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A mine from which coal (such as lignite or anthracite) is mined.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: colliery
Antonyms: none provided
a mine where coal is dug from the ground
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: coalpit
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: mine
Inherited from Middle English coal mine.
Across languages
Translations
43 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Armenian:
ածխահանք
(acxahankʻ)
— a mine from which coal is mined
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Bengali:
কয়লাখনি
(koẏlakhoni)
— a mine from which coal is mined
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Chinese Mandarin:
煤礦 /煤矿
(méikuàng)
— a mine from which coal is mined
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Danish:
kulmine
— a mine from which coal is mined
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Dutch:
kolenmijn
— a mine from which coal is mined
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Faroese:
kolanám
— a mine from which coal is mined
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Finnish:
hiilikaivos
— a mine from which coal is mined
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French:
mine de charbon
— a mine from which coal is mined
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French:
charbonnage
— a mine from which coal is mined
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French:
houillère
— a mine from which coal is mined
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German:
Kohlebergwerk
— a mine from which coal is mined
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German:
Kohlemine
— a mine from which coal is mined
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Greek:
ανθρακωρυχείο
(anthrakorycheío)
— a mine from which coal is mined
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Hungarian:
szénbánya
— a mine from which coal is mined
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Icelandic:
kolanáma
— a mine from which coal is mined
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Interlingua:
carboniera
— a mine from which coal is mined
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Irish:
gualcha
— a mine from which coal is mined
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Irish:
mianach guail
— a mine from which coal is mined
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Irish:
gualmhianach
— a mine from which coal is mined
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Japanese:
石炭鉱区
(sekitan-kōku)
— a mine from which coal is mined
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Japanese:
炭鉱
(tankō)
— a mine from which coal is mined
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Korean:
탄광
(tan'gwang)
— a mine from which coal is mined
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Korean:
석탄광
(seoktan'gwang)
— a mine from which coal is mined
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Korean:
탄산
(tansan)
— a mine from which coal is mined
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Macedonian:
јагленоко́п
(jaglenokóp)
— a mine from which coal is mined
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Navajo:
łeejin haagééd
— a mine from which coal is mined
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Norwegian Bokmål:
kullgruve
— a mine from which coal is mined
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
kolgruve
— a mine from which coal is mined
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Polish:
kopalnia węgla
— a mine from which coal is mined
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Portuguese:
hulheira
— a mine from which coal is mined
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Russian:
у́гольная ша́хта
(úgolʹnaja šáxta)
— a mine from which coal is mined
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Slovene:
rudnik premoga
— a mine from which coal is mined
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Slovene:
premogovnik
— a mine from which coal is mined
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Spanish:
mina de carbón
— a mine from which coal is mined
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Swedish:
kolgruva
— a mine from which coal is mined
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Turkish:
kömür ocağı
— a mine from which coal is mined
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Walloon:
houyire
— a mine from which coal is mined
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Walloon:
tcherbonaedje
— a mine from which coal is mined
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Welsh:
pwll glo
— a mine from which coal is mined
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Welsh:
gwaith glo
— a mine from which coal is mined
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Yiddish:
קוילנגרוב
(koylngrub)
— a mine from which coal is mined
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Yiddish:
קוילן־מינע
(koyln-mine)
— a mine from which coal is mined
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Yiddish:
קוילן־שאַכטע
(koyln-shakhte)
— a mine from which coal is mined