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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieszeppelin
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈdzɛppelin
"Il zeppelin solcava i cieli all'inizio del secolo scorso."
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A large German rigid airship characterized by a cylindrical framework filled with gas, used chiefly in the early 20th century for transport and military purposes.
"The massive shadow of the Zeppelin drifted slowly across the evening sky." - 2
Any rigid airship similar in design to those built by Count Zeppelin.
"Modern engineers are revisiting the concept of the Zeppelin for eco-friendly cargo transport."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the German surname of Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin, who designed and developed the rigid airship in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The proper noun transitioned into a common noun denoting this specific class of aircraft.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Zeppelin" is said worldwide
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zeppelin
Transliteration: zepɛlɛn
"Le zeppelin traversait majestueusement les nuages."
Zeppelin
Transliteration: ˈtsɛpəliːn
"Der Zeppelin flog majestätisch über die Stadt."
zeppelin
Transliteration: ˈdzɛppelin
"Il zeppelin solcava i cieli all'inizio del secolo scorso."
zepelín
Transliteration: θepeˈlin
"El zepelín era considerado la cúspide de la tecnología de aviación."
zepelim
Transliteration: zepeˈlĩ
"O zepelim cruzou o Atlântico na década de 1930."
ज़ेपेलिन
Transliteration: zepelin
"आकाश में एक बड़ा ज़ेपेलिन तैर रहा था।"
齐柏林飞艇
Transliteration: qíbólín fēitǐng
"齐柏林飞艇曾是豪华航空旅行的象征。"
체펠린
Transliteration: chepelling
"체펠린 비행선이 하늘 높이 날아올랐습니다."
ツェッペリン
Transliteration: tsepperin
"ツェッペリン飛行船が空を優雅に飛んでいった。"
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