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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescarrefour
Pronunciation / Transliteration: carrefour
"Tournez à gauche au prochain carrefour."
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A point where two or more things are joined, especially a road or railway.
"Turn left at the next junction."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Latin conjunctio(n-), from conjungere 'join together'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "junction" is said worldwide
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carrefour
Transliteration: carrefour
"Tournez à gauche au prochain carrefour."
Kreuzung
Transliteration: Kreuzung
"Biegen Sie an der nächsten Kreuzung links ab."
incrocio
Transliteration: incrocio
"Gira a sinistra al prossimo incrocio."
cruce
Transliteration: cruce
"Gire a la izquierda en el próximo cruce."
cruzamento
Transliteration: cruzamento
"Vire à esquerda no próximo cruzamento."
चौराहा
Transliteration: chauraha
"अगले चौराहा पर बाएं मुड़ें।"
交叉口
Transliteration: jiāochā kǒu
"在下一个交叉口向左转。"
교차로
Transliteration: gyocharo
"다음 교차로에서 좌회전하세요."
交差点
Transliteration: kōsaten
"次の交差点を左に曲がってください。"
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