JONESTOWN TRAGEDY

Meaning of JONESTOWN TRAGEDY 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

TRAGEDY — tragedie
English interlingue dictionary
TRAGEDY — trahedya
English-Visayan vocabulary
TRAGEDY — noun (plural -dies) see: troglodyte Date: 14th century 1. a medieval narrative poem or tale typically describing the downfall of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TRAGEDY — Drama of a serious and dignified character that typically describes the development of a conflict between the protagonist and a …
Английский словарь Британика
TRAGEDY — ˈtrajədē, -di noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English tragedie, from Middle French, from Latin tragoedia, from Greek tragōidia, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TRAGEDY — (n.) A fatal and mournful event; any event in which human lives are lost by human violence, more especially by …
Английский словарь Webster
TRAGEDY — /traj"i dee/ , n. , pl. tragedies . 1. a dramatic composition, often in verse, dealing with a serious or …
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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TRAGEDY — noun a fatal and mournful event; any event in which human lives are lost by human violence, more especially by …
Webster English vocab
TRAGEDY — branch of drama that treats in a serious and dignified style the sorrowful or terrible events encountered or caused by …
Britannica English vocabulary
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
JONESTOWN — Jonestown BrE AmE ˈdʒəʊnz taʊn AmE \ ˈdʒoʊnz-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TRAGEDY — / ˈtrædʒədi; NAmE / noun [ C , U ] ( pl. -ies ) 1. a very sad event or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TRAGEDY — tra ‧ ge ‧ dy /ˈtrædʒədi, ˈtrædʒɪdi/ BrE AmE noun ( plural tragedies ) [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old …
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
TRAGEDY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a serious accident, crime, or natural catastrophe. 2 a sad event; a calamity (the team's defeat …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TRAGEDY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a serious accident, crime, or natural catastrophe. 2 a sad event; a calamity (the team's defeat …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TRAGEDY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. a serious accident, crime, or natural catastrophe. 2 a sad event; a calamity (the team's defeat …
Oxford English vocab
TRAGEDY — ( tragedies) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A tragedy is an …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TRAGEDY — (tragedies) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A ~ is an extremely …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TRAGEDY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE great ▪ Young Daniel's death had been as great a tragedy , but had …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TRAGEDY — [noun] - a very sad event or situation, esp. one involving death or suffering, or a play or literature about …
Cambridge English vocab
TRAGEDY — n. Drama of a serious and dignified character that typically describes the development of a conflict between the protagonist and …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TRAGEDY — Synonyms and related words : Aeschylean tragedy, Euripidean tragedy, Greek tragedy, Melpomene, Renaissance tragedy, Senecan tragedy, Sophoclean tragedy, accident, adversity, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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
TRAGEDY — noun 1 event/situation that causes great sadness ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute , appalling ( esp. BrE ), awful , big , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
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
TRAGEDY — n. catastrophe, calamity, disaster, misfortune, adversity, blow The death of their dog was a terrible tragedy, especially for the children
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
TRAGEDY — сущ. 1) несчастье, трагедия, трагическое событие 2) трагедия a classic Greek tragedy ≈ классическая греческая трагедия трагедия - Greek * …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
JONESTOWN — Джонстаун
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
TRAGEDY — tragedy.ogg ʹtrædʒıdı n 1. трагедия Greek tragedy - греческая трагедия tragedy and comedy - трагедия и комедия tragedy king - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TRAGEDY — n 1. трагедия Greek tragedy - греческая трагедия tragedy and comedy - трагедия и комедия tragedy king - актёр, исполняющий …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
TRAGEDY — сущ. 1) несчастье, трагедия, трагическое событие 2) трагедия a classic Greek tragedy — классическая греческая трагедия tragedy king — актер, …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
TRAGEDY — сущ. 1) несчастье, трагедия, трагическое событие 2) трагедия a classic Greek tragedy — классическая греческая трагедия tragedy king — актер, исполняющий в трагедии роль …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
TRAGEDY — _n. 1> трагедия 2> _attr. относящийся к трагедии; tragedy king - актер, исполняющий в трагедии роль короля; главный трагический актер …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
TRAGEDY — n. 1. трагедия 2. attr. относящийся к трагедии; tragedy king - актер, исполняющий в трагедии роль короля; главный трагический актер …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
TRAGEDY — _n. 1> трагедия 2> _attr. относящийся к трагедии; tragedy king актёр, исполняющий в трагедии роль короля; главный трагический актёр труппы
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
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 …
TRAGEDY — сущ. 1) несчастье, трагедия, трагическое событие 2) трагедия a classic Greek tragedy ≈ классическая греческая трагедия трагедия - Greek * …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
JONESTOWN MASSACRE — 1978 mass suicide in Guyana by members of the religious cult "The People's Temple" in which the leader Jim Jones …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
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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