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1Isolated — Isolate I so*late ([imac] s[ o]*l[=a]t or [imac]s [ o]*l[=a]t; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Isolated} ([imac] s[ o]*l[=a] t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Isolating} ([imac] s[ o]*l[=a] t[i^]ng).] [It. isolato, p. p. of isolare to isolate, fr. isola… …
2isolated case — n. matter that is separated from others, situation that is not like others …
3Particularly dangerous situation — A particularly dangerous situation (PDS) is a type of enhanced wording used by the National Weather Service s Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma on certain weather watches. It is issued at the discretion of the forecaster writing the… …
4Social situation in the French suburbs — The social situation in the French suburbs, known as banlieues , is a complex topic. At times it has resulted in civil unrest, notably the civil unrest of autumn 2005. The word banlieue , which is French for suburb, does not necessarily refer to… …
5Palestine — /pal euh stuyn / for 1, 2; /pal euh steen / for 3, n. 1. Also called Holy Land. Biblical name, Canaan. an ancient country in SW Asia, on the E coast of the Mediterranean. 2. a former British mandate (1923 48) comprising part of this country,… …
6folk art — folk art, adj. folk artist. artistic works, as paintings, sculpture, basketry, and utensils, produced typically in cultural isolation by untrained often anonymous artists or by artisans of varying degrees of skill and marked by such attributes as …
7South Moluccas — The South Moluccas consist of about 150 islands in the Banda Sea. The main islands are Ceram, Ambon, and Buru. The people of the South Moluccas are mainly Melanesian Christians, numbering about one million. The islands are a part of the Republic… …
8Port Franks, Ontario — Port Franks is a small village located along Kings Highway 21 near Pinery Provincial Park, about 8 km north of Thedford, Ontario. Archaeological evidence suggests that human habitation and use of this site date back thousands of years, and that… …
9Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge — Supreme Court of the United States Argued January 19, 1837 Deci …
10Collectivization in Hungary — In the Hungarian People s Republic, agricultural collectivization was attempted a number of times in the late 1940s, until it was finally successful in the early 1960s. By consolidating individual landowning farmers into agricultural co… …
