Ware

See also: ware, wãrẽ, warē, wäre, and -ware

English

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Proper noun

Ware (countable and uncountable, plural Wares)

  1. A placename:
    1. A place in England:
      1. A hamlet in Uplyme parish, East Devon district, Devon, next to Lyme Regis in Dorset (OS grid ref SY3291)
      2. A town and civil parish in East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire (OS grid ref TL3614). [1]
      3. A hamlet in Ash parish, Dover district, Kent (OS grid ref TR2860).
    2. A number of places in the United States:
      1. An unincorporated community in Union County, Illinois.
      2. An unincorporated community in Sherman Township, Pocahontas County, Iowa.
      3. An unincorporated community in Casey County, Kentucky.
      4. A town and census-designated place therein, in Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
      5. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Missouri.
      6. Ellipsis of Ware County.
  2. (countable) A surname.

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German

Etymology

From Middle Low German ware, from Old Saxon war (true), from Proto-Germanic *warō (attention, care), from *waraz (cautious, aware).

Pronunciation

Noun

Ware f (genitive Ware, plural Waren)

  1. goods, merchandise, ware, commodity

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Further reading

  • Ware” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Ware” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Ware” in Duden online