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Shaquille
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English
Etymology
A fanciful spelling of en ar شَكِيل handsome.
Proper noun
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en male Arabic modern American.
Thomas Schlacher Joel Embiid vs. Nikola Jokić vs. Giannis Antetokounmpo: What’s the latest in the race to become the NBA MVP? https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/05/sport/nba-mvp-race-jokic-embiid-giannis-spt-intl 2023-04-05 This comes after the center topped the charts last year, becoming the first player at the position since four-time NBA champion Shaquille O’Neal to win the scoring title and the first center to average over 30 PPG in 40 years – Embiid averaged 30.6. https://web.archive.org/web/20251008000249/https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/05/sport/nba-mvp-race-jokic-embiid-giannis-spt-intl 8 October 2025
Dervied terms
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