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Craig

Noun CEFR B1
kɹeɪɡ

Definitions

  1. A rocky crag.
  2. A surname.
  3. A Scottish habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic from Scottish Gaelic creag, originally meaning someone who lived near a crag.
  4. An Irish surname of Hiberno-Norman origin, an anglicization of de Craig, de Creag (“of the crag”).
  5. An Irish surname, a variant anglicization of de Carraig (Carrick).
  6. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  7. A placename
  8. A locale in the United States.
  9. A city in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska; named for early settler and fishmonger Craig Miller.
  10. An unincorporated community in California; named for a railroad official.
  11. A ghost town in Modoc County, California; named for postmaster Robert A. Craig.
  12. A city, the county seat of Moffat County, Colorado; named for financier Rev. William Bayard Craig.
  13. A township in Switzerland County, Indiana.
  14. An unincorporated community in Washington Township, Decatur County, Indiana.
  15. A minor city in Plymouth County, Iowa.
  16. A minor city in Holt County, Missouri; named for lawyer and politician James Craig.
  17. A census-designated place in Lewis and Clark County, Montana.
  18. A township and village therein, in Burt County, Nebraska; named for early settler William Stewart Craig.
  19. An unincorporated community in Guernsey County, Ohio.
  20. A river in Alaska, United States and British Columbia, Canada; named for engineer John Davidson Craig.
  21. A small settlement in Glen Carron, Wester Ross, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH0349).

Equivalents

FrançaisCraig
العربيةكريج
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Galegolouro

Examples

“He told her the name⟳ he had used to rent⟳ the cabin. " I'm Craig Hemsworth." She burst⟳ out laughing. "That's a funnier name⟳ than mine. It sounds like⟳ the kind of name⟳ they give⟳ a movie actor when they decide⟳ his own⟳ name⟳ won't do.”
“Lyonne’s Animal Pictures banner with Max Ferguson is producing “Bambo” alongside Craig Mazin (“Chernobyl,” “The Last⟳ of Us”) for Word Games and Sarah Sarandos.”

CEFR level

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