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- ashmolean museum/æʃˈməʊ.li.ən mjuːˈziː.əm/The oldest public museum in the United Kingdom, located in Oxford and part of the University of Oxford.nounC2
- ashpit/ˈæʃpɪt/A pit or container for ashes, typically from a furnace or fireplace.nounRare (C2+)
- ashplant/ˈæʃplɑːnt/A walking stick or cane made from the wood of an ash tree.nounLow
- ashram/ˈæʃrəm/A secluded residence or spiritual retreat, often in Hinduism, where a guru teaches disciples and leads a communal life of discipline and meditation.nounC1/C2
- ashtabula/ˌæʃtəˈbjuːlə/A proper noun referring to a city, river, or county in the state of Ohio, USA.nounVery low
- ashton/ˈæʃtən/A proper noun, most commonly used as a given name (male) or surname, also used as a place name in some English-speaking regions.nounLow (as a personal/toponymic proper noun); Not applicable as a lexical common noun.
- ashton-under-lyne/ˌæʃtən ˌʌndə ˈlaɪn/A town in Greater Manchester, England.nounC2 (Proper Noun)
- ashtoreth/ˈæʃtəˌrɛθ/A Canaanite goddess of fertility, love, and war, often associated with the Phoenician goddess Astarte.nounVery Low
- ashtrayˈæʃtreɪA container, usually small and dish-shaped, designed to hold ash and cigarette butts.nounB1
- ashur/əˈʃʊə(r)/to tell someone positively or confidently to remove doubt or worry; to make something certain or guaranteed.nounB2
- ashurbanipal/ˌæʃʊəˈbiːnɪpəl/The last great king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire (reigned 668–627 BCE), known for his military campaigns and for assembling a vast library of cuneiform tablets at Nineveh.nounVery Low
- ashurnasirpal ii/əˌʃʊənəˈsɪəpæl ðə ˈsekənd/A specific king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire who reigned from 883 to 859 BCE, known for his military campaigns, monumental building projects at Nimrud, and brutal inscriptions.nounVery Low
- ashwaubenon/ˌæʃwəˈbɛnɒn/A proper noun referring to a village in Brown County, Wisconsin, USA.nounVery Low
- ashʿarism/æˈʃɑːrɪz(ə)m/A major school of Islamic theology, founded by Abu al-Hasan al-Ashʿari in the 10th century, that reconciles reason with revelation and defends traditionalist beliefs using rational argumentation.nounVery Low (Specialist Term)
- asia/ˈeɪ.ʒə/The world's largest continent, located primarily in the Eastern and Northern Hemispheres, home to diverse cultures, nations, and civilizations.nounHigh
- asia minor/ˌeɪʒə ˈmaɪnə/A large peninsula in Western Asia, primarily comprising modern-day Turkey, forming the westernmost extension of Asia.nounLow
- asiadollar/ˌeɪʒə ˈdɒlə/A U.S. dollar deposited in a bank outside the United States, primarily in Asian financial markets.nounC2
- asiago/ˌæsiˈɑːɡəʊ/A semi-hard Italian cheese, originally from the Asiago plateau in the Veneto region, made from cow's milk.nounLow
- asian/ˈeɪ.ʒən/Relating to the continent of Asia or its people.adjectivenounB2
- asian american/ˌeɪ.ʒən əˈmer.ɪ.kən/A person living in the United States who is of Asian descent or has origins in Asia.adjectivenounB2
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