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Samsung

//ˈsæm.sʌŋ// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A South Korean conglomerate company which manufactures electronics and ships.

    "[Some of] them, potentially, are the Sonys and Samsungs of tomorrow. Some companies try to lure customers to their booths with food: a soft ice cream machine maker plies passersby with free cones, a wine fountain maker touts cups of sour red."

Noun
  1. 1
    A consumer electronic device manufactured by the South Korean conglomerate company Samsung.

    "He told his friend that the game wasnt available on Samsung phones."

  2. 2
    A consumer electronic device manufactured by the South Korean conglomerate company Samsung.; A phone manufactured by Samsung.

    "They are wearing pajamas and shouldering pillows, with iPhones in their left hands and Samsungs in their right hands."

  3. 3
    An Android smartphone.

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Korean 삼성(三星) (Samseong), literally tristar or three stars, combined to represent powerful eternity.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Korean 삼성(三星) (Samseong), literally tristar or three stars, combined to represent powerful eternity.

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