"vavalagi" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Fijian]

Forms: vāvālagi [canonical], vālagi [alternative]
Etymology: From va- (short for vaka- (simulative prefix)) + lagi (“sky”), literally “like the sky”, referring to distant places beyond the horizon. Etymology templates: {{af|fj|va-<pos:short for <i class="Latn mention" lang="fj">vaka-</i> (simulative prefix)>|lagi<t:sky>|lit=like the sky}} va- (short for vaka- (simulative prefix)) + lagi (“sky”), literally “like the sky” Head templates: {{head|fj|noun|head=vāvālagi}} vāvālagi
  1. overseas, abroad (foreign countries), especially European Categories (place): Places
    Sense id: en-vavalagi-fj-noun-cqTxAt68 Disambiguation of Places: 60 5 35 Categories (other): Fijian entries with incorrect language header, Fijian terms prefixed with va-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Fijian entries with incorrect language header: 92 3 5 Disambiguation of Fijian terms prefixed with va-: 41 25 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 94 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 3 3
  2. Europe; European country
    Sense id: en-vavalagi-fj-noun-zNLXhFCL Categories (other): Fijian terms prefixed with va-, Europe Disambiguation of Fijian terms prefixed with va-: 41 25 34 Disambiguation of Europe: 0 100 0
  3. (by extension) foreign land, distant place Tags: broadly Synonyms: vanua tani
    Sense id: en-vavalagi-fj-noun-XdDpOcOH Categories (other): Fijian terms prefixed with va- Disambiguation of Fijian terms prefixed with va-: 41 25 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: kaivalagi (english: European person, white person)
Categories (other): Geography Disambiguation of Geography: 0 0 0
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      "source": "w+disamb"
    }
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          "english": "They went overseas.",
          "text": "Era lako ki vavalagi.",
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        }
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          "english": "S/he is from a European country.",
          "text": "Mai vavalagi ko koya.",
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        }
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      ],
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      ],
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        }
      ],
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      ]
    }
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  "word": "vavalagi"
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    },
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      "form": "vālagi",
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  "lang_code": "fj",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "European person, white person",
      "translation": "European person, white person",
      "word": "kaivalagi"
    }
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      ],
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          ],
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              18
            ]
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          "english": "They went overseas.",
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          "translation": "They went overseas.",
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        }
      ],
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      ],
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        ],
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      ],
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          "word": "vanua tani"
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}

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