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alà — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • Alan noun A member of the Alans, a nomadic Iranian-speaking people who roamed the Eurasian steppe in the first millennium AD.
  • forward adj Located at or moving toward the front.
  • wing noun One of the limbs a bird, insect, or aircraft uses to fly.
  • winger noun A player positioned on the side of the field or pitch in sports like football or hockey.

Senses

alà is used for these senses in English:

  • Alan (historical) A member of a group of Sarmatian tribes, nomadic pastoralists of the 1st millennium AD who spoke an Eastern Iranian language derived from Scytho-Sarmatian and which in turn evolved into modern Ossetian.
  • Alan A en given name.
  • forward (ice hockey) An umbrella term for a centre or winger in ice hockey.
  • wing (sports) A position in several field games on either side of the field.
  • wing (sports) A player occupying such a position, also called a winger
  • winger (sports) An offensive player who plays on either side of the center.

forward — full definition

  1. adj Located at or moving toward the front.
  2. adj Bold or overly confident in manner, sometimes to the point of being pushy.
  3. adv Toward the front, or onward in time or progress.
  4. verb To send something, such as an email or letter, on to someone else.
  5. noun In sports, a player positioned toward the front of the attack, such as in soccer or basketball.

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