Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of one the Tai-speaking peoples, especially those living in southern China and Myanmar (Burma).
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An obsolete form of
day .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A male
given name , a Welshdiminutive ofDavid .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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DAI NGHIA VILLAGE, Vietnam-A house sits vacant off a dirt path in Dai An hamlet.
In These Times Nick Turse 2009
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Discuss the significance of cultural heritage and identity in Dai Wei and A-Meis courtship.
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James Dai is a Chinese Canadian who emigrated to Toronto, Canada, five years ago.
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(C) A 16 June report stated that two Americans wearing, black clothing similar to that worn by the VC were paraded through several villages in Dai
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(C) A 16 June report stated that two Americans wearing, black clothing similar to that worn by the VC were paraded through several villages in Dai
Greer, Robert L. 1990
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Chinese term Dai Mi [= o] Jin, this or that image represented a divine ancestor whose name had in it many Japanese syllables, with no defiling
The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji William Elliot Griffis 1885
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Mahastana-prapta, or in Japanese Dai-séi-shi, whose idol is honored at
The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji William Elliot Griffis 1885
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On November 12, 1942 the American POWs were loaded on trains and sent back to Takao where they boarded a ship called the Dai Nichi
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A lot of men were called Dai, pronounced "die," short for David, or Dafydd in Welsh.
'Fall of Giants' 2010
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MacArthur never -- MacArthur spent his entire time in Japan moving between his house in the American Embassy and his office in a requisition building in downtown Tokyo called the Dai Ichi Building.
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