˈpaɪpəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PEIPUS

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adjective
verb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Peipus 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 PEIPUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Peipus

Lake Peipus

Lake Peipus, (Estonian: Peipsi järv, Pihkva järv; Russian: Псковско-Чудское озеро (Pskovsko-Chudskoe ozero), German: Peipussee) is the biggest transboundary lake in Europe on the border between Estonia (part of European Union) and Russia. The lake is the fifth largest in Europe after Lake Ladoga and Lake Onega in Russia north of St. Petersburg, Lake Vänern in Sweden, and Lake Saimaa in Finland. Lake Peipus is a remnant of a body of water which existed in this area during an Ice Age. It covers 3,555 km2, and has an average depth of 7.1 m, the deepest point being 15 m. The lake has several islands and consists of 3 parts: ▪ Lake Peipsi/Chudskoe (Estonian: Peipsi järv, Russian: Чудское озеро) is the northern part of the lake with the area of 2,611 km2 (73%). ▪ Lake Pihkva/Pskovskoe (Estonian: Pihkva järv, Russian: Псковское озеро) is the southern part of the lake (area 708 km2 or 20%). ▪ Lake Lämmijärv/Teploe (Estonian: Lämmijärv, Russian: Тёплое озеро) is the sound connecting both parts of the lake (area 236 km2 or 7%).

Definition of Peipus in the English dictionary

The definition of Peipus in the dictionary is a lake in W Russia, on the boundary with Estonia: drains into the Gulf of Finland. Area: 3512 sq km Russian name: Chudskoye Ozero.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PEIPUS


adipous
ˈædɪpəs
Apus
ˈeɪpəs
Aristippus
ˌærɪˈstɪpəs
cippus
ˈsɪpəs
eohippus
ˌiːəʊˈhɪpəs
euripus
jʊˈraɪpəs
hippus
ˈhɪpəs
Leucippus
luːˈsɪpəs
Lysippus
laɪˈsɪpəs
Oedipus
ˈiːdɪpəs
platypus
ˈplætɪpəs
polypous
ˈpɒlɪpəs
polypus
ˈpɒlɪpəs
Priapus
praɪˈeɪpəs
scapus
ˈskeɪpəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PEIPUS

Pegu
peh
Pehlevi
Pei
peignoir
Peiraeus
peirastic
peirastically
Peirce
peize
pejorate
pejoration
pejorative
pejoratively
pekan
peke
Pekin
Pekinese
Peking
Peking duck

WORDS THAT END LIKE PEIPUS

artocarpus
Canopus
carpus
corpus
habeas corpus
hippocampus
intercampus
Lepus
lupus
magnum opus
octopus
off-campus
Olympus
on-campus
opus
pus
rhizopus
rumpus
Scopus
xenopus

Synonyms and antonyms of Peipus in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Peipus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PEIPUS

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Translator English - Chinese

楚德
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Peipus
570 millions of speakers

English

Peipus
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Peipus
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بيبوس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Чудское
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Peipus
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Peipus
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Peipus
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Peipus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Peipus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Peipus
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Peipus
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Peipus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Peipus
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Peipus
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पीपस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Peipus
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Peipus
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Pejpus
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Чудское
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Peipus
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Πέιπους
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Peipus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Peipus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Peipus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Peipus

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PEIPUS»

The term «Peipus» is normally little used and occupies the 137.000 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PEIPUS» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PEIPUS»

