English Explanatory Dictionary

ternate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having three divisions (or leaflets)
name
  1. An island of Maluku, Indonesia.
  2. The largest city in North Maluku, Indonesia.
  3. A North Halmahera language of eastern Indonesia, spoken on the island of Ternate.
  4. A municipality of Cavite, Philippines.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɜːnət/ /t̪ɛɾˈn̪aː.t̪ɛ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Mlgc1998-Ternate.wav

Word forms

ternate

Etymology

Ultimately, from Latin ternus (“three each”)

Synonyms

Ternatese Ternatean

Related words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Ternate terms

Derived words

ternate-pinnate

Translations

Indonesian: Ternate Japanese: テルナテ Marathi: तेर्नाते Portuguese: Ternate Russian: Терна́те Spanish: Ternate
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