JONESTOWN MASSACRE

Meaning of JONESTOWN MASSACRE in English

1978 mass suicide in Guyana by members of the religious cult "The People's Temple" in which the leader Jim Jones ordered members to drink cyanide-laced punch

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

MASSACRE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Boston Massacre Gnadenhütten Massacre Katyn Massacre My Lai Massacre Nanjing Massacre Peterloo Massacre Saint …
Английский словарь Британика
MASSACRE — I. ˈmasə̇kə(r), ˈmaas-, -sēk-, substand -səˌkrē transitive verb ( massacred ; massacred ; massacring -k(ə)riŋ, substand -səˌkrēiŋ ; massacres ) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MASSACRE — (n.) The killing of a considerable number of human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty, or contrary to the …
Английский словарь Webster
MASSACRE — ( n. ) The killing of a considerable number of human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty, or contrary …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MASSACRE — — massacrer /mas"euh kreuhr/ , n. /mas"euh keuhr/ , n. , v. , massacred, massacring . n. 1. the unnecessary, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
JONESTOWN — /johnz"town'/ , n. a former settlement in N Guyana, NW of Georgetown: site of agricultural commune of an American religious …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
JONESTOWN — n. city in Pennsylvania (USA), city in Texas (USA); settlement established in Guyana by the Rev. Jim Jones and the …
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MASSACRE — I. ˈma-si-kər noun Etymology: Middle French Date: circa 1578 1. : the act or an instance of killing a number …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MASSACRE — noun murder. 2. massacre ·noun the killing of a considerable number of human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty, …
Webster English vocab
MASSACRE — [mas.sa.cre] n [MF] (ca. 1578) 1: the act or an instance of killing a number of usu. helpless or unresisting …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
JONESTOWN — former site of the People's Temple commune in northwestern Guyana, near the Venezuelan border. A religious cult group, the commune …
Britannica English vocabulary
MASSACRE — massacre BrE AmE ˈmæs ək ə -ɪk- AmE \ - ə r ▷ massacre|d d ▷ massacre|s z ▷ massacring …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
JONESTOWN — Jonestown BrE AmE ˈdʒəʊnz taʊn AmE \ ˈdʒoʊnz-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MASSACRE — / ˈmæsəkə(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun [ C , U ] 1. the killing of a large …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MASSACRE — I. mas ‧ sa ‧ cre 1 /ˈmæsəkə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
JONESTOWN — Jones ‧ town /ˈdʒəʊnztaʊn/ BrE AmE a place in Guyana where people who followed the religious leader Jim ↑ Jones …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MASSACRE — n. & v. --n. 1 a general slaughter (of persons, occasionally of animals). 2 an utter defeat or destruction. --v.tr. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MASSACRE — n. & v. n. 1 a general slaughter (of persons, occasionally of animals). 2 an utter defeat or destruction. v.tr. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MASSACRE — n. & v. --n. 1. a general slaughter (of persons, occasionally of animals). 2 an utter defeat or destruction. --v.tr. …
Oxford English vocab
MASSACRE — ( massacres, massacring, massacred) 1. A massacre is the killing of a large number of people at the same time …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MASSACRE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Virginia Tech Massacre, the COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE responsible ▪ He formerly commanded …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MASSACRE — n. Amritsar Massacre of Boston Massacre Gnadenhütten Massacre Katyn Massacre My Lai Massacre Nanjing Massacre Peterloo Massacre Saint Bartholomew's Day …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
JONESTOWN — Classification: City Located in: Texas (TX) Total Population (2000): 1681 Total Housing Units (2000): 770 Land Area (square meters): 12159744 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
JONESTOWN — Classification: CDP (census designated place) Located in: Pennsylvania (PA) Total Population (2000): 34 Total Housing Units (2000): 47 Land Area …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
JONESTOWN — Classification: Borough Located in: Pennsylvania (PA) Total Population (2000): 1028 Total Housing Units (2000): 418 Land Area (square meters): 1667173 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
JONESTOWN — Classification: Town Located in: Mississippi (MS) Total Population (2000): 1701 Total Housing Units (2000): 514 Land Area (square meters): 1020974 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
MASSACRE — n. Function: noun the act or an instance of killing a considerable number of human beings under circumstances of atrocity …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
