| ETA abbr. estimated time of arrival |
e·ta (  t ,  t)n. The seventh letter of the Greek alphabet. See Table at alphabet. [Greek ta, of Phoenician origin; akin to Hebrew  êt, heth.] |
eta1
n
(Linguistics / Letters of the Alphabet (Foreign)) the seventh letter in the Greek alphabet (Η, η), a long vowel sound, transliterated as e or ē
[Greek, of Phoenician origin; compare Hebrew heth]
ETA1
abbreviation for
estimated time of arrival
ETA2
n acronym for
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Euzkadi ta Askatsuna: an organization of militant Basque nationalists attempting to gain independence for the Basques, esp those ruled by Spain, until a cease-fire in 1998, by means of guerrilla warfare
[Basque, literally: Basque Nation and Liberty]
eta2
n pl eta, etas
(Sociology) (in Japan, formerly) a member of a class of outcasts who did menial and dirty tasks
[Japanese]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  ETA - a terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional Basque party; want to create an independent homeland in Spain's western Pyrenees; "in 1968 ETA launched a campaign of political assassinations of government officials"act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear Espana, Kingdom of Spain, Spain - a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power |
| 2. | eta - the 7th letter of the Greek alphabet Greek alphabet - the alphabet used by ancient Greeks alphabetic character, letter of the alphabet, letter - the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters" |
Translations
ETA [ˌiːtiːˈeɪ] n abbr (=estimated time of arrival) → heure f d'arrivée prévue
e-tailer etailer [ˈiːteɪlər] n (= internet retailer) → détaillant(e) m/f électronique
e-tailing etailing [ˈiːteɪlɪŋ] n (= internet retailing) → commerce m de détail électronique
e-tailer etailer [ˈiːteɪlər] n (= internet retailer) → détaillant(e) m/f électronique
e-tailing etailing [ˈiːteɪlɪŋ] n (= internet retailing) → commerce m de détail électronique
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