ultraconservative
101Kharijite — /kahr euh juyt /, n. Islam. a member of an ultraconservative, sometimes fanatical, sect emphasizing the importance of strict adherence to Muslim principles of conduct, and advocating the killing of anyone seriously violating those principles. [ < …
102Minuteman — /min it man /, n., pl. Minutemen. 1. (sometimes l.c.) a member of a group of American militiamen just before and during the Revolutionary War who held themselves in readiness for instant military service. 2. a U.S. intercontinental ballistic… …
103Pakistan — /pak euh stan , pah keuh stahn /, n. 1. Islamic Republic of, a republic in S Asia, between India and Afghanistan: formerly part of British India; known as West Pakistan from 1947 71 to distinguish it from East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).… …
104Pamyat — /pahm yaht/, n. an ultraconservative Russian nationalist organization founded in 1980 and noted for disseminating anti Western and anti Semitic propaganda. [ < Russ Pámyat lit., memory] * * * …
105reactionary — reactionism, reactionaryism, reactionarism /ree ak sheuh neuh riz euhm/, n. /ree ak sheuh ner ee/, adj., n., pl. reactionaries. adj. 1. of, pertaining to, marked by, or favoring reaction, esp. extreme conservatism or rightism in politics;… …
106Spain — /spayn/, n. a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 39,244,195; 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Cap.: Madrid. Spanish, España. * * * Spain Introduction Spain Background: Spain s powerful world empire of the 16th and… …
107Taliban — /tal euh ban /, n. a Muslim fundamentalist group in Afghanistan. * * * Political and religious faction and militia that came to power in Afghanistan in the mid 1990s. Following the Soviet Union s 1989 withdrawal from Afghanistan (see Afghan Wars) …
108white — /hwuyt, wuyt/, adj., whiter, whitest, n., v., whited, whiting. adj. 1. of the color of pure snow, of the margins of this page, etc.; reflecting nearly all the rays of sunlight or a similar light. 2. light or comparatively light in color. 3. (of… …
109Frankfurt National Assembly — officially German National Assembly (1848–49) German national parliament that tried and failed to create a united German state during the liberal Revolutions of 1848. Meeting in Frankfurt am Main, it proposed a constitution that provided for… …
110Hunt, H(aroldson) L(afayette) — born Feb. 17, 1889, Ramsey, Ill., U.S. died Nov. 29, 1974, Dallas, Texas U.S. oilman. Hunt purchased a tract of land in eastern Texas in 1930 that became one of the richest oilfields in the U.S. He continued his shrewd investments through his… …
