Indian summer
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Indian Summer — in Connecticut Ahornbaum am Straßenrand, Lake Candlewood, Connecticut … Deutsch Wikipedia
Indian Summer — Datos generales Origen Oakland, California Estados Unidos … Wikipedia Español
Indian summer — Indian In di*an (?; 277), a. [From India, and this fr. Indus, the name of a river in Asia, L. Indus, Gr. ?, OPers. Hindu, name of the land on the Indus, Skr. sindhu river, the Indus. Cf. {Hindu}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to India… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Indian summer — Summer Sum mer, n. [OE. sumer, somer, AS. sumor, sumer; akin to OFries. sumur, D. zomer, OS. sumar, G. sommer, OHG. & Icel. sumar, Dan. sommer, Sw. sommar, W. haf, Zend hama, Skr. sam[=a] year. [root]292.] The season of the year in which the sun… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Indian summer — spell of warm weather after the first frost, first recorded 1778, American English, perhaps so called because it was first noted in regions inhabited by Indians, or because the Indians first described it to the Europeans. No evidence connects it… … Etymology dictionary
indian summer — If there is a period of warmer weather in late autumn, it is an Indian summer … The small dictionary of idiomes
Indian summer — Indian summers N COUNT You can refer to a period of unusually warm and sunny weather during the autumn as an Indian summer … English dictionary
Indian summer — ☆ Indian summer n. [ INDIAN, adj. 2 + SUMMER1; reason for name obscure] 1. a period of mild, warm, hazy weather following the first frosts of late autumn 2. the final period, as of a person s life, regarded as tranquil, serene, etc … English World dictionary
Indian summer — n 1.) a period of warm weather in autumn 2.) a happy or successful time, especially near the end of your life or ↑career … Dictionary of contemporary English
Indian summer — noun count a period of warm weather in fall … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Indian summer — ► NOUN ▪ a period of dry, warm weather occurring in late autumn … English terms dictionary
