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121ors- — Buttocks, backside. 1. Suffixed form *ors o . a. ass2, from Old English ærs, ears, backside; b. dodo, from Middle Dutch ærs, backside, tail. Both a and b from Germanic *arsaz. 2. Suffixed form *ors ā …
122medina — /meuh dee neuh/, n. the old Arab quarter of a North African city. [1905 10; < Ar madina city] * * * Arabic Al Madīnah ancient Yathrib. City (pop., 1992: 608,295), western Saudi Arabia, north of Mecca. It developed from an oasis settled by Jews с… …
123Medina — /meuh dee neuh/ for 1; /meuh duy neuh/ for 2, n. 1. a city in W Saudi Arabia, where Muhammad was first accepted as the supreme Prophet from Allah and where his tomb is located. 150,000. 2. a town in N Ohio. 15,268. * * * Arabic Al Madīnah ancient …
124Beatles, the — ▪ British rock group Introduction British musical quartet and a global cynosure for the hopes and dreams of a generation that came of age in the 1960s. The principal members were Paul McCartney (McCartney, Sir Paul) (in full Sir James Paul… …
125Epcot — ▪ theme park, Florida, United States in full Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow , formerly called Epcot Center (1982–94) theme park in the Walt Disney World Resort, near Orlando, Fla., that features many attractions centred on… …
126Council of Constance — Council of Constance † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Council of Constance A (partly) ecumenical council held at Constance, now in the Grand Duchy of Baden, from 5 Nov., 1414, to 22 April, 1418. Its forty five general sessions were devoted… …
127landMARK — land·mark n often attrib 1: an object (as a stone or tree) that marks a boundary of land 2: an event or development that marks a turning point or stage a landmark decision 3: a structure (as a building) of unusual historical or aesthetic… …
128Khaleja — Film poster Directed by Trivikram Srinivas Produced by Singa …
