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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdiligence
Pronunciation / Transliteration: di.li.ʒɑ̃s
"La diligence transportait les passagers à travers les montagnes."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A large, four-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle formerly used to carry passengers and mail along a regular route with fixed stopping places.
"The travelers spent days bumping along in the dusty stagecoach before finally reaching the frontier town." - 2
A historical mode of public transport operating on a scheduled timetable between established inns or stations.
"In the nineteenth century, the arrival of the weekly stagecoach was the biggest event in the small village."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from 'stage' (a resting place on a journey) and 'coach' (a large, four-wheeled carriage). Originally referring to a carriage that traveled on regular stages or routes between specific stations to transport passengers and mail, dating back to the late 16th century in England.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Stagecoach" is said worldwide
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diligence
Transliteration: di.li.ʒɑ̃s
"La diligence transportait les passagers à travers les montagnes."
Postkutsche
Transliteration: ˈpɔstˌkʊt͡ʃə
"Die Postkutsche hielt vor dem alten Gasthof."
diligenza
Transliteration: di.liˈdʒɛn.t͡sa
"I banditi assaltarono la diligenza nel vecchio West."
diligencia
Transliteration: di.liˈxen.sja
"La diligencia llegó con retraso debido al mal tiempo."
lotação
Transliteration: lu.taˈsɐ̃w
"A diligência cruzava o interior do país."
डाकगाड़ी
Transliteration: dak-gaari
"डाकगाड़ी समय पर स्टेशन पहुँची।"
驿马车
Transliteration: yì mǎ chē
"旅客们坐着驿马车穿越了荒野。"
역마차
Transliteration: yeong-ma-cha
"역마차가 황야를 가로질러 달렸다."
郵便馬車
Transliteration: yūbin-basha
"郵便馬車が村の広場に到着した。"
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