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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
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2009
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spa
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n.
a mineral spring considered to have health-giving properties.
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a place or resort with such a spring.
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a commercial establishment offering health and beauty treatment through such means as steam baths, exercise equipment, and massage.
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a bath or small pool containing hot aerated water.
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Spa Finder Provides Sneak Preview of Spa Trends to Watch in 2004; Leading Spa Marketing and Publishing Company Predicts Big Spa Stories for the Year Ahead.
PR Newswire; 1/22/2004; 700+ words
; ...focus of the typical day spa experience, destination day spas offer a holistic mind...massage and indulge in a "spas of Thailand" tour. * Spa cuisine goes mainstream...example, Pritikin) roll out spa properties. * Spas become the primary consideration...
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Spa Finder Invites Spa-Goers to ``Live at the Spa'' ... Literally; Leading Spa Marketing Company Showcases New Breed of ``Spa Lifestyle Real Estate Communities'' to Largest Consolidated Audience of Spa Consumers.
Business Wire; 6/8/2005; 700+ words
; ...quickly transforming the spa from something you merely...comes to luxury living, spas are becoming what golf...adding a "Residential Spa Lifestyle Community" section...2006 Worldwide Guide to Spas. Overall, Spa Finder's spa real estate...
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Destination Spa Group Taps Spa Finder for Global Marketing; Distinguished Destination Spas to Connect with Spa-Goers via Spa Finder's Multiple Marketing Channels.
Business Wire; 10/9/2003; 700+ words
; ...network of 25 North American spas, and Spa Finder Inc., the world's...unique benefits of destination spas through Spa Finder's Spa Enthusiast newsletter...and defining the Destination Spa experience. Spas must meet specific criteria for...
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Spa Finder Continues Global Strategy with Launches of Spa Finder Europe and Spa Finder Japan; Launches Expand World's Largest Spa Marketing/Media Company's Reach in Booming European and Japanese Spa Markets.
Business Wire; 6/5/2006; 700+ words
; ...information, meanwhile, is also becoming more complex, with the emergence of new spa models such as medical spas, spa real estate communities, cosmetic spas, and others. As always, our mission is to be the information and marketing bridge...
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Spas Go Macho: Spas Shed Reputation of Femininity as More Men Seek The Benefits of the Spa Lifestyle, According to Spa Finder.
PR Newswire; 8/27/2001; 700+ words
; ...spafinder.com to get started. Spa Finder's Top spas for men: Red Mountain Resort and Spa The Cliff Spa at Snowbird Double Eagle...s largest and finest network of spas and the world's largest spa consumer database, Spa Finder connects...
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Spa Finder Offers Sneak Preview of Spa Trends to Watch in 2005; Spas on Wheels, Frozen Spa Cuisine, Diamond Massage Oil and Spa Living Predicted By Largest Spa Marketing and Publishing Company.
PR Newswire; 12/13/2004; 700+ words
; ...to Watch in 2005 * Spa Design Comes Home -- Over the years, spas have become world...treatments, underwater spas, private hotel/spa rooms, and a slate...Now you can have the spa come to you. Mobile spas, complete with therapists...
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Spas. (Fairfield County).(Statistical Data Included)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Fairfield County Business Journal; 2/4/2002; 700+ words
; Spas (Listed alphabetically) FAIRFIELD...Carol St. Amand-Romer 6 Day spa anbsalon@netscape.net 6 68...Judy Volpe 6 Care & Day Spa 1991 9 228 South Main St...06880 10 254-7721 Born of Earth Spa David Gerard WND 375 Post Road...
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Spa Finder Launches Spa Res, First-Ever Spa Travel Reservation System for Travel Agents.
Business Wire; 7/16/2002; 700+ words
; ...the world's finest spas into one easily accessed Web site, Spa Finder eliminates...destination and resort spas worldwide. Travel...conduct specialized spa searches -- e.g...and information on spas, Spa Finder has streamlined...
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Spas spring up
Magazine article from: Central Penn Business Journal; 9/8/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...the definition of a spa, and the numbers of spas aren't tracked...People want pampering Spa operators and others...various reasons why spas are becoming more...Other, smaller spas, such as Changes Salon & Day Spa, Hampden Township...
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SPAS ON A GROWTH SPURT.(Industry Overview)
Magazine article from: WWD; 11/7/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...more than 10,000 spas employing about 300...frequently purchased spa treatment, followed...healing virtues of spas. Eastern and Asian...products, services and spa design continue to...to nature and the spa's indigenous surroundings...products, such as spas in the Napa Valley...
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Spas and Resorts
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
...The tradition of the spa may have been less...century did visiting spas became fashionable...Continent. Although spas in France and Italy...destinations were Spa and Aachen, which...and the rise of spas like Cheltenham...to the character of spa and resort culture...
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Mineral Waters and Spas
Book article from: Water:Science and Issues
...Resorts, sometimes called spas, have grown up near such springs. Spas, by definition, are located...good health. The term "spa" was named after Spa, a town in eastern Belgium...since ancient times. Such spas remain popular worldwide...
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spas
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Irish History
spas, with their supposedly medically...x2010;18th century. The main spas were at Mallow in Cork, Swanlinbar...rooms were constructed, and spa towns became the centres of fashionable...the attractions of English spas, such as Bath and Cheltenham...
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Resorts and Spas
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
RESORTS AND SPAS RESORTS AND SPAS. In the years following the end of the French and Indian War in...Seashores, and Esoteric Cures As the country expanded westward, new spas attracted visitors. Early in the nineteenth century, numerous...
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Stefanel Spa
Book article from: Contemporary Fashion
STEFANEL SPA Italian sportswear manufacturer and retailer Formed: in Treviso...announced joint venture with Calvin Klein, 1995; formed K Service SpA and SKY Company SpA with Klein, 1996; opened first CK store, Milan, 1997; signed with...
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