ANGELOU, MAYA

Meaning of ANGELOU, MAYA in English

An ‧ ge ‧ lou, May ‧ a /ˈændʒəluː, ˈmaɪə/ BrE AmE

(1928–) a black US writer, poet, and university teacher, best known for her book I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1970)

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ANGELOU, MAYA — orig. Marguerite Johnson born April 4, 1928, St. Louis, Mo., U.S. U.S. poet. She was raped at age eight and …
Английский словарь Британика
ANGELOU, MAYA — born April 4, 1928, St. Louis, Mo., U.S. Maya Angelou, 1996. original name Marguerite Johnson black American poet whose several …
Britannica English vocabulary
ANGELOU, MAYA — orig. Marguerite Johnson born April 4, 1928, St. Louis, Mo., U.S. U.S. poet. She was raped at age eight and …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MAYA — n. Angelou Maya Lin Maya Maya Codices Maya languages Plisetskaya Maya Mikhaylovna
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MAYA — noun (plural ~ or ~s) Etymology: Spanish Date: 1825 1. a ~n language of the ancient ~ peoples recorded in …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ANGELOU — biographical name Maya 1928- originally Marguerite Annie Johnson American writer
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MAYA — I In Hinduism , a powerful force that creates the cosmic illusion that the phenomenal world is real. The word …
Английский словарь Британика
MAYA — Group of Mesoamerican Indians who between AD 250 and 900 developed one of the Western Hemisphere's greatest civilizations. By AD …
Английский словарь Британика
MAYA — I. ˈmä(ˌ)yä, ˈmäyə, ˈmī(ˌ)ä, -īə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Sanskrit māyā 1. : an extraphysical wonder-working power in the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MAYA — (n.) The name for the doctrine of the unreality of matter, called, in English, idealism; hence, nothingness; vanity; illusion.
Английский словарь Webster
MAYA — ( n. ) The name for the doctrine of the unreality of matter, called, in English, idealism; hence, nothingness; vanity; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MAYA — /mah"yeuh/ , n. , pl. Mayas , ( esp. collectively ) Maya , adj. n. 1. a member of a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MAYA — — mayan , adj. /mah"yah, -yeuh/ , n. Hinduism. 1. the power, as of a god, to produce illusions. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MAYA — n. Hindu concept of an illusory world of the senses; god-like power to produce illusions in Hinduism
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MAYA — n. member of an advanced pre-Columbian civilization in southern Mexico and Guatemala; modern-day descendant of the Mayan people; any of …
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ANGELOU — n. family name; Maya Angelou (born 1928) African American performer writer and civil rights activist, author of the autobiographical poetry …
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ANGELOU — -ˌlü biographical name Maya 1928- originally Marguerite Annie Johnson American writer
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MAYA — noun ( plural Maya or Mayas ) Etymology: Spanish Date: 1825 1. a. : a Mayan language of the ancient …
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MAYA — noun Etymology: Sanskrit māyā Date: 1788 : the sense-world of manifold phenomena held in Vedanta to conceal the unity of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MAYA — noun the name for the doctrine of the unreality of matter, called, in english, idealism; hence, nothingness; vanity; illusion.
Webster English vocab
MAYA — [ 'mα:jə ] ■ noun Hinduism the supernatural power wielded by gods and demons. ↘ Hinduism & Buddhism the power …
Concise Oxford English vocab
MAYA — [ 'mʌɪ(j)ə , 'meɪ(j)ə ] ■ noun ( plural same or ~s ) 1》 a member of an American Indian …
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MAYA — [ma.ya] n [Skt maya] (1788): the sense-world of manifold phenomena held in Vedanta to conceal the unity of absolute being; …
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MAYA — (Sanskrit: wizardry, or illusion), a fundamental concept in Hindu philosophy, notably, in the Advaita (Nondualist) school of the orthodox system …
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MAYA
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MAYA — I Maya Central American people BrE AmE ˈma ɪ ‿ə ˈmɑː jə ▷ Maya|s z II Maya personal name (i) …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ANGELOU — Angelou BrE AmE ˈæn d ʒ ə luː
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MAYA — Ma ‧ ya /ˈmaɪə/ BrE AmE ( also Ma‧yan /ˈmaɪən/) noun 1 . the Maya the Mayans [P] a Native …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ANGELOU — An ‧ ge ‧ lou, May ‧ a /ˈændʒəluː, ˈmaɪə/ BrE AmE (1928–) a black US writer, poet, and university …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MAYA — n. Hinduism a marvel or illusion, esp. in the phenomenal universe. [Skr. maya]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MAYA — n. 1 (pl. same or Mayas) a member of an ancient Indian people of Central America. 2 the language of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MAYA — n. Hinduism a marvel or illusion, esp. in the phenomenal universe. [ Skr. maya ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MAYA — n. 1 (pl. same or Mayas) a member of an ancient Indian people of Central America. 2 the language of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MAYA — n. Hinduism a marvel or illusion, esp. in the phenomenal universe. Etymology: Skr. maya
Oxford English vocab
MAYA — n.1 (pl. same or Mayas) a member of an ancient Indian people of Central America. 2 the language of this …
Oxford English vocab
MAYA — n. In Hinduism , a powerful force that creates the cosmic illusion that the phenomenal world is real. The word …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MAYA — n. Group of Mesoamerican Indians who between AD 250 and 900 developed one of the Western Hemisphere's greatest civilizations. By …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ANGELOU — (1928– ) a US writer, singer and film director. Her best-known book is I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
MAYA — [Hindu] In Hindu belief, the mother of Gautama who saw in a dream the future Buddha enter her womb in …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
MAYA — (санскритское) майя, иллюзорность материального мира (в индийской идеалистической философии)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MAYA ANGELOU — n. (born 1928) African-American performer writer and civil rights activist, author of the autobiographical poetry collection "I Know Why the …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MAYA ANGELOU — ➡ Angelou
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WAIT — I. ˈwāt verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French waiter, guaiter to watch over, await, of Germanic origin; akin to Old …
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WAIT — [wait] vb [ME, fr. ONF waitier to watch, of Gmc origin; akin to OHG wahta watch, OE waeccan to watch--more …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1996: MEDIA-AND-PUBLISHING: MAGAZINES — MAGAZINES: Ebony at 50 It was 1945 and World War II had ended when the premiere issue of Ebony magazine …
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STAGE — ( stages, staging, staged) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A stage …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STAGE — (~s, staging, ~d) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A ~ of …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SINGER
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LISTEN — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a spelling/reading/listening test ▪ I didn’t do very well in the listening test. easy …
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DANCER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES ballet dancer exotic dancer go-go dancer COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE black ▪ People said …
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WRITER
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POET
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WOMANIST NOUN (PEOPLE AND SOCIETY) — In the US: a Black feminist or feminist of colour. Also, a woman who prefers the company and culture of …
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