GROS VENTRES

Meaning of GROS VENTRES in English

(French: Big Bellies), name applied to two distinct North American Indian groups: (1) the Hidatsa (q.v.), or Gros Ventres of the Missouri; and (2) the Atsina (q.v.), or Gros Ventres of the Prairie (or Plains).

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GROS VENTRES — (French; " Big Bellies ") North American Indian group living in north-central Montana, U.S. Known to the Blackfoot as Atsina, …
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GROS VENTRES — (French; " Big Bellies ") North American Indian group living in north-central Montana, U.S. Known to the Blackfoot as Atsina, …
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GROS — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Gros Morne National Park Gros Ventres Gros Antoine Jean
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GROS — Gros Morne National Park Gros Ventres Gros Antoine Jean
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GROS — ˈgrō noun ( plural gros -ōz) Etymology: French, from gros, adjective, heavy, thick, coarse — more at gross : a …
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GROS — (n.) A heavy silk with a dull finish; as, gros de Naples; gros de Tours.
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GROS — ( n. ) A heavy silk with a dull finish; as, gros de Naples; gros de Tours.
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GROS — /grddoh"/ , n. Antoine Jean /ahonn twannn" zhahonn/ , Baron , 1771-1835, French painter.
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GROS — noun a heavy silk with a dull finish; as, gros de naples; gros de tours.
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GROS — Гросс
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GROS VENTRE — ˈgrōˌvänt noun ( plural gros ventre “ ; or gros ventres -ts) Usage: usually capitalized G&V Etymology: French, literally, big …
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HIDATSA — North American Plains Indian people of Siouan stock living mainly on Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota, U.S. They speak …
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GROS, ANTOINE-JEAN — born March 16, 1771, Paris, Fr. died June 26, 1835, Paris French painter. He was trained by his father, a …
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GROS MORNE NATIONAL PARK — National park, Newfoundland, Canada. Covering 458,000 acres (185,500 hectares) and established as a national park in 1973, it includes mountains …
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GROS POINT — ˈgrōˌpȯint noun ( plural gros points ) Etymology: French, literally, large point 1. : raised point 2. a. : canvas …
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GROS MICHEL — |grōmə̇|shel noun ( plural gros michels -l(z)) Usage: usually capitalized G&M Etymology: French, literally, big Michael : jamaica banana
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GROS DE LONDRES — |grōdə|lōⁿdr( ə ), -d(rə) noun Usage: usually capitalized L Etymology: French, literally, London gros : a lightweight silk or rayon …
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GROS POINT — /groh" poynt'/ , pl. gros points . 1. a large stitch used in embroidery. Cf. petit point (def. 1), tent …
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BARON ANTOINE JEAN GROS — n. Antoine Jean Gros (1771-1835), French painter
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BARON A.J. GROS — n. Antoine Jean Gros (1771-1835), French painter
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ANTOINE JEAN GROS — n. Baron Antoine Jean Gros (1771-1835), French painter
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GROS, ANTOINE-JEAN, BARON — born March 16, 1771, Paris, France died June 26, 1835, Paris French Romantic painter principally remembered for his historical pictures …
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GROS, ANTOINE-JEAN — born March 16, 1771, Paris, Fr. died June 26, 1835, Paris French painter. He was trained by his father, a …
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GROSS — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English ~e, from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French gros large, thick, whole, from Late Latin ~us …
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DAVID, JACQUES-LOUIS — born Aug. 30, 1748, Paris, France died Dec. 29, 1825, Brussels French painter. At 18 he entered the Royal Academy …
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ALGONQUIAN LANGUAGES — or Algonkian languages Family of 25–30 North American Indian languages spoken or formerly spoken across a broad area of eastern …
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GROSS — I. ˈgrōs sometimes -ȯ- adjective ( usually -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French gros, thick, coarse, from Latin …
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PETIOLIVENTRES — ˌped.ēˌōləˈven.ˌtrēz Etymology: New Latin, from petioli- (from petiolus ) + -ventres (from Latin venter belly) — more at venter synonym …
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ENGROSS — ə̇nˈgrōs, en- transitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle English engrossen, from Anglo-French engrosser, probably from …
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GROSSULARITE — /gros"yeuh leuh ruyt'/ , n. a mineral, calcium aluminum garnet, Ca 3 Al 2 Si 3 O 12 , occurring …
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GROSS — I. ˈgrōs adjective Etymology: Middle English grosse, from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French gros large, thick, whole, from Late Latin …
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PRIMATE — in zoology, any member of the mammalian order Primates, which includes the prosimians, monkeys, apes, and man. The order has …
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HIDATSA — also called Minitari, or Gros Ventres Of The Missouri, American Plains Indian people of Siouan stock who lived on the …
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FABRE, MILE — born March 24, 1869, Metz, Fr. died Sept. 25, 1955, Paris French playwright and administrator of the Comdie-Franaise (191536) who …
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COOPER, JOHN M(ONTGOMERY) — born Oct. 28, 1881, Rockville, Md., U.S. died May 22, 1949, Washington, D.C. U.S. Roman Catholic priest, ethnologist, and sociologist …
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ATSINA — also called Gros Ventres of the Prairie an offshoot of the Algonkian-speaking Arapaho tribe of North American Indians, from which …
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HIDATSA — North American Plains Indian people of Siouan stock living mainly on Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota, U.S. They speak …
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ALGONQUIAN LANGUAGES — or Algonkian languages Family of 2530 North American Indian languages spoken or formerly spoken across a broad area of eastern …
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