name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
Bowie
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈbəʊ.i/
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UK: /ˈbaʊ.i/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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General-American: /ˈboʊ.i/
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General-American: /ˈbaʊ.i/
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General-American: /ˈbu.i/
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homophone: buoy (one pronunciation)
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rhymes with -əʊi
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CMU ARPABET: B OW1 IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A place in the United States:
A census-designated place in Cochise County, Arizona, named after Fort Bowie.
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name
Meaning 3
A place in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Delta County, Colorado.
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name
Meaning 4
A place in the United States:
A city in Prince George's County, Maryland.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 5
A place in the United States:
A city in Montague County, Texas.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 6
Ellipsis of Bowie knife.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
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noun
Meaning 7
A Bowie knife.
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noun
Meaning 8
United States pioneer and hero of the Texas revolt against Mexico; he shared command of the garrison that resisted the Mexican attack on the Alamo where he died (1796-1836)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Jim Bowie, James Bowie
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Broader terms: pioneer
History
Etymology
From Irish Ó Buadhaigh and Scottish Gaelic Mac 'Ille Bhuidh.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 鮑伊 /鲍伊 (Bàoyī) — surname
- Georgian: ბოუი (boui) — surname
- Japanese: ボウイ (Boui) — surname
- Korean: 보위 (Bowi) — surname
- Marathi: बोई (boī) — surname
- Russian: Бо́уи (Bóui) — surname
Real reading context