smith

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Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

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Definition

  1. noun Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
  2. noun United States sculptor (1906-1965)
  3. noun United States singer noted for her rendition of patriotic songs (1909-1986)

Etymology

From Middle English smyth, smith, from Old English smiþ, from Proto-West Germanic *smiþ, from Proto-Germanic *smiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *smēy-, *smī- (“to cut, hew”). Cognate with Dutch smid, German Schmied, German Low German Smitt, Danish smed, Faroese smiður, Icelandic smiður, Norwegian Bokmål smed, Norwegian Nynorsk smed, Swedish smed, Yiddish שמיד (shmid).

In classic literature

Synonyms

Ian Smith, Ian Douglas Smith

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