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A central, coordinating organization that represents a group of smaller, independent bodies
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umbrella — I UK [ʌmˈbrelə] / US noun [countable] Word forms umbrella : singular umbrella plural umbrellas * 1) an object that you hold over your head when it is raining a) a similar but larger object that you use to protect yourself from the sun, for… … English dictionary
umbrella — um|brel|la1 [ ʌm brelə ] noun count * 1. ) an object that you hold over your head when it is raining a ) a similar but larger object that you use to protect yourself from the sun, for example on the beach or over a table b ) a PARASOL 2. )… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
umbrella — [um brel′ə] n. [It ombrella < LL umbrella (altered by assoc. with L umbra, shade) < L umbella, parasol, dim. of umbra, shade] 1. a screen or shade, usually of cloth stretched over a folding radial frame, carried for protection against the… … English World dictionary
Umbrella — Pour l’article homonyme, voir Umbrella Corporation. Umbrella Single par Rihanna featuring Jay Z extrait de l’album Good Girl Gone Bad … Wikipédia en Français
Umbrella (song) — Infobox Single Name = Umbrella Artist = Rihanna featuring Jay Z from Album = Good Girl Gone Bad Released = March 29, 2007 (US) May 25, 2007 (Europe) May 28, 2007 (UK) Format = 12 maxi single, CD single, digital download Recorded = 2006 Genre =… … Wikipedia
Umbrella Corporation — Infobox Company company name = Umbrella Corporation company company type = Fictional corporation and laboratory foundation = 1968 |location = Europe founder = Ozwell E. Spencer key people = Ozwell E. Spencer James Marcus Edward Ashford num… … Wikipedia
Umbrella — Parasol redirects here. For other uses, see Umbrella (disambiguation), Umbrella (song) or Parasol (disambiguation) An umbrella or parasol (sometimes colloquially, gamp, brolly, or bumbershoot) is a canopy designed to protect against precipitation … Wikipedia
Umbrella Cockatoo — Taxobox name = Umbrella Cockatoo status = VU | status system = IUCN3.1 trend = down image width = 225px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Psittaciformes familia = Cacatuidae subfamilia = Cacatuinae genus = Cacatua subgenus … Wikipedia
umbrella — umbrellaless, adj. umbrellalike, adj. /um brel euh/, n. 1. a light, small, portable, usually circular cover for protection from rain or sun, consisting of a fabric held on a collapsible frame of thin ribs radiating from the top of a carrying… … Universalium
umbrella — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ rolled ▪ beach, sun ▪ golf ▪ nuclear, protective (both figurative) ▪ … Collocations dictionary
