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Meaning of Hughes | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
hjuːz

Definitions

  1. A Welsh and English surname originating as a patronymic derived from the given name Hugh.
  2. A Welsh surname; a variant of Howells.
  3. A place in the United States:
  4. A minor city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska.
  5. A city in St. Francis County, Arkansas.
  6. A ghost town in Hardin County, Iowa.
  7. A town in Bayfield County, Wisconsin.
  8. A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, named after Billy Hughes.
  9. A rural locality in Litchfield Municipality, Northern Territory, Australia.
  10. An electoral division in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Equivalents

العربية هيوز
日本語 ヒューズ

Examples

“What’s happening at the Post now — I’m surprised more people haven’t drawn the comparison — is sort of comparable to the phantasmagoria of rake stomps which took place at The New Republic after Facebook billionaire Chris Hughes purchased it in 2012.”

CEFR level

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