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| Noun | 1. (Roman Catholic Church) a member of a lay sisterhood (one of several founded in the Netherlands in the 12th and 13th centuries); though not taking religious vows the sisters followed an austere life.[Wordnet] 2. Music written in the bolero rhythm of the beguine dance.[Wordnet] 3. A ballroom dance that originated in the French West Indies; similar to the rumba.[Wordnet] 4. A woman belonging to one of the religious and charitable associations or communities in the Netherlands, and elsewhere, whose members live in beguinages and are not bound by perpetual vows.[Websters]. | |
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"Beguine" is a common misspelling or typo for: beguines. |
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Date "Beguine" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1833. (references) |
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| Begin the Beguine | Begin the Beguine is a song written by Cole Porter and introduced by June Knight in the Broadway musical Jubilee (1934). It was popularized and made famous by a best-selling record in 1938 by Artie Shaw and his orchestra (Bluebird); sung in Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940) and Night and Day (1946). (references) | ||
| Beguine (dance) | The Beguine is a dance, similar to a slow Rumba, that was very modestly popular in the 1930s, coming from the islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique, where the Martinique Beguine is a slow close dance with a roll of hips. If Cole Porter hadn't written (Don't let them) "Begin the Beguine," the dance would scarcely be remembered beyond the Caribbean. The song was introduced in Porter's "Jubilee" (1935), with a book by Moss Hart and added dialogue by Monty Woolley. Artie Shaw and his Orchestra had a top (#3) hit with an extended Swing orchestral version in 1938. (references) | ||
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Topics by Level of Interest: Beguine | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| Begin the Beguine | 16 | Begin the Beguine | 16 | |
| Beguine (dance) | 4 | Begin the Beguine (film) | 4 | |
| Begin the Beguine (film) | 4 | Beguine (dance) | 4 | |
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Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses). | ||||
| Language | Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses) | |||
| Al Arabiya | عابدة (Beguine). Additional references: Al Arabiya, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Beguine. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Al Fus-Ha | عابدة (Beguine). Additional references: Al Fus-Ha, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Beguine. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Albanian | fanatike (beguine, fanatic, fanatical). Additional references: Albanian, Turkey (Europe), Beguine. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Arabic | عابدة (Beguine). Additional references: Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Beguine. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Arnaut | fanatike (beguine, fanatic, fanatical). Additional references: Arnaut, Turkey (Europe), Beguine. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Bohemian | bekyně (beguine, nun), begin (beguine), tanec begin (beguine). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, Beguine. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Cestina | bekyně (beguine, nun), begin (beguine), tanec begin (beguine). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, Beguine. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Chinese Simplified | 比根舞 (beguine), 比根 (beguine). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, Beguine. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Chinese Traditional | 比根舞 (beguine), 比根 (beguine). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, Beguine. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Czech | bekyně (beguine, nun), begin (beguine), tanec begin (beguine). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, Beguine. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Deutsch | Begine (Beguine), Beguine (Beguine), Beginen und Begarden (Beguine). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, Beguine. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Dutch | begijn (beguine), begýn (beguine), begijntje (Beguine). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, Beguine. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Français | béguine (Beguine). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, Beguine. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| French | béguine (Beguine). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, Beguine. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| German | Begine (Beguine), Beguine (Beguine), Beginen und Begarden (Beguine). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, Beguine. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Greek | μπιγκίν (beguine). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, Beguine. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Greek (transliteration) | bingin (beguine). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, Beguine. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hanguk Mal | 비긴 (beguine, drawn, even Steven, hunky, quits), 비긴풍의 댄스 (beguine), 베긴회 여자 신자 (beguine). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, Beguine. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hanguohua | 비긴 (beguine, drawn, even Steven, hunky, quits), 비긴풍의 댄스 (beguine), 베긴회 여자 신자 (beguine). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, Beguine. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| High Arabic | عابدة (Beguine). Additional references: High Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Beguine. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| High German | Begine (Beguine), Beguine (Beguine), Beginen und Begarden (Beguine). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, Beguine. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hochdeutsch | Begine (Beguine), Beguine (Beguine), Beginen und Begarden (Beguine). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, Beguine. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hungarian | beguina (beguine). Additional references: Hungarian, Hungary, Austria, Beguine. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Italian | Beghina (Beguine), béguine (beguine). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, Beguine. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Japanese | ビギン (beguine), ビギン風のダンス (beguine). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, Beguine. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Korean | 비긴 (beguine, drawn, even Steven, hunky, quits), 비긴풍의 댄스 (beguine), 베긴회 여자 신자 (beguine). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, Beguine. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Limburgian | Begien (Beguine). Additional references: Limburgian, Netherlands, Belgium, Beguine. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Magyar | beguina (beguine). Additional references: Magyar, Hungary, Austria, Beguine. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Portuguese | beguina (beguine). Additional references: Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, Beguine. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ruotsi | bigott (bigot, beguine, bigoted, religious zealot), begin (beguine), Beginer (beguinage, Beguine). Additional references: Ruotsi, Sweden, Finland, Beguine. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Shkip | fanatike (beguine, fanatic, fanatical). Additional references: Shkip, Turkey (Europe), Beguine. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Shqip | fanatike (beguine, fanatic, fanatical). Additional references: Shqip, Turkey (Europe), Beguine. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Shqiperë | fanatike (beguine, fanatic, fanatical). Additional references: Shqiperë, Turkey (Europe), Beguine. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Skchip | fanatike (beguine, fanatic, fanatical). Additional references: Skchip, Turkey (Europe), Beguine. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Spanish | beguina (beguine). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, Beguine. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Svenska | bigott (bigot, beguine, bigoted, religious zealot), begin (beguine), Beginer (beguinage, Beguine). Additional references: Svenska, Sweden, Finland, Beguine. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Swedish | bigott (bigot, beguine, bigoted, religious zealot), begin (beguine), Beginer (beguinage, Beguine). Additional references: Swedish, Sweden, Finland, Beguine. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Tosk | fanatike (beguine, fanatic, fanatical). Additional references: Tosk, Turkey (Europe), Beguine. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Zhgabe | fanatike (beguine, fanatic, fanatical). Additional references: Zhgabe, Turkey (Europe), Beguine. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
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| Language | Translations for “Beguine” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses. | |||
| Athag | Bathagegathaguine (Beguine). Additional references: Athag, Beguine. (volunteer) | |||
| Double Dutch | Bagegaguine (Beguine). Additional references: Double Dutch, Beguine. (volunteer) | |||
| Esperanto | begino (beguine). Additional references: Esperanto, Beguine. (volunteer) | |||
| Leet | 8£6(_)¦[\]£ (Beguine). Additional references: Leet, Beguine. (volunteer) | |||
| Oppish | Bopegopuine (Beguine). Additional references: Oppish, Beguine. (volunteer) | |||
| Pig Latin | Eguinebay (Beguine). Additional references: Pig Latin, Beguine. (volunteer) | |||
| Terran B | beginna (beguine). Additional references: Terran B, Beguine. (volunteer) | |||
| Ubbi Dubbi | Bubegubuine (Beguine). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, Beguine. (volunteer) | |||
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