List of glossaries

Art and culture

Arts

Architecture (Classical) • Dance (Ballet • Partners) • Graffiti • Literary • Motion picture • Music (Bagpipes • Colombian • Italian (used in English) • Guitar • Popular • Tabla • Eponymous musical terms) • Poetry (Groups and movements) • Sculpture Image File history File links Nuvola_apps_kcoloredit. ... Look up Appendix:Architectural glossary in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This is a list of terms used in classical architecture. ... This glossary of dance moves gives brief descriptions of various dance moves commonly used various contemporary social dances. ... For more on the equestrian movement, see pirouette (dressage). ... This is the list of dance terms that are not names of dances or types of dances. ... A number of words and phrases have come to describe different styles and aspects of graffiti. ... The following is a list of literary terms; that is, those words used in discussion, classification, criticism, and analysis of literature. ... The film industry is built upon a large number of technologies and techniques. ... This is a list of musical terms that are likely to be encountered in printed scores. ... Bagpipe terms are terms commonly used when discussing the bagpipe, both generally and in technical detail. ... A great many musical terms are in Italian. ... The following is a List of Guitar Terms, separated by type and alphabetical order. ... This is a list of popular music terms, not including musical genres; each term is followed by the corresponding classical term, if any. ... Words associated with the tabla: Ustad - a muslim master of the tabla technique and gharānā, or school. ... // Compositions Rock Me Amadeus - a 1985 hit single by Falco, a Vienna-based pop star of the 1980s. ... Below is the glossary of poetry terminology. ... This is a list of poetry groups and movements that have pages in Wikipedia. ... Adobe Ceramic maquette model of a tower. ...

Fiction

Anime and manga (GaoGaiGar • InuYasha • Neon Genesis Evangelion • One Piece • X) • Animorphs (Andalite terminology • Hork-Bajir terminology) • Boats of the "Glen Carrig" • The Dark Tower • Dune • Fan fiction • Farscape • Jabberwocky • Krypton • Literary terms • Newspeak words • The Simpsons • Transformers • Historical Fiction Anime and manga fandom in the West (especially the U.S.) has adopted many Japanese words and phrases. ... This is a glossary of terms from the anime and manga series The King of Braves GaoGaiGar and The King of Braves GaoGaiGar FINAL. Spoiler warning: // Base energy sources G-Stone and G-Crystal The G-Stone is an energy source developed on the Green Planet by the Green Planet... This is a list of terms from the manga and anime series InuYasha ) written by Rumiko Takahashi. ... NERV redirects here. ... “Sea Train” redirects here. ... Spoiler warning: Terminology gohō dōji - 護法童子 (literally, child who supports a religious practice) The familiar of a Buddhist practitioner of mikkyō, similar in nature to shikigami (used by onmyōji, like Sumeragi Subaru and Sakurazuka Seishirō, and Shintō practitioners, like Hinoto) and inugami. ... Spoiler warning: Here is a compilation of Andalite terminology used throughout the Animorphs series. ... These are words and names used by the fictional Hork-Bajir alien race throughout the Animorphs sci-fi book series. ... Reading William Hope Hodgsons novel The Boats of the Glen Carrig now, one can imagine that he or she is looking through a spyglass backwards through two lenses. ... The following terms are used in The Dark Tower, a series of books by Stephen King. ... Sandworm from the cover of Heretics of Dune. ... The community surrounding modern fan fiction has generated a considerable amount of slang and jargon over the past several decades. ... Terminology from the Farscape universe. ... For other uses, see Jabberwocky (disambiguation). ... The following is a glossary of terms related to the fictional planet Krypton, the birthplace of Superman: All, The - Post-Crisis, The All are a collection of artifacts created by the Clerics people. ... The following is a list of literary terms; that is, those words used in discussion, classification, criticism, and analysis of literature. ... In George Orwells Nineteen Eighty-Four, the fictional language Newspeak attempts to influence thought by influencing the expressiveness of the English language. ... This article contains speculation and may try to argue its points. ... The following is a list of various Generation One Transformers terms and names and any foreign language equivalents. ... Look up historical fiction in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Games

