Concorde

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See also: concorde and concordé

English

Concorde mid-flight

Etymology

Named for French concorde (“concord”), due to the collaboration of the UK and France in developing the aircraft.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Concorde (plural Concordes or Concorde)

  1. (aviation) The Aérospatiale-BAC supersonic airliner, previously used commercially.
  2. A station on the Paris Métro, near Place de la Concorde, for which it is named.

Derived terms

Further reading

German

 Concorde on German Wikipedia

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Concorde f (proper noun, genitive Concorde, plural Concordes or Concorde)

  1. Concorde (supersonic airliner)

Declension

Declension of Concorde
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Concorde die Concordes, Concorde
genitive einer der Concorde der Concordes, Concorde
dative einer der Concorde den Concordes, Concorden
accusative eine die Concorde die Concordes, Concorde

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkanˌkɑːd/
  • Hyphenation: Con‧corde

Noun

Concorde (plural Concorde dem, quantified Concorde)

  1. The Aérospatiale-BAC supersonic airliner; Concorde.
  2. (archaic, slang) A J$100 banknote.
    Synonym: bills
    Inna di eighties, hundred dolla neva call "bills", dem time deh dem seh "Concorde."
    In the eighties, people didn't call the J$100 banknote "bills". Back then, they said "Concorde."
    (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)

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