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I think cars encapsulate the history of innovation and style - it's the other side of the coin of the car being public enemy No.1.
Norman Foster

Meaning of "public enemy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PUBLIC ENEMY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PUBLIC ENEMY

noun
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adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Public enemy 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 PUBLIC ENEMY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Public enemy

Public enemy is a term which was first widely used in the United States in the 1930s to describe individuals whose activities were seen as criminal and extremely damaging to society, though the phrase had been used for centuries to describe pirates and similar outlaws.

Definition of public enemy in the English dictionary

The definition of public enemy in the dictionary is a notorious person, such as a criminal, who is regarded as a menace to the public.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PUBLIC ENEMY

public assistance
public bar
public bill
public building
public company
public convenience
public corporation
public debt
public defender
public domain
public enemy number one
public enquiry
public enterprise
public examination
public expenditure
public footpath
public gallery
public goods
public health
public health inspector

WORDS THAT END LIKE PUBLIC ENEMY

academy
alchemy
archenemy
blasphemy
calycanthemy
city academy
demy
enemy
French Academy
frenemy
military academy
monosemy
police academy
polysemy
Ptolemy
Royal Academy
service academy
the Academy
the archenemy

Synonyms and antonyms of public enemy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «public enemy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PUBLIC ENEMY

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

Translator English - Chinese

公敌
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

enemigo público
570 millions of speakers

English

public enemy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सार्वजनिक दुश्मन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عدو الشعب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Public Enemy
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

inimigo público
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জনশত্রু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ennemi public
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Musuh awam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Public Enemy
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

社会の敵
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

공공의 적
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mungsuh umum
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kẻ thù trước công chúng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பொது எதிரி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सार्वजनिक शत्रू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kamu düşmanı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nemico pubblico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wróg publiczny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Public Enemy
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

inamicul public
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δημόσιο εχθρό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

openbare vyand
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Public Enemy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

public Enemy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of public enemy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PUBLIC ENEMY»

The term «public enemy» is quite widely used and occupies the 42.772 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PUBLIC ENEMY» OVER TIME

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

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3 QUOTES WITH «PUBLIC ENEMY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word public enemy.
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Norman Foster
I think cars encapsulate the history of innovation and style - it's the other side of the coin of the car being public enemy No.1.
2
Pat Morita
I went from being an ailing child to a public enemy.
3
Peter Schiff
The Fed is the biggest enemy of this economy. In fact, Ben Bernanke, as far as I'm concerned, he's public enemy No. 1. We're never going to have a recovery while this guy's in charge.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUBLIC ENEMY»

Discover the use of public enemy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to public enemy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Public Enemy: Confessions of an American Dissident
Public Enemy tells his story from the moment he and his wife, Bernardine Dohrn, emerged from years on the run and rebuilt their lives as public figures, often celebrated for their community work and much hated by the radical right.
Bill Ayers, 2013
2
Inventing the Public Enemy: The Gangster in American ...
In this richly detailed account of mass media images, David Ruth looks at Al Capone and other "invented" gangsters of the 1920s and 1930s.
David E. Ruth, 1996
3
Public Enemy Number Two
Thirteen-year-old Nick Diamond is in prison!
Anthony Horowitz, 2004
4
Congress as Public Enemy: Public Attitudes Toward American ...
This timely book describes and explains the American people's alleged hatred of Congress and political institutions.
John R. Hibbing, Elizabeth Theiss-Morse, 1995
5
Baby Face Nelson: Portrait of a Public Enemy
With new, formerly classified information from the FBI, the book recounts the life of a public enemy who became addicted to crime in his youth and intoxicated with violence near the end of his life.
Steven Nickel, William J. Helmer, 2009
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Public Enemy 2: An All New Boondocks Collection
A collection of more than five hundred strips from the popular and subversive comic strip The Boondocks provides a satirical look at the follies, foibles, and complexities of modern life from an African-American perspective as it offers a ...
Aaron McGruder, 2005
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Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth ...
Analyzes Depression-era bank robbery and its most notorious figures, discussing the factors that influenced the period's crime rates, the formation and early work of the FBI, and the contributions of J. Edgar Hoover.
Bryan Burrough, 2004
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Public Enemy
Promising FBI Special Agent Claire Randall and her partner Joey track a vigilante who is exacting his own form of justice, but when Claire anticipates the killer's next move, she is forced to put a policeman's life at stake. Original.
V.I. Lawrence, 1996
9
Public Enemy's It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
A thrilling account of how the Bomb Squad produced such a singular-sounding record—the engineering, sampling, scratching, constructing, deconstructing and reconstructing.
Christopher R. Weingarten, 2010
10
Dillinger's Wild Ride : The Year That Made America's Public ...
As Dillinger's wild year unfolded, the tale grew larger and larger in newspapers and newsreels, and even today, Dillinger is the subject of pulp literature, serious poetry and fiction, and films, including a new movie starring Johnny Depp.
Elliott J. Gorn Professor of History Brown University, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUBLIC ENEMY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term public enemy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Public Enemy Navigate Violence, Salvation in 'Man Plans, God …
Public Enemy have released a harrowing, inspiring new video for "Man Plans, God Laughs," the punishing title cut off the seminal hip-hop outfit's recently ... «RollingStone.com, Jul 15»
2
'El Chapo' Renamed Chicago's Public Enemy No. 1 Following Escape
Drug Kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has been renamed Chicago's “Public Enemy Number One” following his escape from a maximum-security prison in ... «NBC Chicago, Jul 15»
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Chuck D, Public Enemy leader, defends Bill Cosby's legacy: 'Context …
In this June 21, 2013, file photo, Chuck D of the rap group Public Enemy performs on Day 1 of the Firefly Music Festival at The Woodlands, in Dover, Del. (Photo ... «Washington Times, Jul 15»
4
The Prodigy announce tour with Public Enemy
Having recently landed their 6th consecutive #1 album with the supreme force that is 'The Day Is My Enemy', and straight off the back of two sold out shows at ... «Music News, May 15»
5
Universal Music Group Proposes $11.5M Settlement With Recording …
Inductee Chuck D of Public Enemy performs on stage at the 28th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on April 18, ... «CBS Local, Apr 15»
6
Arrow Season 3 Episode 18 Sneak Preview: Public Enemy
After the "Suicidal Tendencies" episode of Arrow, The CW released a sneak preview for next week's episode, which is called "Public Enemy." In "Public Enemy," ... «Comicbook.com, Mar 15»
7
When it comes to nature's public enemy number one, the mosquito …
When it comes to nature's public enemy number one, the mosquito is a modern ... When it comes to nature's public enemy number one, the mosquito is a ... «The Conversation UK, Mar 15»
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'Public Enemy No. 1' sentenced to life without parole plus 35 years …
The mother of a man who authorities named "Public Enemy No. 1" for his alleged role in a string of violent crimes urged a Baltimore County judge to see that her ... «Baltimore Sun, Mar 15»
9
Public Enemy Dig Into Vaults for Lavish Reissues
As part of pioneering rap label Def Jam's 30th anniversary celebrations, the label has planned reissues of Public Enemy's 1988 breakthrough album It Takes a ... «RollingStone.com, Oct 14»
10
Public Enemy Do "Public Enemy No. 1" With the Roots on "Fallon"
In 2009, during his third week as the host of "Late Night", Jimmy Fallon welcomed Public Enemy, who did "Bring the Noise" with the Roots. Two years later ... «Pitchfork Media, Sep 14»

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