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- andorra/ænˈdɒr.ə/A small, landlocked sovereign country located in the eastern Pyrenees mountains of southwestern Europe.nounLow
- andorra la vella/ænˌdɒr.ə lə ˈvel.jə/The capital city of the Principality of Andorra, a microstate in the Pyrenees mountains.nounC2
- andouille/ɒ̃ˈduːi/A type of smoked sausage made from pork intestines and stomach, traditionally from France.nounLow
- andover/ˈændəʊvə/A proper noun referring primarily to a place name, most commonly a town in Hampshire, England, or a town in Massachusetts, USA.nounLow
- andrada e silva/ˌændrɑːdə iː ˈsɪlvə/A Portuguese surname meaning 'of Andrada and Silva', originally a toponymic name combined with a silva (woods/forest) element.nounVery Low
- andradite/ˈændrədaɪt/A calcium-iron garnet mineral, typically dark green, brown, or black in colour.nounVery Low
- andragogy/ˈandrəɡɒdʒi/The method and practice of teaching adult learners.nounC2
- andrassy/ænˈdræsi/A proper noun, primarily a Hungarian surname of historical and geographical significance.nounVery Low
- andre/ˈɒndreɪ/A male given name, the French and Portuguese form of Andrew, meaning 'manly' or 'warrior'.nounLow
- andrea/ˈæn.dri.ə/ or /ˈɑːn.dreɪ.ə/A proper noun, primarily a given name for both males and females, of Greek and Italian origin.nounMedium
- andrea del sarto/ˌændreɪə dɛl ˈsɑːtəʊ/A Renaissance painter of the High Florentine school (1486–1530), known for his technical mastery and subtle use of colour, but also for his perceived lack of ambition or failure to achieve greatness.nounRare (Specialist)
- andreanof islands/ˌæn.driˈæn.ɒf ˈaɪ.ləndz/A group of volcanic islands in the central Aleutian Islands chain of Alaska, USA, part of the United States.plural-nounVery Low
- andreev/ænˈdreɪ.ɛf/A surname of Russian and East Slavic origin, primarily meaning 'son of Andrei' (Andrew).nounVery Low
- andretti/ænˈdrɛti/A surname of Italian origin, famously associated with champion motor racing driver Mario Andretti and his family, used primarily as a proper noun.nounLow (E4)
- andrew/ˈæn.druː/A common male given name, originally of Greek origin meaning "manly" or "brave".nounB2
- andrew of crete/ˈændruː əv kriːt/A proper noun referring to Saint Andrew of Crete, an 8th-century Archbishop of Gortyna in Crete, theologian, and hymnographer.nounVery Low
- andrewes/ˈæn.druːz/A surname or specific proper noun referring to a person, most famously Lancelot Andrewes, an influential 16th-17th century English bishop and scholar.nounVery Low
- andrews/ˈæn.druːz/A proper noun primarily referring to a surname of Scottish origin, or institutions and places named after Saint Andrew or individuals with the surname.nounB2
- andreyev/ænˈdreɪ.ɛf/A Russian masculine surname.nounVery low
- andria/ˈæn.dri.ə/A suffix used in medical and biological terminology meaning 'pertaining to or characteristic of males or masculinity'.nounLow (Technical Term Component)
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