adv. Archaic.

On which or what: “the ground whereon she trod” (John Milton).

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The adverb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: on which

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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - hvorpå
conj. - hvorpå

Nederlands (Dutch)
waarop

Français (French)
adv. - sur où, sur quoi
conj. - sur quoi (sout)

Deutsch (German)
conj. - worauf
adv. - worauf

Ελληνική (Greek)
conj. - επί του οποίου, κατά τον οποίο
adv. - πάνω σε τι/ποιο(ν);

Italiano (Italian)
su cui

Português (Portuguese)
conj., -
pron. - sobre o que

Русский (Russian)
на что, куда, там где, на чем

Español (Spanish)
adv. - en qué
conj. - en que, sobre que

Svenska (Swedish)
adv., - conj.
pron. - varpå

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
在什么上面, 在那上面

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 在什麼上面, 在那上面

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 무엇의 위에, 누구에게
conj. - 그 위에

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - 何の上に, その上に

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(حرف عطف) (ظرف) علام (ضمير) الذي عليه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮על מה?‬
conj. - ‮שעליו, שבו‬

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