"Eiffel" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈaɪf(ə)l/ [UK], /ˈaɪfl̩/ [US] Audio: En-us-Eiffel.oga
Rhymes: -aɪfəl Etymology: From French Eiffel, from German Eiffel, Eifel. Family name adopted as a reference to the Eifel mountains. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|Eiffel}} French Eiffel, {{der|en|de|Eiffel, Eifel}} German Eiffel, Eifel Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Eiffel
  1. A surname from French. Translations (surname): Eiffel (French), ეიფელი (eipeli) (Georgian), Э́йфе́ль (Éjfélʹ) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Eiffel-en-name-gVOdYfSv Categories (other): English surnames, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of 'surname': 85 15
  2. An ISO-standardized, object-oriented programming language. Categories (topical): Computer languages
    Sense id: en-Eiffel-en-name-KN7ucecY Disambiguation of Computer languages: 6 94 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Eiffel Tower
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