magazine
English
/mæɡəˈzin/, /mæɡəˈziːn/
noun
Definitions
- A non-academic periodical publication, generally consisting of sheets of paper folded in half and stapled at the fold.
- An ammunition storehouse.
- A chamber in a firearm enabling multiple rounds of ammunition to be fed into the firearm.
- A reservoir or supply chamber for a stove, battery, camera, typesetting machine, or other apparatus.
- (dated) A country or district especially rich in natural products.
- (dated) A city viewed as a marketing center.
- (dated) A store, or shop, where goods are kept for sale.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French magasin (warehouse, store) derived from Italian magazzino (storehouse, warehouse) derived from Arabic مَخَازِن (storerooms, storehouses).
Origin
Arabic
مَخَازِن
Gloss
storerooms, storehouses
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- e-magazine English
- land English
- magazineland English
- magazineless English
- magazinelike English
- magaziner English
- magazining English
- magazinist English
- multimagazine English
- news English
- newsmagazine English
- nonmagazine English
- photo English
- photomagazine English
- magasinus Latin
- Magazin German
- magazine Italian
- magazzinaggio Italian
- magazziniere Italian
- magazzino Italian
- magazijn Dutch, Flemish
- magasin French
- magasinage French
- magasiner French
- magasinier French
- magazine French
- магази́н Russian
- magacín Spanish, Castilian
- armazenar Portuguese
- armazém Portuguese
- magazyn Polish
- מחסנית Old Norse
- magasin Danish
- مَخازِن Arabic
- مَخَازِن Arabic
- مَخْزَن Arabic
- maguesin Old French
- magatzem Catalan, Valencian
- magazin Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- magasin Cebuano
- magazino Ido
- magasîn Norman
- မဂ္ဂဇင်း Burmese
- magasin Middle French
- mağaza Azerbaijani
- megesin Tok Pisin
- μαγαζί gkm
- magazen Haitian, Haitian Creole
- မႅၵ်ႈၵၸိၼ်း Shan
- magazen Antillean Creole