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title: eurasian — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «eurasian» in the school dictionary: Eurasian means about Eurasia — Europe and Asia together, the biggest piece of land on Earth. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# eurasian

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**Who acts:** Eurasian, Many animals, animals, Eurasian plate, Europe, We · **What happens:** mean, have, live, name, be, form · **To what, where:** Europe, names, person, one, Eurasian landmass, Eurasian jay

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«eurasian» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [eurasian in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/eurasian.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Eurasian means about Eurasia — Europe and Asia together, the biggest piece of land on Earth.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eurasian:m1:1
# text = Eurasian means about Eurasia — Europe and Asia together, the biggest piece of land on Earth.
1	Eurasian	eurasian	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Eurasia	Eurasia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
6	Europe	Europe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	Asia	Asia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	together	together	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	biggest	big	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	13	amod	_	_
13	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
16	on	on	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Eurasian | Europe and Asia |  |  |  | about Eurasia | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many animals have Eurasian in their names because they live across Europe and Asia, like the Eurasian otter or Eurasian jay.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eurasian:m2:1
# text = Many animals have Eurasian in their names because they live across Europe and Asia, like the Eurasian otter or Eurasian jay.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Eurasian	eurasian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	names	name	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
8	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
11	across	across	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Europe	Europe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	Asia	Asia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	like	like	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	Eurasian	eurasian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	otter	otter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
20	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
21	Eurasian	eurasian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	jay	jay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Many animals |  |  | animals's names |  | eurasian *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **live** | present | animals *= animal* |  |  | Europe and Asia |  | like the Eurasian otter or Eurasian jay | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **name** |  | animals *= animal* |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: dated — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A Eurasian was a person with one European and one Asian parent.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eurasian:m3:1
# text = A Eurasian was a person with one European and one Asian parent.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Eurasian	Eurasian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	European	European	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	nmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
11	Asian	Asian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	parent	parent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | a Eurasian | a person |  |  |  | with one European and one Asian parent | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Eurasian plate is one of the biggest tectonic plates.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eurasian:x1:1
# text = The Eurasian plate is one of the biggest tectonic plates.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Eurasian	eurasian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	plate	plate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	biggest	big	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	10	amod	_	_
9	tectonic	tectonic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	plates	plate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the Eurasian plate | one |  |  |  | of the biggest tectonic plates | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Europe and Asia together form the Eurasian landmass.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eurasian:x2:1
# text = Europe and Asia together form the Eurasian landmass.
1	Europe	Europe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	Asia	Asia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	together	together	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	form	form	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	Eurasian	eurasian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	landmass	landmass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **form** | present | Europe and Asia | the Eurasian landmass |  |  |  | together *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location landmass=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We saw a Eurasian jay in the woods.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eurasian:x3:1
# text = We saw a Eurasian jay in the woods.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	Eurasian	eurasian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	jay	jay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	woods	wood	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past | We | a Eurasian jay |  | the woods |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer jay=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Eurasian otter lives in rivers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eurasian:x4:1
# text = The Eurasian otter lives in rivers.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Eurasian	eurasian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	otter	otter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	rivers	river	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | the Eurasian otter |  |  | rivers |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in river=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Eurasian steppe is a huge grassland.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eurasian:x5:1
# text = The Eurasian steppe is a huge grassland.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Eurasian	eurasian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	steppe	steppe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	grassland	grassland	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the Eurasian steppe | a huge grassland |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Himalayas formed where the Indian and Eurasian plates meet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eurasian:x6:1
# text = The Himalayas formed where the Indian and Eurasian plates meet.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Himalayas	Himalaya	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	formed	form	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	10	advmod	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
6	Indian	Indian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	Eurasian	eurasian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	_
9	plates	plate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	meet	meet	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **form** | past | the Himalayas |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **meet** | present | the Indian plates |  |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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