Chess (Problems) • Computer games (Final Fantasy VII • Xenosaga) • Contract bridge • Darts • Game theory • Go opening • Paintball • Pinball • Poker • Role-playing games • Sudoku • Solitaire This page explains commonly used terms in chess in alphabetical order. ... This is a list of terms used in chess problems. ... A list of major terms in Final Fantasy VII: Spoiler warning: Ancients: An ancient nomadic people who called themselves the Cetra. ... This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long. ... The following terms are used in Contract bridge, Duplicate bridge, and Auction bridge. ... This is a general Glossary of Darts, the popular pub sport. ... Game theory is the branch of mathematics in which games are studied: that is, models describing human behaviour. ... In the game of go, there is some specialised terminology for go openings. ... A large body of paintball jargon has evolved to describe the unique nature of paintball and paintball equipment, as well as various tactics, phenomena, and people found in the game. ... A glossary of terms commonly used in discussing pinball machines. ... For a list of words Poker, see the Poker category of words in Wiktionary, the free dictionary The following is a glossary of poker terms used in Wikipedia poker articles. ... Role-playing game terms are words used in a specific sense (terms) in the context of role-playing games. ... A Sudoku puzzle (image hyperlinked to solution) This is a list of Sudoku terms and jargon. ... There are a number of common features in many solitaire (patience) games, such as building down and the foundations and tableau, used to simplify the description of new games. ...

Sport

American football • Australian and New Zealand punting • Basketball • Canadian football • Climbing • Cricket • Cue sports (pool, carom billiards, snooker) • Curling • Cycling (Parts) • Darts • Fencing • Figure skating • Golf • Ice hockey • Paintball • Rowing • Rugby league • Rugby union • SCUBA • Sports terms named after people • Sumo wrestling • Table tennis • Tennis • Trampolining • Volleyball • Water polo • Wing Chun • Wrestling The following terms are used in American football and Canadian football. ... The Australian and New Zealand punting glossary explains some of the terms, jargon and slang which are commonly used and heard on Australian and New Zealand racecourses, in TABs, on radio, and in the horse racing media. ... Basketball, like any other major sport, has its own unique words and phrases used by sports journalists, players, and fans. ... This is a glossary of terms used in Canadian football. ... This page describes terms and jargon related to climbing and mountaineering. ... Cricket is a team sport played between two teams of eleven. ... The following is a glossary of traditional terms used in the three main cue sport disciplines: pocket billiards (pool), which denotes a host of games played on a table with six pockets such as straight pool, eight-ball, nine-ball, one-pocket and bank pool; carom billiards referring to the... This is a glossary of terms in curling. ... The following terminology is used in the general sport of cycling, as well as the more specific road bicycle racing and mountain bicycle racing. ... Bicycle parts include: See also Groupset Categories: Bicycle parts | Cycling | Sporting goods ... This is a general Glossary of Darts, the popular pub sport. ... Definitions and explanations of terms and maneuvers in fencing. ... The following is a list of figure skating terms, sorted alphabetically. ... This is a list of common golfing terms. ... This is a list of common terminology and slang used in ice hockey along with explanations of their meanings. ... A large body of paintball jargon has evolved to describe the unique nature of paintball and paintball equipment, as well as various tactics, phenomena, and people found in the game. ... In competitive rowing, the following specialized terms are important in the corresponding aspects of the sport: // In competitive rowing events, abbreviations are used for different boat classes. ... Rugby league is a team sport played between two teams of thirteen players. ... Rugby union is a team sport played between two teams of fifteen players. ... Here is a glossary of scuba diving terms: // AGE  arterial gas embolism is a condition that can be caused by a diving accident in which a gas expands due to too rapid ascent, and a bubble and blocks the arterial flow of blood. ... This is a list of eponyms in sports, i. ... The following words are terms used in sumo wrestling in Japan. ... Table tennis terminology is the special set of English words and phrases used in the game of Table tennis to describe the game , the play and the equipment. ... The following is a list of tennis terms, sorted alphabetically. ... Trampolining terms are used to describe various positions and types of skill performed in the sport of trampolining. ... This is a list of the more common English volleyball jargon terms: // Ace : When the ball is served to the other team, and it lands in court with no one touching it; can also be used to refer to a serve which is played by the receiving team, but in... The following terms are used in water polo. ... These are terms used in the Chinese martial art Wing Chun. ... Professional wrestling has accrued a considerable amount of slang, in-references and jargon. ...

