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/prɪs'tɪdʒəs/

AmE

/prɪs'ti:dʒəs/

adjective - well respected, having very good reputation

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/'dɑ:bi/

AmE

/'dɜ:bi/

noun - a special kind of a horse race

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/'dju:k/

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/'du:k/

noun - a nobleman of high rank (one who is in charge of a part of a country or of a small country)

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/rɪ'fɔ:m/

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/rɪ'fɔ:rm/

noun - a change for the better, an improvement

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/'ru:l/

AmE

/'ru:l/

noun - the power over a country, people etc. and use it

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/'kɒŋkərə/

AmE

/'kɑ:ŋkərər/

noun - someone who has won in a battle

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/'kraʊn/

AmE

/'kraʊn/

verb - to make somebody king or queen

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/'sɪblɪŋ/

AmE

/'sɪblɪŋ/

noun, formal - a brother or a sister (formal)

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/'mɪʃn/

AmE

/'mɪʃn/

noun - a special task that a person (or a group of people) is given

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/ˌspekju'leɪʃn/

AmE

/ˌspekju'leɪʃn/

noun - a hypothesis about something that is formed with little evidence

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/'kænəbɪs/

AmE

/'kænəbɪs/

noun - an illegal drug made from the dried leaves of the hemp plant

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/'nɑ:tsi/

AmE

/'nætsi/

noun - a member of Adolf Hitler's political party (in Germany from 1933 to 1945)

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/'hæsl/

AmE

/'hæsl/

noun, informal - trouble

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/ˌɑ:r aɪ'pi:/

AmE

/ˌɑ:raɪ'pi:/

phrase - an abbreviation meaning '(may he/she) REST IN PEACE'

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/ˌkɒrə'neɪʃn/

AmE

/ˌkɔ:rə'neɪʃn/

noun - a ceremony in which a new king or queen is installed