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Meaning of Leander | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
liːˈændɚ

Definitions

  1. The lover of Hero who swam every night across the Hellespont to meet her, and finally was drowned.
    Greek
  2. A male given name from Ancient Greek, also of a Spanish sixth century saint.
  3. A city in Williamson County, Texas.

Equivalents

العربية ليندر
Ελληνικά Λέανδρος
Español Leandro
Français Leándre
Magyar Leandrosz
Italiano Leandro
日本語 レアンドロ
Português Leandro
Русский Леа́ндрос
Svenska Leander

Examples

“Leander, he would have lived many a fair year, though Hero had turned nun, if it had not been for a hot midsummer night.”

CEFR level

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