Miscellaneous

Clothing • Conjuring • Graphonomics • Notaphily • Numismatics • Owarai • Texas Aggie terms • Wine Clothing terminology comprises the names of individual garments and classes of garments, as well as the specialized vocabularies of the trades that have designed, manufactured, marketed and sold clothing over hundreds of years. ... The following is a list of terms used by magicians, sorted alphabetically. ... See: graphonomics Allograph Connecting stroke Ligature movement context in handwriting Cursive script Curvature Curve Derivative Direction Domain Downward stroke Force Frequency Function Graph Grapheme Guirland Orientation Movement parameter Pattern Pen lift Phase (waves) Pen Pressure ==> axial pen force Sample Segment Slant (handwriting) or Shearing Upward stroke Handwriting is not composition... Notaphily is the study of paper money or banknotes. ... This article is an attempt to combine and condense Numismatic and coin collecting terms into concise, informative explainations for the beginner or professional. ... This page describes words and terms (generally of Japanese origin) relating to owarai (Japanese comedy). ... Glossary of Texas Aggie terms includes words and phrases which are unique to, or hold a special meaning connected with Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. ... The Glossary of wine terms lists the definitions of many terms used within the wine industry. ...

Geography and places

Medieval land terms • Terms for country subdivisions Image File history File links Gnome-globe. ... The feudal system, in which the land was owned by a monarch, who in exchange for homage and military service granted its use to tenants-in-chief, who in their turn granted its use to sub-tenants in return for further services, gave rise to several terms, particular to Britain... This is a list of English-language terms for country subdivisions. ...

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Health

Alternative medicine • Anatomy (Location, Motion) • Ayurveda • Communication disorders • Diabetes • Medicine • Oncology • Psychiatry Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This is a glossary for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM), an umbrella term for a large number of practices that fall outside the scope of conventional medicine. ... This is a glossary of anatomical terminology, definitions and abbreviations pertinent to the description of the Central Nervous System. ... It has been suggested that Kinesiology#Motions be merged into this article or section. ... This is a glossary of terms and concepts used in Ayurveda. ... This is a glossary of medical terms related to communications disorders such as blindness and deafness. ... This page lists and explains terms connected with diabetes. ... Medical terminology is a process of accurately describing the human body and associated components, conditions, processes and procedures in a science based manner. ... This is a list of terms related to oncology. ... This article is in need of improvement. ...

History and events

Flags • French Revolution • Japanese history • Netherlands politics • Rwandan Genocide • September 11, 2001 attack • Third Reich • UK local history • Weimare Republic Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The design and description of flags typically uses specialised flag terminology with precise and technical meanings, and is hence a form of jargon. ... This is a glossary of the French Revolution. ... This is the glossary of Japanese history including historical figures, events, places, policies and others. ... There are several terms used in Dutch politics which are not easily translated into English. ... // People Paul Rusesabagina - sheltered both Tutsis and Hutus during the genocide Théodore Sindikubwabo - interim president of Rwanda. ... The September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States spawned a number of catchphrases, terms, and slogans, many of which continue to be used a half-decade after the event. ... This is a list of words, terms, concepts, and slogans that were specifically used in Nazi Germany. ... Note: although these are UK terms, those marked * are also used in the US. For instance there is a Shambles in Chicago. ... These are terms, concepts and ideas that are useful to understanding the political situation in the Weimar Republic. ...

Military

Military terminology • British ordnance • Established military terms • Modern AFV and artillery • Modern infantry • Naval • WWII German military Rumsfeld (DoD) and Franks (CJCS). ... This article explains certain terms used for British ordnance during World War II. BL Bl stood for Breech loading. The shell was loaded and then the propellant after in cloth bags. ... This is a list of established military terms which have been in use for at least 50 years. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with List of modern infantry-related terms and acronyms. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with List of modern AFV and artillery-related terms and acronyms. ... This is a list of terms used in navies, including merchant navies. ... This is a list of words, terms, concepts, and slogans that were used by the German military during World War II. Some have also been used in other times, and some are still in use today. ...

