"lat" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /lɑːt/ [UK] Forms: lats [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːt Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi लाट (lāṭ, “pillar; minaret; staff, club”), लाठ (lāṭh, “long staff; cudgel”), etc. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|hi|लाट||pillar; minaret; staff, club}} Borrowed from Hindi लाट (lāṭ, “pillar; minaret; staff, club”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} lat (plural lats)
  1. (weaponry, rare) A staff, particularly one of an Indian kind. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Weapons
    Sense id: en-lat-en-noun-5hnq~wWn Topics: engineering, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry
  2. (architecture) A monumental pillar, particularly the Buddhist columns erected in East India. Categories (topical): Architecture, Rooms, Toilet (room)
    Sense id: en-lat-en-noun-xUl0XS32 Disambiguation of Rooms: 5 22 11 13 13 2 16 18 Disambiguation of Toilet (room): 4 20 19 13 12 2 14 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 12 3 17 17 1 21 23 Topics: architecture
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: lât, lāt, lath
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: lats [plural]
Etymology: Clipping of latrine. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|latrine}} Clipping of latrine Head templates: {{en-noun}} lat (plural lats)
  1. (UK slang, usually in the plural) A latrine: a rudimentary or military facility for urination and defecation. Tags: UK, plural-normally, slang Categories (topical): Toilet (room) Synonyms: bathroom
    Sense id: en-lat-en-noun-vwOnXwMz Disambiguation of Toilet (room): 4 20 19 13 12 2 14 16 Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /lɑːt/ [UK], /lɑt/ [US] Forms: lats [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latvian lats, a clipping of Latvija (“Latvia”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|lv|lats}} Borrowed from Latvian lats, {{clipping|lv|Latvija|nocap=1|nocat=y|t=Latvia}} clipping of Latvija (“Latvia”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} lat (plural lats)
  1. (numismatics, historical) The gold-backed monetary unit of Latvia from August 1922 until April 1941, when it was replaced by the Soviet ruble; it was typically pegged at about 25 to the British pound. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Currency, Toilet (room) Categories (place): Latvia
    Sense id: en-lat-en-noun-KdBV67lh Disambiguation of Toilet (room): 4 20 19 13 12 2 14 16 Disambiguation of Latvia: 0 2 0 47 47 0 0 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 12 3 17 17 1 21 23 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 48 48 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 56 40 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 58 39 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 56 41 3 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 49 46 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 49 47 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 58 38 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 59 37 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 50 46 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 57 39 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 51 45 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 58 39 3 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, numismatics
  2. (numismatics, historical) The floating fiat monetary unit of Latvia from 1992 until January 2014, when it was replaced by the euro. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Currency, Toilet (room) Categories (place): Latvia
    Sense id: en-lat-en-noun-Ipc-nhFl Disambiguation of Toilet (room): 4 20 19 13 12 2 14 16 Disambiguation of Latvia: 0 2 0 47 47 0 0 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 12 3 17 17 1 21 23 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 48 48 3 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 49 46 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 49 47 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 50 46 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 51 45 4 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, numismatics
  3. A coin or bill of either currency. Categories (topical): Historical currencies
    Sense id: en-lat-en-noun-vGOBw5J3 Disambiguation of Historical currencies: 2 11 2 17 15 31 10 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: lats [singular] Hyponyms: santim Translations (former currency of Latvia): лат (lat) [masculine] (Belarusian), 拉特 (lātè) (Chinese Mandarin), latt (Estonian), lati (Finnish), Lats [masculine] (German), ラッツ (rattsu) (Japanese), lats [masculine] (Latvian), latas [masculine] (Lithuanian), łat [masculine] (Polish), лат (lat) [masculine] (Russian), лат (lat) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
Etymology number: 3 Disambiguation of 'former currency of Latvia': 40 38 22

Noun

Forms: lats [plural]
Etymology: Clipping of latissimus. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|latissimus}} Clipping of latissimus Head templates: {{en-noun}} lat (plural lats)
  1. (slang, usually in the plural) A latissimus dorsi muscle. Tags: plural-normally, slang Categories (topical): Toilet (room) Derived forms: imaginary lat syndrome, lat pulldown
    Sense id: en-lat-en-noun-Ngp1uHZ5 Disambiguation of Toilet (room): 4 20 19 13 12 2 14 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 12 3 17 17 1 21 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Noun

IPA: /læt/ Audio: En-au-lat.ogg Forms: lats [plural]
enPR: lăt Rhymes: -æt Etymology: Clipping of latitude. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|latitude}} Clipping of latitude Head templates: {{en-noun}} lat (plural lats)
  1. (geography, informal) Short for latitude. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, informal Alternative form of: latitude Categories (topical): Geography, Toilet (room) Related terms: lat.
    Sense id: en-lat-en-noun-en:latitude Disambiguation of Toilet (room): 4 20 19 13 12 2 14 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 12 3 17 17 1 21 23 Topics: geography, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
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      "sense": "former currency of Latvia",
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "лат"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "lat",
      "sense": "former currency of Latvia",
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      ],
      "word": "лат"
    }
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  ],
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}

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    }
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    }
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    }
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}

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  ],
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        }
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        "Short for latitude."
      ],
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        "(geography, informal) Short for latitude."
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    },
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      "ipa": "/læt/"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æt"
    }
  ],
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}

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