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21conflict — ♦♦ conflicts, conflicting, conflicted (The noun is pronounced [[t]kɒ̱nflɪkt[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]kənflɪ̱kt[/t]].) 1) N UNCOUNT: oft in/into N Conflict is serious disagreement and argument about something important. If two people or… …
22conflict — I noun adverseness, affray, altercation, animosity, antagonism, antipathy, argument, argumentation, battle, belligerency, breach, challenge, clash, clash of arms, collision, combat, competition, conflict of opinion, contention, contentiousness,… …
23Crusades — a series of military expeditions between the 11th and 14th centuries, in which armies from the Christian countries of Europe tried to get back the Holy Land (= what is now Israel, Palestine, Jordan and Egypt) from the Muslims. The soldiers who… …
24Slavic Europe — [ legend|#004040|Countries where a South Slavic language is the national language] Slavic Europe is a region of Europe where Slavic people live. This area corresponds, more or less, to East Central, Eastern Europe and Southeastern Europe, and… …
25Zachary Taylor: Inaugural Address — ▪ Primary Source Monday, March 5, 1849 Elected by the American people to the highest office known to our laws, I appear here to take the oath prescribed by the Constitution, and, in compliance with a time honored custom, to address… …
26Australia — /aw strayl yeuh/, n. 1. a continent SE of Asia, between the Indian and the Pacific oceans. 18,438,824; 2,948,366 sq. mi. (7,636,270 sq. km). 2. Commonwealth of, a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, consisting of the federated states and… …
27Daniel Kriegman — is an American psychoanalyst and writer. He is a founder of the Psychoanalytic Couple and Family Institute of New England, and a faculty member at the Massachusetts Institute for Psychoanalysis. He was formerly Chief Psychologist and the Director …
28Daniel Kriegman — est un écrivain et psychanalyste américain. Il est l un des fondateurs de l Institut psychanalytique pour la famille et le couple de Nouvelle Angleterre et un membre de la faculté de l Institut pour la Psychanalyse du Massachusetts. Il fut… …
29Macedonia — /mas i doh nee euh, dohn yeuh/, n. 1. Also, Macedon /mas i don /. an ancient kingdom in the Balkan Peninsula, in S Europe: now a region in N Greece, SW Bulgaria, and the Republic of Macedonia. 2. a republic in S Europe: formerly (1945 92) a… …
30social structure — structure (def. 9). [1825 35] * * * Introduction in sociology, the distinctive, stable arrangement of institutions whereby human beings in a society interact and live together. Social structure is often treated together with the concept of… …
