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Meanings of branch in English

Russian
ветвь
Portuguese
galho
Catalan
branca
Spanish
rama
Wikidata

Part of a tree; a shoot axis that develops from an axillary bud meristem or from equal divisions of a meristematic apical cell.

Related terms
ветвь
Portuguese
broto
Catalan
subdivisió
Spanish
brazo

A division of some larger or more complex organization.

broto
Russian
представительство
Catalan
dependència
Spanish
representación

Local subdivision of an organization.

представительство
Portuguese
ramificar-se
Catalan
ramificar-se

Divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork.

Related terms
ramificar-se
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Examples for "separate"
Examples for "separate"
1
However, it remains a separate issue to the Good Friday alcohol ban.
The Irish Times
2
State media said they were planning two separate attacks on crowded areas.
Radio NZ
3
EU members have to be members of the separate Council of Europe.
The Guardian
4
No territory, state or individual can separate and work underground, Barroso said.
Reuters
5
Hain said the issue of crime was a separate and complicated matter.
The South African
1
It's still there, right?' said Artyom, pointing his fork at the ceiling.
Metro 2033
2
However, the state still has to fork out R2-billion for the airline.
The South African
3
I drop my fork to my plate, avoiding a possible food fight.
Deadly little secret
4
The left fork would almost certainly lead him on a wild-goose chase.
Tough customer: a novel
5
Americans are clearly prepared to fork out large sums for their pleasures.
The Lost Continent
1
And three others of the bones and veins, and where they ramify.
The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci — Volume 2
2
Small blood vessels ramify in the walls of the air cells.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse
3
Migdal did not believe that the probabilities would ramify to create many worlds.
Future Lovecraft
4
The nature of the thing is to ramify beyond human calculation.
The Cloister and the Hearth
5
Philip knew these relatives well: they ramify, if need be, all over the peninsula.
Where Angels Fear to Tread
Usage of branch in English
1
Fear may lead euro governments to offer the UK an olive branch.
Reuters
2
Four stores in Japan followed, along with a London branch last year.
The Irish Times
3
The ANC London branch announces a new direction taken in its leadership.
The South African
4
The lower branch became the Brachiopods; the more advanced branch the Molluscs.
The Story of Evolution
5
Nor has he fulfilled a role at a state branch of government.
The South African
6
The PBY buttons control the defensive branch of the country's military power.
Level 7
7
I think we can do better than a tree branch,' he said.
The World According to Bob
8
Several months later, you can see the fruit clustered along the branch.
Wired
9
Their light forms glimmered in the branch shadows of the budding quince.
The Mormon Prophet
10
Porat attributed the increase to integration costs, including branch consolidation and advertising.
Reuters
11
On Thursday, police searched the Moscow offices of Open Russia's Russian branch.
Reuters
12
The Loftus branch of the family are in possession of the Hall.
True Irish Ghost Stories
13
I hope the skinny branch is strong enough to hold my weight.
Angelfall
14
He chose the loftiest branch of the loftiest oak in the forest.
"Wee Tim'rous Beasties": Studies of Animal life and Character
15
The time has come for a root-and-branch revolution of the LGBT experience.
The Guardian
16
It joins the Zamoskvoretskaya branch and the Red Line,' said the commander.
Metro 2033
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Common
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