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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbauxita
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /bauˈsita/
"La bauxita es la principal fuente de aluminio."
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An amorphous clayey rock that is the chief commercial ore of aluminum, consisting largely of hydrated aluminum oxides.
"The country is one of the world's leading exporters of raw bauxite."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French village of Les Baux-de-Provence in southern France, where the ore was first discovered in 1821 by geologist Pierre Berthier. The name combines 'Baux' with the French suffix '-ite', denoting a mineral or rock.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bauxite" is said worldwide
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bauxite
Transliteration: /boz.it/
"La bauxite est le principal minerai d'aluminium."
Bauxit
Transliteration: /ˈbaʊ̯ksɪt/
"Bauxit wird im Tagebau gefördert."
bauxite
Transliteration: /ˈbauzite/
"La bauxite è essenziale per la produzione dell'alluminio."
bauxita
Transliteration: /bauˈsita/
"La bauxita es la principal fuente de aluminio."
bauxita
Transliteration: /bawˈzi.tɐ/
"O Brasil possui grandes reservas de bauxita."
बॉक्साइट
Transliteration: bŏksāiṭ
"बॉक्साइट एल्युमिनियम का मुख्य अयस्क है।"
铝土矿
Transliteration: lǚ tǔ kuàng
"铝土矿是炼铝的主要原料。"
보크사이트
Transliteration: bokeu-sa-i-teu
"보크사이트는 알루미늄을 추출하는 데 사용됩니다."
ボーキサイト
Transliteration: bōkisaito
"ボーキサイトからアルミニウムが精錬されます。"
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