quarter
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4.4
- noun
- /ˈkwɔrtər/
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barrio
- The historic district is known for its vibrant nightlife and charming cafes, making it a popular place to visit in the French quarter.
- old quarter
- French Quarter
- Latin Quarter
And then a Reaper from the Bone Quarter, remember those guys?
- And then a Reaper from the Bone Quarter, remember those guys?
- It's, it's, it's draws a lot of receptive attention from some quarters.
- Each time one side advanced, new atrocities were committed and both the Greek and Turkish quarters were torched, one Greek soldier recalled.
- So just when you get out of Yemen, going northeast, you come to an area that still bears the not really encouraging name, the Empty Quarter.
Examples
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After spending years in the artsy quarter of the city, she felt fully inspired by the creativity around her.
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This whole quarter's got to be clean.
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We're in the French Quarter now.
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We could provide meals and put you up in the workers' quarters till then.
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We'll get you to the medical quarters and you'll be fine.
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In Tangier, I lived in one room in the native quarter.
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But we'll probably head to the Gothic Quarter, do Las Ramplas, which is the Main Street, get some food.
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Is there still prejudice against Jews in some quarters here in America?
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But it's hard to say what happened here in the cramped quarters of the attic.
Academic text (2011) -
They rebuilt the old slave quarters, but in individual dwellings for families.
Synonyms
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1.5
An area of a town or city used for local government
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5.1
A part of a large city that has its own local council, like Brooklyn
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2.8
A part of a city, like a neighbourhood, used for local government or shown on maps
A part of a town with its own shops and style
Idioms
- Offensive
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9.9
To kill someone by tying limbs to four horses and pulling them apart, or to punish very harshly
- Offensive
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9.9
To threaten or kill someone by hanging, cutting their body open and dividing it into four parts
Compounds
- Specialized
20
3.2
The time when the Moon looks half lit about one week after the new moon
- Specialized
4
4.1
Half the Moon is lit when it comes after a full moon and before a new moon
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3.7
A small, strong American horse bred for short, fast races like quarter-mile sprints
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7.5
Fighting that happens at very short distance between people, often hand-to-hand
- Specialized
1
9.9
A vertical crack on the inside of a horse's front hoof that can make the horse limp
- Specialized
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7.2
A small curved strip of wood or plastic used where a floor meets a wall to hide the gap
- Archaic
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9.9
A local court in England and Wales that met four times a year to try crimes before 1972
- Archaic
A unit of length equal to 10,000 km, one fourth of the distance from the North Pole to the Equator
- Specialized
A musical interval half the size of a semitone used in some modern and non-Western music
- US
A woody vine from the southern United States with bright flowers and a cross-shaped stem when cut
- Specialized
A book with its spine and most of the sides covered in a different material like leather
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Quarter comes from Latin quartus 'fourth' and Old French quartier, meaning a 'part' or 'district', so a city quarter is a distinct part of town with its own character.