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meeple

/ˈmiːpəl/

meeple noun: a small person-shaped figure used as a player's token in a board game.

meeple: a small person-shaped figure used as a player's token in a board game
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Noun

meeple (plural meeples or meeple)

  1. A small person-shaped figure used as a player's token in a board game.
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    Synonyms:
    board game piece

Synonyms of meeple

  • board game piece

Forms of meeple

pluralmeeples
pluralmeeple

Origin of meeple

Blend of my + people. Coined by Alison Hansel in November 2000 during a game of Carcassonne on the South Shore of Massachusetts.

Words that rhyme with meeple

Questions about meeple

What does meeple mean?
Meeple means a small person-shaped figure used as a player's token in a board game.
What part of speech is meeple?
Meeple is a noun.
How do you pronounce meeple?
Meeple is pronounced /ˈmiːpəl/ (UK).
What is the plural of meeple?
The plural of meeple is meeples.

Words near meeple in the dictionary

  1. meenoplid
  2. meeow
  3. meep
  4. meeped
  5. meeping
  6. meeple
  7. meeples
  8. meeps
  9. meer
  10. meerasidar
  11. meerasidars

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