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Meaning of Wright | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ɹaɪt

Definitions

  1. A British surname originating as an occupation from a maker of machinery; found in many combinations such as Cartwright.
  2. A builder or maker of something.
  3. An American surname from French; also a confused anglicization of the French le droit.
  4. A number of places in the United States:
  5. A census-designated place in Okaloosa County, Florida.
  6. An unincorporated community in Mahaska County, Iowa.
  7. An unincorporated community in Ford County, Kansas.
  8. A minor city in Carlton County, Minnesota.
  9. A town in Schoharie County, New York.
  10. An unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia.
  11. A town in Campbell County, Wyoming.
  12. A number of townships, in Indiana, Iowa (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and South Dakota.
  13. A former municipality, now part of Gracefield, Quebec, Canada.
  14. A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
  15. Places in the Philippines, named after Luke Edward Wright:
  16. A barangay of Tapaz, Capiz, Philippines.
  17. Former name of Paranas: a municipality of Samar, Philippines.

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Examples

“In addition to the report, which the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency are using as evidence to weaken pollution rules, the administration has removed all congressionally mandated climate assessments from federal websites. Energy Sec. Chris Wright said the administration is changing those previously published assessments before they put them back on the web, CNN reported.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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