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snow_globe

snow globe

See also: snowglobe

English

Snow globe

Alternative forms

snowglobe (US)

Noun

snow globe ‎(plural snow globes)

A decorative object or toy containing a model of a landscape, fluid and suspended white flakes that emulate snowfall when shaken.

Synonyms

Translations

decorative object

Arabic:
Azeri: qar kürəciyi
Bavarian: Schnääkugl
Bulgarian: снежен глобус ‎(snežen globus)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 雪景球 ‎(xuějǐngqiú), 雪花球 ‎(xuěhuāqiú)
Czech: vánoční koule
Danish: snekugle c
Dutch: sneeuwbol m
Finnish: pyrypallo
French: boule à neige (fr) f
German: Schneekugel f
Greek: σφαίρα χιονιού ‎(sfaíra chionioú)
Hindi:
Hungarian: hógömb
Icelandic: snjókúla f, jólakúla f
Italian: globo di neve m

Japanese: スノーグローブ ‎(sunōgurōbu)
Korean: 스노우 글로브 ‎(seunou geullobeu)
Latin: globus nivalis
Norwegian:
Bokmål: snøkule m
Polish: śnieżna kula
Portuguese: globo de neve (pt) m
Romanian: glob de zăpadă
Russian: сне́жный шар m ‎(snéžnyj šar)
Spanish: bola de nieve f, domo de nieve m
Swedish: snöglob
Thai: ลูกแก้วหิมะ
Turkish: kar küresi
Ukrainian: снігова куля f ‎(snihova kulja)
Veps: lumenšur
Vietnamese: quả cầu tuyết
Yiddish:

References

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:snow globe.