"Bowie" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈbəʊ.i/ [UK], /ˈboʊi/ [General-American], /ˈbui/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Bowie.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: From Irish Ó Buadhaigh and Scottish Gaelic Mac 'Ille Bhuidh. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ga|Ó Buadhaigh}} Irish Ó Buadhaigh, {{bor|en|gd|Mac 'Ille Bhuidh}} Scottish Gaelic Mac 'Ille Bhuidh Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Bowie
  1. A surname. Translations (surname): 鮑伊 (Chinese Mandarin), 鲍伊 (Bàoyī) (Chinese Mandarin), ბოუი (boui) (Georgian), ボウイ (Boui) (Japanese), 보위 (Bowi) (Korean), Бо́уи (Bóui) [feminine, masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Bowie-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames Disambiguation of 'surname': 78 3 3 17
  2. An unincorporated community in Arizona. Categories (place): Places in Arizona, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Arizona, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Bowie-en-name-X3~2dFhJ
  3. A city in Maryland. Categories (place): Cities in Maryland, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Maryland, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Bowie-en-name-Lx14XcOm
  4. A city in Montague County, Texas. Categories (place): Cities in Texas, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Texas, USA, Places in the United States Derived forms: Bowiean, Bowie County, Bowieite, bowieite, Bowie knife, Bowiesque
    Sense id: en-Bowie-en-name-lIax21cv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 6 2 57 17 8 8 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 4 5 2 41 23 16 9

Noun

IPA: /ˈbəʊ.i/ [UK], /ˈboʊi/ [General-American], /ˈbui/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Bowie.wav [Southern-England] Forms: Bowies [plural]
Etymology: From Irish Ó Buadhaigh and Scottish Gaelic Mac 'Ille Bhuidh. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ga|Ó Buadhaigh}} Irish Ó Buadhaigh, {{bor|en|gd|Mac 'Ille Bhuidh}} Scottish Gaelic Mac 'Ille Bhuidh Head templates: {{en-noun}} Bowie (plural Bowies)
  1. Short for Bowie knife. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Bowie knife
    Sense id: en-Bowie-en-noun-VrxsIXhx

Inflected forms

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          "Bowie knife",
          "Bowie knife#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbəʊ.i/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈboʊi/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbui/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "buoy (one pronunciation)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Bowie.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f7/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-Bowie.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-Bowie.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f7/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-Bowie.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-Bowie.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Bowie"
  ],
  "word": "Bowie"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-04-22 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (fc4f0c7 and c937495). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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