skeleton
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The meaning (definition) of the word skeleton
all the bones inside a body
The word skeleton used in a sentence
“I learned that a skeleton is made of many bones.”
How the word skeleton is said around the world
| French | squelette (skuh-LET) |
| Spanish | esqueleto (ehs-keh-LEH-toh) |
| Mandarin | 骨骼 (goo guh) |
| Hindi | कंकाल (kun-KAHL) |
| Arabic | هَيْكَل عَظْمِيّ (HAY-kal AZ-mee) |
| Russian | скелет (ske-LYET) |
| Portuguese (EU) | esqueleto (eesh-kuh-LEH-too) |
| Portuguese (BR) | esqueleto (es-keh-LEH-too) |
| Japanese | ほねぐみ (hoh-neh-GOO-mee) |
| German | Skelett (skuh-LET) |
| Urdu | ہڈیوں کا ڈھانچا (HUD-dee-ohn kah DHAHN-chah) |
| Punjabi | ਪਿੰਜਰ (PIN-jur) |
| Korean | 뼈대 (PYUH-day) |
| Hebrew | שֶׁלֶד (SHEH-led) |
| Greek | σκελετός (skeh-leh-TOS) |
| Dutch | skelet (skuh-LET) |
| Tagalog | kalansay (kah-lahn-SIGH) |
| Vietnamese | bộ xương (boh SUUNG) |
| Turkish | iskelet (ees-keh-LET) |
| Persian | اسکلت (es-ke-LET) |
| Polish | szkielet (SHKYEH-let) |
| Ukrainian | скелет (skeh-LET) |
| Bengali | কঙ্কাল (KONG-kahl) |
| Swedish | skelett (skeh-LETT) |
| Italian | scheletro (SKEH-leh-troh) |
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