name
Meaning 1
Initialism of Republic of China (all senses).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Examples
- Near-synonym: China
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: China
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
roc
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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rŏk
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/ɹɒk/
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homophone: rock
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homophone: rawk
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rhymes with -ɒk
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CMU ARPABET: R AA1 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
Initialism of Republic of China (all senses).
Taiwan ROC.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: China
Antonyms: none provided
name
Meaning 3
Initialism of Republic of China (all senses).
A former sovereign state of China, 1912–1949; dissolved by the declaration of the People's Republic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: China
Antonyms: none provided
name
Meaning 4
The "Rest of Canada", i.e. Canada excluding the province of Quebec.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada
Topics: government, politics
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
name
Meaning 5
Abbreviation of Republic of (the) Congo, Congo-Brazzaville.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
name
Meaning 6
Abbreviation of Russia(n) Olympic Committee.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
name
Meaning 7
Abbreviation of Race of Champions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, motor-racing, racing, sports
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
name
Meaning 8
Abbreviation of Russian Orthodox Church.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
name
Meaning 9
The Royal Observer Corps, a former United Kingdom defence organization (1925 to 1992).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, historical
Topics: government, military, politics, war
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
name
Meaning 10
Alternative form of ROC (R of C)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 11
An enormous mythical bird in Eastern legend.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The Arabian Nights Entertainment. Tale 4. Sinbad. The Second Voyage. "By this time the sun was about to set, and all of a sudden the sky became as dark as if it had been covered with a thick cloud. I was much astonished at this sudden darkness, but much more when I found it occasioned by a bird of a monstrous size, that came flying toward me. I remembered that I had often heard mariners speak of a miraculous bird called Roc, and conceived that the great dome which I so much admired must be its egg. In short, the bird alighted, and sat over the egg. As I perceived her coming, I crept to the egg, so that I had before me one of the legs of the bird, which was as big as the trunk of a tree. I tied myself strongly to it with my turban, in hopes that the roc next morning would carry me with her out of this desert island. After having passed the night in this condition, the bird flew away as soon as it was daylight, and carried me so high, that I could not discern the earth;
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 12
Rocuronium.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial
Topics: medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 13
Initialism of region of convergence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: mathematics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 14
Initialism of receiver operating characteristic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: broadcasting, mathematics, media, radio, sciences, statistics
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 15
mythical bird of prey having enormous size and strength
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: mythical monster, mythical creature
History
Etymology
From Spanish rocho, ruc, from Arabic رُخّ (ruḵḵ), from Classical Persian رُخ (rux).
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: COR — Russian Olympic Committee, an organization
- Polish: RKO — Russian Olympic Committee, an organization
- Russian: ОКР (OKR) — Russian Olympic Committee, an organization
- Polish: RKP — Russian Orthodox Church
- Russian: РПЦ (RPC) — Russian Orthodox Church
- Arabic: رُخّ (ruḵḵ) — enormous mythical bird in Eastern legend
- Chinese Mandarin: 鵬 /鹏 (péng) — enormous mythical bird in Eastern legend
- Chinese Mandarin: 大鵬 /大鹏 (dàpéng) — enormous mythical bird in Eastern legend
- Dutch: rok — enormous mythical bird in Eastern legend
- Esperanto: birdo Roĥo — enormous mythical bird in Eastern legend
- Finnish: rok — enormous mythical bird in Eastern legend
- German: Rokh — enormous mythical bird in Eastern legend
- German: Roch — enormous mythical bird in Eastern legend
- Persian: رخ (roxx) — enormous mythical bird in Eastern legend
- Russian: рух (rux) — enormous mythical bird in Eastern legend