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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SHAGROON

Perhaps from Irish seachrān wandering.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SHAGROON

shagroon  [ʃæˈɡruːn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHAGROON

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Shagroon 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 SHAGROON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of shagroon in the English dictionary

The definition of shagroon in the dictionary is a nineteenth-century Australian settler in Canterbury.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SHAGROON


Cameroon
ˌkæməˈruːn
croon
kruːn
Duntroon
dʌnˈtruːn
gadroon
ɡəˈdruːn
Gudrun
ˈɡʊdruːn
Iskenderun
ɪsˈkɛndəˌruːn
Kamerun
ˈkaməruːn
kroon
kruːn
macaroon
ˌmækəˈruːn
maroon
məˈruːn
octaroon
ˌɒktəˈruːn
octoroon
ˌɒktəˈruːn
patroon
pəˈtruːn
picaroon
ˌpɪkəˈruːn
poltroon
pɒlˈtruːn
prune
pruːn
quadroon
kwɒˈdruːn
roon
ruːn
rune
ruːn
strewn
struːn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHAGROON

shag pile carpet
shag pile rug
shag rug
shagbark
shaggable
shagged
shaggedness
shaggier
shaggiest
shaggily
shagginess
shagging
shaggy
shaggy cap
shaggy dog story
shaggymane
shagpile
shagreen
shagreen ray
shagtastic

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHAGROON

ceroon
gambroon
godroon
gombroon
heroon
pickaroon
quarteroon
Scandaroon
seroon
spadroon
tenoroon
vinegarroon

Synonyms and antonyms of shagroon in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «shagroon» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHAGROON

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

Translator English - Chinese

shagroon
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

shagroon
570 millions of speakers

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shagroon
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

shagroon
380 millions of speakers
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shagroon
280 millions of speakers

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shagroon
278 millions of speakers

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shagroon
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

shagroon
260 millions of speakers

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shagroon
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Shagroon
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

shagroon
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

shagroon
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

shagroon
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Shagroon
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

shagroon
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

shagroon
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शग्रायन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

shagroon
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

shagroon
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

shagroon
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

shagroon
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

shagroon
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

shagroon
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

shagroon
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

shagroon
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

shagroon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shagroon

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHAGROON»

The term «shagroon» is barely ever used and occupies the 207.384 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about shagroon

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHAGROON»

Discover the use of shagroon in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shagroon and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The book of Canterbury rhymes
The Shagroon's Lament." — One of the "Shagroons" from Port Philip entered upon the pastoral occupation of some country near the Gorge of the river Rakaia. There is, perhaps, no more windy spot in the whole of New Zealand, and the ...
‎1866
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The Godzone Dictionary: Of Favourite New Zealand Words and ...
It can be intensified as dead set against. shagroon An archaic name for settlers from Australia, especially those who were not able to afford land ownership. The word was common during the 19th century. Shagroon is possibly descended from ...
Max Cryer, 2010
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Austral English: A Dictionary of Australasian Words, Phrases ...
Shagroon, n. When the province of Canterbury, in New Zealand, was first settled, the men who came from England were called .Pz'lgrz'ms, all others Shagroons, probably a modification of the Irish word S/mug/zraun. I877. W. Pratt, 'Colonial ...
Edward Ellis Morris, 2011
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The sixty million muster
The Shagroon, on the other hand, thought the Pilgrim something of a joke. His Old World methods and affectations seemed to him amusingly out of place in the new environment. The Shagroon felt little sentiment for the acres he farmed.
‎1966
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Even More Englishes: Studies, 1996-1997
One of the bewildering cases in NZE is the term shagroon 'an early Australian settler in Canterbury Province', which is clearly Irish, but whose word history is not known. 7. Pitcairn The detailed documentation on the first settlement of the island ...
Manfred Görlach, 1998
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English Language Word Builder
... TOCOLOGY+ OID ACTINOID CARDIOID EMBRYOID HYRACOID ODONTOID PRISMOID SESAMOID TRENDOID AEROTONE CHINBONE HALAZONE ROTENONE ZABAJONE OON BIGAROON GAMBROON SHAGROON OR ACTUATOR ...
Bob Jackman, 2012
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The Journal of Edward Ward, 1850-51: Being His Account of ...
Thursday, February 2oth Started with Henry and a 'shagroon'* cattle/driver to drive our own cow and a heifer round the head of the bay to Quail Island. We left home at six o'clock and took the hill/ side path to Gibby'st intending to put up the ...
Edward Robert Ward, 1951
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Te Reo
The relationship of Shagroon and Shaughraun seems fairly sure, but in what way Boucicault may bear on Shagroon has more to it than can be conveniently treated here. The Auckland main office of the New Zealand Railways consulted about ...
‎1979
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New Zealand Agricultural Science
The word "shagroon" is possibly a modification of the Irish "shaughraun". The combination "prophet" and "shagroon" may well refer to the longhaired appearance of the Australians. 10 G. McLauchlan, The Farming of New Zealand, Auckland, ...
‎1982
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Old Christchurch in Picture and Story
Caversham house, afterwards the Caversham hotel, at the corner of Madras and Lower High streets. A shagroon ball was held to celebrate the opening — a shagroon being a settler from the Australian colonies as opposed to a direct settler, ...
Johannes Carl Andersen, 1949

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHAGROON»

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Cauris d'Or 2014 : La Communauté économique en redemande
Cauris d'Or Cauris de l'action sociale est attribué à Abdou Fatah Shagroon de AMAÏ. Cauris d'Or Cauris du leader du futur est attribué à Monsieur Tamsir ... «rewmi, Nov 14»
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Shagroon v Sharbatly [2013] EWHC 3756 (Fam)
On 4 April 2012 Mr Richard Anelay QC, sitting as a Deputy Judge of the High Court, gave Ms Shagroon (W) leave to "activate" an application for a financial ... «Family Law Week, Nov 13»
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A critique of non-marriage
... requirements of the Marriage Acts. The author argues that these authorities, including the Court of Appeal decision in Sharbatly v Shagroon [2012] EWCA Civ ... «Family Law Newswatch, Sep 13»
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Sharbatly v Shagroon [2012] EWCA Civ 1507
Sharbatly v Shagroon [2012] EWCA Civ 1507. Appeal allowed, upholding the decision in Asma Dukali v Mohamed Lamrani namely that an application under ... «Family Law Week, Nov 12»
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'Mum told me to do it!': PC World worker planned £38000 heist …
Maha Shagroon, pictured outside court, is arguing that her seven-year marriage was Billionaire businessman 'failed to pay for ex-wife's two... Craig Chalmers ... «Daily Mail, Oct 12»
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Billionaire businessman in High Court accused of failing to pay for …
Their differences appeared to have been resolved by a 'compromise' hammered out in 2002, which made financial provision for Mrs Shagroon. «Daily Mail, Oct 12»

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