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sija — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • berth noun A space where a ship can dock, moor, or anchor safely.
  • locus noun A particular place, especially one seen as a centre of activity.
  • place noun A particular area, location, or spot.
  • position noun A place or location where something or someone is.
  • rank noun A person's position or level in a hierarchy, such as in the military or an organisation.
  • rest noun Relief from work or activity, especially by sleeping or relaxing.
  • stance noun The way someone stands, including their posture and the position of their feet.
  • stead noun The place or role of someone or something, especially when taken over by a replacement, as in "in his stead."

Senses

sija is used for these senses in English:

  • berth (chiefly, nautical, slang) A proper place for a thing.
  • grammatical case (grammar) A mode of inflection of a word dependent on its use, especially the syntactic function in a phrase.
  • locus A place or locality, especially a centre of activity or the scene of a crime.
  • place The position of a contestant in a competition.
  • place Ordinal relation; position in the order of proceeding.
  • place Reception; effect; implying the making room for.
  • position A place or location.
  • position A status or rank.

berth — full definition

  1. noun A space where a ship can dock, moor, or anchor safely.
  2. noun A fixed sleeping bunk on a ship, train, or other vehicle.
  3. noun A job, position, or spot secured in something, such as a tournament.
  4. verb To bring a ship into a berth, or to dock.

locus — full definition

  1. noun A particular place, especially one seen as a centre of activity.
  2. noun In mathematics, the set of all points that satisfy a given condition or equation.
  3. noun In genetics, the fixed position of a gene on a chromosome.

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