Definitions for jeroboamˌdʒɛr əˈboʊ əm
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Jer•o•bo•amˌdʒɛr əˈboʊ əm(n.)
the first king of the Biblical kingdom of the Hebrews in N Palestine.
Category: Bible
(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
Jeroboam, Jeroboam I(noun)
(Old Testament) first king of the northern kingdom of Israel who led Israel into sin (10th century BC)
jeroboam, double-magnum(noun)
a large wine bottle (holds 4/5 of a gallon)
Wiktionary
jeroboam(Noun)
A wine bottle having a capacity of 3 litres.
Jeroboam(Noun)
A bottle of champagne or Burgundy wine containing 3 liters of fluid, four times the volume of a standard bottle.
Jeroboam(Noun)
A bottle of Bordeaux wine containing 4.5 liters of fluid, six times the volume of a standard bottle.
Jeroboam(ProperNoun)
first king of the Kingdom of Israel
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