Nightingale

nightie

Definition: Meaning of, nightingale in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈnʌɪtɪŋˌɡeɪl /

Word Forms:

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nightingale	nightingales

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Definition: Meaning of, Nightingale in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈnaɪtɪŋgeɪl /

Word Forms:

Singular	Plural
Nightingale	nightingales

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antonym

Nightingale used in phrases

Florence Nightingale (noun)
1. 1820-1910 english nurse remembered for her work during the Crimean War
Nightingale, Florence
1. (1820-1910) a British nurse who set up a hospital for soldiers in Turkey during the CRIMEAN WAR . She was called the 'Lady with the Lamp', because she walked around the hospital in the evenings with a lamp to check that everything was in order. She set up a school for nurses, making NURSING (= the job of being a nurse) into a real profession.
Swedish Nightingale (noun)
1. 1820-1887 swedish soprano who toured the United States under the management of P. T. Barnum
thrush nightingale (noun)
1. large nightingale of eastern Europe
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Pronunciation: ˈdʒeɪɡə

Parts of Speech: noun

rapacious seabird that pursues weaker birds to make them drop their prey