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Eiffel

UK/ˈaɪf(ə)l//ˈaɪfl̩/

Eiffel proper noun: a surname from French.

Proper noun

Eiffel

  1. A surname from French.
  2. An ISO-standardized, object-oriented programming language.

Origin of Eiffel

From French Eiffel, from German Eiffel, Eifel. Family name adopted as a reference to the Eifel mountains.

Words formed from Eiffel

Phrases with Eiffel

Words that rhyme with Eiffel

Questions about Eiffel

What does Eiffel mean?
Eiffel means a surname from French.
What part of speech is Eiffel?
Eiffel is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Eiffel?
Eiffel is pronounced /ˈaɪf(ə)l/ (UK).

Words near Eiffel in the dictionary

  1. Eifel
  2. Eifelian
  3. eifelite
  4. Eifert
  5. Eiferts
  6. Eiffel
  7. Eiffel Tower
  8. Eiffel Towered
  9. Eiffel Towering
  10. Eiffel Towers
  11. eigen decomposition

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