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Definition: Camarilla |
CamarillaNoun1. A clique that seeks power usually through intrigue. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Camarilla \Ca`ma*ril"la\, noun. [Spanish expression, small room.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Literature | Camarilla (Spanish). A clique; the confidants or private advisers of the sovereign. It literally means a small private chamber, and is in Spain applied to the room in which boys are flogged. "Encircled with a dangerous camarilla." - The Times. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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Synonyms: CamarillaSynonyms: cabal (n), faction (n), junta (n), junto (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Party | Society, association; institute, institution; union; trades union; league, syndicate, alliance, Verein, Bund, Zollverein, combination; Turnverein; league offensive and defensive, alliance offensive and defensive; coalition; federation; confederation, confederacy; junto, cabal, camarilla, camorra, brigue; freemasonry; party spirit; (cooperation). |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Camarilla |
| Non-English Usage: "Camarilla" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. Spanish (cabal, camarilla, caucus, clan, clique, cubicle, ring). |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
camarilla | 24 |
camarilla equation | 5 |
6.0 camarilla | 3 |
camarilla clans | 2 |
camarilla sabbat | 2 |
ankh camarilla | 2 |
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| Language | Translations for "camarilla"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Arabic | البطانة مستشاريين غير رسميين. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | камарила, политическа клика (caucus). (various references) | |
Greek | κλίκα (cabal, clique, coterie). (various references) | |
Hungarian | klikk (band, clique, faction, junto, platoon, ring, wing), kamarilla. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | amarillacay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | camarilha, gabinete (cabinet, chamber, council, cuddy, ministry, parlor game, parlour game, reception desk). (various references) | |
Russian | камарилья. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | kamarila. (various references) | |
Spanish | camarilla (cabal, caucus, clan, clique, cubicle, ring). (various references) | |
Swedish | kamarilla. (various references) | |
Turkish | gizli danışmanlar grubu. (various references) | |
Ukranian | камарилья. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "camarilla": camarillas. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "camarilla" (pronounced 'Ca`ma*ril"la'): Ala, Algarovilla, Ampulla, Angola, Armilla, Arolla, Axilla, Bandala, Banderilla, Barilla, bengola, Beteela, Bulla, Cabrilla, Calcavella, Calla, Canella, Capella, Cappella, Carambola, Cedilla, Cella, Chinchilla, Cicala, Claribella, Coccinella, Codilla, Columbella, Columella, Coronilla, Dendrocoela, Emgalla, Euplectella, Fabella, Favella, Fenes-tella, Fibrilla, flotilla, Fovilla, Fringilla, gala, Gentianella, gorgonzola, gorilla, granadilla, Granilla, guerilla, Gula, Impalla, Intermaxilla, Kamala, koala, lamella, Lirella, Locustella, mammilla, mandola, mantilla, Manzanilla, Marginella, Marsala, maxilla, medulla, Micella, Mochila, Mulla, Nyula, Olla, osteocolla, Padella, Palla, palola, Papilla, Paracorolla, Patella, Pathopoela, Perilla, Phainopepla, Philomela, Pimola, Praemaxilla, Predella, Premaxilla, Pseudonavicella, Pseudostella, Psylla, Pteryla, Pulsatilla, Pyla, Rachilla, ravenala, Rhabdocoela, Rhachilla, Rhynchonella, Rosella, Rotella, rubella, Sabadilla, Sabella, Saccharilla, Saltarella, sapodilla, sarsaparilla, Scagliola, Scala, Scaliola, scintilla, Scylla, Semolella, sequela, Sigla, Spongilla, Squamella, squilla, stela, Stola, Strobila, Subumbrella, Sula, Supermaxilla, Symphyla, Talegalla, tarantella, tequila, Tetracoralla, Thecla, Tigella, Tola, tortilla, Trehala, Tremella, Turbinella, Turritella, umbrella, Urodela, Valhalla, Vanilla, Varicella, Velella, Villa, Villanella, Vitrella, Vorticella, Wyla, Zilla, Zoochlorella, Zorilla. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-a-c-i-l-l-m-r" | |
-1 letter: calamari, lacrimal, malarial. | |
-2 letters: armilla, calamar, malaria. | |
-3 letters: calami, camail, laical, maraca, racial. | |
-4 letters: acari, alarm, calla, claim, craal, laari, lamia, lilac, llama, maill, malar, malic, maria, micra. | |
-5 letters: alar, alma, amia, amir, aria, aril, call, calm, carl, clam, cram, laic, lair, lama, lari, liar, lima, lira, maar, mail, mair, mall, marc, marl, mica, mill, raia, rail, rami, rial, rill. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-a-c-i-l-l-m-r" | |
+1 letter: camarillas. | |
+3 letters: aromatically, dramatically. | |
+4 letters: grammatically, panoramically, pragmatically, traumatically. | |
+5 letters: achromatically, alphanumerical, morganatically, parametrically, undramatically. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)43 61 6D 61 72 69 6C 6C 61 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.-. .- -- .- .-. .. .-.. .-.. .- |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000011 01100001 01101101 01100001 01110010 01101001 01101100 01101100 01100001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)C a m a r i l l a |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0043 0061 006D 0061 0072 0069 006C 006C 0061 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)376779678475787867 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Expressions: Internet 6. Translations: Modern 7. Derivations 8. Rhymes | 9. Anagrams 10. Orthography 11. Bibliography |
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