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Meaning of "protea" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PROTEA

From New Latin, from Proteus, referring to the large number of different forms of the plant.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PROTEA

protea  [ˈprəʊtɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROTEA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Protea 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 PROTEA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

protea

Protea

Protea /ˈproʊtiːə/ is both the botanical name and the English common name of a genus of South African flowering plants, sometimes also called sugarbushes.

Definition of protea in the English dictionary

The definition of protea in the dictionary is any shrub or small tree of the genus Protea, of tropical and southern Africa, having flowers with coloured bracts arranged in showy heads: family Proteaceae.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROTEA


chocolatier
ˌtʃɒkəˈlætɪə
consortia
kənˈsɔːtɪə
courtier
ˈkɔːtɪə
doughtier
ˈdaʊtɪə
frontier
ˈfrʌntɪə
gazetteer
ˌɡæzɪˈtɪə
luthier
ˈluːtɪə
meteor
ˈmiːtɪə
Ostia
ˈɒstɪə
partier
ˈpɑːtɪə
prettier
ˈprɪtɪə
sootier
ˈsʊtɪə
steer
stɪə
tear
tɪə
teer
tɪə
throatier
ˈθrəʊtɪə
tier
tɪə
Valentia
vəˈlɛntɪə
volunteer
ˌvɒlənˈtɪə
Whittier
ˈwɪtɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROTEA

protatic
proteaceous
protean
Proteas
protease
protease inhibitor
protect
protectant
protected
protected species
protectingly
protection
protection factor
protection money
protection order
protection racket
protection ratio
protectionism
protectionist
protective

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROTEA

Adrastea
afternoon tea
bed tea
bubble tea
camomile tea
China tea
cream tea
galatea
green tea
herbal tea
high tea
Indian tea
jasmine tea
kitchen tea
leaf tea
lemon tea
mint tea
morning tea
rooibos tea
tea

Synonyms and antonyms of protea in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «protea» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PROTEA

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

Translator English - Chinese

开普敦
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

protea
570 millions of speakers

English

protea
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Protea
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بروتي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

протея
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

protea
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

protea
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

protea
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Protea
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Protea
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

プロテア
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

프로 테아
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Protea
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Protea
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புரோட்டியா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रतिपिंड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

protea
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

protea
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Protea
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

протея
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Protea
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Πρωτέα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

protea
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

protea
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

protea
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of protea

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROTEA»

The term «protea» is quite widely used and occupies the 48.473 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROTEA» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROTEA»

