"Rupert" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈɹupɚt/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Rupert.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: A German name, brought to England by Prince Rupert of the Rhine in the seventeenth century. Doublet of Robert. Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|-}} German, {{doublet|en|Robert}} Doublet of Robert Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Rupert
  1. (chiefly UK) A male given name from the Germanic languages. Tags: UK Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Rupert-en-name-esvibhbL Categories (other): British English
  2. A city, the county seat of Minidoka County, Idaho. Categories (place): Cities in Idaho, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Idaho, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Rupert-en-name-YBTUDsaQ Categories (other): County seats of Idaho, USA, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 50 3 0 35 1
  3. An unincorporated community in Ohio. Categories (place): Places in Ohio, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Ohio, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Rupert-en-name-e5C07Bz9
  4. A town in Vermont. Categories (place): Places in Vermont, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Vermont, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Rupert-en-name-bX110VNd
  5. A town in West Virginia. Categories (place): Places in West Virginia, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in West Virginia, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Rupert-en-name-S403xBbi

Noun

IPA: /ˈɹupɚt/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Rupert.wav [Southern-England] Forms: Ruperts [plural]
Etymology: A German name, brought to England by Prince Rupert of the Rhine in the seventeenth century. Doublet of Robert. Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|-}} German, {{doublet|en|Robert}} Doublet of Robert Head templates: {{en-noun}} Rupert (plural Ruperts)
  1. (derogatory, slang, military) A junior army officer. Tags: derogatory, slang Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-Rupert-en-noun-foptIbv6 Topics: government, military, politics, war

Inflected forms

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        "English slang",
        "en:Military"
      ],
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        "A junior army officer."
      ],
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          "derogatory"
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          "military",
          "military"
        ]
      ],
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        "(derogatory, slang, military) A junior army officer."
      ],
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        "derogatory",
        "slang"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "military",
        "politics",
        "war"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɹupɚt/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
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    }
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  "wikipedia": [
    "Prince Rupert of the Rhine",
    "Rupert"
  ],
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}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-06 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). 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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