Mathematics and abstractions

Algorithms and data structures • Arithmetic and Diophantine geometry • Category theory • Cryptographic key types • Differential geometry and topology (General topology, Topology) • Field theory • Game theory • Graph theory • Group theory • Mathematical jargon • Order theory • Probability and statistics • Riemannian and metic geometry • Ring theory • Scheme theory • Semisimple groups • Shapes with metaphorical names • Tensor theory Image File history File links Nuvola_apps_edu_mathematics. ... The NIST Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures is a reference work maintained by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology. ... This is a glossary of arithmetic and Diophantine geometry in mathematics, areas growing out of the traditional study of Diophantine equations to encompass large parts of number theory and algebraic geometry. ... This is a glossary of properties and concepts in category theory in mathematics. ... This glossary lists types of keys as the term is used in cryptography, as opposed to door locks. ... This is a glossary of terms specific to differential geometry and differential topology. ... This is a glossary of some terms used in the branch of mathematics known as topology. ... This is a glossary of some terms used in the branch of mathematics known as topology. ... Field theory is the branch of mathematics in which fields are studied. ... Game theory is the branch of mathematics in which games are studied: that is, models describing human behaviour. ... Graph theory is a growth area in mathematical research, and has a large specialized vocabulary. ... Please refer to group theory for a general description of the topic. ... The field of mathematics has a vast vocabulary of specialist and technical terms. ... This is a glossary of some terms used in various branches of mathematics that are related to the fields of order, lattice, and domain theory. ... Terms in statistics and probability theory : Concerned fields Probability theory Algebra of random variables (linear algebra) Statistics Measure theory Estimation theory Probability interpretations: Bayesian probability (or personal probability) Frequency probability Eclectic probability Glossary Atomic event : another name for elementary event. ... This is a glossary of some terms used in Riemannian geometry and metric geometry — it doesnt cover the terminology of differential topology. ... Ring theory is the branch of mathematics in which rings are studied: that is, structures supporting both an addition and a multiplication operation. ... This is a glossary of scheme theory. ... This is a glossary for the terminology applied in the mathematical theories of semisimple Lie groups. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Shape. ... This is a glossary of tensor theory. ...

Natural sciences and nature

Biological science

Butterflies • Invasion biology • Gene Expression • Talking Glossary of Genetic Terms Image File history File links Nuvola_apps_kalzium. ... This article provides a list of terms used in the formal descriptions of butterfly species. ... The terminology in this page contains definitions for invasion biology terms in common usage today, taken from accessible publications. ... See also: gene expression, List of Glossaries, List of Natural Sciences Glossaries A constitutive gene or constitutive expression describes a gene that is transcribed continually compared to a facultative gene which is only transcribed when needed. ... The Talking Glossary of Genetic Terms is a public domain audio/visual glossary of 178 terms relevant to genetics, prepared and hosted by the National Human Genome Research Institute in the United States [1]. The National Human Genome Research Institute(NHGRI) created the Talking Glossary of Genetic Terms to help...

Physical science

Classical physics • Climate change • Ichthyology • Severe weather terminology (United States) • Glossary of Chemistry This article serves as a glossary of the most common terms in classical physics and how they are used. ... This article serves as a glossary of the most common terms and how they are used. ... Ichthyology uses several terms that are unique to the science. ... Insert non-formatted text here--24. ... Chemistry has a extremely extensive vocabulary and a significant amount of jargon that are commonly used by chemists and chemistry literature. ...

Environmental science

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Philosophy, religion, and spirituality

Religion • Buddhism • Chinese terms for God • Heidegger • Hinduism • Islam • Philosophical isms • Scientology • Spirituality • Theosophy • The Urantia Book Image File history File links Size of this preview: 300 × 300 pixelsFull resolution (300 × 300 pixel, file size: 102 KB, MIME type: image/png) Modification of Image:Socrates_blue. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Several Buddhist terms and concepts lack direct translations into English that cover the breadth of the original term. ... Chinese terms for God, especially a Supreme God, have produced many variations for the title. ... // Martin Heidegger, the 20th-century German philosopher, introduced to the world a large body of work that represented a profound change of direction for philosophy. ... Glossary of terms in Hinduism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The following list consists of concepts that are derived from both Islamic and Arab tradition, which are expressed as words in the Arabic language. ... This is a list of topics relating to philosophy that end in -ism. ... Scientology terminology consists of a complex assortment of jargon used by Scientologists in conjunction with the practice of Scientology and in their everyday lives. ... ... The Theosophical Glossary by Helena Blavatsky was first published in 1892. ... The following glossary of terms in The Urantia Book provides short definitions of words and concepts presented in the book, especially those that are unique or defined in a way that differs from more traditional understandings. ...

