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- siege mentality/ˈsiːdʒ menˌtæl.ə.ti/A defensive, paranoid, and insular mindset adopted by a group that believes it is under constant attack or threat from outsiders.nounC1
- siege perilous/ˌsiːdʒ ˈper.ɪ.ləs/A seat at King Arthur's Round Table reserved for the knight destined to find the Holy Grail; any position of great honour but also great danger, where failure is catastrophic.nounVery Low (C2/Proficiency)
- siege piece/siːdʒ piːs/A piece of artillery, specifically a large cannon, historically used to bombard the walls of a city, fortress, or other fortified position during a siege.nounC2
- siegen/ˈziːɡən/To achieve victory; to win (used as a loanword/rare term, directly from German).nounExtremely rare (non-standard English)
- siegfried/ˈziːɡfriːd/A masculine given name of German origin, derived from the elements 'sigu' (victory) and 'fridu' (peace), meaning 'victorious peace' or 'peace through victory'. It is strongly associated with Germanic and Norse mythology.nounLow
- siegfried line/ˈziːɡfriːd laɪn/The system of fortifications built by Nazi Germany along its western border before and during World War II.nounLow
- sieglinde/ˈsiːɡlɪnd/A German female given name derived from 'sieg' meaning 'victory' and 'linde' meaning 'soft, tender'; in mythology, a character in Richard Wagner's opera 'Die Walküre'.nounRare
- siegmeister/ˈziːɡˌmaɪstə/A person who leads or organizes a victory celebration, especially in a historical German context.nounVery Rare / Archaic / Niche Historical
- siem reap/ˌsiːəm ˈriːæp/A city in northwestern Cambodia, the gateway to the Angkor temple complex.nounLow
- siemens/ˈsiːmənz/The SI unit of electrical conductance.nounVery Low (exclusively technical)
- siena/siˈɛnə/, /ˈsjɛnə/A historic city in the Tuscany region of central Italy, famous for its medieval architecture and its Palio horse race.nounLow (in English contexts); High (in Italian or art contexts)
- sienese/ˌsiːəˈniːz/Relating to Siena, a city in Tuscany, Italy, its inhabitants, culture, or art.adjectivenounC1
- sienkiewicz/ʃɛnˈkjeɪvɪtʃ/A Polish surname, most famously associated with Henryk Sienkiewicz, a Nobel Prize-winning novelist.nounLow
- sienna/siˈen.ə/A natural brownish-yellow earth pigment, or the colour of this pigment.nounLow
- siepiN/AThis is not an English word. It appears to be a misspelling or non-standard term. It most closely resembles the Italian word for 'hedges' (plural of 'siepe').nounN/A
- sierozem/ˈsɪərəzɛm/A type of light-colored, often grey, soil found in arid and semi-arid regions, typically low in organic matter.nounLow
- sierra/siˈɛrə/A long, jagged mountain range or a series of such ranges, especially in Spain or Spanish-speaking regions.nounLow
- sierra blanca peak/siˌɛərə ˈblæŋkə piːk/The highest summit of the Sierra Blanca mountain range in New Mexico, USA; a proper noun naming a specific geographical feature.nounVery Low
- sierra leone/siˌerə liˈəʊni/A country on the coast of West Africa, formerly a British colony, known for its natural harbours and diamond resources.nounB2
- sierra leonean/sɪˌeərə lɪˈəʊniən/Of or relating to Sierra Leone or its people.adjectivenounMedium
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