Complete Definition of "Sphinx"

see|sphinx
English
wikipedia|Great Sphinx of Giza
wikipedia|Sphinx

Proper noun
Sphinx

  1. (definite: The Sphinx) An ancient, large statue in Egypt, with the face of a man and the body of a lion, lying near the Great Pyramids.
  2. mythology The demon of destruction and bad luck in Greek mythology.

Synonyms
i-c|definite: large monument in Egypt The Great Sphinx, The Great Sphinx of Giza

Translations
trans-top|large monument in Egypt
Bosnian: Sfinga#Bosnian|Sfinga f
Danish: Sfinksen
Dutch: Sfinx
Finnish: Sfinksi
French: Sphinx#French|Sphinx m
German: Sphinx#German|Sphinx f
Italian: Sfinge f
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Japanese: スフィンクス (sufinkusu)
Korean: 스핑크스 (seupingkeuseu)
Maltese: Sfinġa f
Norwegian: Sfinksen
Polish: Sfinks m
Portuguese: Esfinge f
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: Сфинга#Serbian|Сфинга f
:Roman: Sfinga#Serbian|Sfinga f
Spanish: Esfinge f
Swedish: Sfinxen
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trans-top|demon of destruction and bad luck
Danish: sfinks
Dutch: Sfinx
Finnish: Sfinksi
Greek:
:Ancient: Σφίγξ (Sphinx)
:Modern: Σφίγγα (Sfigga) f (:el:Σφίγγα|^)
Italian: Sfinge f
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Japanese: スフィンクス (sufinkusu)
Polish: Sfinks m
Portuguese: Esfinge f
Norwegian: sfinks m
Spanish: Esfinge f
Swedish: Sfinx c
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ttbc|Alsatian: Sphinx
ttbc|Latin: Sphinx m, Sphingis
ttbc|Luxembourgish: Sphinx


German

Noun
Sphinx f

  1. Sphinx#English|Sphinx

Latin

Noun
Sphinx f (plural: Sphinges)

  1. Sphinx#English|Sphinx

de:Sphinx
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