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Eiffel

proper nounattested in dialogue

  • United Kingdom//ˈaɪf(ə)l//
  • United States//ˈaɪfl̩//

A surname from French.

proper noun

  1. 1

    A surname from French.

  2. 2

    An ISO-standardized, object-oriented programming language.

Etymology

From French Eiffel, from German Eiffel, Eifel. Family name adopted as a reference to the Eifel mountains.

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