Esperanto
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of Esperanto
1890–95; originally pseudonym of inventor; literally, the hoping one. See esperance
Example Sentences
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Within a single page Mr. Hahn can hop from Esperanto to Turkish to Hindi.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
When Interpol was first being planned in 1914, French was chosen as the designated language — but organizers also believed Esperanto could be a viable alternative in the future.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2022
Last fall, Mr. Trump misspelled his defense secretary’s name in a tweet, referring to him as Mark Esperanto.
From New York Times ● Jun. 5, 2020
Real, but not: “Conlangs,” or constructed languages, have been around for decades—like Klingon, Sindarin, and Esperanto.
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2019
He knew how to speak Esperanto, he understood all the major religions well, but he wasn’t yet an alchemist.
From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho
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