Nephrite

//ˈnɛfˌɹaɪt//

Synonyms for "nephrite"

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Translations

19 translations across 17 languages.

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Bulgarian

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  • нефрит noun (semi-precious stone)

Catalan

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  • nefrita noun (semi-precious stone)

Chinese Mandarin

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  • noun (semi-precious stone)
  • 軟玉 /软玉 noun (semi-precious stone)

Czech

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  • nefrit noun (semi-precious stone)

Finnish

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  • nefriitti noun (semi-precious stone)

French

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  • néphrite noun (semi-precious stone)

German

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  • Nephrit noun (semi-precious stone)

Greek

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  • νεφρίτης noun (semi-precious stone)

Italian

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  • nefrite noun (semi-precious stone)

Japanese

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  • 軟玉 noun (semi-precious stone)

Kazakh

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  • нефрит noun (semi-precious stone)

Latin

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  • lapis nephrīticus noun (semi-precious stone)
  • nephrītēs noun (semi-precious stone)

Latvian

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  • nefrīts noun (semi-precious stone)

Macedonian

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  • не́фрит noun (semi-precious stone)

Māori

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  • pounamu noun (semi-precious stone)

Polish

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  • nefryt noun (semi-precious stone)

Spanish

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  • nefrita noun (semi-precious stone)

Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Occurrences of nephrite are more numerous. China’s most important source throughout its history has been the region of Khotan (Ho-t‘ien) and Yarkand in Central Asia. In more recent times the Chinese have also imported nephrite from the neighbourhood of Lake Baikal in Eastern Siberia.

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