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- [key-uh, kee-uh]
- /ˈkeɪ ə, ˈki ə/
- /ˈkiː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [key-uh, kee-uh]
- /ˈkeɪ ə, ˈki ə/
Definitions of kea word
- abbreviation KEA Keos. 1
- noun kea A New Zealand mountain parrot with a long, narrow bill and mainly olive-green plumage. 1
- noun kea a large New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis, with brownish-green plumage 0
- noun kea (in New Zealand) a member of the junior branch of the Scouts 0
- noun kea island of the NW Cyclades, Greece, in the Aegean Sea: 50 sq mi (129 sq km) 0
- noun kea a large, brownish-green mountain parrot (Nestor notabilis) of New Zealand 0
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Origin of kea
First appearance:
before 1860 One of the 29% newest English words
Borrowed into English from Maori around 1860-65
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Kea
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
kea 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".
kea usage trend in Literature
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