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Meaning of "sapele" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SAPELE

West African name.
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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 SAPELE

sapele  [səˈpiːlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SAPELE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sapele 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 SAPELE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

sapele

Sapele

Entandrophragma cylindricum, commonly known as the sapele or sapelli, is a large tree native to tropical Africa. The tree is also known as aboudikro. There are protected populations and felling restrictions in place in various countries.

Definition of sapele in the English dictionary

The definition of sapele in the dictionary is any of several W African meliaceous trees of the genus Entandrophragma, esp E. cylindricum, yielding a hard timber resembling mahogany. Other definition of sapele is the timber obtained from such a tree, used to make furniture.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SAPELE


campanile
ˌkæmpəˈniːlɪ
dele
ˈdiːlɪ
Ely
ˈiːlɪ
freely
ˈfriːlɪ
fusilli
fʊˈziːlɪ
Greeley
ˈɡriːlɪ
Healey
ˈhiːlɪ
Healy
ˈhiːlɪ
Ismaili
ˌɪzmɑːˈiːlɪ
Kiswahili
ˌkiːswɑːˈhiːlɪ
Lely
ˈliːlɪ
mielie
ˈmiːlɪ
Ofili
ɒˈfiːlɪ
seely
ˈsiːlɪ
steelie
ˈstiːlɪ
steely
ˈstiːlɪ
stele
ˈstiːlɪ
Swahili
swɑːˈhiːlɪ
touchy-feely
ˈtʌtʃɪˈfiːlɪ
wheelie
ˈwiːlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SAPELE

sap
sapajou
sapan
sapanwood
sapego
sapful
Saphar
saphead
sapheaded
saphena
saphenae
saphenous
sapid
sapidity
sapidless
sapidness
sapience
sapiency
sapiens
sapient

WORDS THAT END LIKE SAPELE

abele
allele
clientele
Cybele
ekpwele
hele
hydrocele
kantele
kebele
Ndebele
Passchendaele
Peele
Ramphele
Scheele
Schiele
sele
Steele
triskele
ukelele
ukulele

Synonyms and antonyms of sapele in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sapele» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SAPELE

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

Translator English - Chinese

沙比利
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sapele
570 millions of speakers

English

sapele
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Sapele
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سبيلي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сапеле
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sapele
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

sapele
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sapelli
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sapele
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sapele
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

サペリ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

sapele
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sapele
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sapele
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

sapele
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

साप्पे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sapeli maun
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sapele
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Sapele
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сапеле
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sapele
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

sapele
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sapele
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Sapele
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Sapele
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sapele

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SAPELE»

The term «sapele» is regularly used and occupies the 94.342 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SAPELE» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SAPELE»

