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10 Language-to-English DictionariesVase
/vɑːz/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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An open container used for holding cut flowers or as an ornamental object.
"She placed the fresh roses in a crystal vase."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word entered English in the late 17th century from French, which inherited it from Latin vas, meaning vessel. The root ultimately traces back to Proto-Indo-European *wa(d)h-, referring to a wide variety of receptacles used for holding liquids or plants.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Vase" is said worldwide
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vase
Transliteration: vase
"Elle a mis les fleurs dans un beau vase."
Vase
Transliteration: Vase
"Die Blumen stehen in einer blauen Vase."
vaso
Transliteration: vaso
"Ha riempito il vaso con tulipani freschi."
florero
Transliteration: florero
"Puso las margaritas en un florero de cristal."
vaso
Transliteration: vaso
"Ela comprou um vaso novo para a sala."
फूलदान
Transliteration: phooldaan
"उसने मेज पर एक सुंदर फूलदान रखा।"
花瓶
Transliteration: huāpíng
"这只花瓶是用汉白玉雕刻的。"
꽃병
Transliteration: kkotbyeong
"그녀는 탁자에 꽃병을 올려놓았다."
花瓶
Transliteration: kabin
"彼女はテーブルの上に花瓶を置いた。"
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