name
Meaning 1
A surname from Cree.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
settee
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.
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/sɛˈtiː/
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rhymes with -iː
noun
Meaning 2
A long seat with a back, made to accommodate several persons at once; a sofa.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Texas, UK
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noun
Meaning 3
A vessel with a very long, sharp prow, carrying two or three masts with lateen sails, used in the Mediterranean.
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noun
Meaning 4
a small sofa
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: sofa, couch, lounge
noun
Meaning 5
a long wooden bench with a back
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: settle
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bench
History
Etymology
From Cree Settee.
Unclear, possibly from settle (“seat, long bench”) + -ee (diminutive suffix).
From French scétie, scitie.
Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Cree: Settee — Translations
- Belarusian: кана́па (kanápa) — long seat
- Bulgarian: канапе (kanape) — long seat
- Catalan: sofà — long seat
- German: Sitzbank — long seat
- German: Sofa — long seat
- German: Couch — long seat
- Italian: canapè — long seat
- Māori: hōpa — long seat
- Māori: (nohoanga) hāneanea — long seat
- Polish: sofa — long seat
- Russian: дива́н (diván) — long seat
- Russian: софа́ (sofá) — long seat
- Russian: куше́тка (kušétka) — long seat
- Russian: тахта́ (taxtá) — long seat
- Spanish: sofá — long seat
- Welsh: setî — long seat
- Welsh: soffa — long seat
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