Social sciences and society

Anarcho-capitalism • Corporate • E-learning • Education • Flags • Indian economy • Kinship terminology • Law enforcement • Numismatics • Psychology • Social Work • Sociology • Anthropology • UK mortgage • US Mortgage • Sexuality (BDSM • Japanese • Homosexuality • Paraphilia) Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Proponents of anarcho-capitalism, also commonly known as market anarchism or capitalist anarchism, use a number of special terms, definitions and symbols to discuss and represent their ideas. ... Corporate jargon lists jargon often used in business communication of corporations. ... The following list explains some terms (not exclusively) used in e-learning. ... The design and description of flags typically uses specialised flag terminology with precise and technical meanings, and is hence a form of jargon. ... This page describes economic and trade related terms and jargon used or originated in India. ... Kinship terminology refers to the words used in a specific culture to describe a specific system of familial relationships. ... Law enforcement jargon refers to a large body of acronyms, abbreviations, codes and slang used by law enforcement personnel to provide quick concise descriptions of people, places, property and situations, in both spoken and written communication. ... This article is an attempt to combine and condense Numismatic and coin collecting terms into concise, informative explainations for the beginner or professional. ... Psychological science redirects here. ... Social Workers are concerned with social problems, their causes, their solutions and their human impacts. ... Sociology (from Latin: socius, companion; and the suffix -ology, the study of, from Greek λόγος, lógos, knowledge [1]) is the systematic and scientific study of society, including patterns of social relationships, social action, and culture[2]. Areas studied in sociology can range from the analysis of brief contacts between anonymous... Anthropology (from Greek: ἀνθρωπος, anthropos, human being; and λόγος, logos, knowledge) is the study of humanity. ... This page gives descriptions of UK mortgage terminology which can often confuse borrowers. ... This article is about the legal mechanism used to secure property in favor of a creditor. ... This glossary of BDSM terms defines terms commonly used in the BDSM community. ... The terminology of homosexuality has been a contentious issue since the emergence of homosexual social movements in the mid-19th century. ... Look up paraphilia in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Languages and slang

Main list: Lists of English words

Latin and Greek systematic names • Quebec French • Language teaching terms and ideas • Rhetorical terms • Alternative words for British • Greek words for love • Case-sensitive English words • Chicano Caló words and expressions • Common words that have two opposite senses • Dacian words • English words containing Q not followed by U • English words with disputed usage • French words of Arabic origin • Frequently misused English words • Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names • Legal Latin terms • Replaced loan words in Turkish • Self-contradicting words in English • Longest English words with one syllable • Words derived from toponyms • Words having different meanings in British and American English • Words of disputed pronunciation • Words that may be spelled with a ligature • Words that were alternatively spelled in order to change their meaning • Words without vowel letters • Most common words in Esperanto Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... This list of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names is intended to help those unfamiliar with classical languages understand and remember the scientific names of organisms. ... There are various lexical differences between Quebec French and Metropolitan French in France. ... // • Accuracy: Producing language with few errors. ... Rhetorical Theory is a subject rife with jargon and special terminology. ... There are many alternative ways to describe the people of the United Kingdom (UK), though the official designated nationality is British. ... There are a number of different Greek words for love, as the Greek language distinguishes how the word is used. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with capitonym. ... The following is a list of Chicano slang words and expressions, known as Caló, also spelled Calo and Kalo by modern Chicano youth. ... Many words have several very different senses. ... The Romanian language contains about 200-300 words considered by many Romanian scholars to be of Dacian language origin. ... Qwerty, one of the few native English words with q and no u in current usage, is derived from the first six letters of a standard keyboard layout. ... Some English words are often used in ways that are contentious among writers on usage and other prescriptivists. ... Words of Arabic origin have entered the French language and many European languages. ... The meanings of words in the English language often change over time. ... This list of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names is intended to help those unfamiliar with classical languages understand and remember the scientific names of organisms. ... A number of Latin terms are used in legal terminology and legal maxims. ... This list of replaced loan words in Turkish includes Ottoman Turkish words mostly of Arabic and Persian origin, which were replaced with their Turkish counterparts suggested by the Turkish Language Association (Turkish: Türk Dil Kurumu - TDK) as a part of the cultural reforms - in the broader framework of Atat... This is a list of self-contradicting English words -- that is, words which in and of themselves have two or more generally accepted meanings in the English language that directly or generally contradict each other. ... According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the longest English word of one syllable is the ten-letter scraunched, appearing in a 1620 translation of Cervantes Don Quixote. ... This is a list of words derived from toponyms, followed by the place name it is derived from. ... This is a list of words and phrases having differing meanings in British and American English. ... Note: This page or section contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... This list of words that may be spelled with a ligature in English encompasses words which have letters that may, in modern usage, either be rendered as two distinct letters or as a single, combined letter. ... Sometimes words are alternatively spelled (or intentionally misspelled) in order to create a new word with more narrow definition, or with completely different definition. ... In English, every word must contain at least one spoken vowel in its pronunciation. ... // most common words in English Swadesh list Zipfs law Esperanto-English Glossary contains the 552 most frequent Esperanto words and morphemes Lexique Espéranto-Français (Esperanto-French Glossary) (in French) contient les 552 mots et morphèmes (racines) les plus fréquents en espéranto Esperanto-English Glossary...

