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streek — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • area noun The size of a surface, measured in square units.
  • prank noun A playful trick or joke played on someone, usually harmless.
  • region noun A large area of land or space treated as a unit because of its geography, its climate, its culture or the way it is governed.
  • stroke noun A sudden loss of blood flow to part of the brain, which can cause lasting damage or death.

Senses

streek is used for these senses in English:

  • area A particular geographic region.
  • prank A practical joke or mischievous trick.
  • region Any considerable and connected part of a space or surface; specifically, a tract of land or sea of considerable but indefinite extent; a country; a district; in a broad sense, a place without special reference to location or extent but viewed as an entity for geographical, social or cultural reasons.
  • stroke (golf) A single act of striking at the ball with a club; also, at matchplay, a shot deducted from a player's score at a hole as a result of a handicapping system.
  • stroke A single movement of a paintbrush, chisel, pen, pencil, or similar implement; a line or mark made by such an implement.
  • stroke (music) A bow or pluck of a string or strings of a stringed instrument; also, the manner in which a musical instrument is played; hence, a melody, a tune.

area — full definition

  1. noun The size of a surface, measured in square units.
  2. noun A particular region, part of a place, or scope of activity.

prank — full definition

  1. noun A playful trick or joke played on someone, usually harmless.
  2. verb To play a trick on someone as a joke.
  3. verb To dress or adorn in a showy, ostentatious way.

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