- tiffin
- noun Etymology: probably alteration of tiffing, gerund of obsolete English tiff to eat between meals Date: 1800 chiefly British a light midday meal ; luncheon
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Tiffin — bezeichnet in der Geografie: Tiffin (Iowa), Stadt im US Bundesstaat Iowa Tiffin (Ohio), Stadt im US Bundesstaat Ohio Tiffin River, Fluss in den USA Tiffin ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Edward Tiffin (1766−1829), amerikanischer… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Tiffin — servido en un dabba … Wikipedia Español
Tiffin — Tiffin, OH U.S. city in Ohio Population (2000): 18135 Housing Units (2000): 7862 Land area (2000): 6.494442 sq. miles (16.820526 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.141731 sq. miles (0.367082 sq. km) Total area (2000): 6.636173 sq. miles (17.187608 sq.… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Tiffin, IA — U.S. city in Iowa Population (2000): 975 Housing Units (2000): 457 Land area (2000): 2.989005 sq. miles (7.741486 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.989005 sq. miles (7.741486 sq. km) FIPS code:… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Tiffin, OH — U.S. city in Ohio Population (2000): 18135 Housing Units (2000): 7862 Land area (2000): 6.494442 sq. miles (16.820526 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.141731 sq. miles (0.367082 sq. km) Total area (2000): 6.636173 sq. miles (17.187608 sq. km) FIPS… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Tiffin — Tif fin, n. [Properly, tiffing a quaffing, a drinking. See {Tiff}, n.] A lunch, or slight repast between breakfast and dinner; originally, a Provincial English word, but introduced into India, and brought back to England in a special sense. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tiffin — Tiffin, Hauptstadt der Grafschaft Seneca im Staate Ohio (Nordamerika), am Sandusky River, Knotenpunkt der Mad River Lake Eriebahn u. der Sandusky Indianabahn; 8 Kirchen, Bank, Eisenindustrie; 1821 angelegt, 1853 über 4000 Ew.; fruchtbare,… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Tiffin — Tiffin, Hauptstadt der Grafschaft Seneca im nordamerikan. Staat Ohio, am Sandusky, Bahnknotenpunkt, enthält die reformierte Heidelberg University, Fabrikation von Glas, Topfwaren, Papier, Wollwaren, Wagen, Ackergerät, Getreidehandel und (1900) 10 … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Tiffin — Tiffin, Ort im nordamerik. Staate Ohio, am Sandusky River, (1900) 10.989 E … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
tiffin — [tif′in] n., vi. [Anglo Ind for tiffing, drinking, hence, by extension, eating < TIFF2] former Brit. term for LUNCH … English World dictionary
Tiffin — For other uses, see Tiffin (disambiguation). Part of a series on Meals … Wikipedia
