noun · People

sheriff

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The meaning (definition) of the word sheriff

a person who keeps a town safe

The word sheriff used in a sentence

“I saw a sheriff with a shiny star on a shirt.”

How the word sheriff is said around the world

Frenchshérif (shay-REEF)
Spanishsheriff (sheh-REEF)
Mandarin警长 (jing jahng)
Hindiशेरिफ (SHAY-rif)
Arabicمَأْمُور الشُّرْطَة (mah-MOOR ash-SHUR-tah)
Russianшериф (sheh-REEF)
Portuguese (EU)xerife (shuh-REEF)
Portuguese (BR)xerife (sheh-REE-fee)
Japaneseほあんかん (hoh-ahn-KAHN)
GermanSheriff (SHEH-rif)
Urduشیرف (SHAY-rif)
Punjabiਸ਼ੈਰਿਫ (SHEH-rif)
Korean보안관 (BOH-ahn-gwahn)
Hebrewשֶׁרִיף (sheh-REEF)
Greekσερίφης (seh-REE-fees)
Dutchsheriff (SHER-if)
Tagalogserip (SEH-rip)
Vietnamesecảnh sát trưởng (kahny saht CHOONG)
Turkishşerif (sheh-REEF)
Persianکلانتر (ka-lahn-TAR)
Polishszeryf (SHEH-rif)
Ukrainianшериф (SHEH-ryf)
Bengaliশেরিফ (SHEH-reef)
Swedishsheriff (SHE-rif)
Italiansceriffo (sheh-REEF-foh)

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