Dictionaries 21

The Olympic Movement began with the Ancient Olympic Games, which were held in Greece on the Peloponnesus peninsula at Olympia, Greece. It is not clear why the Greeks instituted this quadrennial cele……続きを見る

Intelligence is now acknowledged as the hidden dimension to international diplomacy and national security. It is the hidden piece of the jigsaw puzzle of global relations that cements relationships,……続きを見る

The German-language theater is one of the most vibrant and generously endowed of any in the world. It boasts long and honored traditions that include world-renowned plays, playwrights, actors, direc……続きを見る

Land-locked Paraguay is one of the smaller nations of Latin America, whose global image is now changing very rapidly. In the process, the tired stereotype of a “forgotten” country comprising only mi……続きを見る

Wissen Sie, was es bedeutet, wenn jemand auf Lepschi geht? In einem Tschecherl einen alten Haberer trifft? Sich mit ihm auf ein Packl haut? Kennen Sie Wörter wie Brandineser, Gauch und Mezzie? Was v……続きを見る

Die Tabuwörter der deutschen Sprache sind starke Wörter: Wer sie gebraucht, der weiß, dass er mit ihnen eine große Wirkung erzielt. Comedians verwenden sie als Fanfarenstöße, um das Publikum aus der……続きを見る

Tauchen Sie ein in den Wortschatz der österreichischen Alltagssprache! Hier werden mehr als 2.500 Wörter und Redewendungen vorgestellt: von "jemanden buckelkraxen tragen" bis "ein Sprung in der Mari……続きを見る

Black's Medical Dictionary has been the best-selling medical dictionary for over 100 years. It is invaluable as a home reference and for all who need clear explanation of medical terms: nurses, heal……続きを見る

Camera: A handy device useful for blackmailing family members; Makeup: Goopy substances applied by women to their faces in order to hide their true appearance; Diet: A method of self-punishment; Ins……続きを見る

'I have spent almost 33 of the last 53 years in and out of prison, but mainly in. I was a juvenile offender back in the mid 1970s and went on to become an adult prisoner in the 1980s and beyond. My ……続きを見る

Extrait : "Le cyclisme est devenu tout d'un coup en France, et par suite dans le monde entier ainsi qu'il en est l'habitude, une question si volumineuse qu'un écrivain ne peut guère être certain de ……続きを見る

Extrait : "L'origine de l'astronomie paraît fort simple quand on l'attribue à la contemplation des cieux, par des bergers, ou des poètes admirateurs des beautés de la création. La curiosité, issue d……続きを見る

This is a glossary of military termsーboth official and slangーwhich were part of the dialect spoken when I was in uniform. Because of movies and shows on The Military Channel, some expressions have……続きを見る

No one knows who wrote, spoke, or possibly drew the world's first idiom. Some language historians point to a newly discovered cave painting that depicts a large bear shitting in the woods. But was t……続きを見る

This reference seeks to identify and briefly annotate a wide range of subjects relating to English musical culture, largely from the early 15th century through 1958, dates that reflect the coalescen……続きを見る

The crime film genre consists of detective films, gangster films, suspense thrillers, film noir, and caper films and is produced throughout the world. Crime film was there at the birth of cinema, an……続きを見る

Colombia is the fourth largest country in South America and one of the continent’s most populous nations. It has substantial oil reserves and is a major producer of gold, silver, emeralds, platinum,……続きを見る

Wrestling as a legitimate contest is one of the oldest, if not the oldest form of sport. There are cave drawings in France that depict memorable matches, which are over 15,000 years old. Egyptian an……続きを見る

One of the most powerful forces in world culture, American cinema has a long and complex history that stretches through more than a century. This history not only includes a legacy of hundreds of im……続きを見る

Few philosophers have been as popular, prolific, and controversial as Friedrich Nietzsche, who has left his imprint not only on philosophy but on all the arts. Whether it is his concept of the überm……続きを見る

Jazz is a music formed from a combination of influences. In its infancy, jazz was a melting pot of military brass bands, work songs and field hollers of the United States slaves during the 19th cent……続きを見る

The cinema of Japan predates that of Russia, China, and India, and it has been able to sustain itself without outside assistance for over a century. Japanese cinema's long history of production and ……続きを見る

Gridiron football or American football or just plain football is the most popular sport in the United States in the 21st century. Although attempts have been made to develop the sport outside North ……続きを見る

Although China’s intelligence activities may not have been well documented, they can be traced back to the ancient writings of Sun Tzu, and espionage has been a characteristic of Chinese domestic po……続きを見る

On the stroke of midnight on 1 January 2013, the inhabitants of Slovakia celebrated a major milestone in their history: two decades of democratic government and personal freedom. This is so far the ……続きを見る

Russian literature is most celebrated for its Romantic and modernist poetry and 19th-century novels. While literary traditions of varying sorts have been part of Slavic and Russian culture for over ……続きを見る

In 2011, massive protest movements that appeared to come out of nowhere caught the Arab world’s autocrats by surprise and brought down powerful leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and Yemen. Thousands……続きを見る

The WHO’s history spans a period of over six decades, with particular emphasis on the past twenty years. This has been a particularly busy period in WHO’s development, given the transition from inte……続きを見る

Historical Dictionary of U.S. Diplomacy from the Revolution to Secession covers the period from 1776, when the nation declared its independence from Great Britain, through 1861, when the Civil War p……続きを見る

On March 21, 1990, Sam Nujoma was sworn in as the first president of independent Namibia. This ceremony marked the end of a struggle that lasted more than two decades and a period of colonialism tha……続きを見る