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Pronunciation / Transliteration: Position
"Wir müssen unsere Position klar definieren."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
1 sense- 1
A place, especially one having appropriate conditions in which something is to be placed or where it is to be put.
"The ship's position was determined by satellite."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'positio' meaning 'a placing or station', coming from the verb 'ponere' (to put or place). It entered Middle English via Old French in the 14th century, initially denoting a philosophical proposition before expanding to physical location and social rank.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Position" is said worldwide
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position
Transliteration: position
"Quelle est votre position sur ce sujet ?"
Position
Transliteration: Position
"Wir müssen unsere Position klar definieren."
posizione
Transliteration: posizione
"La nave ha cambiato posizione."
posición
Transliteration: posición
"Ella consiguió una buena posición en la empresa."
posição
Transliteration: posição
"O jogador mudou de posição no campo."
स्थिति
Transliteration: sthiti
"इस मामले पर आपकी क्या स्थिति है?"
位置
Transliteration: wèizhì
"请告诉我你的具体位置。"
위치
Transliteration: wichi
"우리의 현재 위치를 확인하세요."
位置
Transliteration: ichi
"現在地を確認してください。"
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