How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
LEVY, MARION JOSEPH, JR. — LEVY, MARION JOSEPH, JR. (1918–2002), U.S. sociologist. Born in Galveston, Texas, Levy received a doctorate in sociology from Harvard University. During World War II he served as a Navy lieutenant in Asia. He was professor of sociology at… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Levy County, Florida — Infobox U.S. County county = Levy County state = Florida founded = 10 March 1845 seat = Bronson | area total sq mi =1412 area water sq mi =294 area percentage = 20.81% census yr = 2000 pop = 34450 density km2 =12 web = www.levycounty.org |Levy… … Wikipedia
Stu Levy — Stuart J. Stu Levy (born August 24, 1967 in Northridge, Los Angeles, California[1]) is the founder, CEO and Chief Creative Officer of the manga media company Tokyopop. Levy also produces, directs, and writes for graphic novels, film and… … Wikipedia
John Levy (philosopher) — John Levy was a British mystic, artist, and musician, best known for translating the works of his guru Krishna Menon into English.Personal lifeBorn into a wealthy aristocratic family, Levy was an expert in Asian folk music, especially that of… … Wikipedia
List of Asian Jews — Since Antiquity, a number of Jewish communities have been established in many parts of Asia migrating or fleeing eastward from their place of origin in Mesopotamia. Some examples of ancient Jewish communities in Asia are: In Iran (Persian Jews)… … Wikipedia
SPORTS — There is no evidence of sports among the Jews during the obscure period between the close of the Bible and the Maccabean periods. At the beginning of this latter period, in the second century B.C.E., circumstances conspired to make sporting… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material … Universalium
China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast … Universalium
United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… … Universalium
United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… … Universalium
