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• Treaty — Trea ty, n.; pl. {Treaties}. [OE. tretee, F. trait[ e], LL. tractatus; cf. L. tractatus a handling, treatment, consultation, tractate. See {Treat}, and cf. {Tractate}.] 1. The act of treating for the adjustment of differences, as for forming an… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• treaty — ► NOUN (pl. treaties) ▪ a formally concluded and ratified agreement between states. ORIGIN Old French traite, from Latin tractatus treatise …   English terms dictionary

• Treaty of Antwerp (1609) — The Treaty of Antwerp, which initiated the Twelve Years Truce, was an armistice signed in Antwerp on April 9, 1609 between Spain and the Netherlands, creating the major break in hostilities during the Eighty Years War for independence conducted… …   Wikipedia

• treaty — noun /ˈtriː.ti/ A binding agreement under international law concluded by subjects of international law, namely states and international organizations. Syn: international agreement, protocol, covenant, convention, exchange of letters, exchange of… …   Wiktionary

• tractor — [17] Tractor is one of a large family of English words that come from tractus, the past participle of Latin trahere ‘pull’ (others include abstract [14], attract, contract, detract [15], distract [14], extract [15], retract, subtract, trace,… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• tractor — [17] Tractor is one of a large family of English words that come from tractus, the past participle of Latin trahere ‘pull’ (others include abstract [14], attract, contract, detract [15], distract [14], extract [15], retract, subtract, trace,… …   Word origins

• Treaties — Treaty Trea ty, n.; pl. {Treaties}. [OE. tretee, F. trait[ e], LL. tractatus; cf. L. tractatus a handling, treatment, consultation, tractate. See {Treat}, and cf. {Tractate}.] 1. The act of treating for the adjustment of differences, as for… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• 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

• Timeline of Chinese history — History of China ANCIENT …   Wikipedia

• United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …   Universalium

• Kingdom of Mysore — Kingdom of Mysore/Princely State of Mysore Kingdom (Subordinate to Vijayanagara Empire until 1565). Princely state under the suzerainty of the British Crown after 1799 …   Wikipedia