Kish

kɪʃ

Definition

Definition of Kish - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

placelocation or city name

We visited Kish during our vacation.

city

location

place

history

TECH.

ancient city in Sumer near Babylon

TECH.

Kish was a prominent city in ancient Mesopotamia.

city

metropolis

settlement

biblical figure

Rare

character mentioned in the Bible

Rare

Kish was the father of Saul.

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Origin of Kish

Akkadian, Kish (name of an ancient city)

Examples of Kish in a sentence

The conference will be held in Kish next year.
Archaeologists discovered artifacts from Kish during the excavation.
Kish played a crucial role in early Sumerian history.
Kish is mentioned in the Old Testament.
The lineage of Kish is significant in the Bible.

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French:Kish, ...
German:Kish, Kisch, ...
Italian:Kish, Kis, ...
Spanish:Kish, Quis, ...
Portuguese:Kish, Quis, ...
Chinese:基什, 基士, ...
Japanese:キシュ, ...
Arabic:كش, كِيش, ...
Hebrew:קִישׁ, ...
Russian:Киш, ...
Ukrainian:Кіш, ...
Hindi:Kish, किश, ...
Bengali:কিশ, ...
Catalan:Kish, Quis, ...
Czech:Kish, Kiš, ...
Danish:Kish, Kis, ...
Dutch:Kish, Kisj, ...
Greek:Κις, ...
Hungarian:Kish, Kis, ...
Khmer:កីស, គីស, ...
Korean:키쉬, 키시, ...
Persian:کیش, ...
Polish:Kish, Kisz, ...
Portuguese (BR):Kish, Quis, ...
Romanian:Kish, ...
Swedish:Kish, ...
Thai:คิช, ...
Turkish:Kish, Kiş, ...
Vietnamese:Kish, ...

kish

kɪʃ

Definition of kish - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Irish basket

Dated

basket used in Ireland for carrying turf

Dated

The farmer loaded the kish with turf for the fire.

basket

container

creel

metallurgy

TECH.

graphite formed as a byproduct in iron smelting

TECH.

The kish was collected from the smelting furnace.

graphite

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basket used in Ireland for carrying turf

Origin of kish

Persian, kish (island)

Examples of kish in a sentence

The kish was woven tightly to hold the heavy load.
Engineers examined the kish for quality control.
The presence of kish indicates a successful smelting process.

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French:panier à tourbe, scorie graphite, ...
German:Torfkorb, Kish, ...
Italian:cesto per torba, grafite di fusione, ...
Spanish:cesta para turba, grafito residual, ...
Portuguese:cesto de turfa, grafite de fundição, ...
Chinese:泥炭篮, 石墨渣, ...
Japanese:キッシュ, 黒鉛副産物, ...
Arabic:سَلَّة الكِيش, كِش, ...
Hebrew:קִישׁ, גְּרָפִיט לְוַאי, ...
Russian:киш, графит, ...
Ukrainian:кіш, графіт, ...
Hindi:टोकरी, किश, ...
Bengali:কিশ, ...
Catalan:cistell, grafit de fosa, ...
Czech:koš, kiš, ...
Danish:kurv, ...
Dutch:kish, grafietbijproduct, ...
Greek:καλάθι τύρφης, γραφίτης παραπροϊόν, ...
Hungarian:kosár, grafitkiválás, ...
Khmer:កន្ត្រកអៀរឡង់សម្រាប់ដឹកស្មៅព្រៃស្ងួត, គីស, ...
Korean:키쉬, 키시, ...
Persian:سبد, گرافیت کیش, ...
Polish:kosz, grafit odpadowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):cesto para turfa, grafite residual, ...
Romanian:coș, grafit secundar, ...
Swedish:korg, grafitbiprodukt, ...
Thai:ตะกร้าไอริช, กราไฟต์, ...
Turkish:turf sepeti, demir eritme yan ürünü grafit, ...
Vietnamese:giỏ kish, graphit kish, ...

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