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1. (n.) primate
an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country.
2. primate
any mammal of the order Primates, comprising the three suborders Anthropoidea (humans, apes, Old World monkeys, and New World monkeys), Prosimii (lemurs, lorises, and bush babies), and Tarsioidea (tarsiers).
3. primate
Archaic. a chief or leader.
Etymology: (1175–1225; ME primat dignitary, religious leader < LL prīmāt- (s. of prīmās), n. use of L prīmās of first rank, der. of prīmus first (see prime ); (def.
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) archpriest, hierarch, high priest, prelate, primate
a senior clergyman and dignitary
2. (noun) primate
any placental mammal of the order Primates; has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet
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1. (adj) primate
the chief ecclesiastic in a national church; one who presides over other bishops in a province; an archbishop
2. (adj) primate
one of the Primates
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Sense: an archbishop.
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 Afrikaans: aartsbiskop |
 Arabic: رَئيس أساقِفَه |
 Bulgarian: архиепископ |
 Brazilian: primaz |
 Czech: arcibiskup |
 German: der Primas |
 Danish: ærkebiskop |
 Greek: αρχιεπίσκοπος |
 Spanish: primado |
 Estonian: peapiiskop |
 Farsi: اسقف اعظم |
 Finnish: arkkipiispa |
 French: primat |
 Hebrew: אַרכִיבִישוֹף |
 Hindi: धर्माधिपति |
 Hungarian: prímás (egyházi) |
 Indonesian: uskup agung |
 Icelandic: erkibiskup |
 Italian: primate |
 Japanese: 大司教 |
 Korean: 대주교 |
 Lithuanian: arkivyskupas |
 Latvian: arhibīskaps |
 Malay: ketua biskop |
 Dutch: primaat |
 Norwegian: erkebiskop |
 Polish: prymas |
 Persian: اسقف اعظم |
 Pashto: ستركشيش د عيسويانو |
 Portuguese: primaz |
 Romanian: arhiepiscop |
 Russian: примас |
 Slovak: arcibiskup |
 Slovenian: nadškof |
 Serbian: arhiepiskop |
 Swedish: primas,ärkebiskop |
 Thai: หัวหน้าของบิชอพ |
 Turkish: başpiskopos |
 Taiwanese: 大主教 |
 Ukrainian: архієпископ |
 Urdu: لاٹ پادري |
 Vietnamese: tổng giám mục |
 Chinese: 大主教 |
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