militated — mil·i·tate || mɪlɪteɪt v. work for or against something … English contemporary dictionary
Islāmic world — Introduction prehistory and history of the Islamic community. Adherence to Islām is a global phenomenon: Muslims predominate in some 30 to 40 countries, from the Atlantic to the Pacific and along a belt that stretches across northern… … Universalium
Nicolae Iorga — Iorga redirects here. For the village in Botoşani County, see Manoleasa. Nicolae Iorga Nicolae Iorga in 1914 (photograph published in Luceafărul) Prime Minister of Romania … Wikipedia
Mishneh Torah — The Mishneh Torah (Hebrew: מִשְׁנֶה תּוֹרָה, Repetition of the Torah ) subtitled Sefer Yad ha Hazaka (ספר יד החזקה Book of the Strong Hand, ) is a code of Jewish religious law (Halakha) authored by Maimonides … Wikipedia
USS Lafayette (AP-53) — was the name and hull classification symbol assigned to the French luxury liner SS Normandie following the latter s seizure in New York by the United States after the Fall of France.Intended for conversion into a high speed troopship, Lafayette… … Wikipedia
Economic History of the Netherlands (1500 - 1815) — The Economic History of the Netherlands (1500 1815), is the history of an economy that some consider to be the first modern economy, continuously existing to this day. It covers the period from the time in which the geographic area currently… … Wikipedia
militate — militation, n. /mil i tayt /, v.i., militated, militating. 1. to have a substantial effect; weigh heavily: His prison record militated against him. 2. Obs. a. to be a soldier. b. to fight for a belief. [1615 25; < L militatus (ptp. of militare to … Universalium
Poland — /poh leuhnd/, n. a republic in E central Europe, on the Baltic Sea. 38,700,291; ab. 121,000 sq. mi. (313,400 sq. km). Cap.: Warsaw. Polish, Polska. * * * Poland Introduction Poland Background: Poland is an ancient nation that was conceived around … Universalium
Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… … Universalium
motion picture, history of the — Introduction history of the medium from the 19th century to the present. Early years, 1830–1910 Origins The illusion of motion pictures is based on the optical phenomena known as persistence of vision and the phi phenomenon. The first … Universalium