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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Six \Six\, a. [AS. six, seox, siex; akin to OFries. sex, D. zes,
OS. & OHG. sehs, G. sechs, Icel., Sw., & Dan. sex, Goth.
sa['i]hs, Lith. szeszi, Russ. sheste, Gael. & Ir. se, W.
chwech, L. sex, Gr. ??, Per. shesh, Skr. shash. [root]304.
Cf. Hexagon, Hexameter, Samite, Senary, Sextant,
Sice.]
One more than five; twice three; as, six yards.
[1913 Webster]
Six Nations (Ethnol.), a confederation of North American
Indians formed by the union of the Tuscaroras and the Five
Nations.
Six points circle. (Geom.) See Nine points circle, under
Nine.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Six \Six\, a. [AS. six, seox, siex; akin to OFries. sex, D. zes,
OS. & OHG. sehs, G. sechs, Icel., Sw., & Dan. sex, Goth.
sa['i]hs, Lith. szeszi, Russ. sheste, Gael. & Ir. se, W.
chwech, L. sex, Gr. ??, Per. shesh, Skr. shash. [root]304.
Cf. Hexagon, Hexameter, Samite, Senary, Sextant,
Sice.]
One more than five; twice three; as, six yards.
Six Nations (Ethnol.), a confederation of North American
Indians formed by the union of the Tuscaroras and the Five
Nations.
Six points circle. (Geom.) See Nine points circle, under
Nine.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
Six Nations
n : a league of Iroquois tribes including originally the Mohawk,
Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca (the Five Nations);
after 1722 they were joined by the Tuscarora (the Six
Nations) [syn: Iroquois League, League of Iroquois, Five
Nations]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
Six Nations
French alt.
1 (lb fr Canada) (l en Six Nations); (ellipsis of fr Réserve des Six
Nations)
2 (lb fr North America) (l en Six Nations); (ellipsis of fr Ligue des
Six Nations)
3 (lb fr France) (l en Six Nations); (ellipsis of fr Tournoi des Six
Nations)
French n.
1 (lb fr Canada) (l en Six Nations); (ellipsis of fr Réserve des Six
Nations)
2 (lb fr North America) (l en Six Nations); (ellipsis of fr Ligue des
Six Nations)
3 (lb fr France) (l en Six Nations); (ellipsis of fr Tournoi des Six
Nations)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
Six Nations
alt.
1 (lb en North America) (ellipsis of en Iroquois Confederacy of Six
Nations) (gloss: the Five Nations adding the Tuscarora to make Six in
the Iroquois Confederacy)
2 (lb en Europe rugby union) {ellipsis of|en|(w: Six Nations
Championship)} (gloss: an annual rugby union tournament between the
nations of Italy, France, England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland, the
successor to the Five Nations tournament.)
3 (lb en Canada) (ellipsis of en Six Nations of the Grand River)
n.
1 (lb en North America) (ellipsis of en Iroquois Confederacy of Six
Nations) (gloss: the Five Nations adding the Tuscarora to make Six in
the Iroquois Confederacy)
2 (lb en Europe rugby union) {ellipsis of|en|(w: Six Nations
Championship)} (gloss: an annual rugby union tournament between the
nations of Italy, France, England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland, the
successor to the Five Nations tournament.)
3 (lb en Canada) (ellipsis of en Six Nations of the Grand River)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
Six Nations
French alt.
1 (lb fr Canada) (l en Six Nations); (ellipsis of fr Réserve des Six
Nations)
2 (lb fr North America) (l en Six Nations); (ellipsis of fr Ligue des
Six Nations)
3 (lb fr France) (l en Six Nations); (ellipsis of fr Tournoi des Six
Nations)
French n.
1 (lb fr Canada) (l en Six Nations); (ellipsis of fr Réserve des Six
Nations)
2 (lb fr North America) (l en Six Nations); (ellipsis of fr Ligue des
Six Nations)
3 (lb fr France) (l en Six Nations); (ellipsis of fr Tournoi des Six
Nations)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
Six Nations
French alt.
1 (lb fr Canada) (l en Six Nations); (ellipsis of fr Réserve des Six
Nations)
2 (lb fr North America) (l en Six Nations); (ellipsis of fr Ligue des
Six Nations)
3 (lb fr France) (l en Six Nations); (ellipsis of fr Tournoi des Six
Nations)
French n.
1 (lb fr Canada) (l en Six Nations); (ellipsis of fr Réserve des Six
Nations)
2 (lb fr North America) (l en Six Nations); (ellipsis of fr Ligue des
Six Nations)
3 (lb fr France) (l en Six Nations); (ellipsis of fr Tournoi des Six
Nations)
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