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Meaning of "taipan" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TAIPAN

From a native Australian language.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF TAIPAN

ˈtaɪˌpæn


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TAIPAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Taipan 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 TAIPAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Taipan

The taipans are a genus, Oxyuranus, of large, fast-moving and highly venomous Australasian snakes of the elapid family. There are currently three recognized species, one of which, the coastal taipan, has two subspecies. The taipans are considered some of the most deadly known snakes.

Definition of taipan in the English dictionary

The definition of taipan in the dictionary is a large highly venomous elapid snake, Oxyuranus scutellatus, of NE Australia.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TAIPAN

bedpan · brainpan · Brakpan · catapan · claypan · cocopan · deadpan · dishpan · dustpan · firepan · fry-pan · hardpan · jampan · marzipan · Matapan · pattypan · saltpan · skidpan · swanpan · tragopan

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TAIPAN

tailspin · tailstock · tailwater · tailwind · Taimyr Peninsula · tain · Tainan · Taine · Taino · taint · tainted · taintless · taintlessly · tainture · Taipei · Taiping · Taiping Rebellion · taisch · Taisho · taivert

WORDS THAT END LIKE TAIPAN

attention span · Balikpapan · cake pan · flash in the pan · frying pan · iron pan · japan · life span · lifespan · Montespan · pan · Saipan · sapan · saucepan · span · spic-and-span · tampan · time span · Uruapan · wingspan

Synonyms and antonyms of taipan in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «taipan» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF TAIPAN

Find out the translation of taipan to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of taipan from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «taipan» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

大班
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

taipan
570 millions of speakers
en

English

taipan
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

Taipan
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

TAIPAN
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

Taipan
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

Taipan
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

taipan
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

taipan
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Taipan
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Taipan
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

タイパン
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

TAIPAN
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Taipan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

taipan
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

Taipan
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

टायपॅन
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

yabancı şirket müdürü
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

Taipan
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

Taipan
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

Taipan
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

Taipan
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Taipan
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

taipan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Taipan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Taipan
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of taipan

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TAIPAN»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of taipan
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about taipan

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TAIPAN»

Discover the use of taipan in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to taipan and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Taipan: The Professional
A hit man is a rare species in the human race. How and why does someone become a hit man? The Taipan: The Professional is the story of one hit man from birth to retirement.
Deke Rivers, 2012
2
Taipan
Presents an introduction to the taipan for beginning readers.
Shanya Worthy, 2011
3
The Taipan Agenda
They were about fifty yards away from the Taipan, but they could hear every syllable of the tirade which the local superintendent was having to endure. The senior policeman was one of the good guys and was making sure that Richard was not ...
Hugh Robertson, 2002
4
The Taipan: The World's Most Dangerous Snake
Guide to the biology, behaviour and habitat of the taipan. Presents information about topics such as the symptoms and treatment of taipan bites and milking a taipan.
Philip Kendall, 1995
5
Snake-Bitten: Eric Worrell And The Australian Reptile Park
After this trip, Worrell had an impressive total of nine taipans in captivity at the aquarium and he hoped that he would now be able to provide a regular supply of taipan venom to the CSL. Worrell had begun keeping taipans the year before, ...
Nancy Cushing, Kevin Markwell, 2010
6
A Willy-willy Called Doctor Muckeye
Bert managed to struggle into the saddle but having counted no less than six bleeding puncture wounds from the Taipan, together with his own life threatening wound could he stay awake long enough to guide this little horse home? Slumped ...
Joe Rollstone, 2010
7
Living with Snakes and Other Reptiles
The taipan, however, with its powerfully neurotoxic venom, releases the bitten victim which may only get several metres from its attacker before collapsing with paralysis. The less commonly encountered Inland or Western Taipan, Oxyuranus  ...
Simon Watharow, 2011
8
Taipan: A Historical Adventure for the Apple Computer
Provides the complete text for a computer simulation game set in nineteenth-century Hong Kong, and explains the rules and each section of the program
Dymax, Art Canfil, Karl Albrecht, 1986
9
Stalking the Plumed Serpent and Other Adventures in Herpetology
It sure looks like a taipan and my hopes are rising. Holding the snake in my left hand, I reach for my camera with my right. Now I discover that my camera is out of film! Somehow I manage to change the film with only my right hand and begin ...
D. Bruce Means, 2008
10
Dangerous Days, the Autobiography of a Photojournalist
Taipan snorted and moved her head up and down. But the soft lilt in Emily's voice and her air of confidence quickly calmed the animal. Emily rubbed Taipan's nose and ran her hand gently over the horse's flank and back. Taipan made no ...
J. William Turner, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TAIPAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term taipan is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Taipan Provides Update On Kenya Based Exploration Blocks
As a result, the working interests for Taipan through its Kenya-based subsidiary Lion Petroleum ("Lion") and Tower Resources plc ("Tower") in the Block will be ... «MarketWatch, May 15»
2
Taipan Resources plunges after onshore Kenya well turns up dry
Shares of Taipan Resources (CVE:TPN)(OTCQX:TAIPF), which have lost almost half their value in the past year, took a turn for the worse Monday after saying its ... «Proactive Investors USA & Canada, Feb 15»
3
Taipan Resources seeks at least $10 mln damages from Afren over …
Taipan's Kenya-based subsidiary Lion Petroleum said on Monday it had opened an arbitration case against EAX for breaching certain conditions of a joint ... «Reuters, Feb 15»
4
Taipan Provides Drilling Update on Badada-1 Well in Kenya's Block …
Taipan Resources Inc. (Taipan, the Company), through its Kenya-based subsidiary Lion Petroleum (Lion), provided Wednesday the following update on drilling ... «Rigzone, Jan 15»
5
Qualcomm's 14nm "Taipan" Core: What We Can Expect From The …
Qualcomm launched the Krait custom core back in the spring of 2012, so the new TS2 core, likely based on the "Taipan" architecture, would arrive three and a ... «Tom's Hardware, Jan 15»
6
Taipan Resources Spuds Onshore Badada-1 Well in Kenya's Block 2B
Taipan Resources Inc. (Taipan, the Company), through its Kenya-based subsidiary Lion Petroleum (Lion), revealed Wednesday that the GW-190 rig has spud ... «Rigzone, Jan 15»
7
Oil exploration: Taipan updates on Badada well progress
Taipan Resources Inc. (TSX-V:TPN / OTCQX:TAIPF) ("Taipan", "the Company") is pleased to announce that the Company has executed a contract with Greatwall ... «PennEnergy, Dec 14»
8
Taipan Resources Inc. Announces Stock Option Grant, Issuance of …
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Oct. 9, 2014) - Taipan Resources Inc. ("Taipan" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:TPN) announces that it ... «Marketwired, Oct 14»
9
Exploration and production: Taipan Resources secures drill rig for …
Taipan Resources Inc. (TSX-V: TPN / OTCQX: TAIPF) ("Taipan" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that its wholly owned, Kenya based subsidiary Lion ... «PennEnergy, Oct 14»
10
Taipan receives court injunction to halt Badada-1 development …
Taipan holds 30 per cent working interests and is the operator at Badada-1, with Tower Resources holding 15 per cent and Premier Oil holding 55 per cent. «Oil & Gas Technology, Oct 14»
REFERENCE
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