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Stork B.V. — Stork B.V. is a Dutch manufacturing and service providing company with its headquarters in Naarden. It was founded in 1868 by Charles Theodoor Stork, although in the 20th century the company merged other companies some, including Werkspoor,… … Wikipedia
Stork — Stork, n. [AS. storc; akin to G. storch, OHG. storah, Icel. storkr, Dan. & Sw. stork, and perhaps to Gr. ? a vulture.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of large wading birds of the family {Ciconid[ae]}, having long legs and a long, pointed… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
STORK — (Heb. חֲסִידָה, ḥasidah). The stork, the Ciconia ciconia, has been identified with the ḥasidah, enumerated among birds forbidden as food (Deut. 14:18). According to the Talmud it derives its name ( the kindly ) from the fact that it shows… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Stork — Gemeinde Flieden Koordinaten: 50° … Deutsch Wikipedia
stork — [stôrk] n. pl. storks or stork [ME < OE storc, akin to Ger storch < IE * sterg < base * (s)ter , stiff > STARE: so named from its stiff legged walk] any of a family (Ciconiidae) of large, long legged, mostly Old World wading birds… … English World dictionary
stork — O.E. storc, related to stear stiff, strong (see STARK (Cf. stark)), from P.Gmc. *sturkaz (Cf. O.N. storkr, M.Du. storc, O.H.G. storah, Ger. Storch stork ). Perhaps so called with reference to the bird s stiff or rigid posture. But some connect… … Etymology dictionary
Stork — Stork, 1) Abraham, geb. um 1650 in Amsterdam, Maler; malte Seestücke, in welchen er die Natur treu nachahmte. 2) Philipp Adam, geb. 1780 in Traben an der Mosel; wurde Lehrer an der Handelsschule zu Hagen in der Grafschaft Mark, 1810 Director… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Störk — Störk, Anton von S., geb. 1741 in Sulzgau, war Leibarzt, Protomedicus von Österreich, Präsident des medicinischen Studienraths, erster Director des allgemeinen Krankenhauses in Wien u. starb 1803. Er machte sich verdient um die Bestimmung der… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Störk — Störk, 1) Karl, Mediziner, geb. 17. Sept. 1832 in Ofen, gest. 13. Sept. 1899 in Hietzing bei Wien, studierte in Pest und Wien, wurde 1859 Sekundärarzt am Allgemeinen Krankenhaus in Wien, habilitierte sich 1864 an der Universität und wurde 1875… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
stork — [sto:k US sto:rk] n [: Old English; Origin: storc] a tall white bird with long legs and a long beak … Dictionary of contemporary English
stork — [ stɔrk ] noun count a large bird with long legs and a long beak, said to bring people their new babies … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
