Standard Lemma guide

V4

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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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1

name

Meaning 1

The four Visegrád countries of Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, who have a European political alliance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: government, politics

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noun

Meaning 2

An internal combustion engine with four cylinders in two banks of two in a V-shaped formation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: engineering, mechanical, mechanical-engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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Broader terms: internal combustion engine, ICE, piston engine, reciprocating engine, engine, machine

3

noun

Meaning 3

Ellipsis of visual area V4.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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History

Etymology

From V(isegrád) + 4 (the number of countries involved).

From V- + 4.