Meaning

11 senses
  1. A nonacademic, periodical publication which consists of articles by multiple writers on some broad topic or theme.

    Zeitschrift, Journal, Magazin

    журна́лžurnál

    журна́лžurnál, часо́писčasópys

  2. A nonacademic, periodical publication which consists of articles by multiple writers on some broad topic or theme.

    A radio or television show where each episode comprises a variety of features or segments, akin to the format of a print magazine.

  3. An ammunition storehouse.

    Magazin, Munitionslager

    склад боеприпа́совsklad bojepripásov

    a storehouse (as a compartment on a warship) where weapons and ammunition are stored

  4. An ammunition storehouse.

    The portion of a warship where munitions are stored.

    The cruiser blew up when a shell hit its magazine.

  5. A chamber in or attachable to a firearm enabling multiple rounds of ammunition to be fed into the firearm.

    Magazin

    магази́нmagazín

    магази́нmahazýn

  6. A reservoir or supply chamber for a stove, battery, camera, typesetting machine, or other apparatus.

  7. (Louisiana)A store, or shop, where goods are kept for sale.

  8. (Ireland, UK, historical)A collection of Teletext pages.

  9. An informal industrial area containing workshops for auto repairs, fitting, welding and spare parts sale.

  10. (archaic)A country or district especially rich in natural products.

  11. (archaic)A city viewed as a marketing center.

Examples

575 sentences
  1. The magazine comes out every week.

    Журнал виходить щотижня.

    ruЖурнал выходит еженедельно.

    deDie Zeitschrift erscheint wöchentlich.

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  2. My mother is reading a magazine.

    Мама читає журнал.

    ruМоя мать читает журнал.

    deMeine Mutter liest eine Zeitschrift.

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  3. Why didn't you read the magazine?

    Чому ти не прочитав журнал?

    ruПочему ты не читал журнал?

    deWarum hast du die Zeitschrift nicht gelesen?

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  4. I haven't read a magazine in a long time.

    Я давно же не читав журналів.

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  5. Don't throw away this magazine. I haven't read it yet.

    Не викидай цей журнал. Я його ще не прочитав.

    ruНе выбрасывай этот журнал. Я его еще не прочитал.

    deWirf diese Zeitschrift nicht weg. Ich habe sie noch nicht gelesen.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
periodical:
ammunition clip or chamber enabling multiple rounds to be held before firing:
Русский
By meaning 3
periodical:
ammunition storehouse:
ammunition clip or chamber enabling multiple rounds to be held before firing:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
periodical:
ammunition storehouse:

Origin

From Middle English magasyne, from Middle French magasin (“warehouse, store”), from Italia

From Middle English magasyne, from Middle French magasin (“warehouse, store”), from Italian magazzino (“storehouse”), ultimately from Arabic مَخَازِن pl (maḵāzin), plural of مَخْزَن (maḵzan, “storeroom, storehouse”), noun of place from خَزَنَ (ḵazana, “to store, to stock, to lay up”). First attested in the 1580s.

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Forms

plural: magazines
Singularmagazine
Pluralmagazines

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a storehouse (as a compartment on a warship) where weapons and ammunition are stored:powder storepowder magazine
  • a light-tight supply chamber holding the film and supplying it for exposure as required:cartridge
  • a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it:mag
  • a business firm that publishes magazines:magazine publisher
  • a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun:cartridge holdercartridge clipclip

Word family

43 related words

Collocations

9 patterns
  • reading a magazine
  • through the magazine
  • read magazines
  • of the magazine
  • magazines to read
  • bought a magazine
  • magazines on the
  • the magazines were
  • some magazines

See also

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