Translations

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By meaning 1
greatest in age or seniority:

Examples

53 sentences

  1. He is the eldest in his class.

    ruОн самый старший в своем классе. — Balamax

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  2. The eldest sister acted in place of the mother.

    Старша сестра була за матір. — aandrusiak

    ruСтаршая сестра выполняла роль матери. — Hellerick

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  3. I really love your eldest sister.

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Meaning

3 senses

  1. (superlative)Most old; greatest in age or seniority.

    са́мый ста́ршийsámyj stáršij, старе́йшийstaréjšij

  2. (of a player) Receiving cards from the dealer first, before any other players.

  3. (of a hand) Having higher, or superior cards.

More definitions
  • first in order of birth

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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