Definitions
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- A city of southeast Russia east of Irkutsk. Founded in 1653, it is a manufacturing center on the Trans-Siberian railroad.
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- proper noun A city in
Siberia ,Russia , administrative centre ofZabaykalsky Krai .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Hearn surely saw storms there, for in "Chita" he describes with terrifying vividness that historic tempest which, in 1856, obliterated, at one stroke, Last
American Adventures A Second Trip 'Abroad at home' Julian Street 1913
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Mr. Hearn is a poet, and in "Chita" he has produced a prose poem of much beauty ....
The Danvers Jewels, and Sir Charles Danvers Mary Cholmondeley 1892
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To such as are unfamiliar with Mr. Hearn's writings, "Chita" will be a revelation of how near language can approach the realistic power of actual painting.
The Danvers Jewels, and Sir Charles Danvers Mary Cholmondeley 1892
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He landed his first Broadway stage role in the original production of the musical Bye, Bye Birdie (1960) with Dick Van Dyke, Chita Rivera, and Paul Lynde.
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For instance, younger children, just like our Chita fan above, will most likely not understand what infidelity is and will not understand what has happened.
Dr. Dahlia Keen: What is a "Schwarzenegger"? Dr. Dahlia Keen 2011
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– Chita Rivera: The winner of two Tony Awards, Rivera was also the first Hispanic to receive the Kennedy Center Honor, awarded annually for exemplary lifetime achievement in the performing arts.
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For instance, younger children, just like our Chita fan above, will most likely not understand what infidelity is and will not understand what has happened.
Dr. Dahlia Keen: What is a "Schwarzenegger"? Dr. Dahlia Keen 2011
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The cabaret concert season—a relatively new idea—unofficially got under way last week at Town Hall, first on Thursday, with an exceptional benefit for Art Start headlined by Bill Cosby, Chita Rivera, and the human cannonball known as Mark Nadler.
Ranging Far and Wide Will Friedwald 2011
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For instance, younger children, just like our Chita fan above, will most likely not understand what infidelity is and will not understand what has happened.
Dr. Dahlia Keen: What is a "Schwarzenegger"? Dr. Dahlia Keen 2011
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For instance, younger children, just like our Chita fan above, will most likely not understand what infidelity is and will not understand what has happened.
Dr. Dahlia Keen: What is a "Schwarzenegger"? Dr. Dahlia Keen 2011
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