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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- abbreviation Spanish
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Sp. celada or It. celata, believed to represent L. cà ¦ l ta (sc. cassis or galea), (a helmet) ornamented with engraving.
Medallion Vulcan | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2009
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“Charinar” is a Ladino verb, a mixing of “chametz” (חָמֵץ ) and “harina” (Sp. “flour”).
The Volokh Conspiracy » Passover and the charination ritual 2010
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Cafe Coffee Day, a unit of Amalgamated Bean Coffee Trading Co., and Barista Coffee Co., owned by Italian coffee company Luigi Lava Sp., are the larger among the 10-15 coffee chains operating in India.
Jubilant FoodWorks Plans Dunkin' Donuts in India R. Jai Krishna 2011
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Cafe Coffee Day, a unit of Amalgamated Bean Coffee Trading Co., and Barista Coffee Co., owned by Italian coffee company Luigi Lava Sp., are the larger among the 10-15 coffee chains operating in India.
Starbucks Hopes for India Joint Venture Rumman Ahmed 2011
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The word itself has always seemed a wee bit creepy to me: filibuster (n.) 1580s, flibutor “pirate,” probably ultimately from Du. vrijbuiter “freebooter,” used of pirates in the West Indies as Sp. filibustero and Fr. flibustier, either or both of which gave the word to Amer.
Think Progress » New poll finds more Americans in favor of eliminating the filibuster. 2010
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Ioannis Tamouridis (Gre), Sp. Tableware-Gatsoulis Bikes, at 6: 55 28.
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The modern Eng. form, along with Fr. the, Sp. te, Ger.
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(Though I must add I cannot readily identify such sentiments on 'The Sp.' blogs)
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Ioannis TAMOURIDIS, (GRE) Sp. Tableware-Gatsoulis Bikes, at at 12: 51 62.
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Jorge Camilo CASTIBLANCO CUBIDES, (COL) Sp. Tableware-Gatsoulis Bikes, at at 12: 51 126.
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