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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ãturé
"Les montagnes entourent la vallée."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To encircle or enclose on all sides.
"The mountains surround the valley, creating a stunning landscape."
- 1
The area or space that encircles something.
"The surround of the fireplace was beautifully decorated."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'surround' originates from the Middle English 'surrounden', which is derived from the Old French 'surrondre', meaning 'to encircle'. The root can be traced back to the Latin 'circumundare', where 'circum' means 'around' and 'undare' means 'to flow'. Over time, the meaning evolved to encompass the act of enclosing or encircling something.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Surround" is said worldwide
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cercar
Transliteration: seʁˈkaʁ
"As montanhas cercam o vale."
entourer
Transliteration: ãturé
"Les montagnes entourent la vallée."
umgeben
Transliteration: umɡeːbən
"Die Berge umgeben das Tal."
circondare
Transliteration: tʃir.konˈda.re
"Le montagne circondano la valle."
rodear
Transliteration: ro.ðe.ar
"Las montañas rodean el valle."
घेरना
Transliteration: gherna
"पहाड़ों ने घाटी को घेर लिया।"
包围
Transliteration: bāowéi
"山脉包围着山谷。"
둘러싸다
Transliteration: dul-leo-ssada
"산들이 계곡을 둘러싸고 있다."
囲む
Transliteration: kakomu
"山々が谷を囲んでいる。"
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