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tern in Arabic

خَرْشَنَة ḵaršana

/tɜːn//tɝn/

tern in Arabic: خَرْشَنَة (ḵaršana). In English, tern means any of various seabirds of the subfamily Sterninae (of the family Laridae) that are similar to gulls but are smaller and have a forked tail.

Arabic words for tern

bird of the subfamily Sternidae
خَرْشَنَة ḵaršana

English meaning of tern

  1. noun Any of various seabirds of the subfamily Sterninae (of the family Laridae) that are similar to gulls but are smaller and have a forked tail.
  2. noun A thing with three components; a set of three things.
  3. noun A lottery prize resulting from the favourable combination of three numbers in the draw.
  4. adjective Consisting of three components; ternate, threefold, triple.

Full definition of tern

tern in a sentence

  • tern flowers tern leaves
  • a tern schooner, one with three masts

Synonyms of tern

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Questions about tern in Arabic

What is the meaning of tern in Arabic?
Tern in Arabic is خَرْشَنَة (ḵaršana).
ما معنى كلمة tern؟
Tern: خَرْشَنَة (ḵaršana).
What does tern mean in English?
Tern means any of various seabirds of the subfamily Sterninae (of the family Laridae) that are similar to gulls but are smaller and have a forked tail.

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