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Jean

Noun CEFR B1
d͡ʒiːn

Definitions

  1. A female given name from French.
  2. A male given name from French.
  3. A surname.
  4. Denim.
  5. An unincorporated community in Nevada.

Equivalents

FrançaisJean
ItalianoJean
العربيةجين
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Ελληνικάτζηντζιν

Examples

“She wore a tattered jean jacket.”
“Lastly, he took out a common frock of coarse dark jean, which he drew over his own⟳ under-clothing; and a felt hat—he had purposely left his own⟳ upstairs.”
“There's not a bonnie flower that springs By fountain, shaw, or green, There's not a bonnie bird that sings But minds me o' my Jean.”
“Isn't Jean a pretty name⟳?" "Not bad; but why don't you call⟳ her Miss⟳ Muir?" "She begged me not. She hates it, and loves to be called Jean, alone."”
“He was trying to think⟳ of her name⟳; she had come⟳ to cook⟳ him dinner twice last⟳ spring⟳. Jean, maybe. Or Betty. One of these plain names.”
“In his cast⟳ of characters, you really see⟳ a disproportionate focus⟳, I think⟳, on Black women - on Kamala Harris, who he's insinuated only has her job today because of who she dated; to Judge⟳ Ketanji Brown Jackson, who he's demanded the LSAT scores of - I don't recall⟳ him demanding the LSAT scores for Brett Kavanaugh - Karine Jean-Pierre.”

CEFR level

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