extinct
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The meaning (definition) of the word extinct
no longer alive anywhere on Earth
The word extinct used in a sentence
“Dinosaurs are extinct because they do not live on Earth anymore.”
Words that mean the same as extinct (synonyms)
gonedisappeared
Words that mean the opposite of extinct (antonyms)
alivethriving
How the word extinct is said around the world
| French | éteint (ay-TEN) |
| Spanish | extinguido (ayks-teeng-GEE-thoh) |
| Mandarin | 灭绝 (myay jway) |
| Hindi | विलुप्त (vi-LUUPT) |
| Arabic | منقرض (MOON-kah-reed) |
| Russian | вымерший (VI-myeer-shiy) |
| Portuguese (EU) | extinto (aysh-TEENG-tuu) |
| Portuguese (BR) | extinto (ays-CHEENG-tuu) |
| Japanese | 絶滅した (zay-tsu-may-tsu-SHEE-tah) |
| German | ausgestorben (OWS-guhsh-tawr-buhn) |
| Urdu | معدوم (MAH-doom) |
| Punjabi | ਅਲੋਪ (U-lohp) |
| Korean | 멸종된 (MYUL-johngd-wayn) |
| Hebrew | נִכחָד (NEEKH-khahd) |
| Greek | εξαφανισμένος (ayk-sah-fah-nees-MAY-nohs) |
| Dutch | uitgestorven (EREWT-ghuhs-tawr-vuhn) |
| Tagalog | wala na (WAH-lah nah) |
| Vietnamese | tuyệt chủng (TWEE-et choong) |
| Turkish | yok olmuş (yawk awl-MUUSH) |
| Persian | منقرض شده (mohn-KAH-rayz SHOH-day) |
| Polish | wymarły (vi-MAHR-wi) |
| Ukrainian | вимерлий (vi-MER-liy) |
| Bengali | বিলুপ্ত (BEE-loop-toh) |
| Swedish | utdöd (UT-derd) |
| Italian | estinto (ays-TEEN-toh) |
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