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Meaning of "witgat" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WITGAT

witgat  [ˈvɪtxæt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WITGAT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Witgat 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 WITGAT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of witgat in the English dictionary

The definition of witgat in the dictionary is any tree of the genus Boscia, native to S. Africa.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WITGAT

witching hour
witchingly
witchknot
witchlike
witchweed
witchy
wite
witeless
witenagemot
witenagemote
witgatboom
with
with a bang
with a capital letter
with a difference
with a grain of salt
with a pinch of salt
with a vengeance
with a view to
with a will

WORDS THAT END LIKE WITGAT

all that
and all that
and that
as all that
at
bakgat
be all that
beat
been-there done-that
begat
boat
body fat
cat
Cattegat
forgat
gat
kaal gat
Kattegat
loggat
nougat

Synonyms and antonyms of witgat in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «witgat» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WITGAT

Find out the translation of witgat to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
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Translator English - Chinese

witgat
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

witgat
570 millions of speakers

English

witgat
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

witgat
380 millions of speakers
ar

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witgat
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

witgat
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

witgat
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

witgat
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

witgat
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Witgat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

witgat
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

witgat
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

witgat
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Witgat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

witgat
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

witgat
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बुद्धिमान
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

witgat
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

witgat
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

witgat
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

witgat
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

witgat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

witgat
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Witgat
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

witgat
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

witgat
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of witgat

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WITGAT»

The term «witgat» is used very little and occupies the 187.247 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WITGAT» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WITGAT»

Discover the use of witgat in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to witgat and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Larger Illustrated Guide to Birds of Southern Africa
... 320 Swartpensglans- 380 Vee- 62 Kleingeelpoot- 182, 197 Skoorsteenveër 74 Witbors- 380 Westelike Kus- 64 Moeras- 182, 197 Slangarend Witgat- 384 Witrugnag- 64 Rooipoot- 180, 196 Bruin- 94 Sprinkaanvoël Renostervoël Terek- 180, ...
Ian Sinclair, P. A. R. Hockey, 2005
2
Hunter and Habitat in the Central Kalahari Desert
The periodic activities of plants, their flushing, flowering, and seeding, are timed by Nl adima' s ordination so that his creatures will have at least some food in all seasons. The witgat (Boscia albitrunca), for example, bears its sweet juicy berries  ...
George B. Silberbauer, 1981
3
Trees of South Africa
This, however, is incorrect, for it is the witgat that taints the milk, the mopane in spite of its strong-smelling foliage, giving no taste whatsoever to milk or meat. The foliage of the witgat is, nevertheless, very nourishing and tests have shown that ...
Eve Palmer, Norah Pitman, 1961
4
Drama for a New South Africa: Seven Plays
STIX [in the vernacular, smiling]: Hey, witgat, you look stupid in your underpants, jong . . . HENRY: I mean — even I don't know what you charring ninety percent a' the time, man. You hanna-hanna on at yourself in that stupid Fanagalo all the ...
David Graver, 1999
5
Travels in the Interior of Southern Africa,: Volume I. With ...
White-stem (Witgat boom), a remarkable tree. 343. 432. 1I.18. Whoo-fih! (Halt!) a cry of the waggon-drivers 305. Widgeon. See Smi-eendje. Wilde (Wild). Names beginning with this word, and not found in this place, are to be sought for under ...
William John Burchell, 1824
6
Sappi Tree Spotting: Lifer List
CAPPARACEAE Caper Family 121.1 Sosc/o filipes Sandveld Shepherds-tree Sandwitgat 124 Sosc/o foetida subsp. foetida Stink Shepherds-tree Stinkbos 124.1 Sosc/o foetida subsp. longipedicellota Tugela Shepherds-tree Tugela- witgat 125 ...
Kevin Balkwill, 2004
7
Agricultural Journal
I will make further enquiries about this disease, and report more fully next month. MISCELLANEOUS. _--_ Medicinal use of Witgat Boom Roots—Referring to an old memorandum of mine on the medicinal use of the berries of the Witgat-boom,  ...
‎1891
8
CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, ...
English: shepherd's tree, caper bush, white stem, white trunk, coffee tree, white- stemmed boscia S. Rhodesia: muPama, umTopi, muDowe Southern Africa: hunis , witgat, witgatboom, witteboom, witstam, matoppie; muDobe, muPama, muTobi ...
Umberto Quattrocchi, 1999
9
Journal of the South African Biological Society
3) toon verder dat die lug 30 cm bo grond vlak onder bome soos Acacia reficiens met 'n goed gedefinieerde kaal stam en wye, hoi! k ruin , op 'n gegewe dag 'n maksimum dagtemperatuur van tot 5° C laer as die onder 'n lae witgat kan he.
South African Biological Society, 1974
10
The Journal of the South African Forestry Association
Sien BOEKENHOUT. Wiiboom. Maerua caffra Sim. (fam. Capparidaccac). S. Witbos ; Witboshout; Withoutboom. 'n Boompie met witgekleurde hout wat van Knysna tot in Natal en Transvaal voorkom. Sien ook Siiwerboom en Witgat. Witdoring.
South African Forestry Association, 1940

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WITGAT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term witgat is used in the context of the following news items.
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Na 40 jaar overnachten er weer Kraanvogels op de Brobbelbies
... Groenpootruiter, Kemphaan, Kluut, Lepelaar, Oeverloper, Tureluur, groepen Watersnippen, Witgat, Wulp, Zwarte ooievaar, Purperreiger en Grote zilverreiger. «Natuurbericht, Sep 14»
2
Meanderende rivier in ere hersteld
"Dat is de witgat. Maar we zien ook de kleine plevier en andere steltlopers. In de steile oevers vestigen zich uiteraard de oeverzwaluwen." Het zanderige gebied ... «De Stentor, Aug 12»
3
Bijzondere waarnemingen in Lionserpolder
Op één middag spotte hij niet alleen de kleine zilverreiger, maar ook een groenpootruiter, een zwarte ruiter, een witgatje, en een baltsende watersnip. Jelle de ... «Natuurbericht, Sep 11»
4
Oeverlopers- en witgattentijd
Een van de steltlopers die nu in ons land op allerlei plekken doortrekt is de oeverloper, niet te verwarren met de witgat. Niet alleen aan de kust, maar vooral ook ... «Natuurbericht, Aug 10»
5
Gerrit Jansen: Witgatje en andere draaikontjes
Vlak voordat ik uit Bergerden vertrek, valt mijn oog op een steltloper die geen witgat en ook geen oeverloper is. Hij staat met zijn stelten op maximale diepte, ... «Gelderlander, Sep 08»

REFERENCE
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