tribune
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English tribune, from Old French tribun, tribune, from Latin tribunus (“tribune, tribal leader”), from tribus (“tribe”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈtɹɪbjuːn/, /tɹɪˈbjuːn/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -uːn
Noun
edittribune (plural tribunes)
- (historical) An elected official in Ancient Rome, a tribune of the plebs.
- (historical) A military officer in Ancient Rome ranking below a legate and above a centurion, a military tribune.
- (figurative) A protector of the people.
- (Christianity, architecture) The domed or vaulted apse in a cathedral housing the bishop's throne (see).
- (uncommon) Synonym of pulpit, a platform, a place or opportunity to express one's opinion
- The new magazine's goal is to give a tribune to unmarried mothers.
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editDutch
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French tribune, from Italian tribuna.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittribune f (plural tribunes, diminutive tribunetje n)
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editDescendants
edit- → Indonesian: tribune
French
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
edittribune f (plural tribunes)
- platform, rostrum, podium
- Synonym: estrade
- stand, grandstand
- (architecture) gallery
Descendants
editFurther reading
edit- “tribune”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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editIndonesian
editAlternative forms
edit- tribun (nonstandard)
Etymology
editFrom Dutch tribune, from French tribune, from Latin tribunus.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittribune or tribunê
Further reading
edit- “tribune” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
editNoun
edittribune f
Anagrams
editLatin
editNoun
edittribūne
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old French tribun, tribune, from Latin tribūnus.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittribune (plural tribunes or tribuni)
- A Roman military tribune or similar leader of a thousand soldiers.
- A Roman plebeian tribune or similar leader of a thousand civilians.
Descendants
edit- English: tribune
References
edit- “tribūn(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-04-30.
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editFrom Latin tribunal, via French tribune.
Noun
edittribune m (definite singular tribunen, indefinite plural tribuner, definite plural tribunene)
- a stand or grandstand
References
edit- “tribune” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology
editFrom Latin tribunal, via French tribune.
Noun
edittribune m (definite singular tribunen, indefinite plural tribunar, definite plural tribunane)
- a stand or grandstand
References
edit- “tribune” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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