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аму́р — meaning in English

Amur

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English meaning

  • Cupid noun The Roman god of love and desire, usually shown as a winged boy with a bow and arrows; the counterpart of the Greek Eros.

Senses

аму́р is used for these senses in English:

  • Amur The world's ninth-longest river, forming part of the border between the Far East of Russia and Manchuria in Northeastern China, emptying into the Pacific Ocean through the Strait of Tartary, where the mouth of the river faces the northern end of the island of Sakhalin.
  • Cupid (Roman god) The god of love, son of Venus; sometimes depicted as a putto (a naked, winged boy with bow and arrow). The Roman counterpart of Eros.
  • cupid A putto carrying a bow and arrow, representing Cupid or love.

Cupid — full definition

  1. noun The Roman god of love and desire, usually shown as a winged boy with a bow and arrows; the counterpart of the Greek Eros.
  2. noun A person who tries to bring two other people together romantically; a matchmaker.

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