race — race1 /rays/, n., v., raced, racing. n. 1. a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing. 2. races, a series of races, usually of horses or dogs, run at a set time over a regular course: They spent a day at the races. 3. any… … Universalium
Race — /rays/, n. Cape, a cape at the SE extremity of Newfoundland. * * * I Term once commonly used in physical anthropology to denote a division of humankind possessing traits that are transmissible by descent and sufficient to characterize it as a… … Universalium
Africa — /af ri keuh/, n. 1. a continent S of Europe and between the Atlantic and Indian oceans. 551,000,000; ab. 11,700,000 sq. mi. (30,303,000 sq. km). adj. 2. African. * * * I Second largest continent on Earth. It is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea,… … Universalium
Noble savage — For the Virgin Steele album, see Noble Savage (album). A detail from Benjamin West s heroic, neoclassical history painting, The Death of General Wolfe (1771), depicting an idealized Native American. The term noble savage (French, bon sau … Wikipedia
Omineca Gold Rush — The Omineca Gold Rush was a gold rush in British Columbia, Canada in the Omineca region of the Northern Interior of the province. Gold was first discovered there in 1861, but the rush didn t begin until late in 1869 with the discovery at Vital… … Wikipedia
Cicisbeismus — ist eine Form der polyandrischen Ehe, die insbesondere in vorkolonialen nigerianischen Gesellschaften vorkam. Es handelt sich, wie bei der sekundären Ehe, um gesellschaftlich geduldete sexuelle Beziehungen zwischen einer Frau und mehreren (in der … Deutsch Wikipedia
Voltaire — (Porträt von Nicolas de Largillière) Voltaire [vɔlˈtɛːʀ] (* 21. November 1694 in Paris; † 30. Mai 1778 ebenda; eigentlich François Marie Arouet [ … Deutsch Wikipedia
Blanco (persona) — Para otros usos de este término, véase Blanco (desambiguación). Blanco (también persona blanca) es un término usado para designar a personas cuya tonalidad de piel clara suele ser asociada a poblaciones de origen europeo. Aunque literalmente… … Wikipedia Español
racism — racist, n., adj. /ray siz euhm/, n. 1. a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human races determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one s own race is superior and has the right to rule … Universalium
List of Coronation Street characters (1996) — The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street in 1996, by order of first appearance. Coronation Street characters 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 … Wikipedia
