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Definition of namesake - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
identityperson with the same name as another
- She met her namesake at the conference.
2.
namingthing named after another thing
- The USS Lincoln is a namesake of President Lincoln.
Origin of namesake
English, name (name) + sake (sake)
Terms with namesake included in their meaning
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town
Uruguayan city that is the capital of its namesake department
administrative area
Tuscan province in central Italy that includes its namesake city
New Mexico city
city in New Mexico, less known than its Nevada namesake
namesake
type of elk named after President Theodore Roosevelt
drink
red wine made from the namesake black-skinned grape variety
geography
Mexican city serving as the capital of its namesake state
namesake
any place or institution named after St. Francis
Examples of namesake in a sentence
The book was written by her namesake from another country. The restaurant is a namesake of its famous chef. The city has a namesake in the neighboring country.
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- French:homonyme, éponyme, ...
- German:Namensvetter, ...
- Italian:omonimo, ...
- Spanish:tocayo, nombre en honor a, ...
- Portuguese:xará, homônimo, ...
- Chinese:同名者, 同名事物, ...
- Japanese:同名の人, 同名のもの, ...
- Arabic:شَخْص يَحْمِل نَفْس الاسْم, مُسَمًّى على اسم, ...
- Hebrew:בֶּן שֵׁם, נוֹשֵׂא הַשֵּׁם, ...
- Russian:тёзка, тезка, ...
- Ukrainian:тезка, ...
- Hindi:हमनाम, किसी दूसरी वस्तु या व्यक्ति के नाम पर रखा गया नाम, ...
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