Discover the use of sapele in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sapele and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
History of the Urhobo People of Niger Delta
In the Protectorate of Nigeria In The High Court of the Warri Judicial Division Suit No. W/37/1941 Between Chief Ayomano and Edwin Omarin on behalf of themselves ...... Plaintiffs and the Chiefs and people of Sapele. and Ginuwa II, His  ...
Peter Palmer Ekeh, 2007
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Nigerian Political Parties: Power in an Emergent African Nation
It is reasonable to assume that settler-indigene rivalry is a mainspring of Sapele politics, because the Okpe-Urhobos are the only major Urhobo group that does not normally support the NCNC." In Yorubaland, Lagos provides a classic ...
Richard L. Sklar, 2004
3
Geographical Regions of Nigeria
Although a saw mill was established at Koko as long ago as 191 7 and a plywood factory at Sapele in 1948, logs, which are timber in its raw and crude form, constituted over eighty per cent of the total timber export in 1960. Sawn timber and ...
Reuben K. Udo, 1970
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The Processes of Urbanism: A Multidisciplinary Approach
Population growth in Sapele and Ibadan between 1931 and 1962 Year Ibadan Sapele 1931 100% (387,133) 100% (4,143) 1952 119% (459,196) 812% (33,638 ) 1963 162% (627,379) 1.473% (61,007) Sonrce.'Cox l932:24; Nigeria l953:9, ...
Joyce Aschenbrenner, Lloyd R. Collins, 1978
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Wood in Construction: How to Avoid Costly Mistakes
9.21. Sapele. (Entandrophragma. cylindricum). This is probably the one hardwood (with the possible addition of oak) that everyone will have come across , at some time in their working lives – and quite probably without realising it.
Jim Coulson, 2011
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Mud, Sands and Seas
A UAC company driver met me at Benin airport and I was driven to Warri, crossing the river at Sapele by a battered old ferry. The road was narrow tar and bumpy but barrelled like an arrow though the forest, towering on either side of the thin ...
Denis Montgomery, 2008
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Thermal Properties of Wood-derived Silicon Carbide and ...
5.11 Heat flux distribution in sapele-based Cu-bioSiC in the transverse orientation using configuration I. 218 5.12 Scanning electron micrograph using the backscattered electron detector of an axial cross-section of an axially- oriented ...
Kristen E. Pappecena, 2008
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Studies in Urhobo Culture
Sapele in search of jobs, thereby worsening social problems in the towns. (c) Lumbering The once extensive forests of Urhoboland have been destroyed or denuded of their timber resources. Trees are felled and transported by trucks or ...
Peter Palmer Ekeh, 2005
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Architecture In Detail
Glazed screen 170 X 70 mm Sapele primary frame members. 95 X 70 mm Sapele secondary frame members. Double—glazed 6:12:6 argon filled sealed units with low—E coating fixed with Sapele beads. 57 mm ledged and braced Sapele ...
Graham Bizley, 2013
10
Historical Dictionary of Nigeria
Born July 1912, Okotie-Eboh studied at the Baptist School at Sapele. He received advanced degrees in business administration and podiatry from tertiary institutions in the former Czechoslovakia. In Nigeria, he worked from 1930 to 1931 in the ...
Toyin Falola, Ann Genova, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SAPELE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sapele is used in the context of the following news items.
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Delta okays N400m for Sapele market, Okowa laments cost of …
DELTA State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has said that N400 million has been released to the contractor handling the Sapele Market project to fast-track its ... «The Guardian Nigeria, Jul 15»
2
Okowa Releases N400 Million to Complete Sapele Market
In order to fast-track the completion of Sapele Market, Delta State governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has said N400 million has been released to the contractor handling ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
3
IEI Pays N257.4m to Sapele Power Station
International Energy Insurance Plc ( IEI) has stated that it recently paid N257.4million ($1.3m) to one of its major clients- Sapele Power Station, which is owned ... «THISDAY Live, Jul 15»
4
Buhari Visit Sapele Road
Given Buhari's commitment to fighting indiscipline/corruption, I am inviting him to visit SAPELE ROAD, BENIN as soon as possible, no delay. On arrival, take a ... «Nigerian Observer, Jun 15»
5
Uduaghan's Kinsmen Battle Seplat Over Damage to New …
ABIGBORDODO — PART of the newly-constructed Abigborodo-Sapele Road in Delta State, a legacy project by Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan to his country ... «Vanguard, Apr 15»
6
Uduaghan Says PDP All the Way As Mammoth Turnout in …
Voters also trooped out enmass in Sapele Council area under the scorching sun to cast their vote in the voting exercise which was delayed as a result of late ... «Daily Times, Mar 15»
7
Arise, Let's Take Our Sapele, Out of Comatose - Eyide
He is an economist, management consultant and lawyer in Sapele, Delta State. In this interview with Vanguard, he juxtaposes the earlier great fortune of the ... «Vanguard, Mar 15»
8
Minister inaugurates dualisation of Sapele-Ewu road
Sapele - The Minister of Works, Mike Onolememen, on Wednesday inaugurated the dualisation of the 185.7-kilometre Sapele-Ewu road in Delta and Edo ... «News24 Nigeria, Mar 15»
9
His Majesty School Holds Cultural Day in Sapele
Sapele — His Majesty International School, Sapele, has moved to revive the cultural heritage among student so as to ensure unity and preserve the languages ... «AllAfrica.com, Mar 15»
10
Mechanics in Sapele protest over government officials' high …
0 (1) About 300 motor mechanics, operating on the platform of Nigeria Auto Technical Association, in Sapele local government area Delta State, on Wednesday ... «DailyPost Nigeria, Jan 15»

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