ziel

Definitions of ziel
  1. noun
    the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
    synonyms: animus, geest, mensenziel, psyche
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    types:
    klopgeest, poltergeist
    a ghost that announces its presence with rapping and the creation of disorder
  2. noun
    any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage
    synonyms: homo sapiens, mens, mensenkind, sterveling
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    types:
    mensdom, mensengeslacht, mensheid
    all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
    Neanderthaler
    extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia
  3. noun
    the generic use of the word to refer to any human being
    synonyms: figuur, homo sapiens, mens, mensenkind, persoon, sterveling
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    type of:
    eenling, enkeling, figuur, individu, mens, particulier, persoon, zelfstandige
    a human being
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