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To be a native of, to come from, to originate from; to have as one's birth place or residence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- 1998, August 23; the episode Lard of the Dance (wikiquote) from the tenth season [Willie] Saints be praised. I'm from Scotland! Where do ya hail from? [Homer] Uh, North... Kilt-town.
- My niece speaks French but she hails from Hampshire.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Ships would declare, by hailing, the port from which they sailed or in which they were registered.
Across languages
Translations
20 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Czech:
pocházet
— to be a native of
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Dutch:
afkomstig zijn van
— to be a native of
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Dutch:
afstammen van
— to be a native of
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Finnish:
olla kotoisin
— to be a native of
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French:
venir de
— to be a native of
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French:
être originaire de
— to be a native of
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Greek:
κατάγομαι
(katágomai)
— to be a native of
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Icelandic:
vera frá
— to be a native of
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Icelandic:
koma frá
— to be a native of
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Italian:
venire
— to be a native of
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Italian:
essere originario
— to be a native of
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Macedonian:
поте́кнува
(potéknuva)
— to be a native of
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Portuguese:
vir de
— to be a native of
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Russian:
происходи́ть
(proisxodítʹ)
— to be a native of
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Russian:
произойти́
(proizojtí)
— to be a native of
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Serbo-Croatian:
потицати
— to be a native of
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Serbo-Croatian:
poticati
— to be a native of
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Spanish:
ser oriundo de
— to be a native of
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Spanish:
proceder / provenir de
— to be a native of
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Swedish:
bördig
— to be a native of
