a concise dictionary
111List of English words from indigenous languages of the Americas — This is a list of English language words borrowed from indigenous languages of the Americas, either directly or through intermediate European languages such as Spanish or French. † indicates a link to a definition of the word. It does not cover… …
112List of English words of Sanskrit origin — This is a list of English words of Sanskrit origin. Many of these words were not directly borrowed from Sanskrit. The meanings of some words have changed slightly after being borrowed. NOTOC A; Aditya : from Sanskrit āditya , the Vedic sun god. [ …
113Søren Kierkegaard — Søren Aabye Kierkegaard Sketch of Søren Kierkegaard by Niels Christian Kierkegaard, c. 1840 Full name Søren Aabye Kierkegaard Born 5 May 1813 Copenhagen, Denmark Died 11 November 1855 …
114Brobdingnag — is a fictional land in Jonathan Swift s satirical novel Gulliver s Travels occupied by giants. Lemuel Gulliver visits the land after the ship on which he is travelling is blown off course and he is separated from a party exploring the unknown… …
115List of West European Jews — Apart from France, established Jewish populations exist in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Italy and Switzerland. With the original medieval populations wiped out by the Black Death and the pogroms that followed it, the current Dutch and… …
116Irving Hexham — (April 14, 1943) is a Canadian academic and writer who has published twenty three books and numerous articles, chapters, and book reviews in respected academic journals. [Ulrich van der Heyden and Andreas Feldkeller, eds., Border Crossings:… …
117Louise Kirkby Lunn — (b. Manchester, 8 November 1873, d. London 17 February 1930) was an English contralto singer (sometimes called a mezzo soprano), one of the leading English born singers of the period 1900–1920, admired in concert, oratorio and opera. Training… …
118Rector of the University of Aberdeen — The Lord Rector of the University of Aberdeen is the students representative and chairman in the University Court of the University of Aberdeen. The position is rarely known by its full title and most often referred to simply as Rector . The… …
119Friedrich Steinbauer — (* 29. April 1934 in Nürnberg; † 4. Mai 2003 in Falkenstein, Bayerischer Wald) war ein deutscher lutherischer Missionar, Religionswissenschaftler und Anthropologe, der sich auch psychologischen Studien widmete. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben 2… …
120Dictionnaire biographique — Les dictionnaires biographiques sont un type de dictionnaire encyclopédique limité aux informations biographiques ; on en trouve écrit dans différentes langues. La plupart essaient de rassembler les plus grandes personnalités d’un pays (avec …
