humboldt

Hum·boldt

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [huhm-bohlt; for 1, 2 also German hoo m-bawlt]
- /ˈhʌm boʊlt; for 1, 2 also German ˈhʊm bɔlt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [huhm-bohlt; for 1, 2 also German hoo m-bawlt]
- /ˈhʌm boʊlt; for 1, 2 also German ˈhʊm bɔlt/

Definitions of humboldt word

noun humboldt Friedrich Heinrich Alexander [free-drikh hahyn-rikh ah-lek-sahn-duh r] /ˈfri drɪx ˈhaɪn rɪx ˌɑ lɛkˈsɑn dər/ (Show IPA), Baron von [fuh n] /fən/ (Show IPA), 1769–1859, German naturalist, writer, and statesman. 1
noun humboldt his brother, (Karl) Wilhelm [kahrl vil-helm] /kɑrl ˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA), Baron von, 1767–1835, German philologist and diplomat. 1
noun humboldt a town in NW Tennessee. 1
noun humboldt a river in NE Nevada, flowing W and SW to the Humboldt Sink. 290 miles (467 km) long. 1
noun humboldt Baron (Friedrich Heinrich) Alexander von (alɛˈksandər fɔn). 1769–1859, German scientist, who made important scientific explorations in Central and South America (1799–1804). In Kosmos (1845–62), he provided a comprehensive description of the physical universe 0
noun humboldt his brother, Baron (Karl) Wilhelm von (ˈvɪlhɛlm fɔn). 1767–1835, German philologist and educational reformer 0

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humboldt popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% 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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