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1 Peculiar Institution
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2 peculiar\ institution
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3 the peculiar institution
амер.; уст.; эвф."особый институт" ( рабство негров) [сокр. от the peculiar domestic institution of the South] -
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adjective1) (strange) seltsam; eigenartig; sonderbarI feel [slightly] peculiar — mir ist [etwas] komisch
2) (especial)be of peculiar interest [to somebody] — [für jemanden] von besonderem Interesse sein
3) (belonging exclusively) eigentümlich (to Dat.)this bird is peculiar to South Africa — dieser Vogel kommt nur in Südafrika vor
* * *[pi'kju:ljə]1) (strange; odd: peculiar behaviour.) eigentümlich2) (belonging to one person, place or thing in particular and to no other: customs peculiar to France.) eigen•- academic.ru/54228/peculiarity">peculiarity- peculiarly* * *pe·cu·liar[pɪˈkju:liəʳ, AM -ljɚ]1. (strange) seltsam, merkwürdigsth seems [or is] a little \peculiar to sb etw kommt jdm nicht ganz geheuer vor2. (nauseous) unwohlto have a \peculiar feeling sich akk eigenartig fühlento feel a little \peculiar sich akk nicht [ganz] wohl fühlen3. (belonging to, special)▪ to be \peculiar to sb typisch für jdn seinof \peculiar interest von besonderem Interesse* * *[pI'kjuːlɪə(r)]adj1) (= strange) seltsam, eigenartigto feel peculiar — sich komisch or seltsam fühlen
a method peculiar to her —
an animal peculiar to Africa — ein Tier, das nur in Afrika vorkommt
in his own peculiar way — auf die ihm eigene Art und Weise
* * *peculiar [pıˈkjuːljə(r)]1. eigentümlich (to dat):be peculiar to auch typisch sein für;2. eigenartig, seltsam, sonderbar3. besonder(er, e, es):peculiar people RELa) (das) auserwählte Volk,B s1. ausschließliches Eigentum2. Kirche, die nicht der Gerichtsbarkeit des Bischofs untersteht3. TYPO Sonderzeichen n* * *adjective1) (strange) seltsam; eigenartig; sonderbarI feel [slightly] peculiar — mir ist [etwas] komisch
2) (especial)be of peculiar interest [to somebody] — [für jemanden] von besonderem Interesse sein
3) (belonging exclusively) eigentümlich (to Dat.)* * *adj.besonders adj.eigen adj.eigenartig adj.eigenartigen adj.eigentümlich adj. -
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