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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesalant
Pronunciation / Transliteration: alɑ̃
"L'alant était un chien de chasse redoutable au Moyen Âge."
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An extinct breed of large, powerful hunting or war dog, historically kept in medieval Europe.
"The medieval lord unleashed his alants to track the heavy game through the dense forest."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English, ultimately originating from the Old French 'alant', referring to a large, ferocious breed of hunting dog. Historically borrowed from the nomadic Alans of the Caucasus region who were famed for breeding large war dogs.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Alant" is said worldwide
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alant
Transliteration: alɑ̃
"L'alant était un chien de chasse redoutable au Moyen Âge."
Alant
Transliteration: ˈalant
"Der Alant war im Mittelalter als großer Jagdhund bekannt."
alano
Transliteration: aˈlano
"L'alano medievale era usato per la caccia grossa."
alano
Transliteration: aˈlano
"El alano español es una raza de perro de presa."
alão
Transliteration: aˈlɐ̃w
"O alão era utilizado na caça de grande porte."
एक प्रकार का बड़ा शिकारी कुत्ता
Transliteration: ek prakaar ka bada shikari kutta
"एलैंट मध्यकालीन यूरोप का एक बड़ा शिकारी कुत्ता था।"
阿兰犬
Transliteration: ālán quǎn
"阿兰犬是中世纪欧洲的一种大型猎犬。"
알란트
Transliteration: allanteu
"알란트는 중세 유럽에서 사용되던 대형 사냥개였다."
アラント
Transliteration: aranto
"アラントは中世ヨーロッパの大型狩猟犬でした。"
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