"bloc" meaning in English

See bloc in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /blɒk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /blɑk/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-bloc.ogg Forms: blocs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒk Etymology: Borrowed from French bloc (“group, block”), ultimately of Old Dutch origin, from Frankish or Proto-West Germanic *blokk, from Proto-Germanic *blukką (“beam, log”). Doublet of block. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|bloc||group, block}} French bloc (“group, block”), {{der|en|odt|-}} Old Dutch, {{der|en|frk|-}} Frankish, {{der|en|gmw-pro|*blokk}} Proto-West Germanic *blokk, {{der|en|gem-pro|*blukką||beam, log}} Proto-Germanic *blukką (“beam, log”), {{doublet|en|block}} Doublet of block Head templates: {{en-noun}} bloc (plural blocs)
  1. A group of voters or politicians who share common goals. Categories (topical): Collectives Translations (group of voters or politicians): كُتْلَة (kutla) [feminine] (Arabic), բլոկ (blok) (Armenian), դաշինք (dašinkʻ) (Armenian), խմբավորում (xmbavorum) (Armenian), групировка (grupirovka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 集團 (Chinese Mandarin), 集团 (jítuán) (Chinese Mandarin), liittouma (Finnish), blokki (Finnish), ryhmittymä (Finnish), Block [masculine] (German), blocco [masculine] (Italian), блок m бирикме (blok) [masculine] (Kyrgyz), blokk [masculine] (Norwegian), blok [masculine] (Polish), bloco [masculine] (Portuguese), блок (blok) [masculine] (Russian), группиро́вка (gruppiróvka) [feminine] (Russian), бло̏к [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), blȍk [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), bloque (Spanish), block [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-bloc-en-noun-TYyjWqpv Disambiguation of Collectives: 47 53 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Kyrgyz translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Kyrgyz translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of 'group of voters or politicians': 79 21
  2. A group of countries acting together for political or economic goals, an alliance. Categories (topical): Collectives Translations (group of countries): كُتْلَة (kutla) [feminine] (Arabic), բլոկ (blok) (Armenian), блок (blok) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 聯合 (Chinese Mandarin), 联合 (liánhé) (Chinese Mandarin), liittouma (Finnish), blokki (Finnish), bloc [masculine] (French), Block [masculine] (German), גוש (gush) [masculine] (Hebrew), blocco [masculine] (Italian), 連合 (rengō) (alt: れんごう) (Japanese), 연합 (yeonhap) (Korean), blokk [masculine] (Norwegian), بلوک (blok) (Persian), blok [masculine] (Polish), bloco [masculine] (Portuguese), блок (blok) [masculine] (Russian), бло̏к [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), blȍk [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), bloque [masculine] (Spanish), block [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-bloc-en-noun-Qv8iE5OZ Disambiguation of Collectives: 47 53 Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Kyrgyz translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Kyrgyz translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of 'group of countries': 23 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: choc-a-bloc

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "Like the iPod and MySpace, the BRICS bloc is a product of the benign optimism of the 2000s.",
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      "word": "集團"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "group of countries",
      "word": "聯合"
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      "roman": "liánhé",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "code": "de",
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      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "gush",
      "sense": "group of countries",
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      "word": "גוש"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "group of countries",
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      "alt": "れんごう",
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      "word": "連合"
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      "sense": "group of countries",
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      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "group of countries",
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      "code": "sh",
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "group of countries",
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      "code": "sv",
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}

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  "msg": "more than one value in \"roman\": birikme vs. blok",
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