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• buffet — buf|fet1 [ˈbufeı US bəˈfeı] n [Date: 1700 1800; : Frenc] 1.) a meal at a party or other occasion, in which people serve themselves at a table and then move away to eat ▪ a cold buffet buffet breakfast/lunch/supper ▪ The price includes morning… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• buffet — buffets, buffeting, buffeted (Pronounced [[t]bʌ̱feɪ, AM bʊfe͟ɪ[/t]] for meanings 1 to 3, and [[t]bʌ̱fɪt[/t]] for meanings 4 and 5.) 1) N COUNT: oft N n A buffet is a meal of cold food that is displayed on a long table at a party or public… …   English dictionary

• 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

• 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

• buffet — I UK [ˈbʊfeɪ] / US [bʌˈfeɪ] noun [countable] Word forms buffet : singular buffet plural buffets 1) a meal at which all the food is put on a table and people go and choose what they want The price includes a buffet, all drinks, and live… …   English dictionary

• buffet — 1 noun (C) 1 a place in a railway station, bus station etc where you can buy and eat food or drink 2 a meal of cold food at a party or other occasion, in which people serve themselves at a table and then move away to eat: buffet lunch/supper: We… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• theatre — /thee euh teuhr, theeeu /, n. theater. * * * I Building or space in which performances are given before an audience. It contains an auditorium and stage. In ancient Greece, where Western theatre began (5th century BC), theatres were constructed… …   Universalium

• English literature — Introduction       the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… …   Universalium

• Military Affairs — ▪ 2009 Introduction        Russia and Georgia fought a short, intense war in 2008, fueling global fears of a new Cold War. On August 7 Georgia launched an aerial bombardment and ground attacks against its breakaway province of South Ossetia.… …   Universalium

• beat — vb 1 Beat, pound, pummel, thrash, buffet, baste, belabor are comparable when they mean to strike re peatedly. Beat, the usual and general word of this group, may imply no more than the simple action of repeated striking (as with one s hands or an …   New Dictionary of Synonyms