Slang

Internet slang • Slang for police officers • Puerto Rican slang • The Rush Limbaugh Show • South African slang Category: ... Many slang terms for police officers exist. ... This is a list of phrases, words, and slang used in Puerto Rico. ... Rush Limbaugh uses his own on-air jargon on his radio show, The Rush Limbaugh Show, some of which he invented and some of which he merely popularized. ... South African slang reflects many different linguistic traditions. ...

English dialects

American words not widely used in the United Kingdom • Australian English terms for food and drink • Australian English terms for people • British words not widely used in the United States • New Zealand English and Māori It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into List of words having different meanings in British and American English. ... Where foodstuffs are concerned, Australian English tends to be more closely related to the British vocabulary, for example the term biscuit has always been favoured over the American terms cookie and cracker. ... Australians use a variety of colourful terms to refer to people. ... Main article: American and British English differences This is a list of British words not widely used in the United States. ... New Zealand English (NZE) is the English spoken in New Zealand. ... New Zealand English (NZE) is the English spoken in New Zealand. ...

English words of...

African origin • Afrikaans origin • Arabic origin • Australian Aboriginal origin • Celtic origin • Chinese origin • Czech origin • Dutch origin • Etruscan origin • Finnish origin • French origin • German expressions • German loan words • German origin • Germanic and Latinate equivalents • Greek derivation • Hawaiian origin • Hebrew origin • Hungarian origin • Indian origin (Sanskrit, Tamil, Hindi, Urdu, Telugu) • Indonesian origin • Irish origin • Irish • Italian origin • Japanese origin • Korean origin • Latin derivation • Malay origin • Maori origin • Native American origin • Norwegian origin • Old Norse origin • Persian origin • Polish origin • Portuguese origin • Romanian origin • Russian origin • Sami origin • Scots origin • Scottish origin • Scottish Gaelic origin • Serbo-Croatian origin • Slovak origin • Spanish origin • Swedish origin • Turkic origin • Ukrainian origin • Welsh origin • Yiddish origin This is a list of English language words that come from any of the sub-Saharan African languages. ... Words of Afrikaans origin have entered other languages. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... These words of Australian Aboriginal origin include some which are almost universal in the English-speaking world, such as kangaroo and boomerang. ... A list of English language words derived from Celtic languages. ... Words of Chinese origin, i. ... This is a list of English language words of Czech language origin or passed into English via Czech language: Absurdistan (in Czech Absurdistán) - word created by Eastern Bloc dissidents, passed into English mainly through works of Václav Havel. ... This is a list of words of Dutch language origin. ... This is a list of English words that are thought to have their origin in Etruscan and were borrowed through Latin, often via French. ... For a list of words with Finnish language origins, see the Finnish derivations category of words in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Rather few words of Finnish origin have entered other languages, the language being a net importer of words. ... A great number of words of French origin have entered the English language to the extent that 40% of its vocabulary is of French origin. ... This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy certain standards for completeness. ... There are a number of German terms for which there are no useful English equivalents. ... Below is a list of German expressions used in English. ... This list contains Germanic elements of the English language which have a close corresponding Latinate form. ... This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. ... A number of Hawaiian words have made their way into the English language. ... This is a list of English words of Hebrew (and related Semitic) origin. ... This is a list of English words of Hungarian origin: Biro  From Bíró. Named after Mr. ... This is a list of words in the English language