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falanga.

phalanx (ancient Greek military unit)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/faˈlaŋ.ɡa/
  1. phalanx (ancient Greek military unit)

    feminine · historical
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵ-der.? Pre-Greekder. Ancient Greek φᾰ́λᾰγγᾰ (phắlăngă)bor. Latin phalangalbor. Polish falanga Learned borrowing from Latin phalanga. Doublet of planka and plansza.

noun/faˈlaŋ.ɡa/
  1. phalanx (type of plant growth characterized by the formation of clumps)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

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noun/faˈlaŋ.ɡa/
  1. radical nationalist or fascist organization

    feminine
  2. symbol of Polish nationalists in the form of a schematic representation of a hand holding an upraised sword

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Falanga.

noun/faˈlaŋ.ɡa/
  1. phalanx (large group of animals, plants, or people)

    feminine
  2. phalanx (in Charles Fourier's theory of utopian socialism: a community of about 1,600 people, engaged in agriculture and production, living in settlements)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French phalange.

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