Pike

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See also: pike, piké, and pikë

English

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Etymology 1

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The surname is of multiple origins, including Middle English pike.

Proper noun

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Pike

  1. A surname from Middle English.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A census-designated place in Sierra County, California.
    2. An unincorporated community in Boone County, Indiana, first named Pikes Crossing, at the crossing of a turnpike.
    3. An unincorporated community in Haverhill, Grafton County, New Hampshire.
    4. A town, hamlet, and census-designated place therein, in Wyoming County, New York.
    5. An unincorporated community in Collin County, Texas.
    6. An unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia, named for a turnpike intersection.
    7. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Pike Township.
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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Pike (plural Pikes)

  1. (US, slang) A member of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity.

Anagrams

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German pieke, from Middle Dutch pike, from Old Dutch *pīk, from Proto-West Germanic *pīk. Already in Dutch the word was influenced by French pic (tip). Another influence is German Picke (pick, pickaxe), from picken. The precise relation between all of these words is uncertain.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpiːkə/
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Noun

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Pike f (genitive Pike, plural Piken)

  1. (weaponry) pike
  2. (especially soccer) the tip of the foot or shoe
    Synonyms: Picke, Spitze

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