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11Mistress (lover) — Madame de Pompadour, mistress of Louis XV of France, circa 1750 A mistress is a long term female lover and companion who is not married to her partner; the term is used especially when her partner is married. The relationship generally is stable… …
12caste — casteism, n. casteless, adj. /kast, kahst/, n. 1. Sociol. a. an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups. b. any… …
13poor — adj. 1 lacking adequate money or means to live comfortably. 2 (foll. by in) deficient in (a possession or quality) (the poor in spirit). 3 a scanty, inadequate (a poor crop). b less good than is usual or expected (poor visibility; is a poor… …
14American Old West — Wild West redirects here. For other uses, see Wild West (disambiguation). For cultural influences and their development, see Western (genre). American Old West The …
15T–V distinction — In sociolinguistics, a T–V distinction is a contrast, within one language, between second person pronouns that are specialized for varying levels of politeness, social distance, courtesy, familiarity, or insult toward the addressee. Contents 1… …
16Edward VIII abdication crisis — The Edward VIII abdication crisis occurred in the British Empire in 1936, when the desire of King Emperor Edward VIII to marry his mistress, Wallis Simpson, a twice divorced American socialite, caused a constitutional crisis.The marriage was… …
17Racial issues in Japan — In 2005, a United Nations special rapporteur on racism and xenophobia expressed concerns about deep and profound racism in Japan and insufficient government recognition of the problem. [cite web|url=http://www.unic.or.jp/new/pr05 057 E.htm |title …
18Roland Mousnier — Roland Émile Mousnier (September 7, 1907 ndash;February 8, 1993) was a French historian of the early modern period in France and of the comparative studies of different civilizations. Mousnier was born in Paris and received his education at the… …
19Ethnic issues in Japan — Contents 1 Demographic 2 Japanese ethnic minorities 2.1 Korean people 2.2 Chinese people 2.3 Ainu …
20class-con|scious|ness — «KLAS KON shuhs nihs, KLAHS », noun. the quality or state of being class conscious: »There is also a subjective orientation to class, or a class consciousness which leads socially inferior groups to show deference to socially superior groups… …
