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Gulf

Entries 1 to 10 of 69.

  1. 1gulf (noun)
  2. 2gulf (transitive verb)
  3. Gulf War syndrome
  4. Aden, Gulf of
  5. Alaska, Gulf of
  6. Ambracian Gulf
  7. Amundsen Gulf
  8. Anadyr, Gulf of
  9. Archangel, Gulf of
  10. Argolis, Gulf of

Main Entry:
1gulf Listen to the pronunciation of 1gulf
Pronunciation:
\ˈgəlf\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English goulf, from Middle French golfe, from Italian golfo, from Late Latin colpus, from Greek kolpos bosom, gulf; akin to Old English hwealf vault, Old High German walbo
Date:
15th century
1 : a part of an ocean or sea extending into the land 2 : a deep chasm : abyss 3 : whirlpool 4 : a wide gap <the gulf between generations>
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