Night·in·gale (n t n-g l , nt ng-), Florence Known as "the Lady with the Lamp." 1820-1910. British nurse who organized (1854) and directed a unit of field nurses during the Crimean War and is considered the founder of modern nursing. |
| night·in·gale (ntn-gl, ntng-) n. 1. A European songbird (Luscinia megarhynchos) with reddish-brown plumage, noted for the melodious song of the male at night during the breeding season. 2. Any of various other nocturnal songbirds of the genus Luscinia. [Middle English, from Old English nihtegale : niht, night; see night + galan, to sing; see ghel-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
nightingale [ˈnaɪtɪŋˌgeɪl]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a brownish European songbird, Luscinia megarhynchos, with a broad reddish-brown tail: well known for its musical song, usually heard at night
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various similar or related birds, such as Luscinia luscinia (thrush nightingale)
[Old English nihtegale, literally: night-singer, from night + galan to sing]
Nightingale [ˈnaɪtɪŋˌgeɪl]
n
(Biographies / Nightingale, Florence (1820-1910) F, English, MEDICINE: nurse) Florence, known as the Lady with the Lamp. 1820-1910, English nurse, famous for her work during the Crimean War. She helped to raise the status and quality of the nursing profession and founded a training school for nurses in London (1860)
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| Noun | 1. |  nightingale - European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal songthrush - songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast genus Luscinia, Luscinia - nightingales bulbul - nightingale spoken of in Persian poetry |
| 2. |  Nightingale - English nurse remembered for her work during the Crimean War (1820-1910) |
nightingale noun
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nightingale
n → Nachtigall f
n nightingale [ˈnaitiŋgeil, (American ) -tən-]
a type of small bird with a beautiful song. nagtegaal بُلْبُل славей slavík nattergal die Nachtigall αηδόνι ruiseñor ööbik بلبل satakieli rossignol זָמִיר बुलबुल slavuj fülemüle burung bulbul næturgali usignolo ナイチンゲール 나이팅게일 lakštingala lakstīgala burung perindu malam nachtegaal nattergal słowik rouxinol privighetoare соловей slávik slavec slavuj näktergal นกไนติงเกล bülbül 夜鶯 соловей بلبل chim họa my 夜莺
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