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Meaning of mino | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
/ˈmɪnəʊ/

Definitions

  1. A city in Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
  2. A river in Spain and Portugal.
  3. A traditional Japanese raincoat made from straw.
    historical
  4. Archaic form of myna (“type of bird”).
    alt-of, archaic

Equivalents

Français mino mino
Italiano mino
日本語 美濃
Português mino mino

Examples

“He is a native of East India and its adjacent islands, but the high estimation in which the Mino is held amongst the natives, and the ready sale which promising specimens realise (the equivalent of £2 being often paid in India) render it difficult to obtain a really good bird in England except at an extravagant price.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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