stripe

B1 Topic:Places & Geography

US /stɹaɪp/ UK /stɹaɪp/ See IPA manual

Freq #19710

Meanings

1

noun
A long band of color that is different from the area around it.

The flag has red and white stripes.
2

noun
A V-shaped badge on a uniform showing military rank.

He earned his sergeant's stripes after years of service.
3

noun
A type or kind of person or thing.

Businessmen of every stripe joined in opposition to the proposal.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a long band of color that... bar

2 noun · a v-shaped badge on a... chevron

Word family

Forms stripedstripesstripingunstriped

Derived forms bestripedbluestripebootstripechalkstripedestripeeye-stripeeyestripegoldstripeheadstripeinterstripemagstripemidstripe

Related forms restripestripedstriperstripy

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magnetic stripe
a strip on a card that stores information magnetically

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Etymology

From Middle English stripe, strype, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German strîpe, from Proto-West Germanic *strīpā, *strīpō, from Proto-Germanic *strīpô. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Striepe (“stripe, strip”), West Frisian stripe (“stripe”), Dutch streep (“stripe”), German Low German Striepe, Striep, Streep (“stripe”), German Streifen (“stripe, strip, band”), Danish stribe (“stripe”).

stripe Middle English strîpe gml *strīpā Proto-West Germanic *strīpô Proto-Germanic

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# stripe

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /stɹaɪp/
**IPA (UK):** /stɹaɪp/
**Frequency rank:** 19710

## Meanings
1. A long band of color that is different from the area around it.
2. A V-shaped badge on a uniform showing military rank.
3. A type or kind of person or thing.

## Examples
- The flag has red and white stripes.
- He earned his sergeant's stripes after years of service.
- Businessmen of every stripe joined in opposition to the proposal.

## Derived Forms
- bestriped
- bluestripe
- bootstripe
- chalkstripe
- destripe
- eye-stripe
- eyestripe
- goldstripe
- headstripe
- interstripe
- magstripe
- midstripe

## Related Forms
- restripe
- striped
- striper
- stripy

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: stripe
- Root: strîpe
- Root: *strīpā
- Root: *strīpô

## Etymology
From Middle English stripe, strype, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German strîpe, from Proto-West Germanic *strīpā, *strīpō, from Proto-Germanic *strīpô. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Striepe (“stripe, strip”), West Frisian stripe (“stripe”), Dutch streep (“stripe”), German Low German Striepe, Striep, Streep (“stripe”), German Streifen (“stripe, strip, band”), Danish stribe (“stripe”).

## AI Etymology
Stripe is from Middle English stripe, strype, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German strîpe, from Proto-West Germanic *strīpā, *strīpō, from Proto-Germanic *strīpô. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Striepe (“stripe, strip”), West Frisian stripe (“stripe”), Dutch streep (“stripe”), German Low German Striepe, Striep, Streep (“stripe”), German Streifen (“stripe, strip, band”), Danish stribe (“stripe”). In present-day use, it can mean a long band of color that is different from the area around it, or a V-shaped badge on a uniform showing military rank.

## Topics
- Places & Geography

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