"мејдан" meaning in Serbo-Croatian

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Noun

IPA: /mějdaːn/ Forms: мѐјда̄н m animacy unspecified [canonical], mèjdān [romanization], мѐгда̄н [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish میدان (Turkish meydan), from Persian میدان (meydân), from Arabic مَيْدَان (maydān). Compare мѐгда̄н. Etymology templates: {{bor+|sh|ota|میدان}} Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish میدان, {{cog|tr|meydan}} Turkish meydan, {{der|sh|fa|میدان|tr=meydân}} Persian میدان (meydân), {{der|sh|ar|مَيْدَان}} Arabic مَيْدَان (maydān) Head templates: {{sh-noun|мѐјда̄н|m}} мѐјда̄н m animacy unspecified (Latin spelling mèjdān)
  1. a larger empty area in a city, usually of Oriental type; square, field
    Sense id: en-мејдан-sh-noun-YmMLk8hK
  2. (metonymic) cattle fair or exhibition
    Sense id: en-мејдан-sh-noun-tL~YozJz Categories (other): Serbo-Croatian metonyms, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 77 1 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 77 2 2 Disambiguation of Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header: 20 72 3 4
  3. (figuratively) public exposition of something Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-мејдан-sh-noun-jTcotmLH
  4. alternative form of мѐгда̄н Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: мѐгда̄н
    Sense id: en-мејдан-sh-noun-d29FiLz9
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sh",
        "2": "ota",
        "3": "میدان"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish میدان",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tr",
        "2": "meydan"
      },
      "expansion": "Turkish meydan",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sh",
        "2": "fa",
        "3": "میدان",
        "tr": "meydân"
      },
      "expansion": "Persian میدان (meydân)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sh",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "مَيْدَان"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic مَيْدَان (maydān)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish میدان (Turkish meydan), from Persian میدان (meydân), from Arabic مَيْدَان (maydān). Compare мѐгда̄н.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "мѐјда̄н m animacy unspecified",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mèjdān",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "мѐгда̄н",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
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      "name": "sh-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "меј",
        "дан"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
  "lang_code": "sh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a larger empty area in a city, usually of Oriental type; square, field"
      ],
      "id": "en-мејдан-sh-noun-YmMLk8hK",
      "links": [
        [
          "area",
          "area"
        ],
        [
          "city",
          "city"
        ],
        [
          "Oriental",
          "Oriental"
        ],
        [
          "square",
          "square"
        ],
        [
          "field",
          "field"
        ]
      ]
    },
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Serbo-Croatian metonyms",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "_dis": "20 77 1 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 77 2 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "20 72 3 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cattle fair or exhibition"
      ],
      "id": "en-мејдан-sh-noun-tL~YozJz",
      "links": [
        [
          "cattle",
          "cattle"
        ],
        [
          "fair",
          "fair"
        ],
        [
          "exhibition",
          "exhibition"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(metonymic) cattle fair or exhibition"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "public exposition of something"
      ],
      "id": "en-мејдан-sh-noun-jTcotmLH",
      "links": [
        [
          "public",
          "public"
        ],
        [
          "exposition",
          "exposition"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) public exposition of something"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "word": "мѐгда̄н"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "...it is not an army of battle, / but rather all old hodjas and hajjis...",
          "ref": "1891, recorded by Vuk Stefanović Karadžić, Srpske narodne pjesme",
          "text": "...није војска од мејдана, / већ све старе хоџе и хаџије,...",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "alternative form of мѐгда̄н"
      ],
      "id": "en-мејдан-sh-noun-d29FiLz9",
      "links": [
        [
          "мѐгда̄н",
          "мегдан#Serbo-Croatian"
        ]
      ],
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        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mějdaːn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "мејдан"
}
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Requests for animacy in Serbo-Croatian entries",
    "Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Serbo-Croatian lemmas",
    "Serbo-Croatian masculine nouns",
    "Serbo-Croatian nouns",
    "Serbo-Croatian terms borrowed from Ottoman Turkish",
    "Serbo-Croatian terms derived from Arabic",
    "Serbo-Croatian terms derived from Ottoman Turkish",
    "Serbo-Croatian terms derived from Persian"
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tr",
        "2": "meydan"
      },
      "expansion": "Turkish meydan",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sh",
        "2": "fa",
        "3": "میدان",
        "tr": "meydân"
      },
      "expansion": "Persian میدان (meydân)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sh",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "مَيْدَان"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic مَيْدَان (maydān)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish میدان (Turkish meydan), from Persian میدان (meydân), from Arabic مَيْدَان (maydān). Compare мѐгда̄н.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "мѐјда̄н m animacy unspecified",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mèjdān",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "мѐгда̄н",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "мѐјда̄н",
        "2": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "мѐјда̄н m animacy unspecified (Latin spelling mèjdān)",
      "name": "sh-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "меј",
        "дан"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
  "lang_code": "sh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a larger empty area in a city, usually of Oriental type; square, field"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "area",
          "area"
        ],
        [
          "city",
          "city"
        ],
        [
          "Oriental",
          "Oriental"
        ],
        [
          "square",
          "square"
        ],
        [
          "field",
          "field"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Serbo-Croatian metonyms"
      ],
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        "cattle fair or exhibition"
      ],
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          "cattle"
        ],
        [
          "fair",
          "fair"
        ],
        [
          "exhibition",
          "exhibition"
        ]
      ],
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        "(metonymic) cattle fair or exhibition"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "public exposition of something"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "public",
          "public"
        ],
        [
          "exposition",
          "exposition"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) public exposition of something"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "мѐгда̄н"
        }
      ],
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        "Serbo-Croatian terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "...it is not an army of battle, / but rather all old hodjas and hajjis...",
          "ref": "1891, recorded by Vuk Stefanović Karadžić, Srpske narodne pjesme",
          "text": "...није војска од мејдана, / већ све старе хоџе и хаџије,...",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "alternative form of мѐгда̄н"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "мѐгда̄н",
          "мегдан#Serbo-Croatian"
        ]
      ],
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        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mějdaːn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "мејдан"
}

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