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ariel

/ˈɛɹiəl/

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What does ariel mean?

noun

  1. A kind of mountain gazelle, native to Arabia.
  2. Misspelling of aerial.

proper noun

  1. A name for the city of Jerusalem, the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of modern Israel, and the claimed capital city of modern Palestine.
More meanings (4)

proper noun

  1. A male given name from Hebrew, also ascribed to spirits and angels in English literature.
  2. A female given name from Hebrew, used mainly since the 1980s.
  3. The brightest moon of the planet Uranus.
  4. An Israeli settlement and city in the central West Bank.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈɛɹiəl/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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Enter divers Spirits, in shape of dogs and hounds, and hunt them about; Prospero and Ariel setting them on.
William ShakespeareThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareProject Gutenberg ebook #100
"A deal of Ariel, just a streak of Puck, Much Antony, of Hamlet most of all, And something of the Shorter Catechist."
Alexander H. (Alexander Hay) JappRobert Louis Stevenson: A Record, an Estimate, and a MemorialProject Gutenberg ebook #590
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Or a Toucan (Rhamphastos ariel) silently hopped or ran along and up the branches, peeping into chinks and crevices.
Henry Walter BatesThe Naturalist on the River AmazonsProject Gutenberg ebook #2440
The world is certainly progressing toward physical redemption when even the Irish laborer abridges his cabbage-patch for the sake of small fruits--food which a dainty Ariel could not despise.
Edward Payson RoeThe Home AcreProject Gutenberg ebook #5418
We can hardly suppose that she had ever seen Ariel, and Caliban was a detestable object whom her father took good care to keep as much out of her way as possible.
Samuel ButlerCanterbury PiecesProject Gutenberg ebook #3279