magnates (noun)

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• magnate — noun Etymology: Middle English magnates, plural, from Late Latin, from Latin magnus Date: 15th century a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• magnate — noun the industrial magnates of the nineteenth century Syn: tycoon, mogul, captain of industry, baron, lord, king, magnifico; industrialist, proprietor; informal big shot, big cheese, (head) honcho; derogatory fat cat …   Thesaurus of popular words

• gay dog — noun : a man given to gay or licentious self indulgence * * * gay dog, Slang. a person who seeks or indulges in extravagant pleasures and gaiety: »Hungary s “magnates” (the aristocratic heads of the great families) were Europe s most lavish hosts …   Useful english dictionary

• beautiful people — noun plural Usage: often capitalized B&P : wealthy or famous people whose life style is usually expensive and well publicized to this festival came the stars, the magnates, the beautiful people, and the crowds Roland Gelatt * * * (often caps.)… …   Useful english dictionary

• France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …   Universalium

• 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

• Hungary — /hung geuh ree/, n. a republic in central Europe. 9,935,774; 35,926 sq. mi. (93,050 sq. km). Cap.: Budapest. Hungarian, Magyarország. * * * Hungary Introduction Hungary Background: Hungary was part of the polyglot Austro Hungarian Empire, which… …   Universalium

• Spain — /spayn/, n. a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 39,244,195; 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Cap.: Madrid. Spanish, España. * * * Spain Introduction Spain Background: Spain s powerful world empire of the 16th and… …   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

• 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

• Sweden — /sweed n/, n. a kingdom in N Europe, in the E part of the Scandinavian Peninsula. 8,946,193; 173,732 sq. mi. (449,964 sq. km). Cap.: Stockholm. Swedish, Sverige. * * * Sweden Introduction Sweden Background: A military power during the 17th… …   Universalium