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gulf Gulf War the war of January and February 1991 in which an international coalition of forces assembled in Saudi Arabia under the auspices of the United Nations forced the withdrawal of Saddam Hussein's Iraqi forces from Kuwait, which they had invaded and occupied in August 1990.
Gulf War Syndrome is the term used for a medical condition affecting many veterans of the 1991 Gulf War, causing fatigue, chronic headaches, and skin and respiratory disorders. Its origin is uncertain, though it has been attributed to exposure to a combination of pesticides, vaccines, and other chemicals. See also a great gulf fixed. |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "gulf." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "gulf." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-gulf.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "gulf." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-gulf.html |
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gulf Used by AV, REB, and NJB in the parable of Dives and Lazarus between whom after death a great ‘chasm’ (Luke 16: 26, NRSV) has been fixed. The saying reflects a contemporary Jewish belief that in the afterlife the souls of the departed occupied different compartments of the same underworld. Jesus is using a popular story of the time to teach that in the Messianic era there will be a reversal of the states of this present life; he is not giving a geographical description of Hades.
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W. R. F. BROWNING. "gulf." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. W. R. F. BROWNING. "gulf." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-gulf.html W. R. F. BROWNING. "gulf." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-gulf.html |
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gulf / gəlf/ • n. 1. a deep inlet of the sea almost surrounded by land, with a narrow mouth. ∎ (the Gulf) informal name for Persian Gulf. 2. a deep ravine, chasm, or abyss. ∎ fig. a large difference or division between two people or groups, or between viewpoints, concepts, or situations: a wide gulf between theory and practice. |
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"gulf." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "gulf." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-gulf.html "gulf." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-gulf.html |
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gulf kind of bay; chasm, abyss. XIV. — (O)F. golfe — It. golfo :- Rom. *colp(h)us — Gr. kólpos, (late) kólphos bosom, fold, gulf.
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T. F. HOAD. "gulf." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "gulf." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-gulf.html T. F. HOAD. "gulf." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-gulf.html |
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Gulf." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Gulf." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-Gulf.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Gulf." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-Gulf.html |
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gulf
•Ralph
•elf, herself, himself, itself, myself, oneself, ourself, self, shelf, themself, thyself, yourself
•mantelshelf • bookshelf • sylph
•golf, Rolf, Wolf
•Randolph • Rudolph
•Wolfe, Woolf
•aardwolf • werewolf • Beowulf
•engulf, gulf
•Ranulf
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"gulf." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "gulf." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-gulf.html "gulf." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-gulf.html |
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