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Meaning of Shiba Inu | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˌʃiːbə ˈiːnuː/

Definitions

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Shiba Inu.
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  2. A dog of a small, agile Japanese breed originally used for hunting.

Equivalents

Deutsch Shiba
Français shiba shiba inu
日本語 柴犬
한국어 시바견
Português shiba inu
Русский Сиба-ину

Examples

“Doge has taken the standard twists and turns, and it’s increasingly common to see images which have the format of a Doge picture but don’t actually contain any Shiba Inus at all.”
“Even Dogecoin, a cryptocurrency that began as a joke with a perpetually surprised Shiba Inu dog for its symbol, has soared almost 1,000 percent over the last week to set a record.”
“Shiba Inus Rosie, Riot and Dennis, Merseyside police therapy dogs, with handler Karen.”
“It involves superimposing broken English written in multi-coloured Comic Sans on to pictures of shiba inus, a small Japanese breed of dog known for its spirited stubbornness.”
“In an Instagram post on Tuesday, Atsuko Sato, the Japan-based owner of Kabosu, revealed that the 17-year-old shiba inu has chronic lymphocytic leukemia, a type of blood and bone marrow cancer, and cholangiohepatitis, an inflammation of the bile ducts, gallbladder and liver tissue. […] On average, shiba inus have a lifespan of 12 to 15 years.”

CEFR level

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

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