"also known as" meaning in English

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Adverb

Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} also known as (not comparable)
  1. Used to introduce an alternative name; alias. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: aka, a.k.a., a/k/a, AKA Translations (used to introduce an alternative name): ezizen (Basque), altrament dit (Catalan), també conegut com (Catalan), 別名 (Chinese Mandarin), 别名 (biémíng) (Chinese Mandarin), alias [adverb] (Danish), oftewel (Dutch), alias (Dutch), ehk (Estonian), eli (Finnish), alias (French), autrement dit (French), tamén coñecido como (Galician), tamén coñecida como (Galician), alias (German), उर्फ़ (urf) (Hindi), más néven (Hungarian), avagy (english: neither has abbreviated forms) (Hungarian), juga dikenal sebagai (Indonesian), alias (Italian), altrimenti detto (Italian), またの名 (mata no na) (alt: またのな) (Japanese), 別名 (alt: べつめい, betsumei, べつみょう, betsumyō) (Japanese), 로도 알려진 (-rodo allyeojin) (Korean), sive (Latin), seu (Latin), उर्फ (urpha) (Marathi), अर्थात (arthāt) (Marathi), तथा (tathā) (Marathi), иже и (iže i) (Old Church Slavonic), ōþre naman (Old English), także znany jako [masculine] (Polish), também conhecido como (Portuguese), álias (Portuguese), он же (on že) [masculine] (Russian), она́ же (oná že) [feminine] (Russian), изве́стный та́кже как (izvéstnyj tákže kak) [masculine] (Russian), изве́стная та́кже как (izvéstnaja tákže kak) [feminine] (Russian), también conocido como (Spanish), también conocida como (Spanish), alias [masculine] (Spanish), apodado [masculine] (Spanish), även känd som (note: not abbreviated) (Swedish), alias (Swedish), என்கின்ற (eṉkiṉṟa) (Tamil), என்கிற (eṉkiṟa) (Tamil), หรือที่รู้จักในชื่อ (rĕu têe róo jàk nai chêu) (Thai), diğer adıyla (Turkish), nam-ı diğer [obsolete, possibly] (Turkish), còn gọi là (Vietnamese), hay còn gọi là (Vietnamese), a elwir hefyd (Welsh)

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          "code": "eu",
          "lang": "Basque",
          "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
          "word": "ezizen"
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          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
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          "code": "et",
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          "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
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          "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
          "word": "eli"
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          "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
          "word": "alias"
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        {
          "code": "fr",
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          "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
          "word": "autrement dit"
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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
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        },
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          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
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          "word": "उर्फ़"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
          "word": "más néven"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "english": "neither has abbreviated forms",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
          "word": "avagy"
        },
        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
          "word": "juga dikenal sebagai"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
          "word": "alias"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
          "word": "altrimenti detto"
        },
        {
          "alt": "またのな",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "mata no na",
          "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
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        },
        {
          "alt": "べつめい, betsumei, べつみょう, betsumyō",
          "code": "ja",
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          "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
          "word": "別名"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "-rodo allyeojin",
          "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
          "word": "로도 알려진"
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          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
          "word": "sive"
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          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
          "word": "seu"
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          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "urpha",
          "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
          "word": "उर्फ"
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          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "arthāt",
          "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
          "word": "अर्थात"
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          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "tathā",
          "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
          "word": "तथा"
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          "code": "cu",
          "lang": "Old Church Slavonic",
          "roman": "iže i",
          "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
          "word": "иже и"
        },
        {
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
          "word": "ōþre naman"
        },
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "także znany jako"
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
          "word": "também conhecido como"
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
          "word": "álias"
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "on že",
          "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "он же"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "oná že",
          "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "она́ же"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "izvéstnyj tákže kak",
          "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "изве́стный та́кже как"
        },
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "izvéstnaja tákže kak",
          "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "изве́стная та́кже как"
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
          "word": "también conocido como"
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
          "word": "también conocida como"
        },
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "alias"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "apodado"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "note": "not abbreviated",
          "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
          "word": "även känd som"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
          "word": "alias"
        },
        {
          "code": "ta",
          "lang": "Tamil",
          "roman": "eṉkiṉṟa",
          "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
          "word": "என்கின்ற"
        },
        {
          "code": "ta",
          "lang": "Tamil",
          "roman": "eṉkiṟa",
          "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
          "word": "என்கிற"
        },
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          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "rĕu têe róo jàk nai chêu",
          "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
          "word": "หรือที่รู้จักในชื่อ"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
          "word": "diğer adıyla"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
          "tags": [
            "obsolete",
            "possibly"
          ],
          "word": "nam-ı diğer"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
          "word": "còn gọi là"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
          "word": "hay còn gọi là"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
          "word": "a elwir hefyd"
        }
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      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
      "word": "ezizen"
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
      "word": "altrament dit"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
      "word": "també conegut com"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
      "word": "別名"
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      "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
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      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "alias"
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    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
      "word": "oftewel"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
      "word": "alias"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
      "word": "ehk"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
      "word": "eli"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
      "word": "alias"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
      "word": "autrement dit"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
      "word": "tamén coñecido como"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
      "word": "tamén coñecida como"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
      "word": "alias"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "urf",
      "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
      "word": "उर्फ़"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
      "word": "más néven"
    },
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      "code": "hu",
      "english": "neither has abbreviated forms",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
      "word": "avagy"
    },
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      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
      "word": "juga dikenal sebagai"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
      "word": "alias"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
      "word": "altrimenti detto"
    },
    {
      "alt": "またのな",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "mata no na",
      "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
      "word": "またの名"
    },
    {
      "alt": "べつめい, betsumei, べつみょう, betsumyō",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
      "word": "別名"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "-rodo allyeojin",
      "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
      "word": "로도 알려진"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
      "word": "sive"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
      "word": "seu"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "urpha",
      "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
      "word": "उर्फ"
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      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "arthāt",
      "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
      "word": "अर्थात"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "tathā",
      "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
      "word": "तथा"
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      "code": "cu",
      "lang": "Old Church Slavonic",
      "roman": "iže i",
      "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
      "word": "иже и"
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      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
      "word": "ōþre naman"
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    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "także znany jako"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
      "word": "também conhecido como"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
      "word": "álias"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "on že",
      "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "он же"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "oná že",
      "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "она́ же"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "izvéstnyj tákže kak",
      "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "изве́стный та́кже как"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "izvéstnaja tákže kak",
      "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "изве́стная та́кже как"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
      "word": "también conocido como"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
      "word": "también conocida como"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "alias"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "apodado"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "note": "not abbreviated",
      "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
      "word": "även känd som"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
      "word": "alias"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "eṉkiṉṟa",
      "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
      "word": "என்கின்ற"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "eṉkiṟa",
      "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
      "word": "என்கிற"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "rĕu têe róo jàk nai chêu",
      "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
      "word": "หรือที่รู้จักในชื่อ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
      "word": "diğer adıyla"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete",
        "possibly"
      ],
      "word": "nam-ı diğer"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
      "word": "còn gọi là"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
      "word": "hay còn gọi là"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "used to introduce an alternative name",
      "word": "a elwir hefyd"
    }
  ],
  "word": "also known as"
}

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