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swart
[ swawrt ]
/ swɔrt /
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Origin of swart
before 900; Middle English; Old English sweart black, dark; cognate with German schwarz,Old Norse svartr,Gothic swarts; akin to Latin sordēs filth
OTHER WORDS FROM swart
swartness, nounWords nearby swart
sware, swarf, swarm, swarm cell, swarm intelligence, swart, swarth, swarthiness, Swarthout, swarthy, Swartkrans ape-man
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Swart
[ swawrt ]
/ swɔrt /
noun
Charles Rob·berts [rob-erts], /ˈrɒb ərts/, 1894–1982, South African statesman: president 1961–67.
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British Dictionary definitions for swart
swart
swarth (swɔːθ)
/ (swɔːt) /
adjective
archaic, or dialect swarthy
Derived forms of swart
swartness or swarthness, nounWord Origin for swart
Old English sweart; related to Old Frisian swart, Old Norse svartr, Old High German swarz black, Latin sordēs dirt; see sordid
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