Definitions for jeroboamˌdʒɛr əˈboʊ əm

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

Jer•o•bo•amˌdʒɛr əˈboʊ əm(n.)

  1. the first king of the Biblical kingdom of the Hebrews in N Palestine.

    Category: Bible

  2. (l.c.) a large wine bottle having a capacity of about four ordinary bottles or 3 liters (3.3 qt.).

    Category: Viniculture/Winemaking, Weights and Measures

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Jeroboam, Jeroboam I(noun)

    (Old Testament) first king of the northern kingdom of Israel who led Israel into sin (10th century BC)

  2. jeroboam, double-magnum(noun)

    a large wine bottle (holds 4/5 of a gallon)

Wiktionary

  1. jeroboam(Noun)

    A wine bottle having a capacity of 3 litres.

  2. Jeroboam(Noun)

    A bottle of champagne or Burgundy wine containing 3 liters of fluid, four times the volume of a standard bottle.

  3. Jeroboam(Noun)

    A bottle of Bordeaux wine containing 4.5 liters of fluid, six times the volume of a standard bottle.

  4. Jeroboam(ProperNoun)

    first king of the Kingdom of Israel


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