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Tunisia Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Tunisia Index: People and History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Tunisian Relations PEOPLE AND HISTORYModern…1962–1963 Emmy Awards
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Caliph of the Ottoman empire; noted for his hospitality and splendour. His palace was daily thronged with guests, and in his seraglio was a beautiful young slave named Leila (2 syl.), who…Brewer's: Hassock
A doss or footstool made of hesg (sedge or rushes). “Hassocks should be gotten in the fens, and laid at the foot of the said bank ... where need required.” —Dugdale: Imbanking, p. 322. “…Brewer's: Rara A'vis
(Latin, a rare bird). A phenomenon; a prodigy; a something quite out of the common course. Black swans are now familiar to us; they are natives of Australia, and have given its name to the…Brewer's: Wiseacre
A corruption of the German weissager (a soothsayer or prophet). This, like the Greek sophism, has quite lost its original meaning, and is…Brewer's: Benaiah
(3 syl.), in the satire of Absalom and Achitophel, by Dryden and Tate, is meant for George Edward Sackville, called General Sackville, a gentleman of family, and a zealous partisan of the…Brewer's: Bo
or Boh, in old Runic, was a fierce Gothic captain, son of Odin. His name was used by his soldiers when they would take the enemy by surprise. (Sir William Temple.) From this name comes our…Brewer's: Cant
A whining manner of speech; class phraseology, especially of a religious nature (Latin, canto, to sing, whence chant). It is often derived from a proper name. We are told that Alexander…Significant Recordings of 1999
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