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cherish
verbverb-transitiveB2
/ˈtʃer.ɪʃ/to feel or show great love for someone/something; to keep a pleasant idea, feeling or hope in your mind.
cherkassy
nounVery Low
/tʃɛəˈkæsi/A city in central Ukraine, on the Dnieper River.
cherkess autonomous region
nounC2/Historical
/ˌtʃɜːˈkes ɔːˌtɒn.ə.məs ˈriː.dʒən/A former administrative-territorial autonomy for Circassians (Adyghe people) within the Soviet Union.
chernenko
nounC2/Historical
/tʃɜːˈnɛŋkəʊ/A proper noun referring to Konstantin Ustinovich Chernenko (1911–1985), the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1984–1985.
chernigov
nounLow
/tʃɜːˈniːɡɒf/A city in northern Ukraine, historically significant as a center of the medieval Chernigov Principality.
chernobyl
nounC1/C2
/tʃɜːˈnɒb.əl/A city in northern Ukraine, site of a catastrophic nuclear power plant accident in 1986.
chernovtsy
nounVery Low (Geographical Proper Noun)
/ˌtʃɜːnɪfˈtsiː/The name of a historic city in western Ukraine, formerly part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and later Romania.
chernozem
nounC2+
/ˈtʃɜːnəʊˌzɛm/A very fertile black soil rich in humus, typical of temperate grasslands such as the Eurasian steppe.
cherokee
nounC1
/ˌtʃɛr.əˈkiː/A member of a Native American people originally inhabiting the southeastern United States, or their Iroquoian language.
cherokee rose
nounLow
/ˌtʃɛr.ə.ˈkiː ˈrəʊz/A specific species of climbing rose (Rosa laevigata), native to southern China and Taiwan, but naturalized in the southeastern United States, known for its fragrant white flowers with yellow centers.
cheroot
nounLow
/ʃəˈruːt/A cigar with both ends open and not tapered.
cherries jubilee
nounC1/C2
/ˈtʃɛrɪz ˌdʒuːbɪˈliː/A dessert consisting of cherries in a liqueur sauce, flambéed and often served over ice cream.
cherry
adjectivenounB1
/ˈtʃeri/A small, round, soft fruit, typically bright or dark red, with a single hard stone inside.
cherry birch
nounC1
/ˌtʃɛr.i ˈbɜːtʃ/A North American tree, Betula lenta, also known as sweet birch or black birch, characterized by its dark, smooth bark and aromatic twigs.
cherry bomb
nounMedium
/ˈtʃɛri bɒm/A powerful type of spherical firework that produces a loud bang.
cherry brandy
nounC1
/ˈtʃɛri ˈbrændi/A liqueur made by steeping cherries in brandy, often sweetened and with a distinct cherry flavour.
cherry coal
nounLow/Obsolescent
/ˈtʃɛri kəʊl/A type of coal that burns with a bright, steady, clean flame, often used in closed stoves and furnaces.
cherry eye
nounRare
/ˈtʃɛri ˌaɪ/A veterinary condition in dogs (and occasionally other animals) where the gland of the third eyelid prolapses, becoming visible as a red, swollen mass in the corner of the eye.
cherry laurel
nounB2
/ˈtʃeri ˈlɒrəl/A dense, evergreen shrub or small tree (Prunus laurocerasus) with glossy, dark green leaves and small white flowers that produce cherry-like but poisonous fruits.
cherry orchard, the
nounC1-C2
/ðə ˈtʃɛri ˈɔːtʃəd/The title of Anton Chekhov's 1904 play, which is often used as a cultural reference to the play itself.

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