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Stormwind

Stormwind

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A main city in the World of Warcraft game where players meet and trade
  • proper noun
  • Jargon
: Stormwind
  • It helps to make Stormwind more lifelike.

Examples

  • Many players gather in Stormwind to complete quests and trade items.

  • So we settled down by the lake in Stormwind behind the Cathedral area and chatted for a bit.

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  • You have all called on Stormwind in the past.

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  • And send them through to Stormwind.

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  • Get them back to Stormwind.

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  • Get these men safely back to Stormwind.

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  • Stormwind needs soldiers, arms, horses.

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  • Last time I did the "come back and play free" thing, I gave away 10,000 gold to random people in Stormwind.

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  • I logged myself out in the Alliance capital of Stormwind so I'd be ready to plunge headlong into the newly discovered panda lands the moment the pack went live.

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  • The gates of Stormwind open every day, welcoming adventurers from all around Azeroth.

Surface Forms

Stormwind main

Morphology

Stormwind = storm + wind (semi-transparent) = storm + wind

Both components are ordinary English words and recognizable, but knowing 'storm' and 'wind' does not by itself tell a learner that Stormwind is a fictional city name.

Etymology

Stormwind is made from two simple English words, storm ('a strong, violent weather event') and wind ('moving air'). A helpful way to remember it is to imagine a loud, busy place where people gather like a storm, which fits the city as the game's central meeting hub.