nightingale

Definition of Nightingale in English :

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Noun

1. luscinia megarhynchos, nightingale

European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song

luscinia megarhynchos

2. florence nightingale, lady with the lamp, nightingale

English nurse remembered for her work during the Crimean War (1820-1910)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Nightingale

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noun

1.

a brownish European songbird, Luscinia megarhynchos, with a broad reddish-brown tail: well known for its musical song, usually heard at night

2.

any of various similar or related birds, such as Luscinia luscinia (thrush nightingale)

noun

Florence, known as the Lady with the Lamp. 1820–1910, English nurse, famous for her work during the Crimean War. She helped to raise the status and quality of the nursing profession and founded a training school for nurses in London (1860)

Nightingale

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Florence1820-1910; Eng. nurse in the Crimean War: regarded as the founder of modern nursing

noun

any of various small European thrushes (genus Luscinia) with a russet back and buff to white underparts: the male is known for its varied, melodious singing, esp. at night during the breeding season

Nightingale

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British nurse who organized and directed a unit of field nurses during the Crimean War (1853-1856) and is considered the founder of modern nursing.

n.

1. A songbird (Luscinia megarhynchos) of Eurasia and Africa with reddish-brown plumage, noted for the melodious song of the male during the breeding season, most often heard at night.

2. Any of various other songbirds of the genus Luscinia.

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