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Lesotho
(Encyclopedia) CE5 LesothoLesotholəsōˈtō [key], officially Kingdom of Lesotho, kingdom (2015 est. pop. 2,175,000), 11,720 sq mi (30,355 sq km), S Africa. It is an enclave within the Republic of…2000 British Academy of Film and Television Awards
The 2000 BAFTA Awards, the British equivalent of our Oscar and Emmy awards (combined into one ceremony), were presented April 9, 2000 in London. These are the film awards.FilmAmerican…Brewer's: Brother Sam
The brother of Lord Dundreary (q.v. ), the hero of a comedy based on a German drama, by John Oxenford, with additions and alterations by E. A. Sothern and T. B. Buckstone. (Supplied by T.…Brewer's: Davideis
An epic poem in four books, describing the troubles of King David. (Abraham Cowley [1618-1667].) There is another sacred poem so called, by Thomas Elwood (1712). Source: Dictionary of…Walt Whitman: A Boston Ballad [1854]
A Boston Ballad [1854]To get betimes in Boston town I rose this morning early, Here's a good place at the corner, I must stand and see the show.Clear the way there Jonathan! Way for the…2002 Gramophone Awards
Record of the Year and Orchestral Saint-Saëns, Complete Works for Piano and Orchestra, Stephen Hough/City of Birmingham Symphony…Brewer's: Jonas
in Dryden's satire of Absalom and Achitophel, is meant for Sir William Jones, Attorney-General, who conducted the prosecution of the Popish Plot (June 25th, 1674); not the great Oriental…Brewer's: Jonc
(French). A wedding-ring; so called because those who were married by compulsion at Ste. Marine wore rings of jonc or straw. “C'est dans l'église de Ste. Marine que l'on marie ceux que l'…Brewer's: United States
The thirty-six states of North America composing the Federal Republic. Each state is represented in the Federal Congress by two senators, and a number of representatives proportionate to…Brewer's: Brother German
A real brother. (Latin, germanus, of the same stock; germen, a bud or sprout.) “Te in germani fratris dilexi loco.” —Terence Andria, I. 5, 58. A uterine brother is a brother by the mother'…Trending
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