Topic: NATIONALITY AND RACE
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| Language: | Old English |
| Origin: | -isc |
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1 [in nouns]SAN the people or language of a particular country or place : Are the British unfriendly? learning to speak Turkish She's Swedish.
Are the British unfriendly?learning to speak TurkishShe's Swedish.2 [in adjectives]SAN of a particular place : Spanish food (=from Spain)
Spanish food (=from Spain)3 [in adjectives] typical of or like a particular type of person : foolish behaviour (=typical of a fool) Don't be so childish! (=do not behave like a child) snobbish
foolish behaviour (=typical of a fool)Don't be so childish! (=do not behave like a child)snobbish4 [in adjectives] the ending of some adjectives that show disapproval : selfish
selfish5 [in adjectives] rather [= quite]: youngish (=not very young, but not old either) tallish reddish hair
youngish (=not very young, but not old either)tallishreddish hair6 [in adjectives] spoken approximately : We'll expect you eightish (=at about 8 o'clock). He's fortyish (=about 40 years old).
We'll expect you eightish (=at about 8 o'clock).He's fortyish (=about 40 years old).