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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der. Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor. Latin circus Latin circum Latin circālbor. English circa Learned borrowing from Latin circā.
Meanings
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Synonym of around, about, approximately, particularly used with historical dating.
Julius Caesar visited this area circa 50 BC.
Political talent scouts have called South Dakota's John Thune "the Republican Obama" because his low profile, youth and presidential bearing recall the unknown Illinois Democrat circa January 2007.
2011 January 27, Michael Crowley, “Decision Time for Senator John Thune”, in TIME, archived from the original on 10 May 2011:
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approximately · particularly used with historical dating · around · about
Translations (65)
no cirka (approximately, about, around) · udm ог (approximately, about, around) · es circa (approximately, about, around) · ka დაახლოებით (approximately, about, around) · eo ĉirkaŭ (approximately, about, around) · ca circa (approximately, about, around) · mk о́колу (approximately, about, around) · pl circa (approximately, about, around) · pt aproximadamente (approximately, about, around) · bg около (approximately, about, around) · ja およそ… (approximately, about, around) · fr environ (approximately, about, around) · arz حوالي (approximately, about, around) · nl circa (approximately, about, around) · hi लगभग (approximately, about, around) · cmn 大約 /大约 (approximately, about, around) · fi noin (approximately, about, around) · hu cirka (approximately, about, around) · ru приблизи́тельно (approximately, about, around) · cs přibližně (approximately, about, around) · is circa (approximately, about, around) · it circa (approximately, about, around) · de zirka (approximately, about, around) · bg приблизително (approximately, about, around) · fa حوالی (approximately, about, around) · mk ци́рка (approximately, about, around) · ru о́коло (approximately, about, around) · el περίπου (approximately, about, around) · ar حَوَالِي (approximately, about, around) · hy մոտ (approximately, about, around) · ja 大体… (approximately, about, around) · de um (approximately, about, around) · fo umleið (approximately, about, around) · ja 約… (approximately, about, around) · hu hozzávetőleg (approximately, about, around) · el περ. (approximately, about, around) · sv cirka (approximately, about, around) · hu körülbelül (approximately, about, around) · he בקירוב (approximately, about, around) · th ประมาณ (approximately, about, around) · hi तक़रीबन (approximately, about, around) · da cirka (approximately, about, around) · hi उमूमन (approximately, about, around) · hu nagyjából (approximately, about, around) · pt cerca de (approximately, about, around) · ja …位 (approximately, about, around) · es cerca de (approximately, about, around) · vi khoảng (approximately, about, around) · cs cirka (approximately, about, around) · de circa (approximately, about, around) · ja …頃 (approximately, about, around) · bo ཡས་མས (approximately, about, around) · ko […]경 (approximately, about, around) · tr aşağı yukarı (approximately, about, around) · ru приме́рно (approximately, about, around) · ko 대략 (approximately, about, around) · hy մոտավորապես (approximately, about, around) · is sirka (approximately, about, around) · mk при́ближно (approximately, about, around) · fr vers (approximately, about, around) · vo za (approximately, about, around) · de ungefähr (approximately, about, around) · is um það bil (approximately, about, around) · he בסביבות (approximately, about, around) · de etwa (approximately, about, around)