"WikiProject" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: WikiProjects [plural], Wikiproject [alternative]
Etymology: Compound of wiki + project. Coined before 26 September 2001 (see quotations) by Wikipedian Manning Bartlett, creator of the concept earlier that month. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Compound}} Compound, {{com+|en|wiki|project}} Compound of wiki + project Head templates: {{en-noun}} WikiProject (plural WikiProjects)
  1. (Wikimedia jargon) A group of editors who work together on improving the coverage of a particular topic on a wiki, especially on Wikipedia. Categories (topical): Wikimedia Translations (collection of pages): viquiprojecte (Catalan), 維基專題 /维基专题 (wéijīzhuāntí) (Chinese Mandarin), wikiprojet [masculine] (French), wikiproxecto [masculine] (Galician), ウィキプロジェクト (wikipurojekuto) (Japanese), 위키프로젝트 (wikipeurojekteu) (Korean), wikiprojekt [masculine] (Polish), wikiproyecto (Spanish), వికీప్రాజెక్టు (vikīprājekṭu) (Telugu), вікіпроє́кт (vikiprojékt) [masculine] (Ukrainian)

Inflected forms

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