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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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1996
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where in what place?. OE.
hwǣr, beside
hwā̌r and
hwăra, corr. to OS.
hwār (Du.
waar), OHG.
(h)wār,
wā (G.
wo), ON.
hvar, Goth.
hwar; Gmc. derivs. of *
χwa- WHO,
WHAT (cf.
HERE,
THERE). The earliest comps. with preps. are
whereat,
whereby,
wherein (XIII),
whereof (XII),
wherethrough,
whereupon (XIII),
wherewith (XII); later are
whereunto (XV),
wherewithal (XVI).
So
wherefor for what purpose or cause XII; for which XIII; (now
-fore) on what account; sb. cause, reason XVI.
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ORCO Property Group and Suncani Hvar Hotels Diversify Hospitality Portfolio With New Product Offer.
PR Newswire; 5/25/2007; 700+ words
; ...new spa is currently being prepared for opening early June at the Adriana, Hvar hotels & spa, on Hvar Island, Croatia. In 2005, ORCO invested into the suncani hvar hotels group, owner of nine hotels on Hvar. The first series of Sensori...
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 "Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)")
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travel: Hvar from the madding crowd; The quiet and quaint islands of Croatia harbour a whole new world of sensations.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland); 9/8/2007; 700+ words
; Byline: By Annie Brown IN Hvar, in Croatia, they promise if it snows, everything...and from there Dalmatia's sexiest islands of Hvar and Korcula are a ferry hop away. Conde Naste voted Hvar one of the 10 most beautiful islands in the world...
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STR polymorphisms in the population of the Island of Hvar
Magazine article from: Human Biology; 6/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...subpopulations of 6 villages on the island of Hvar, Croatia. The STR data help us to analyze the genetic structure of Hvar. The analysis of STR data in this study...homogeneity among the village subpopulations on Hvar and the lack of the so-called east...
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HVAR: A YUGOSLAVIAN ISLAND OF SURPRISES
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 11/4/1990; ; 700+ words
; HVAR, Yugoslavia - Sometimes you don't know...met a group of Australians who went on to Hvar (pronounced "whar") while I traveled on...roughly parallel to the Dalmatian coastline, Hvar is the longest island in the Adriatic. Hvar...
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Hvar's hurrah for Maine maple
Newspaper article from: Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME; 8/29/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...up recently with the irrepressible Ben Hvar, I expected to hear he was busy adding...curious odyssey that's been his life. Hvar's life has been one long attempt to resist...he changed his last name from Garcia to Hvar in honor of the Croatian island that was...
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Prague-listed property group Orco launches Croatian activities; will open first hotel in Hvar, Croatia.
Newspaper article from: Czech Business News; 6/21/2006; 700+ words
; ...Croatian activities; will open first hotel in Hvar, Croatia PRAGUE. JUNE 21. INTERFAX CENTRAL...the Riva Hotel on the Croatian island of Hvar June 24, as part of its goal of creating...island through its subsidiary, Suncani Hvar, the company said in press statement released...
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Excellent Season for Suncani Hvar Hotels.
PR Newswire; 9/29/2006; 700+ words
; HVAR, Croatia, September 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- - Suncani Hvar Operating Revenues Have Increased by 24% Compared With the Previous Season Suncani Hvar has recorded a significant increase in operating revenues...
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Adriana, Hvar Marina Hotel & Spa - Suncani Hvar Hotels' Brand New 4* Deluxe Pearl.
PR Newswire; 5/23/2007; 700+ words
; ...Opening June 6, 2007! Suncani hvar hotels is very pleased to announce that our brand new deluxe - Adriana, hvar marina hotel and spa will be officially...June 6, 2007! Perfectly located on Hvar marina, facing the old city center with...
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 "The Mirror (London, England)")
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Holiday 2005: Hvar a nice day; ENJOY A CROWD-FREE PACKAGE HOLIDAY IN PEACEFUL CROATIA...(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 1/15/2005; 700+ words
; ...Croatia, more specifically on the island of Hvar, and I was heading for the bustling port...islands that give the country its charm. Hvar and Brac are the easiest to get to from...about halfway down the Dalmatia coast. Hvar is a panatella-shaped island about 35...
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Travel: Hvar lovely sunny stay in this Croatian island haven.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 4/19/2008; 700+ words
; ...a week on one of the islands, such as Hvar (right) or Brac. I did this a few years...and then popping over on the car ferry to Hvar. Makarska, which sits under the Biokova...lively as the sun goes down. The island of Hvar is about 35 miles long and barely seven...
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Hvar
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Hvar , Gr. Pharos, Ital. Lesina, island (1991 est. pop. 11,400), 112 sq...occupations. The island is also a leading tourist center. The chief town, Hvar, was long a Croatian cultural center. Its architecture exemplifies its long...
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Bassani, Francesco
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
...Vicenza) was written up in 1889. His studies of the Cretaceous fishes of Comen (Istria) in 1880 and the island of Lesina (Hvar) in 1882 are more important for the extensive comparisons between numerous Cretaceous faunas of the Mediterranean basin than...
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where
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
...hwăra , corr. to OS. hwār (Du. waar ), OHG. (h)wār , wā (G. wo ), ON. hvar , Goth. hwar ; Gmc. derivs. of * χwa- WHO , WHAT (cf. HERE , THERE ). The earliest comps. with preps. are...
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Dalmatians
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures
...the coast from the fourth century b.c. and founded their colonies on both the mainland and islands: Issa (Vis), Pharos (Hvar), Corcyra Melaina (Kor č ula), Epidaurum (Cavtat), ladera (Zadar), Tragurion (Trogir), and Salonia (Solin...
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