Alps — /alps/, n. (used with a pl. v.) a mountain range in S Europe, extending from France through Switzerland and Italy into Austria, Slovenia, and Croatia. Highest peak, Mont Blanc, 15,781 ft. (4810 m). * * * I Mountain system, south central Europe.… … Universalium
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literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
Kooser, Ted — ▪ 2005 The announcement in August 2004 that Midwesterner Ted Kooser would be the next U.S. poet laureate consultant in poetry to the Library of Congress was widely applauded. Kooser, who assumed the post in October, was the first poet from… … Universalium
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Ted Kooser — (b. April 25, 1939, Ames, Iowa) is an American poet who was the thirteenth Poet Laureate of the United States, serving two terms from 2004 to 2006.LifeBorn in Ames, Iowa, in 1939, Kooser earned a BS at Iowa State University in 1962 and the MA at… … Wikipedia
Kooser — Ted Kooser (* 25. April 1939 in Ames (Iowa)) ist ein US amerikanischer Dichter und der 13. Poet Laureate der USA. Im April 2004 wurde er zum Poet Laureate ernannt. Im Juni 2006 wurde Donald Hall sein Nachfolger. 2005 erhielt er für sein Werk… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Ted Kooser — (* 25. April 1939 in Ames (Iowa)) ist ein US amerikanischer Dichter und der 13. Poet Laureate der USA. Im April 2004 wurde er zum Poet Laureate ernannt. Im Juni 2006 wurde Donald Hall sein Nachfolger. 2005 erhielt er für sein Werk Delights and… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… … Universalium
Austria — Austrian, adj., n. /aw stree euh/, n. a republic in central Europe. 8,054,078; 32,381 sq. mi. (83,865 sq. km). Cap.: Vienna. German, Österreich. * * * Austria Introduction Austria Background: Once the center of power for the large Austro… … Universalium
