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Meaning of greenstone | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A surname.
  2. Any of several green-hued minerals used for making various artefacts in early Mesoamerican cultures, e.g. greenschist, chlorastrolite, serpentine, omphacite, or chrysoprase.
    countable, uncountable
  3. A municipality in Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada.
  4. The pounamu, the green-hued minerals of New Zealand used by the Māori to make tools, ornaments and weapons (any of three varieties of nephrite jade or one variety of bowenite).
    New-Zealand, countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Cymraeg gwyrddfaen
Ελληνικά νεφρίτης
Te Reo Māori pounamu pounemu

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

greenstrip greenstuff Greensville Greensville County Greensward greentail

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