car

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 See also 1.5 Anagrams 2 Catalan 2.1 Adjective 3 Czech 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 3.2.1 Derived terms 4 Esperanto 4.1 Noun 5 French 5.1 Pronunciation 5.2 Noun 5.2.1 Synonyms 5.3 Conjunction 5.3.1 Synonyms 5.4 Anagrams 6 Interlingua 6.1 Adjective 7 Polish 7.1 Etymology 7.2 Pronunciation 7.3 Noun 7.3.1 Declension 7.3.2 Derived terms 8 Serbo-Croatian 8.1 Etymology 8.2 Noun 8.2.1 Declension 8.2.2 Derived terms 9 Slovene 9.1 Etymology 9.2 Pronunciation 9.3 Noun 9.3.1 Declension 9.3.2 Derived terms

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Wikipedia

[edit] Etymology

From Middle English carre < Anglo-Norman carre < Latin carra, neuter plural of carrus (“‘four-wheeled baggage wagon’”) Cf. Celtic carr (two-wheeled chariot) < Gaulish karros < Proto-Indo-European *krsos < PIE base *kers- (to run).

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• IPA: /ˈkɑː/, /kɑɹ/
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• Rhymes: -ɑː(r)

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car (plural cars)

1. (dated) A wheeled vehicle, drawn by a horse or other animal
2. A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, steered by a driver mostly for personal transportation; a motor car or automobile

   She drove her car to the mall.

3. (rail transport, chiefly North American) An unpowered unit in a railroad train.

   The conductor linked the cars to the locomotive.

4. (rail transport) an individual vehicle, powered or unpowered, in a multiple unit.

   The 11:10 to London was operated by a 4-car diesel multiple unit

5. (rail transport) A passenger-carrying unit in a subway or elevated train, whether powered or not.

   From the front-most car of the subway, he filmed the progress through the tunnel.

6. A rough unit of quantity approximating the amount which would fill a railroad car.

   We ordered five hundred cars of gypsum.

7. The moving, load-carrying component of an elevator or other cable-drawn transport mechanism.

   Fix the car of the express elevator - the door is sticking.

8. The passenger-carrying portion of certain amusement park rides, such as Ferris wheels.

   The most exciting part of riding a Ferris wheel is when your car goes over the top.

9. The part of an airship, such as a balloon or dirigible, which houses the passengers and control apparatus.
   • 1850, John Wise, A System of Aeronautics, page 152:

     Everything being apparently in readiness now, I stepped into the car of the balloon, […]

10. (sailing) A sliding fitting that runs along a track.
    • 1995, Ken Textor, The New Book of Sail Trim^[1], ISBN 0924486813, page 201:

      On boats 25 feet or more, it is best to mount a mast car and track on the front of the mast so you can adjust the height of the pole above the deck

11. (uncountable, US) The aggregate of desirable characteristics of a car.

    Buy now! You can get more car for your money.

A hydrogen-powered car.	Freight cars.	A self-propelled passenger car.	Ferris wheel cars.
Car on a sailboat.	Car of a Zeppelin.	Elevator cars.

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• (private vehicle that moves independently): auto, motorcar, vehicle; automobile (US), motor (British colloquial), carriage (obsolete)
• (non-powered part of a train): railcar, wagon
• (unit of quantity): carload, wagonload
• (passenger-carrying light rail unit): carriage
• (part of an airship): gondola, basket (balloons only)

[edit] Derived terms

• cable car
• carfare
• carman
• carpark
• carwash
• car lot

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• bus
• railroad car
• truck
• van

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: acr
• arc, ARC
• RAC
• RCA

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car m. (feminine cara, masculine plural cars, feminine plural cares)

1. dear
2. expensive

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[edit] Czech

[edit] Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic цѣсарь (cěsarĭ) < Greek Καῖσαρ < Latin Caesar.

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car m.

1. czar, tsar, tzar

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• carský
• carevna f.
• carevič m.
• Cařihrad m.
• carismus m.

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car

1. czar

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[edit] French

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car m.

1. coach

   Les élèves vont à l’école en car. — The pupils go to school by coach.

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• autocar

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car

1. as, since, because

   J’ai ouvert mon parapluie car il pleuvait. — I opened my umbrella because it was raining.

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parce que

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: acr
• arc

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car

1. dear
2. expensive
3. target of one’s fondness

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[edit] Polish

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[edit] Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic цѣсарь (cěsarĭ) < Greek Καῖσαρ < Latin Caesar.

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• IPA: /ʦar/
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car m.

1. czar, tsar, tzar (title of the former emperors of Russia)

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	Singular	Plural
Nominative	car	carowie
Genitive	cara	carów
Dative	carowi	carom
Accusative	cara	carów
Instrumental	carem	carami
Locative	carze	carach
Vocative	carze	carowie

[edit] Derived terms

• caryca
• carewicz
• carówna

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[edit] Serbo-Croatian

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *cěsarь, *cьsarь < Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌰𐍂 (kaisar) < Latin Caesar.

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cȁr m. (Cyrillic spelling ца̏р)

1. czar, emperor, monarch

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• cȁrevina
• cȁrina
• cȃrstvo

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Croatian car

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• IPA: [ʦar]

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car m. (dual carja, plural carji)

1. czar, tsar, tzar

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[edit] Derived terms

• carica