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Goethe

Syllables: Goe·the/ˈɡɜː.tə/

Goethe proper noun: a surname from German.

Proper noun

Goethe

  1. A surname from German.
    • Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, a German writer
    • The dictatorship of the proletariat was only a short, transient phase after which the glorious classless society would set in-a society of supermen, any one of whom could become the intellectual equal of Aristotle, Goethe, or Marx.1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume III: The Breakdown, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: rozkład (in...

Goethe meaning in Hindi, Arabic and Persian

Goethe in Hindi

surname
गेटे geṭe

Goethe in Arabic

surname
غُوتَه ḡūtah

Goethe in Persian

surname
گوته gote, gute

Origin of Goethe

Borrowed from German Goethe.

Words formed from Goethe

Questions about Goethe

What does Goethe mean?
Goethe means a surname from German.
What is Goethe in Hindi?
Goethe in Hindi is गेटे (geṭe). See Goethe meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Goethe?
Goethe is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Goethe?
Goethe is pronounced /ˈɡɜː.tə/.

Words near Goethe in the dictionary

  1. goesinta
  2. goesouta
  3. goest
  4. Goetae
  5. goeth
  6. Goethe
  7. Goethean
  8. Goethesque
  9. Goethian
  10. goethite
  11. goethites

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