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Cimmerian(encyclopedia)
Cimmerian Bosporus(encyclopedia)
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jake(2)(dictionary)
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jake(1) (iou) and Cimmerian (iou)


jake(1) (iou)



jake adjective. slang (chiefly Austral. & NZ). E20.
[Origin unkn.]
Excellent, admirable, fine.
S. King Everything seemed jake until he found the dope.
Also jakea'loo,
jaker'loo adjective E20.

Cimmerian (iou)



Cimmerian noun & adjective. L16.
[from Latin Cimmerius (from Greek Kimmerios) + -AN.]
A. noun.
A member of a people fabled to live in perpetual darkness. L16.
A member of a nomadic people of antiquity, the earliest known inhabitants of the Crimea, who overran Asia Minor in the 7th cent. BC. L18.
b. adjective.
Of or pertaining to the legendary Cimmerians; (of darkness, night, etc.) thick, gloomy. L16.
Of or pertaining to the nomadic Cimmerians. M19.