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centre — 1 BrE, center AmE noun 1 MIDDLE (C) the middle of a space, area, or object, especially the exact middle: Draw a line through the centre of the circle. | Tony only likes chocolates with soft centres. (+ of): There was an enormous oak table in the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
The Irish (in Countries Other Than Ireland) — The Irish (in countries other than Ireland) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Irish (in countries other than Ireland) I. IN THE UNITED STATES Who were the first Irish to land on the American continent and the time of their arrival are … Catholic encyclopedia
centre — cen‧tre [ˈsentə ǁ ər] , center noun [countable] 1. COMMERCE the place where most of the important things connected with a business or activity happen: • Bahrain has become a major international banking centre. centre of … Financial and business terms
The Cantos — by Ezra Pound is a long, incomplete poem in 120 sections, each of which is a canto . Most of it was written between 1915 and 1962, although much of the early work was abandoned and the early cantos, as finally published, date from 1922 onwards.… … Wikipedia
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The Culture — is a fictional interstellar anarchist, socialist, and utopian[1][2] society created by the Scottish writer Iain M. Banks which features in a number of science fiction novels and works of short fiction by him, collectively called the Culture… … Wikipedia
centre — [[t]se̱ntə(r)[/t]] ♦ centres, centring, centred (in AM, use center) 1) N COUNT: usu with supp, oft in names after n A centre is a building where people have meetings, take part in a particular activity, or get help of some kind. We went to a… … English dictionary
centre — cen|tre1 W1S1 BrE center AmE [ˈsentə US ər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(middle)¦ 2¦(building)¦ 3¦(place of activity)¦ 4¦(of a town)¦ 5¦(involvement)¦ 6 be the centre of attention 7 be/take centre stage 8¦(poli … Dictionary of contemporary English
The List of Seven — Infobox Book name = The List of Seven image caption = Cover of The List of Seven author = Mark Frost language = English publisher = QPD (1993) The List of Seven is a 1993 novel by Mark Frost. Though initially an occult murder mystery, the story… … Wikipedia
Human rights in the United Kingdom — The United Kingdom has a long and established tradition of avowed respect for its subjects human rights. At the same time, the UK, like many nations, has also had a history of both de jure and de facto racial and ethnic religious discrimination,… … Wikipedia
