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n. 1. an island in the Persian Gulf.
Syn. -- Bahrein. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. an island country in the Persian Gulf.
Syn. -- Bahrein. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. a native or inhabitant of Bahrain.
Syn. -- Bahreini. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. of or pertaining to Bahrain (definition 2). The Bahraini ruling families [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Bahrain. Bahraini beaches. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. an island in the Persian Gulf; same as Bahrain.
Syn. -- Bahrain. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. an island country in the Persian Gulf.
Syn. -- Bahrain. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a native or inhabitant of Bahrain.
Syn. -- Bahraini. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. [ abbrev. ] an abbreviation of Fahrenheit; -- used in designating temperatures; as, 72° Fahr. Used as an alternative to celsius.
Syn. -- fahrenheit, f., F. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

pos>prop. a. [ G. ] Conforming to the scale used by Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit in the graduation of his thermometer; of or relating to Fahrenheit's thermometric scale. Used as an alternative to celsius. -- n. The Fahrenheit thermometer or scale. [ 1913 Webster ]

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Fahrenheit thermometer is so graduated that the freezing point of water is at 32 degrees above the zero of its scale, and the boiling point at one atmosphere of pressure is 212 degrees. It is commonly used in the United States and in England. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The language of the Mahrattas; the language spoken in the Deccan and Concan. [ Written also Marathi. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Hind. Marhatā, Marhāttā, the name of a famous Hindoo race, from the old Skr. name Mahā-rāshtra. ] One of a numerous people inhabiting the southwestern part of India. Also, the language of the Mahrattas; Mahrati. It is closely allied to Sanskrit. -- a. Of or pertaining to the Mahrattas. [ Written also Maratha. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , prop. n. A Sanskritic language of western India, prob. descended from the Maharastri Prakrit, spoken by the Marathas and neighboring peoples. It has an abundant literature dating from the 13th century. It has a book alphabet nearly the same as Devanagari and a cursive script translation between the Devanagari and the Gujarati. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]