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(US, Canada) Of or pertaining to something at a diagonal to another; of four corners, those diagonal to another.

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cater-corner

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cater-corner

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈkætəˌkɔɹnɚ/

Adjective

Canada US not-comparable UK dialectal obsolete

(US, Canada) Of or pertaining to something at a diagonal to another; of four corners, those diagonal to another.

Japanese Meaning

斜めに交差している、または斜めの位置にあることを指し、四隅の中で対角にあるものを表します。

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The old lamppost stands cater-corner to the fountain, marking the park's diagonal axis.

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古い街灯は噴水の斜め向かいに立ち、公園の対角線上の位置を示している。

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(US, Canada) Of or pertaining to something at a diagonal to another; of four corners, those diagonal to another.

The Empire State Building and the old Altman's Department store are catercorner, at Fifth Avenue and East 34th Street, with the ESB at the southwest, and Altman's at the northeast.

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(UK dialect, obsolete) Uneven, not square, as mislaid stones or people with a limping gait.

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