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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Which \Which\, pron. [OE. which, whilk, AS. hwilc, hwylc, hwelc,
     from the root of hw[=a] who + l[=i]c body; hence properly, of
     what sort or kind; akin to OS. hwilik which, OFries. hwelik,
     D. welk, G. welch, OHG. wel[=i]h, hwel[=i]h, Icel.
     hv[=i]l[=i]kr, Dan. & Sw. hvilken, Goth. hwileiks, hw?leiks;
     cf. L. qualis. ????. See Who, and Like, a., and cf.
     Such.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. Of what sort or kind; what; what a; who. [Obs.]
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              And which they weren and of what degree. --Chaucer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A interrogative pronoun, used both substantively and
        adjectively, and in direct and indirect questions, to ask
        for, or refer to, an individual person or thing among
        several of a class; as, which man is it? which woman was
        it? which is the house? he asked which route he should
        take; which is best, to live or to die? See the Note under
        What, pron., 1.
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              Which of you convinceth me of sin?    --John viii.
                                                    46.
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     3. A relative pronoun, used esp. in referring to an
        antecedent noun or clause, but sometimes with reference to
        what is specified or implied in a sentence, or to a
        following noun or clause (generally involving a reference,
        however, to something which has preceded). It is used in
        all numbers and genders, and was formerly used of persons.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              And when thou fail'st -- as God forbid the hour! 
              Must Edward fall, which peril heaven forfend!
                                                    --Shak.
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              God . . . rested on the seventh day from all his
              work which he had made.               --Gen. ii. 2.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Our Father, which art in heaven.      --Matt. vi. 9.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The temple of God is holy, which temple ye are. --1
                                                    Cor. iii. 17.
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     4. A compound relative or indefinite pronoun, standing for
        any one which, whichever, that which, those which, the . .
        . which, and the like; as, take which you will.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: The which was formerly often used for which. The
           expressions which that, which as, were also sometimes
           used by way of emphasis.
           [1913 Webster]
  
                 Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the
                 which ye are called?               --James ii. 7.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: Which, referring to a series of preceding sentences, or
           members of a sentence, may have all joined to it
           adjectively. ``All which, as a method of a
           proclamation, is very convenient.'' --Carlyle.
           [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Which \Which\, pron. [OE. which, whilk, AS. hwilc, hwylc, hwelc,
     from the root of hw[=a] who + l[=i]c body; hence properly, of
     what sort or kind; akin to OS. hwilik which, OFries. hwelik,
     D. welk, G. welch, OHG. wel[=i]h, hwel[=i]h, Icel.
     hv[=i]l[=i]kr, Dan. & Sw. hvilken, Goth. hwileiks, hw?leiks;
     cf. L. qualis. ????. See Who, and Like, a., and cf.
     Such.]
     1. Of what sort or kind; what; what a; who. [Obs.]
  
              And which they weren and of what degree. --Chaucer.
  
     2. A interrogative pronoun, used both substantively and
        adjectively, and in direct and indirect questions, to ask
        for, or refer to, an individual person or thing among
        several of a class; as, which man is it? which woman was
        it? which is the house? he asked which route he should
        take; which is best, to live or to die? See the Note under
        What, pron., 1.
  
              Which of you convinceth me of sin?    --John viii.
                                                    46.
  
     3. A relative pronoun, used esp. in referring to an
        antecedent noun or clause, but sometimes with reference to
        what is specified or implied in a sentence, or to a
        following noun or clause (generally involving a reference,
        however, to something which has preceded). It is used in
        all numbers and genders, and was formerly used of persons.
  
              And when thou fail'st -- as God forbid the hour! --
              Must Edward fall, which peril heaven forfend!
                                                    --Shak.
  
              God . . . rested on the seventh day from all his
              work which he had made.               --Gen. ii. 2.
  
              Our Father, which art in heaven.      --Matt. vi. 9.
  
              The temple of God is holy, which temple ye are. --1
                                                    Cor. iii. 17.
  
     4. A compound relative or indefinite pronoun, standing for
        any one which, whichever, that which, those which, the . .
        . which, and the like; as, take which you will.
  
     Note: The which was formerly often used for which. The
           expressions which that, which as, were also sometimes
           used by way of emphasis.
  
                 Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the
                 which ye are called?               --James ii. 7.
  
     Note: Which, referring to a series of preceding sentences, or
           members of a sentence, may have all joined to it
           adjectively. ``All which, as a method of a
           proclamation, is very convenient.'' --Carlyle.

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  which
     Αγγλικά pron.
     1 (ετ ερωτηματική αντωνυμία en) ποιος;
     2 (ετ αναφορική αντωνυμία en) που, ο οποίος, η οποία, το οποίο

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  which
     Middle English pron.
     (l en which)
     Yola pron.
     (alt form yol wich)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  which
     det.
     1 (lb en interrogative) What, of those mentioned or implied.
     2 The/Any ... that; whichever.
     3 (lb en relative formal outside certain phrases) (n-g: Designates
  the one(s) previously mentioned.)
     pron.
     (lb en interrogative) What one or ones (of those mentioned or
  implied).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  which
     Middle English pron.
     (l en which)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  which
     Middle English pron.
     (l en which)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  which
     Englanti pron.
     1 (intpron: k=en) mikä, kuka; kumpi
     2 (relpron: k=en) joka, mikä

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  which
     Engelska pron.
     1 vilken, vilket, vilka
     2 vilket
     3 som

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  which /wˈɪtʃ/
  watter, welke

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  which /wˈɪtʃ/
  wie se

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Which /wˈɪtʃ/
  أيّ

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  which //wɪt͡ʃ// //ʍɪt͡ʃ// 
  кой
  (interrogative) what, of those mentioned or implied