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Meaning of Craven | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈkɹeɪ.vən

Definitions

  1. A coward.
  2. A surname.
  3. A former local government district in North Yorkshire, England, merged in 2023 into the North Yorkshire unitary authority.
  4. A village in the Rural Municipality of Longlaketon No. 219, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  5. A locality in the MidCoast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Equivalents

العربية جبان
Български страхли́вец
Bosanski кукавица
Čeština zbabělec zbabělý
Esperanto malkuraĝa poltrona
Español cobarde
Français couard Craven Lâche
Gaeilge meata
Gàidhlig gealtaire
Hrvatski кукавица
Íslenska bleyða heigull raggeit
Kurdî meş
Nederlands lafhartig
Português covarde
Русский малодушный
Српски кукавица
Svenska feg mes mesig
Türkçe korkak
Українська малоду́шний

Examples

“He is a craven and a villain else.”
““God knows I would rather die licked in the fire by the side of my king than to live out my days twitted and scorned as a craven.””

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
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