Сло́н — meaning in English

English meaning

• bishop noun A senior clergy member who oversees churches and priests within a district (a diocese).
• elephant noun A very large mammal with a long trunk, big ears, and tusks, native to Africa and Asia.

Senses

Сло́н is used for these senses in English:

• Elephant The 105th sura (chapter) of the Quran.
• bishop (chess) The chess piece denoted ♗ or ♝ which moves along diagonal lines and developed from the shatranj alfil ("elephant") and was originally known as the aufil or archer in English.
• elephant A large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and native to Africa and Asia.

bishop — full definition

1. noun A senior clergy member who oversees churches and priests within a district (a diocese).
2. noun A chess piece that moves diagonally.

elephant — full definition

1. noun A very large mammal with a long trunk, big ears, and tusks, native to Africa and Asia.
2. noun Something enormous or unwieldy, used figuratively.

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