guelph

Guelph

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Definitions of guelph word

noun guelph a city in SE Ontario, in S Canada. 1
noun guelph a member of the political faction in medieval Italy that supported the power of the pope against the German emperors 0
noun guelph a member of a secret society in 19th-century Italy opposed to foreign rule 0
noun guelph a city in Canada, in SE Ontario. Pop: 106 920 (2001) 0
noun guelph any member of a political party in medieval Italy that supported the authority of the pope in opposition to the aristocratic party of the Ghibellines 0
noun guelph city in SE Ontario, Canada: pop. 96,000 0

before 1570

One of the 33% oldest English words

1570-80; < Italian Guelfo < Middle High German Welf name of founder of a princely German family

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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