overthrew

  • 1overthrew — UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈθruː] US [ˌoʊvərˈθru] the past tense of overthrow Thesaurus: irregular past tenseshyponym …

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  • 2Overthrew — Overthrow O ver*throw , v. t. [imp. {Overthrew}; p. p. {Overthrown}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overthrowing}.] 1. To throw over; to overturn; to upset; to turn upside down. [1913 Webster] His wife overthrew the table. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] 2. To… …

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  • 3overthrew — o·ver throw || ‚əʊvÉ™(r)θrəʊ n. defeat, downfall; revolution, subversion; destruction, ruin v. throw a ball beyond the intended mark (Sports); cause to fall down, overturn; remove a person or group of people from power, oust; abolish, put …

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  • 4overthrew — UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈθruː] / US [ˌoʊvərˈθru] overthrow …

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  • 5overthrew the government — defeated a government, removed a government from power …

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  • 6List of coups d'état and coup attempts — This is a list of coups d état and coup attempts. A list of revolutions and revolts can be found here: list of revolutions and revolts.BC*509 Members of the Tarquin dynasty led by Lucius Junius Brutus overthrew King of Rome Lucius Tarquinius… …

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  • 7Full translation of the Behistun Inscription — The following translation of the Behistun Inscription was made by L.W. King and R.C. Thompson [ The sculptures and inscription of Darius the Great on the rock of Behistûn in Persia , 1907 London. (I have made some minor changes and added the… …

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  • 8international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …

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  • 9History of Western civilization — The history of Western civilization traces its roots back to Classical Antiquity and continues to the present era in Europe, North America, Australia, and New ZealandAntiquity (before AD 500)The opposition of an European West to an Asiatic East… …

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  • 10Abolished monarchy — 1908 postcard depicting nineteen reigning monarchs; eleven of their thrones have since been abolished. Throughout history, monarchies have been abolished, either through revolutions, legislative reforms, coups d état, or wars. The twentieth… …

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