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• popularly — [[t]pɒ̱pjʊlə(r)li[/t]] 1) ADV GRADED: ADV with ed If something or someone is popularly known as something, most people call them that, although it is not their official name or title. ...the Mesozoic era, more popularly known as the age of… …   English dictionary

• popularly — pop|u|lar|ly [ papjlərli ] adverb 1. ) by most people or in most situations: The duchess is popularly known as Fergie. someone who was popularly believed to be wealthy 2. ) a popularly elected government is elected in a democratic election: a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• popularly — pop|u|lar|ly [ˈpɔpjuləli US ˈpa:pjulər ] adv by most or many people ▪ The President of Korea is popularly elected every five years. popularly believed/thought/called etc ▪ Vitamin C is popularly believed to prevent colds. ▪ The Church of Jesus… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• popularly — adverb 1) old age is popularly associated with illness Syn: widely, generally, universally, commonly, usually, customarily, habitually, conventionally, traditionally, as a rule 2) the bar was popularly known as the May Syn …   Thesaurus of popular words

• popularly — UK [ˈpɒpjʊlə(r)lɪ] / US [ˈpɑpjlərlɪ] adverb 1) by most people, or in most situations 2) by ordinary people, rather than by experts 3) a popularly elected government is elected in a democratic election …   English dictionary

• Commons, House of — Popularly elected lower house of the bicameral British Parliament. Because it alone has the power to levy taxes and allocate expenditures, it is Britain s chief legislative authority. It originated in the late 13th century, when landholders and… …   Universalium

• San Marino — San Marinese /mar euh neez , nees /. /san meuh ree noh/; for 1, 2 also It. /sahn mah rddee naw/ 1. a small republic in E Italy: the oldest independent country in Europe. 24,714; 38 sq. mi. (98 sq. km). Cap.: San Marino. 2. a town in and the… …   Universalium

• India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …   Universalium

• Board of Chosen Freeholders — In New Jersey, the Boards of Chosen Freeholders are the county legislatures of the 21 counties of the state. Origin New Jersey s system of naming county legislators freeholders is unique in the United States. The origin of the term was in the… …   Wikipedia

• Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …   Universalium

• Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …   Universalium