Dictionaries

The Battle of the Little Big Horn was the decisive engagement of the Great Sioux War of 1876-1877.

Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachbegriffe steht seit über 40 Jahren für sprachliche und medizinisch-fachliche Kompetenz.

For foodies, wordsmiths, and anyone who loves to eat, an illustrated guide to authentic American fare, from the beloved Roadfood teamIn linguistics, the lexicon of a language is its vocabulary, including its words and expressions.

The use of symbolism is an art, not a science.

This reference volume is intended for both the casual and the most avid blues fan.

The first comprehensive lexicographic work on Cayuga, an Iroquoian language spoken in southern Ontario at Six Nations of the Grand River, this dictionary, combines the work of Dyck, a professor of linguistics, and Froman, Keye, and Keye, all Cayuga language teachers at Six Nations.

Angola, slowly recovering from a twenty-seven year civil war, is becoming a regional super-power in southern Africa.

The Devil's Dictionary (1906) is a work of satire by Ambrose Bierce.

Ghana, the former British colony of the Gold Coast, is historically known for being the first country to the south of the Sahara to attain political independence from colonial rule.

This biographical dictionary provides information on 322 men and women who have made or are making significant contributions in the field of anthropology.

Wie nennt man den Stab, der die Waren an der Supermarktkasse trennt?

The overriding theme of this work is that women's struggles, human rights, myths, and literary expression are indispensable to an understanding of the modern culture and socio-political development of the Middle East region.

The purpose of the book is to provide insurance practitioners, consumers, and students with definitions of common insurance terms in both the property/casualty and life/health insurance industries.

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Neoclassicism refers to the revival of classical art and architecture beginning in Europe in the 1750s until around 1830, with late neoclassicism lingering through the 1870s.

Learn more than 10,000 of the most useful words and phrases in Spanish with this beautifully illustrated dictionary for Spanish-language students.

Originally published in the Acadian Reader, a Halifax newspaper, in the early 1820s, the letters earned for their author the distinction of being called "e;the founder of genuine Canadian humour"e; by Northrop Frye.

Swift changes in educational technology are transforming the landscape of our society and how we transfer knowledge in a digital world.

Le parole di una lingua non sono mai isolate ma si usano in combinazione e non con qualunque parola ma solo con alcune.

The Cold War was a sophisticated conflict fought by the west, principally the United States, Great Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, with support from NATO, CENTO and SEATO, to confront the Kremlin and its Warsaw Pact satellites.

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This massive biographical reference work covers both well-known and obscure figures from a variety of backgrounds including soldiers, politicians, plantation owners, farmers, and more.

The Concise Encyclopedia of The Great Recession 2007-2010 provides the necessary resources for understanding the recession begun in 2007.

This unique collection of data includes concise definitions and explanations relating to all aspects of the European Union.

Letzter Band des dreibändigen Wörterbuchs zum Phänomen des „Gegensinns“ (= kontrastive Polysemie).

Das Werk dient als kompakter und lern-praktischer Einblick fur Firmen, Studenten und Interessierte.

Keine ausführliche Beschreibung für "Russisch-deutsches Wörterbuch" verfügbar.

Published to great acclaim in 2006, the hardcover edition of Home Ground: Language for an American Landscape met with outstanding reviews and strong sales, going into three printings.

This expanded fourth edition defines and cross-references 9,040 homophones and 2,133 homographs (up from 7,870 and 1,554 in the 3rd ed.

Semiotics, Media Studies and Communication Studies are three closely interlinked fields.

Written in a clear, readable style with a wide range of explanations and examples, this must-have dictionary reflects recent changes in the fields of statistics and methodology.

Keine ausführliche Beschreibung für "väinc – z" verfügbar.

The Historical Dictionary of the Mongol World Empire examines the history of the Mongol Empire, the pre-imperial era of Mongolian history that preceded it, and the various Mongol successor states that continued to dominate Eurasia long after the breakdown of Mongol unity.

This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection.

Learn more than 10,000 of the most useful words and phrases in French with this beautifully illustrated dictionary for French-language students.

The film noir male is an infinitely watchable being, exhibiting a wide range of emotions, behaviors, and motivations.

Written in straightforward, jargon-free language, A Concise Dictionary of Comics guides students, researchers, readers, and educators of all ages and at all levels of comics expertise.

Soccer is the worlds most popular sport and one of the globes best known cultural practices.

The Dictionary of Louisiana French (DLF) provides the richest inventory of French vocabulary in Louisiana and reflects precisely the speech of the period from 1930 to the present.

This dictionary is the first to deal comprehensively with the history of counseling in the United States for the last 100 years and with the professional, ethical, and legal aspects of counseling.