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41life span — 1. the longest period over which the life of any organism or species may extend, according to the available biological knowledge concerning it. 2. the longevity of an individual. [1915 20] * * * Time between birth and death. It ranges from a… …
42Louis XIV — ( the Great ; the Sun King ) 1638 1715, king of France 1643 1715 (son of Louis XIII). * * * known as the Sun King born Sept. 5, 1638, Saint Germain en Laye, France died Sept. 1, 1715, Versailles King of France (1643–1715), ruler during one of… …
43Mexico City — a city in and the capital of Mexico, in the central part. 8,906,000; ab. 7400 ft. (2255 m) above sea level. Official name, México, Distrito Federal /me hee kaw dees tree taw fe dhe rddahl /. * * * Spanish Ciudad de México City (pop., 2000: city,… …
44nuisance — /nooh seuhns, nyooh /, n. 1. an obnoxious or annoying person, thing, condition, practice, etc.: a monthly meeting that was more nuisance than pleasure. 2. Law. something offensive or annoying to individuals or to the community, esp. in violation… …
45Piura — /pyooh rddah/, n. a city in N Peru. 126,010. * * * ▪ Peru city, northwestern Peru, on the Piura River in the warm coastal desert. San Miguel de Piura was the first city founded (1532) in Peru by the conquistador Francisco Pizarro (Pizarro,… …
46sweatshop — /swet shop /, n. a shop employing workers at low wages, for long hours, and under poor conditions. [1865 70; SWEAT + SHOP] * * * ▪ labour workplace in which workers are employed at low wages and under unhealthy or oppressive conditions. In… …
47Tampico — Tampican, n. /tam pee koh/; Sp. /tahm pee kaw/, n. a seaport in SE Tamaulipas, in E Mexico. 240,500. * * * Port and city (pop., 2000: 295,442), southeastern Tamaulipas state, northeastern Mexico. It lies on the Pánuco River and is almost… …
48unhealthy — unhealthily, adv. unhealthiness, n. /un hel thee/, adj., unhealthier, unhealthiest. 1. not in a state of good or normal health; in an unsound, weak, or morbid condition. 2. symptomatic of or resulting from bad health: an unhealthy pallor. 3. not… …
49unsanitary — unsanitarily, adv. /un san i ter ee/, adj. not sanitary; unhealthy or unhealthful; tending to harbor or spread disease: unsanitary living conditions. Also, insanitary. [1870 75; UN 1 + SANITARY] * * * …
50unwholesome — unwholesomely, adv. unwholesomeness, n. /un hohl seuhm/, adj. 1. not wholesome; unhealthful; deleterious to health or physical or moral well being: unwholesome food; unwholesome activities. 2. not sound in health; unhealthy, esp. in appearance;… …
