johannes — ozdic

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5

ADJ.

boisterous, colorful, inflated, threatened

VERB + JOHANNES

decided, fill, revealed

JOHANNES + NOUN

balloons, brahms, gabriel, gran, kepler

PREP.

in, with

ADV.

subsequently

Definitions

noun

1

A former Portuguese gold coin.

name

1

A male given name from Late Latin Iōhannēs [in turn from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), in turn from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān, “God is gracious”)], variant of John or Jon.

noun

1

An old Portuguese gold coin bearing a figure of John V of Portugal, in circulation 1722–1835.

1803, John Browne Cutting, “A Succinct History of Jamaica” in Robert Charles Dallas, The History of the Maroons, London: Longman and Rees, Volume 1, p. lxviii, The current coins of Jamaica are Portugal pieces of gold, called the half johannes, valued at about 55s. currency each […]

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1803, John Browne Cutting, “A Succinct History of Jamaica” in Robert Charles Dallas, The History of the Maroons, London: Longman and Rees, Volume 1, p. lxviii, The current coins of Jamaica are Portuga

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02

They decided that Johannes should be the captain of the team.

Tatoeba · #2295249

03

Tom refused to accompany Maria to the ball. He didn't want to fill in for Johannes who had fallen suddenly ill.

Tatoeba · #2756911

04

Johannes Gabriel Granö, the author of the classic book "Pure Geography", is at the forefront of Finnish geography.

Tatoeba · #4775557

05

Tom stood in front of Maria as Johannes threatened her with a pistol.

Tatoeba · #5797046

06

Johannes likes to play chess.

Tatoeba · #6469875

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In some senses, johannes is marked as historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.