panegyrist
121eu|lo|gist — «YOO luh jihst», noun. a person who eulogizes. SYNONYM(S): encomiast, panegyrist …
122lau|re|ate — «adjective, noun. LR ee iht; verb. LR ee ayt», adjective, noun, verb, at|ed, at|ing. –adj. 1. crowned with a laurel wreath as a mark of honor: »a laureate head. 2. honored or distinguished: »a laureate poet …
123ARAB POPULATION — GENERAL SURVEY Under the British Mandate, 1917–48 In 1917, at the time of the British conquest of Palestine during World War I, the country s Arabic speaking population numbered less than 600,000 persons; in 1947 it was estimated at 1,200,000.… …
