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A weak member of a peer group, especially the weakest.
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Sick man of Europe — The term Sick man of Europe is a nickname associated with a European country experiencing a time of economic difficulty and/or poverty.OriginThe phrase sick man of Europe is commonly attributed to Tsar Nicholas I of Russia, referring to the… … Wikipedia
Sick man of Asia — The phrase sick man of Asia or sick man of East Asia originally referred to China in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when it was riven by internal divisions and forced by the great powers into a series of Unequal Treaties, culminating in… … Wikipedia
sick man of East Asia — noun Qing Empire / Empire of China / China Syn: sick man of Asia See Also: sick man of Europe … Wiktionary
sick man of Asia — noun Qing Empire / Empire of China / China Syn: sick man of East Asia See Also: sick man of Europe … Wiktionary
the sick man of - — a country that is politically or economically unsound, esp. in comparison with its neighbors in the region specified the country had been the sick man of Europe for too long Origin: from a use of sick man, frequently applied in the late 19th cent … Useful english dictionary
sick man of Europe — noun Ottoman Empire … Wiktionary
Sick Man of Africa — nineteenthcentury Ethiopia … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
Sick Man of Asia — nineteenth century China … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
Sick Man of Europe — Turkey in the last years of the Ottoman Empire and the reign of the sultans during most of the nineteenth century and up to 1922 when the sultanate was abolished … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
Sick Man of South America — nineteenth century Ecuador … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