that originated in any of the languages of India. ... A handcoloured engraving of Brahma This is a list of English words of Sanskrit origin. ... This is a list of English words of Tamil origin: // Food Candy  Originally there was the phrase sugar-candy, from French sucre-candi, Italian zucchero candi, from Arabic sukkar qandî, from Persian qand, from Sanskrit ;;khaNDu, from Tamil kaNTu Copra  from a Tamil word for Coconuts kernel, koparai. ... This is a list of English language words of Hindi language origin. ... For a list of words with Urdu language origins, see the Urdu derivations category of words in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Words of Urdu origin have entered other languages. ... List of English words og Telugu origin: Bandicoot ... Loan words / kata serapan (Indonesian) from Indonesian in English. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... Many words of Italian origin have entered other languages. ... Words of Japanese origin have entered many languages. ... Words of Korean origin have entered other languages, including English. ... This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English (and other modern languages). ... Loan words from Malay in English Amok  (berserk), as in to run amok Bamboo  from bambu Caddy  from kati (a measurement unit, whereby 1 kati = approximately 600 g) Cockatoo  from kakak or sister and tua or older Compound (enclosed group of buildings)  by folk etymology from kampung or village Cooties... Words of (New Zealand) Maori origin have entered many languages. ... This is a list of English language words borrowed from indigenous languages of the Americas, either directly or throught intermediate European languages such as Spanish or French. ... Some words from the Norwegian language have entered into common English usage. ... Words of Old Norse origin that have entered the English language, primarily from the colonisation of eastern and northern England between 800-1000 AD. Old Norse (abbreviated in dictionaries as ) existed in its spoken and written form from c. ... As Indo-European languages, English and Persian have many words of common Proto-Indo-European origin, and many of these cognate words often have similar forms. ... This is a list of words used in the English language that were borrowed or derived from the Polish language. ... This is a list of English words borrowed or derived from Portuguese (or Galician-Portuguese language: zebra was actually an extinct striped wild horse that lived south of Pontevedra, Galicia and the name was given by explorers because of the similarities): Albacore  from albacor from Arabic al-bukr (=the young... These are words in the English language which come from Romanian. ... Many languages, including English, contain words possibly borrowed from Russian. ... English words of Sami origin are relatively rare, having usually entered the English language via some other language. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this list may require cleanup. ... Scottish origin can refer to the following: List of English words of Scots origin (i. ... This is a list of English words borrowed from Scottish Gaelic: Bard  From bàrd, poet or reciter. ... V vampire from vampir ... This is a list of English language words of Slovak language origin: robot  from robota forced labor, coined by Czech writer Karel ÄŒapek (1890-1938) in his (Rossums Universal Robots). ... This is a list of English language words whose origin can be traced to the Spanish language as Spanish loan words. Many of them are identical in other Romance languages (mainly Portuguese), but their ultimate origin is from Spanish. ... This is a list of English language words borrowed from the Swedish language: angstrom, (after the Swedish scientist Anders Jonas Ã…ngström) bradgard, the number sign on phones, #. Swedish brädgÃ¥rd means timber yard. ... A caique on the Bosphorus This is a list of words that have entered into the English language from the Turkic languages. ... English words of Ukrainian origin are words in the English language which were borrowed or derived from the Ukrainian language. ... This is a list of English language words of Welsh language origin. ... This is a list of English language words of Yiddish language origin, many of which have entered the language by way of American English or Cockney. ...