Discover the use of protea in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to protea and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Protea Book: A Guide to Cultivated Proteaceae
A spectacular guidebook offering advice on cultivation, propagation, garden uses, and commercial cut flower production.
Lewis J. Matthews, 2002
2
Protea
PROTEA. FAMILY. Mimetes capitulatus Diastella buekii Spatalla racemosa. The western Australian Banksia hookeriana (subfamily Grevilleoideae) The wild almond Brabejum stellatifolium. Today, the Proteaceae comprises an estimated 1 700 ...
Colin Paterson-Jones, 2007
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Australian Migrant Ships 1946-1977
PROTEA. -. AROSA. KULM. BUILT: 1920 by American International Shipbuilding Corp, Hog Island, Pennsylvania TONNAGE: 7,783 gross DIMENSIONS: 448 x 58 ft (136.6 x 17.6 m) SERVICE SPEED: 16 knots PROPULSION: Steam ...
Peter Plowman, 2006
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How to Draw South Africa's Sights and Symbols
The king protea was chosen as the national flower of South Africa in 1975. The king protea is a type of fynbos, which is Afrikaans for 'Tine bush." They are unique plants that grow in a small area on the Western Cape of South Africa. Fynbos is ...
Melody S. Mis, 2004
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Plant Life in the World's Mediterranean Climates: ...
The king protea is common in much of the fynbos region (Rourke and Anderson, 1982). It grows from sea level to ... The king protea reaches six feet (2 m) at maturity and grows as a single plant, rather than as large clumps. The plant has a  ...
Peter R. Dallman, 1998
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Caring for Cut Flowers
Botanical names A wide range of Proteas are used as cut flowers, including Protea neriifolia, P. cynaroides, P. magnified, P. grandiceps, P. repens, P. eximia, P. scolymocephala. Common names Pink Mink, White Mink, Pink Ice, King Protea , ...
Rod Jones, 2001
7
Horticultural Reviews
The Protea with small ilower heads, such as P. nana, may be exported from 25 cm in length and longer. Maximum allowable blemishes, either physical or due to disease, on the involucral bracts and leaves are also defined, but each importing  ...
Jules Janick, 2002
8
Horticultural Flora of South-Eastern Australia
PROTEA. L. Protea. (Sugarbush). From the name Proteus, an ancient Greek sea God with the ability to change form; referring to the great variability of the species in this genus. Prostrate to erect SHRUBS and small TREES, some with ...
Roger Spencer, 2002
9
Flora of Tropical East Africa - Proteaceae (1993)
Johnson, 1 Protea L., 8 Protea abyssinica Willd., 19 var. aaolphi-jriderici Engl., 20 var. brevifoua Engl., 20 var. frommii Peter, 13 I'rnteaaUridaDeWM., 24 Protea angolensis sensu aucL, 14 Protea angolensis Wflw., 12 forma angustifolia ...
R. K. Brummitt, Serena K. Marner, 1993
10
Standard Catalog of World Gold Coins
KM# 193.2 1/10 PROTEA 3.3900 g., 0.9170 Gold 0.0999 oz. AGW, 16.5 mm. Subject: Centennial Delagoabay Railways Obv: Protea flower Rev: Train passing through NZASM tunnel. open window and door in locomotive cab Edge: Reeded  ...
George Cuhaj, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROTEA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term protea is used in the context of the following news items.
1
One killed in Soweto mob justice
15 July 2015 - One man has been killed after being attacked by community members in Protea South, Soweto on Wednesday morning. Police remained on the ... «eNCA, Jul 15»
2
Protea Launches New Mass Spec Technology
ST. LOUIS, June 1, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Protea Biosciences Group, Inc. (OTCQB:PRGB) ("Protea") announced today a new, silicon chip technology ... «GlobeNewswire, Jun 15»
3
Mixed bag for Netball Proteas
Belfast, Northern Ireland - The SPAR Netball Proteas opened their European Championships campaign on Thursday with a bag of mixed fortunes. The South ... «Sport24, May 15»
4
Protea Announces Completion of Private Placement
MORGANTOWN W. Va., April 27, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Protea Biosciences Group, Inc. (OTCQB:PRGB) ("Protea") announced today that it has closed on ... «GlobeNewswire, Apr 15»
5
World Cup Protea arrested
Durban - A Proteas cricketer claimed his arrest by the police on Friday night for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol only happened because he was ... «Independent Online, Apr 15»
6
Protea to Acquire VivoPharm for $11.2M
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – Protea Biosciences today announced that it has entered into an agreement to buy the research services firm VivoPharm for cash ... «GenomeWeb, Apr 15»
7
Police monitor protestors in Protea Glen
JOHANNESBURG - Police are monitoring the Protea glen area in Soweto following protests this morning. Roads were barricaded by a group of residents who ... «Eyewitness News, Mar 15»
8
Protea Coin ordered to pay heist victim R180 000
The court found the operations manager of Protea Coin Group had misrepresented to Chetty that even a firearm more powerful than an AK47 could not ... «News24, Feb 15»
9
Protea Launches New Tissue Analytics Software and Workflow
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 12, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Protea Biosciences Group, Inc. (OTCQB:PRGB) ("Protea") announced today that it has developed a ... «GlobeNewswire, Jan 15»
10
Matfield, Alberts down Proteas
The Springboks, spearheaded by a masterful 62 from Victor Matfield, recorded a five wicket victory over the Proteas in the Nelson Mandela Legacy Cup, played ... «SuperSport, Dec 14»

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