Anthill

Noun CEFR B1

ˈænt.hɪl

Definitions

A cone-shaped structure built from sediment and other available materials by ants or white ants (termites), and beneath which the colony nests.

Equivalents

Españolhormiguero

Françaisfourmilière termitière (termites)

DeutschAmeisenhaufen Ameisenhügel

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العربيةعشّ النّمل مَسْكَن نَمْل

Беларускаямурашнік

Catalàformiguer

Češtinamraveniště

Ελληνικάμυρμηγκοφωλιά

Esperantoformikejo

Euskarainurritegi

Suomikeko muurahaiskeko

Gaeilgenead seangán

Gàidhligtom

GalegoFormigueiro

Magyarhangyaboly

Հայերենմրջնաբույն մրջնոց

Íslenskamauraþúfa

Italianoformicaio

日本語アリの巣垤蟻の塔蟻塚

한국어개미둑 개미집 개미총개미탑

Latinaformicarium

Lietuviųskruzdėlynas

Македонскимравјалник

മലയാളംചിതൽപുറ്റ്പുറ്റ്

मराठीवारूळ

Bahasa Melayubusut

မြန်မာခြတောင်ပို့

Nederlandsmierenhoop mierennest

Polskimrowisko

Portuguêscupinzeiro (termites)Formigueiro

Românăfurnicar mușuroi

Русскиймуравейник

Svenskamyrstack

Kiswahilikichuguu kingulima

ไทยรังมด

Tagalogbahay-langgam punso

Türkçekarınca yuvası

Українськамурашник

Examples

“On arrival at Edinburgh Waverley, I fight ⟳ my way through the throngs of tourists and locals turning the place ⟳ into a human anthill.”

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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