"De" meaning in English

See De in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Te [alternative], Tê [alternative]
enPR: dŭ Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 德 (Dé). Etymology templates: {{wp|De Prefecture}}, {{bor|en|cmn-pinyin|-}} Hanyu Pinyin, {{bor|en|cmn|^德}} Mandarin 德 (Dé) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} De
  1. (historical) A former prefecture of imperial China around Dezhou in northwestern Shandong. Tags: historical Categories (place): Places in China Translations (Translations): 德州 (Dézhōu) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-De-en-name-7HkDWxcp Categories (other): Former prefectures of China, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Mandarin translations
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: From Bengali [Term?]. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|bn}} Bengali [Term?] Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} De
  1. A surname from India
    Sense id: en-De-en-name-rSfQdEFw Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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