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  • 11body of the place — Enceinte En ceinte , n. [F., fr. enceindre to gird about, surround, L. incingere; in (intens). + cingere to gird. See {Cincture}.] 1. (Fort.) The line of works which forms the main inclosure of a fortress or place; called also {body of the place} …

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  • 12in the --- place — {adv. phr.} As the (first or second or third, etc.) thing in order or importance; first, second, or third, etc. Used with first , second , third , and other ordinal numbers. * /No, you cannot go swimming. In the first place, the water is too… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 13in the --- place — {adv. phr.} As the (first or second or third, etc.) thing in order or importance; first, second, or third, etc. Used with first , second , third , and other ordinal numbers. * /No, you cannot go swimming. In the first place, the water is too… …

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  • 14Place name origins — The study of place names is called toponymy and is distinct from (but often confused with) etymology, the study of the origins of words. Rather than describing toponymy (as an academic discipline) itself, this article examines the origins of… …

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  • 15Place — (pl[=a]s), n. [F., fr. L. platea a street, an area, a courtyard, from Gr. platei^a a street, properly fem. of platy s, flat, broad; akin to Skr. p[.r]thu, Lith. platus. Cf. {Flawn}, {Piazza}, {Plate}, {Plaza}.] 1. Any portion of space regarded as …

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  • 16Place kick — Place Place (pl[=a]s), n. [F., fr. L. platea a street, an area, a courtyard, from Gr. platei^a a street, properly fem. of platy s, flat, broad; akin to Skr. p[.r]thu, Lith. platus. Cf. {Flawn}, {Piazza}, {Plate}, {Plaza}.] 1. Any portion of space …

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  • 17Place name — Place Place (pl[=a]s), n. [F., fr. L. platea a street, an area, a courtyard, from Gr. platei^a a street, properly fem. of platy s, flat, broad; akin to Skr. p[.r]thu, Lith. platus. Cf. {Flawn}, {Piazza}, {Plate}, {Plaza}.] 1. Any portion of space …

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  • 18Place of arms — Place Place (pl[=a]s), n. [F., fr. L. platea a street, an area, a courtyard, from Gr. platei^a a street, properly fem. of platy s, flat, broad; akin to Skr. p[.r]thu, Lith. platus. Cf. {Flawn}, {Piazza}, {Plate}, {Plaza}.] 1. Any portion of space …

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  • 19Place de la Concorde — The Place de la Concorde is one of the major squares in Paris, France. It is located in the city s eighth arrondissement, at the eastern end of the Champs Élysées.HistoryThe Place was designed by Ange Jacques Gabriel in 1755 as a moat skirted… …

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  • 20The Pianist (memoir) — The Pianist is a memoir written by the Polish musician of Jewish origins Władysław Szpilman. He tells how he survived the German deportations of Jews to extermination camps, the 1943 destruction of the Warsaw Ghetto, and the 1944 Warsaw Uprising… …

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