Concorde

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See also: concorde and concordé

English[edit]

Concorde mid-flight

Etymology[edit]

Named for French concorde (concord), due to the collaboration of the UK and France in developing the aircraft.

Proper noun[edit]

Concorde (plural Concordes or Concorde)

  1. (aviation) The Aérospatiale-BAC supersonic airliner, previously used commercially.
  2. A station on the Paris Métro, near Place de la Concorde, for which it is named.

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Further reading[edit]

German[edit]

 Concorde on German Wikipedia

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kɔŋˈkɔʁt/
  • (file)

Proper noun[edit]

Concorde f (proper noun, genitive Concorde, plural Concordes or Concorde)

  1. Concorde (supersonic airliner)

Declension[edit]

Jamaican Creole[edit]

Etymology[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkanˌkɑːd/
  • Hyphenation: Con‧corde

Noun[edit]

Concorde (plural Concorde dem, quantified Concorde)

  1. The Aérospatiale-BAC supersonic airliner; Concorde.
  2. (archaic, slang) A J$100 banknote.
    Synonym: bills
    Inna di eighties, hundred dolla neva call "bills", dem time deh dem seh "Concorde."
    In the eighties, people didn't call the J$100 banknote "bills". Back then, they said "Concorde."
    (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)

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