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Wikipedia¹
- /ˌwɪ.kɪˈpiːdi.ə/ UK
- /ˌwɪ.kiˈpidi.ə/ US
- /ˌwɪkəˈpidi.ə/ US
Rhymes with -iːdiə
Where it comes from
Blend of wiki + encyclopedia, coined by Larry Sanger in 2001. By surface analysis, wiki + -pedia.
proper noun Wikipedias · wikipedia · Wikipaedia
- A free-content, multilingual, online encyclopedia and wiki run by the Wikimedia Foundation. He joined Wikipedia two years ago.
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The community that develops Wikipedia.
In August 2009, Wikipedia announced that it planned a move that many saw as a step away from its freewheeling ethos of anyone can edit.
Similar: 'pedia, Wikipedia, Wikipedo, WP, W'pedia, Wackopedia, Wackpedia, Wackypedia, Wankipedia, Wickedpedia, Wokepedia, Wonkypedia
- A main-belt asteroid (No. 274301).
noun Wikipedias · wikipedia · Wikipaedia
- A version of the encyclopedia Wikipedia in a particular language. There are over five million articles on the English Wikipedia.
- A wiki or similar collaborative database, especially one that is also an encyclopaedia. His new project is to create a Wikipedia for UFO sightings from all around the world.
- An article or page on Wikipedia. He learned a lot of things according to his Wikipedia / and demonstrates his ample intellect on social media.
- A source of abundant encyclopedic knowledge. Her mind was a Wikipedia of useless information.
verb Wikipedias · Wikipediaing · Wikipediaed · wikipedia · Wikipaedia
- To consult Wikipedia for information. Did a bit of Wikipediaing: […]
- To search Wikipedia for information on a specific subject. I mean, it's true, if Katie Holmes had not become engaged to Tom Cruise, we'd all still be Wikipeidaing her, looking her up, trying to figure out exactly why do I know her, what was she in, is she famous?
wikipedia²
noun wikipedias
- Alternative letter-case form of Wikipedia
verb wikipedias · wikipediaing · wikipediaed
- Alternative letter-case form of Wikipedia
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: wiki, portal, mediawiki, wikia, wikiverse, wikisphere, wikitorial, webguide, opencourseware, wiki farm, wikimania, editathon, metadictionary, wikitext, webography, wikilink
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name online encyclopedia
| Español | Wikipedia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 위키백과 Wikibaekgwa, 위키피디아 Wikipidia |
| 日本語 | ウィキペディア |
| 中文 | 維基百科 /维基百科 Wéijī Bǎikē |
| हिन्दी | विकिपीडिया vikipīḍiyā |
| Kiswahili | Wikipedia |
| Português | Wikipédia |
| Français | Wikipédia |
| Deutsch | Wikipedia |
| Italiano | Wikipedia |
| Ελληνικά | Βικιπαίδεια Vikipaídeia |
| Română | Wikipedia |
| Русский | Википе́дия Vikipédija |
| Tiếng Việt | Wikipedia |
| العربية | وِيكِيبِيدِيَا wīkībīdiyā |
| עברית | וִיקִיפֶּדְיָה vikipédya |
Talk about this word "wikipedia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/wikipedia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. wikipedia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/wikipedia "wikipedia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/wikipedia.Cite this
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title = {wikipedia},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wikipedia},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
