ANGLICISM
Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
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ANGLICISM [with or without an initial capital].
1. An expression from English used in another language, such as
le fairplay in French.
2. A characteristic, quality, fashion, or fad deriving from England, such as cricket or afternoon tea in Pakistan.
3. A feature of the English language that is peculiar to England, such as the working-class phrase
feelin' proper poorly feeling really ill. See
BRITICISM.
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Anniversaries
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 2/16/1994; 495 words
; ...actor, 1895; Katherine Cornell, actress, 1898; Sir Geraint Evans, operatic baritone, 1922. Deaths: Alfonso III, King of Portugal, 1279; Henry Deane, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1503; Richard Mead, royal physician, 1754; Pierre...
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ANNIVERSARIES
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 2/16/1995; 525 words
; ...actor, 1895; Katherine Cornell, actress, 1898; Sir Geraint Evans, operatic baritone, 1922. Deaths: Alfonso III, King of Portugal, 1279; Henry Deane, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1503; Richard Mead, royal physician, 1754; Pierre...
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No Apology from Pope on Slavery
Newspaper article from: Tennessee TRIBUNE, The; 4/12/2000; ; 674 words
; ...Nicholas V issued Bull Romanus Pontifex to King Alfonso V of Portugal in 1454, on January 8. Callixtus III (Alonso Borgia), launched the war against...free and ample faculty to the aforesaid King Alfonso - TO INVADE, SEARCH (CAPTURE/VANQUISH...
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 "Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)")
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Put Portugal on list for a return visit.(Going Places)(Travel Q and A)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 7/20/2003; 700+ words
; ...A. Have I been to Portugal? Yes. Would I go again...Porto is in northern Portugal. On your way there...by Portuguese King Dom Alfonso III in 1292. Accommodations...international airports. Portugal is a member of the European...
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 "Reforma (México D.F., México)")
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El paso de Baco por Espana.(De Viaje)
Newspaper article from: Reforma (México D.F., México); 1/5/2003; 700+ words
; ...algunos reyes castellano-leoneses, como Alfonso III, Sancho II, Alfonso IX y Fernando III. Tuvo gran importancia militar por su posicin fronteriza con Portugal. Fue escenario de las luchas internas en los...
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THE PODIUM.(Society)
Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin; 6/4/2004; 700+ words
; ...Finland Embassy; Marcel van der Bogaard, Netherlands Embassy; Isabel Ferreira, Portugal Embassy, et al. Representing the new member states were Alfonso Yuchengco III, honorary consul of Hungary (with his wife Marit nee Colome); Andreas Lafazou...
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Javier dormido y Javier vigilante.(AÑO JUBILAR)
Magazine article from: Mensaje; 6/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...publicar 52 en 1596. Llegan a Portugal, a Espaa, a Roma, a las manos...misionero de su autor. El rey Juan III de Portugal, antes de leerlas, las besaba...separados. Ya en las Partidas de Alfonso el Sabio se recordaba que las misivas...
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La Estoria de Espana de Alfonso X: Creacion y evolucion.
Magazine article from: Medium Aevum; 9/22/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...its founding father, Alfonso X of Castile, el sabio...Cronica abreviada of Alfonso's nephew Juan Manuel...proceeded within Spain and Portugal, notably in the form...of which volumes I-III appeared between 1951...Catalan's monograph De Alfonso X al Conde de Barcelos...
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Portuguese duo wins day three at Bacardi Cup, takes lead
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 3/10/2004; 277 words
; ...AP Worldstream 03-10-2004 Dateline: MIAMI Alfonso Domingos and Bernardo Santos of Portugal won the third race of the 2004 Bacardi Cup Star...Lovell with crew Magnus Liljedahl, and John Dane III with crew Henry Sprague _ are in the overall...
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Girl in the dawn: textual criticism and poetics.(Critical essay)
Magazine article from: Portuguese Studies; 9/22/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...Portuguese lyric; King Dinis of Portugal; textual criticism; symbolism...see Appendix) of King Dinis of Portugal (1261-1325). Levantou s...the French-educated Afonso III, grandson of Alfonso X of Castile and Leon, and husband...
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Alfonso III
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Alfonso III 1210-79, king of Portugal (1248-79), son of Alfonso II, brother and...the reconquest of Portugal from the Moors by...long quarrel with Alfonso X of Castile, who...by which Alfonso III married the illegitimate...
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Alfonso X
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...Aragon, who bore him 10 children. Alfonso became king in 1252 and immediately...bellicose adventures. He fought Alfonso III of Portugal over some frontier posts in the...the Treaty of Soria (1256). Alfonso spent much of the next 20 years...
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Algarve
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...5,070 sq km), extreme S Portugal, coextensive with Faro dist...region is the chief resort area of Portugal. The region was settled by the...made it their last stronghold in Portugal. Alfonso III completed its reconquest in 1250...
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Alfonso I
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...Seeking to escape, Alfonso was caught in the gate...threat, but in 1172 Alfonso negotiated a 5-year...close, Pope Alexander III officially recognized Alfonso's conquests and bestowed...clear. But how and why Portugal was able to emerge...
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Diniz
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...1261-1325, king of Portugal (1279-1325), son and successor of Alfonso III. Like his grandfather, Alfonso X of Castile, whose...of his son, later Alfonso IV. All these conflicts...St. Elizabeth of Portugal. Diniz is also known...
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