burse

bɜrs

Definition of burse - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

education

Dated

scholarship or grant in a university

Dated

She was awarded a burse to study medicine at the university..

fellowship

grant

scholarship

ecclesiastical

Dated

case for holding the corporal

Dated

The priest placed the corporal in the burse.

ciborium

pyx

history

Rare

purse or small bag

Rare

He carried his coins in a burse.

pouch

sack

wallet

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case for holding the corporal
purse or small bag

Origin of burse

Medieval Latin, bursa (purse)

Examples of burse in a sentence

He applied for a burse to fund his research.
The ornate burse was displayed during the ceremony.
He carefully placed the sacred items in the burse.
The medieval burse was embroidered with gold thread.
She found an ancient burse at the market.

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French:bourse, petit sac, ...
German:Stipendium, Bursa, ...
Italian:borsa di studio, bursa, ...
Spanish:subvención, estuche, ...
Portuguese:bolsa, bolsa para o corporal, ...
Chinese:奖学金, 圣体布盒, ...
Japanese:奨学金, パース, ...
Arabic:منحة, محفظة قربان, ...
Hebrew:מִלְגָּה, נַרְתִּיק, ...
Russian:стипендия, чехол, ...
Ukrainian:стипендія, бурса, ...
Hindi:छात्रवृत्ति, बर्स, ...
Bengali:বৃত্তি, কেস, ...
Catalan:beca, estoig, ...
Czech:stipendium, bursa, ...
Danish:stipendium, burs, ...
Dutch:beurs, bursa, ...
Greek:υποτροφία, θήκη, ...
Hungarian:ösztöndíj, bursa, ...
Khmer:អាហារូបករណ៍, ស្រោមសម្រាប់ដាក់ក្រណាត់ពិធីសាសនា, ...
Korean:장학금, 부르스, ...
Persian:بورسیه, بورس, ...
Polish:stypendium, bursa, ...
Portuguese (BR):bolsa, bursa, ...
Romanian:bursă, cutie pentru corporal, ...
Swedish:stipendium, bursa, ...
Thai:ทุนการศึกษา, เบิร์ส, ...
Turkish:burs, kılıf, ...
Vietnamese:học bổng, hộp đựng khăn thánh, ...

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