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Ewe
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E·we  (w, v)
n. pl. Ewe or E·wes
1. A member of a people inhabiting southeast Ghana, southern Togo, and southern Benin.
2. The Gbe language of the Ewe people.

ewe  (y)
n.
A female sheep, especially when full grown.

[Middle English, from Old English we, owu; see owi- in Indo-European roots.]

ewe
Noun
a female sheep [Old English ēowu]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Ewe - a member of a people living in southern Benin and Togo and southeastern Ghana
Benin, Dahomey, Republic of Benin - a country on western coast of Africa; formerly under French control
Togo, Togolese Republic - a republic on the western coast of Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; formerly under French control
Ghana, Gold Coast, Republic of Ghana - a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; "Ghana was colonized as the Gold Coast by the British"
African - a native or inhabitant of Africa
2.Ewe - a Kwa language spoken by the Ewe in Ghana and Togo and Benin
Kwa - a group of African language in the Niger-Congo group spoken from the Ivory Coast east to Nigeria
3.Eweewe - female sheep                        
udder, bag - mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats)
sheep - woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
Translations
ewe [juː] noveja

ewe [juː] nbrebis f

ewe [juː] nMutterschaf nt

ewe [juː] npecora

ewe
n ewe [juː]
a female sheep The ewe had two lambs. ooi نَعْجَه، شاةٌ овца ovce får das Mutterschaf προβατίνα oveja utt گوسفند ماده؛ میش emälammas brebis כִּבשָׂה भेंड़, भेंड़ी ovca anyajuh domba betina ær pecora 雌羊 암양 avis aita (mātīte) biri-biri betina ooi søye owca ovelha oaie овца ovca ovca ovca tacka แกะตัวเมียที่โตเต็มที่แล้ว (dişi) koyun 母羊 вівця بھیڑ cừu cái


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