unknown entity

collocation in English

meaningsofunknownandentity

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unknown
adjective
uk
/ʌnˈnəʊn/us
/ʌnˈnoʊn/
not known ...
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entity
noun[C]
uk
/ˈen.tɪ.ti/us
/ˈen.t̬ə.t̬i/
something that exists apart from other things, having its own ...
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(Definition ofunknownandentityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Let us not create a new name for a bank which would be anunknownentityon the world stage.
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It also referred to the intruder as anunknownentity.
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The game is organized by anunknownentityand is set during a designated window of time.
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The psychologist leaped from the top of the lighthouse trying to escape anunknownentity.
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Conagher agrees, but later it is shown that he also built a third identical machine for anunknownentity.
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However, she is followed and their tryst is caught on videotape by anunknownentity.
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There he is attacked by people and helped by anunknownentitywho uses a dead goat to build a body for itself.
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His quest on the moon revolves searching for anunknownentitywho is controlling all evil behind the scenes.
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The environmental effects on gene activity and interaction are unknown entities.
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It tells the story of a brother and sister living together in their ancestral home which is being taken over by unknown entities.
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