Discover the use of Peipus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Peipus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Lake Peipus 1242: Battle of the Ice
Krigshistorie. Slaget ved Peipussøen 1242.
David Nicolle, 1996
2
Library of Congress Subject Headings
... Peinture sous verre USE Glass underpainting Peiper family USE Pfeiffer family Peipsi jarv (Estonia and Russia) USE Peipus, Lake (Estonia and Russia) Peipus, Lake (Estonia and R.S.F.S.R.) USE Peipus, Lake (Estonia and Russia) Peipus, ...
Library of Congress, 2003
3
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland
Gypsum deposits are present at the southeastern edge of the moraine. of Riga, and into Lake Peipus. The lon— CLIMATE The temperate and humid climate of gest river, the Parnu, stretches for about 90 miles (145 km); other important riv— ...
Britannica Educational Publishing, Amy McKenna, 2013
4
Lakes of Russia: Lake Baikal, Lake Ladoga, Lake Peipus, Uvs ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source Wikipedia, LLC Books, Books Group, 2010
5
Aspects of Altaic Civilization III: Proceedings of the ...
The spiral nets are known on the fishing coasts at Muhu, Kihnu, Parnu, and Peipus. The fishermen of Lakes Vortsjarv and Peipus use special kinds of larger spiral nets for fishing in deeper waters with one or more boats. This type of net is  ...
Denis Sinor, 1990
6
Parasites of the Colder Climates
Estonia: the coastal regions of the Lake Peipus in the east of Estonia and on the island of Saarema (Ösel). In the coastal regions of Lake Peipus the prevalence in the late 1950s and beginning of the 1960s was extremely high, constituting ...
Hannah Akuffo, Inger Ljungstr”m, Ewert Linder, 2003
7
Cooperation, Environment, and Sustainability in Border Regions
Ecological Conditions Lake Peipus is a eutrophic and highly biologically productive lake. Eutrophication due to significant nutrient loads in Lake Peipus represents a major threat for the water quality of the lake, which is adversely affected by ...
Paul Ganster, 2001
8
The Circum-Baltic Languages: Typology and Contact
For the goals of this article, it is important to emphasise that Decsy and Stolz agree in treating the similarities between the Peipus-Bund languages as greater than those found in a real Sprachbund of the Balkan type. The (north) western limits ...
Östen Dahl, Maria Koptjevskaja-Tamm, 2001
9
A Glorious Disaster: A.D. 1100 to 1300: The Crusades: Blood, ...
After chasing their larger army back into Estonia, in April 1242 he lured it onto the ice of Lake Peipus, a brilliant choice of battleground. Although his troops barely managed to withstand a furious initial charge by their more powerfully armored ...
Ted Byfield, 2008
10
View of the Russian Empire: During the Reign of Catharine, ...
The lake Peipus, or Tshudfkoe-ozero. It lies between the governments of Pscove, Reval, Riga, and St. Petersburg, extending in length to about eighty, and in breadth to sixty versts. By means of a very broad strait it is connected with the Pscove ...
William Tooke, 1801

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PEIPUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Peipus is used in the context of the following news items.
1
La ganancia neta de TCL Corporation para la primera mitad de …
La compañía también participó en la reestructuración de Hong Kong Peipus International (0334.HK), cuyo nombre luego se cambió a TCL ... «PR Newswire, Jul 15»
2
TCL Corporation's Net Profit for the First Half of 2015 Exceeds $US …
The company also took part in the restructuring of Hong Kong Peipus International (0334.HK), subsequently renamed TCL Display Technology, ... «StarAfrica.com, Jul 15»
3
The Battle for Moscow, Turning Point of the War
Armored Group 4 of Army Group North, cutting between Lakes Peipus and Ilmen, was engaged in a bold advance on Leningrad; the 16th and 18th Armies had ... «Foreign Affairs, May 15»
4
Florence Fuglem, 89
... Josh Fuglem (Genelle), Lynn Newman and Brenda Peipus; great-grandchildren, Mercedes Fuglem, Marcellus Thompson and Beau Rogers; ... «Crow River Media, Jan 15»
5
Bullying the Baltics
... occupying Estonia, Soviet border guards started kidnapping Estonian citizens, mostly fishermen working on Lake Peipus and Lake Pihkva. «National Review Online, Sep 14»
6
Alexander Nevsky (or the Russians are coming!!)
The affray, involving 10,000 combatants, took place upon a frozen Lake Peipus on what is now the border between Estonia and Russia. «Limelight Magazine, May 14»
7
Estonia: Land of contrast
I travel east towards Lake Peipus, Europe's fourth-largest lake, that is the border between Russia and Estonia. In a couple of months its deep ... «the Irish News, May 14»
8
Will Narva Be Russia's Next Crimea?
Lying between Lake Peipus and the Baltic Sea, the city of Narva appears very different than the tourist-heavy Crimea. But what it lacks in ... «the Diplomat, Apr 14»
9
The more people there are in a local government unit, the more …
More negative results were received in the region that is located on the Lake Peipus side of the Kunda-Ikla axis, where, as an exception, the ... «The Baltic Course, Nov 13»
10
Bilingual Discourse on Juhan Liiv, Poet and Thinker
Liiv came from a talented family, who lived by Lake Peipus, which separated Estonia from Russia. His brothers included a writer and a musician ... «Eesti elu, Oct 13»

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