MASSACRE — I. verb Synonyms: slaughter 3, annihilate, decimate, exterminate, wipe (out) II. noun the act or an instance of killing a …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
MASSACRE — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ appalling ( esp. BrE ), bloody , brutal , terrible ▪ an appalling ~ of women and …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
MASSACRE — See ↑ KILL 3,4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ crush/slaughter/massacre/annihilate
Longman Activator English vocab
MASSACRE — n. 25B6; noun a cold-blooded massacre of innocent civilians : SLAUGHTER, wholesale/mass slaughter, indiscriminate killing, mass murder, mass execution, annihilation, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
JONESTOWN — an agricultural community in Guyana established in 1977 for a US religious group called the People’s Temple of the Disciples …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
MASSACRE — n. 1 slaughter, slaughtering, carnage, annihilation, annihilating, blood bath, killing, execution, extermination, exterminating, butchery, butchering, (mass) murder, murdering, slaying, liquidation, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
MASSACRE — 1. сущ. резня; бойня, избиение to carry out, perpetrate a massacre ≈ устраивать резню, бойню massacre of St. Bartholomew massacre …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
JONESTOWN — Джонстаун
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
MASSACRE — Massacre
Русско-Американский Английский словарь
MASSACRE — massacre.ogg 1. ʹmæsəkə n 1. резня; избиение, бойня Massacre of the Innocents - библ. избиение младенцев 2. разг. поражение, разгром …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MASSACRE — massacre сущ.резня; бойня, избиение to carry out, perpetrate a massacre — устраивать резню, бойню - massacre of St. Bartholomew - …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
MASSACRE — 1. ʹmæsəkə n 1. резня; избиение, бойня Massacre of the Innocents - библ. избиение младенцев 2. разг. поражение, разгром what …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
MASSACRE — 1. сущ. резня; бойня, избиение to carry out, perpetrate a massacre — устраивать резню, бойню - Massacre of St. Bartholomew …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
MASSACRE — 1. сущ. резня; бойня, избиение to carry out, perpetrate a massacre — устраивать резню, бойню - Massacre of St. Bartholomew - Massacre of the …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
JONESTOWN — Джонстаун Поселок в джунглях Гайаны, где была создана колония религиозной секты "Народный храм" [Peoples Temple], члены которой переселились туда из Калифорнии …
JONESTOWN — Джонстаун Поселок в джунглях Гайаны, где была создана колония религиозной секты "Народный храм" [Peoples Temple], члены которой переселились туда из …
MASSACRE — 1. сущ. резня; бойня, избиение to carry out, perpetrate a massacre ≈ устраивать резню, бойню massacre of St. Bartholomew massacre …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
JONESTOWN TRAGEDY — 1978 mass suicide in Guyana by members of the religious cult "The People's Temple" in which the leader Jim Jones …
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JONESTOWN, TEXAS — Джонстаун
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
JONESTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA — Джонстаун
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
JONESTOWN, MISSISSIPPI — Джонстаун
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
78645 — State: TEXAS City: JONESTOWN
US Zip Codes english vocab
17038 — State: PENNSYLVANIA City: JONESTOWN
US Zip Codes english vocab
JONES, JIM — orig. James Warren Jones born May 13, 1931, near Lynn, Ind., U.S. died Nov. 18, 1978, Jonestown, Guyana U.S. leader …
Английский словарь Британика
YEAR IN REVIEW 1998: DISASTERS — Disasters The loss of life and property from disaster in 1997 included the following: Aviation January 9, Near Detroit. A …
Britannica English vocabulary
PEOPLES TEMPLE — religious community led by James Warren ("Jim") Jones (1931-78) that came to international attention after some 900 of its members …
Britannica English vocabulary
JONES, JIM — born May 13, 1931, near Lynn, Ind., U.S. died Nov. 18, 1978, Jonestown, Guyana byname of James Warren Jones American …
Britannica English vocabulary
GUYANA, FLAG OF — national flag consisting of a green field incorporating a red hoist triangle and a central yellow arrowhead, separated by black …
Britannica English vocabulary
JONES, JIM — Jones, Jim /dʒɪm/ BrE AmE ⇨ see ↑ Jonestown
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
JONES — I. Jones, Bobby /dʒəʊnz/ BrE AmE (1902–71) a US ↑ golfer who is the only player to win the British …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HOSTILITY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES excite hatred/hostility ▪ He accused sections of the media of trying to excite racial hatred. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
JONES, JIM — orig. James Warren Jones born May 13, 1931, near Lynn, Ind., U.S. died Nov. 18, 1978, Jonestown, Guyana U.S. leader …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

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