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“Bay” or “Bey”

bay / bey are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

bay b·EY

  • nounan indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf.
  • nounthe sound of a hound on the scent.
  • nouna compartment on a ship between decks; often used as a hospital.
  • nouna compartment in an aircraft used for some specific purpose.
  • nouna horse of a moderate reddish-brown color.
  • verbutter in deep prolonged tones.
  • verbbark with prolonged noises, of dogs.
  • adjective(used of animals especially a horse) of a moderate reddish-brown color.

bey b·EY

  • noun(formerly) a title of respect for a man in Turkey or Egypt.
  • nounthe governor of a district or province in the Ottoman Empire.
Usage

Examples in context

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“bay”

  • …during the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish–American War.
  • …off the Isle of Pearls, Bay of Panama.
  • …surrounding Greater Orlando), Tampa, Florida's Bay News 9, and Washington, D.C.'s…
  • …league teams in the Tampa Bay Area.
  • …located throughout the San Francisco Bay Area with operations in software,…
  • …the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay.
  • …names Ariana (1951) and Arvida Bay (1955).
  • …and was raised in Thunder Bay and Sault Ste.
  • …east county, the coastal south bay, and the international border.
  • The Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway operated narrow gauge railway…

“bey”

  • …is highly likely that Essad Bey denied his Jewish ancestry to…
  • …the pen name of Essad Bey for the literary journal Die…
  • Essad Bey, who was known to be…
  • …these subjects well discredited Essad Bey as a reliable source.
  • When Wegner learned that Essad Bey had been buried as a…
  • Lev Nussimbaum, as Essad Bey, wrote his first book Oel…
  • The fact that Essad Bey was so prolific calls into…
  • (3) Essad Bey converted to Islam along with…
  • …him, though the topics Essad Bey chose to write about are…
  • …in his diary that Essad Bey "was a Jewish Viennese journalist"…

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