Concorde

See also: concorde and concordé

English

Concorde landing

Etymology

Named for French concorde (“concord”), due to the collaboration of the UK and France in developing the aircraft.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɒnkɔːd/, [ˈkʰɒ̃ŋkɔːd̥]

  • Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑnkɔɹd/, [ˈkʰɑ̃ŋkɔɹd̥]

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• Homophones: concord, (city in NC) Concord

Proper noun

Concorde (plural Concordes or Concorde)

1. (aviation, historical) The Aérospatiale-BAC supersonic airliner, previously used commercially.
   • 1979, “Fashion Pack”, in Never Trust a Pretty Face, performed by Amanda Lear:

     "In" people always have to smile in Vogue / They only travel by Concorde

2. A station on the Paris Métro, near Place de la Concorde, for which it is named.

Derived terms

• Concordski

Further reading

• Concorde on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.kɔʁd/

• Audio:

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• Audio (France (Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost)):

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Proper noun

Concorde m

1. Concorde (supersonic airliner)

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔŋˈkɔʁt/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Proper noun

Concorde f (proper noun, genitive Concorde, plural Concordes or Concorde)

1. Concorde (supersonic airliner)

Declension

Declension of Concorde [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Concorde	die	Concordes, Concorde
genitive	einer	der	Concorde	der	Concordes, Concorde
dative	einer	der	Concorde	den	Concordes, Concorden
accusative	eine	die	Concorde	die	Concordes, Concorde

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkanˌkɑːd/
• Hyphenation: Con‧corde

Noun

Concorde (plural Concorde dem, quantified Concorde)

1. The Aérospatiale-BAC supersonic airliner; Concorde.
2. (archaic, slang) A J$100 banknote.

   Synonym: bills

   Inna di eighties, hundred dolla neva call "bills", dem time deh dem seh "Concorde."

   In the eighties, people didn't call the J$100 banknote "bills". Back then, they said "Concorde."

   (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)

See also

• bills
• Manley
• Nanny
• Shearer