Spanish words of...

African origin • Austronesian origin • Basque/Iberian origin • Celtic origin • Chinese origin • Etruscan origin • French origin • Indigenous American Indian origin • Indo-Aryan origin • Iranian origin • Italic origin • Nahuatl origin • Semitic origin • Turkic origin • uncertain origin • various origins This is a list of Spanish words of African origin. ... This is a list of Spanish words that come from Austronesian languages. ... This is a list of Spanish words of Basque and/or Iberian origin. ... This is a list of Spanish words of Celtic origin. ... This is a list of Spanish words of Chinese origin. ... This is a list of Spanish words of Etruscan origin. ... This is a list of Spanish words of French origin. ... This is a list of Spanish words that come from Indigenous languages of the Americas. ... This is a list of Spanish words that come from Indo-Aryan languages. ... This is a list of Spanish words that come from Iranian languages. ... This is a list of Spanish words of origin. ... This is a list of Spanish words that come from Nahuatl. ... This is a list of Spanish words that come from Semitic languages (excluding Arabic which can be found here). ... This is a list of Spanish words that come from Turkic languages. ... This is a list of Spanish words of uncertain origin. ... This is a list of Spanish words of various origins. ...

Other origins

Ainu terms • Exported Arabic terms • Chinook Jargon • Christian terms in Arabic • Islamic terms in Arabic • Gairaigo and wasei-eigo terms • Japanese words of Dutch origin • Japanese words of Portuguese origin • Malay words of Tamil origin • Loan words in Indonesian • Loan words in Sri Lankan Tamil • Sinhala words of Dutch origin • Sinhala words of Portuguese origin • Sinhala words of Tamil origin • Sinhalese words of English Origin The Ainu language of the Ainu people is distinct from those of the people around them. ... InshaAllah (If it is Gods will) — Spanish: ojalá, Portuguese oxalá al-kuḥūl — Alcohol Al-Kitab al-Jabr wa-l-Muqabala (The Compendious Book on Calculation by Completion and Balancing) — Algebra Mecca — the mecca of <insert>, implying center of attention. ... Chinook Jargon was a trade language (or pidgin) of the Pacific Northwest, which spread quickly up the West Coast from Oregon, through Washington, British Columbia, and as far as Alaska. ... The following list consists of concepts that are derived from both Christianity and Arab tradition, which are expressed as words in the Arabic language. ... The following list consists of concepts that are derived from both Islamic and Arab tradition, which are expressed as words in the Arabic language. ... This is a selected list of gairaigo, Japanese words originating or based on foreign language (generally Western) terms, including wasei-eigo (Japanese pseudo-Anglicisms). ... pencil ... Many Japanese words of Portuguese origin entered the Japanese language when Portuguese Jesuit priests introduced Christian ideas, Western science and technology, among other things to the Japanese during the Muromachi period (15-16th century). ... This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. ... The Indonesian language has absorbed many loanwords from other languages: Early Hindu and Buddhist influence from India results in many Sanskrit words in Indonesian (and especially Javanese). ... Loan words in Sri Lankan Tamil came about due contact between colonial powers and the native population. ... 15:14, 21 November 2006 (UTC)Wijekoon K.M.A.—≈±Wijekoon K.M.A. 15:14, 21 November 2006 (UTC)—This is a list of Sinhala words of Dutch origin Note: For information on the transcription used, see National Library at Calcutta romanization. ... This article is about Sinhala words of Portuguese origin. ... This article is about Sinhala words of Tamil origin. ... ...

Discrimination

List of anti-ethnic and anti-national terms • List of disability-related terms with negative connotations • Offensive terms per nationality List of anti-ethnic and anti-national terms, where anti-ethnic refers to ethnic hatred, or sentiments of hostility towards an ethnic group and anti-national refers to sentiments of hostility towards a particular state or other national administrative entity. ... The following is a list of terms which have been in use in recent history to describe disabled people or their disabilities, but which are regarded as offensive or inappropriate by some disabled and non-disabled people. ... A slur can be anything from an insinuation or critical remark to an offensive insult. ...

Technology and applied sciences

Air pollution dispersion terminology • Blogging • Broadcasting • Computing and IT (Alternative terms for free software • Computer • Computer-related • Internet • Legal terms • Object-oriented programming • Unified Modeling Language) • Firefighting (Equipment • Wildland fires) • Library and information science • Machine vision • Metalworking terminology • Mobile phones • Nautical • Telephony • Textile manufacturing • Transport (Aviation, aerospace, and aeronautics • Automotive design • Rail (Passenger rail (NZ railfan • UK railfan • U.S. railfan))) • Woodworking (Joinery) Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Air pollution dispersion terminology describes the words and technical terms that have a special meaning to those who work in the field of air pollution dispersion modeling. ... This is a list of blogging terms. ... With every new technology a number of terms and slang words develop to assist in the rapid communication of ideas between the users of the technology. ... There are many abbreviations associated with the computer industry — PC, IT, CPU etc. ... From the early 90s onward, alternative terms for free software have come into common use, with much debate in the free software community. ... (arcane computer acronym, terminology or technology) (Computer jargon must be distinguished from hacker slang, which is the language of a certain subculture of people involved with computers. ... ... The legal aspects of technology involve many different terms. ... Those words found in object-oriented programming. ... This glossary of Unified Modeling Language terms covers all versions of UML. Individual entries will point out any distinctions that exist between versions. ... Note: This list is incomplete. ... Note: This list is incomplete. ... Contents: Top - 0-9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A Aerial firefighting: Use of aircraft to combat wildfires. ... An abstract is a brief set of statements that summarize, classifies, evaluates, or describes the important points of a text, particularly a journal article. ... Common definitions related to the Machine Vision field. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... A list of nautical terms; some remain current, many date from the 17th-19th century. ... The following are terms and acronyms which relate to telephony networks. ... The manufacture of textiles is one of the oldest of mans technologies. ... A glossary of terms as relating to automotive design. ... Two rail welds in continuous welded rail in Wisconsin. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This is a list of jargon commonly used by railfans in New Zealand. ... This is a list of jargon commonly used by railway enthusiasts / railfans and trainspotters in the United Kingdom, including nicknames for various locomotives and multiple units. ... Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z ALCOholic: a railfan who loves, or is obsessed with, American Locomotive Company (ALCO) locomotives. ... Categories: | ... Below are some terms used in joinery. ...

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See also

• Core glossary
• Defining vocabulary
• Technical terminology
• Wiktionary: By Topic and Category:Appendices

• Wikipedia:Glossary for Wikipedia terms