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Bethlehemite

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. An inhabitant of Bethlehem in Judea.
  2. Member of an extinct English order of friars.
  3. Member of a Spanish order of friars, founded in 1653 and refounded in 1984.
  4. A particular apple cultivar.

Equivalents

Españolbetlemita
FrançaisBethléemite
Italianobetlemita

Examples

“Faris, the only Bethlehemite in the cast⟳, was striding along with a tour-guide air, visibly pleased to have⟳ us on his turf.”
“I grafted the Bethlehemite, spoken of by Mr. Ferris, twenty years ago in wild crab.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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