Meanings
straits1
noun
- pluralplural of strait
verb
- indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of strait
Straits2
proper nounthe Straits
- abbreviationellipsishistoricalEllipsis of the Straits Settlements, a former British colony along the Strait of Malacca.
Straits-born Chinese
1 more example
It may have been originally in India, as it is now in the Straits, a closed litter for ladies of rank, and the word may have become appropriated to the open conveyance in which European ladies are carried.
1886, Henry Yule & al., Hobson-Jobson..., s.v. "Jompon" - abbreviationellipsisinformalEllipsis of Dire Straits, a British rock band.
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APA
straits. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/straits
MLA
“straits.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/straits. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “straits,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/straits.
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