- starving condition
- голодная кондиция
English-Russian dictionary of Arts . 2014.
English-Russian dictionary of Arts . 2014.
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starvation — /stahr vay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or state of starving; condition of being starved. adj. 2. liable or seeming to cause starving: a starvation diet. [1770 80; STARVE + ATION] * * * … Universalium
SMITH, Sir Charles Edward Kingsford (1897-1935) — aviator was born at Brisbane on 9 February 1897, youngest son of William Charles Smith, bank manager. When he was six years of age the family removed to Canada, the father having become a superintendent in the Canadian Pacific railway. On the… … Dictionary of Australian Biography
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china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material … Universalium
China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast … Universalium
Starvation — This article is about extreme malnutrition. For other uses, see Starvation (disambiguation). Starvation Classification and external resources A girl during the Nigerian Biafran war of the late 1960s, shown suffering the effects of severe hunger… … Wikipedia
slavery — /slay veuh ree, slayv ree/, n. 1. the condition of a slave; bondage. 2. the keeping of slaves as a practice or institution. 3. a state of subjection like that of a slave: He was kept in slavery by drugs. 4. severe toil; drudgery. [1545 55; SLAVE… … Universalium