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quasi-eminent — adj.; quasi eminently, adv … Useful english dictionary
quasi-public corporation — A public service corporation; a corporation affected with a public interest. 18 Am J2d Corp § 9. A private corporation which has been given certain powers of a public nature, such as the power of eminent domain. Philadelphia Rural Transit Co. v… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Judaism — /jooh dee iz euhm, day , deuh /, n. 1. the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the… … Universalium
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
Citoyen d'honneur (Empire russe) — Le Citoyen d honneur[1] était, dans l Empire russe, l équivalent russe du bourgeois honoraire suisse ou du bourgeois enregistré des bonnes villes de l Ancien Régime. Si le statut a été créé sous cette dénomination en 1832 par un manifeste de l… … Wikipédia en Français
France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… … Universalium
Islam — Islamic /is lam ik, lah mik, iz /, Islamitic /is leuh mit ik, iz /, adj. /is lahm , iz , is leuhm, iz /, n. 1. the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran, the… … Universalium
biography — /buy og reuh fee, bee /, n., pl. biographies. 1. a written account of another person s life: the biography of Byron by Marchand. 2. an account in biographical form of an organization, society, theater, animal, etc. 3. such writings collectively.… … Universalium
performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains … Universalium
HONGRIE — Pays continental et plat, situé à l’est de l’Autriche, dans un espace entouré par les Carpates – espace qu’elle partage avec la Slovaquie, la Transylvanie roumaine, le nord de la Serbie, de la Croatie et de la Slovénie –, la Hongrie est l’un des… … Encyclopédie Universelle
