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Olivier en · NOUN

Etymology

Borrowed from French Olivier. Doublet of Oliver.

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of Olivier salad.
    • Though Timoshkina describes Olivier as a stalwart of the Soviet repertoire of “salads heavily laden with mayo”, she herself favours a lighter dressing of creme fraiche and yoghurt; […]. 2020 August 5, Felicity Cloake, “How to make the perfect Russian salad”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

Forms

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Olivier en · PROPN

Etymology

Borrowed from French Olivier. Doublet of Oliver.

Meanings

  1. A surname from French, equivalent to English Oliver.
  2. A male given name from French, equivalent to English Oliver.
    • “A shift from jus soli to jus sanguinis has been witnessed in Asia in the course of the twentieth century,” wrote Olivier Vonk at the Maastricht Centre in a 2017 paper. 2021 March 15, Jessie Yeung, “These Asian countries are giving dual citizens an ultimatum on nationality – and loyalty”, in CNN, archived from the original on 15 Mar 2023:

Forms

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Deriveds

Olivier salad

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