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giraffe

(dʒɪrɑːf, -ræf)
Word forms: plural giraffes
countable noun
A giraffe is a large African animal with a very long neck, long legs, and dark patches on its body.

giraffe in British English

(dʒɪˈrɑːf, -ˈræf)
nounWord forms: plural -raffes or -raffe
a large ruminant mammal, Giraffa camelopardalis, inhabiting savannas of tropical Africa: the tallest mammal, with very long legs and neck and a colouring of regular reddish-brown patches on a beige ground: family Giraffidae
Word origin
C17: from Italian giraffa, from Arabic zarāfah, probably of African origin

giraffe in American English

(dʒəˈræf; dʒəˈrɑf)
nounWord forms: plural giˈraffes or giˈraffe
either of two species (genus Giraffa, family Giraffidae) of African ruminants, with a very long neck and legs: the tallestof existing animals, they often reach a height of 5.5 m (c. 18 ft)
Idioms:
the Giraffe
Word origin
Fr < It giraffa < Ar zarāfa

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Examples of 'giraffe' in a sentence
giraffe

Expect to be snapping white elephants, giraffes and stunning views as the sun dips behind palm trees.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They have now asked for elephants or giraffes instead.
The Sun (2011)
Why do giraffes have long necks?
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The giraffe sticks his neck out.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
There is also an incongruous pink giraffe and white elephant in the stained-glass window over the main door.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
I was amazed to see a giraffe being born.
The Sun (2008)
I think most of them were surprised to see a giraffe handing out bananas.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
HAS this elephant become a giant - or has the giraffe seen underneath it trunk in size.
The Sun (2013)
Why didn't the crowd use the sound of an elephant, giraffe or tiger then?
The Sun (2008)
I suppose it is quite rare to see a giraffe playing the drums, so people can be quite generous.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
And because she had always dreamed of going on safari for her 40th birthday she decided to install a stone giraffe and elephant in their garden.
The Sun (2015)
You'll sleep in luxury tented camps and share the desert environment with elephants, rhinos and giraffes.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
I was incredibly lucky to have seen a giraffe in its natural habitat, but that sort of stuff is wasted on a 10-year-old.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)

In other languages
giraffe

British English: giraffe /dʒɪˈrɑːf; -ˈræf/ NOUN
A giraffe is a large African animal with a very long neck, long legs, and dark patches on its body.
  • American English: giraffe
  • Arabic: زَرَافَة
  • Brazilian Portuguese: girafa
  • Chinese: 长颈鹿
  • Croatian: žirafa
  • Czech: žirafa
  • Danish: giraf
  • Dutch: giraf
  • European Spanish: jirafa
  • Finnish: kirahvi
  • French: girafe
  • German: Giraffe
  • Greek: καμηλοπάρδαλη
  • Italian: giraffa
  • Japanese: キリン
  • Korean: 기린
  • Norwegian: sjiraff
  • Polish: żyrafa
  • European Portuguese: girafa
  • Romanian: girafă
  • Russian: жираф
  • Latin American Spanish: jirafa
  • Swedish: giraff
  • Thai: ยีราฟ
  • Turkish: zürafa
  • Ukrainian: жираф
  • Vietnamese: hươu cao cổ

Chinese translation of 'giraffe'

giraffe

(dʒɪˈrɑːf)

n (c)

  1. 长(長)颈(頸)鹿 (chángjǐnglù) (只, zhī)
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Synonyms of 'giraffe'

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