PETRIE

Meaning of PETRIE in English

Pronunciation: ' p ē -tr ē

Function: biographical name

Sir (William Matthew) Flin · ders \ ' flin-d ə rz \ 1853-1942 Eng. Egyptologist

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

PETRIE — biographical name Sir (William Matthew)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PETRIE — /pee"tree/ , n. Sir (William Matthew) Flinders /flin"deuhrz/ , 1853-1942, English Egyptologist and archaeologist.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PETRIE — biographical name Sir (William Matthew) Flin·ders ˈflin-dərz 1853-1942 English Egyptologist
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PETRIE — Petrie BrE AmE ˈpiːtr i
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PETRIE, SIR (WILLIAM MATTHEW) FLINDERS — born June 3, 1853, Charlton, near Greenwich, London, Eng. died July 28, 1942, Jerusalem British archaeologist who made valuable contributions …
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PETRIE, SIR FLINDERS — Additional reading Margaret S. Drower, Flinders Petrie (1985). C.W. Ceram, Gods, Graves, and Scholars, 2nd rev. and enlarged ed. (1967, …
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PETRIE, SIR (WILLIAM MATTHEW) FLINDERS — born June 3, 1853, Charlton, near Greenwich, London died July 28, 1942, Jerusalem British archaeologist and Egyptologist who made valuable …
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PETRIE, SIR WILLIAM MATTHEW FLINDERS — born June 3, 1853, Charlton, near Greenwich, London, Eng. died July 28, 1942, Jerusalem British archaeologist who made valuable contributions …
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PETRIE, SIR FLINDERS — born June 3, 1853, Charlton, near Greenwich, London, Eng. died July 28, 1942, Jerusalem British archaeologist who made valuable contributions …
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WILLIAM — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Aberhart William George William Russell Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen Amis Sir Kingsley William …
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SIR — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Abbott Sir John Joseph Caldwell Ahmad Khan Sir Sayyid Allbutt Sir Thomas Clifford Alma …
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NAUCRATIS — Ancient Greek settlement, in Egypt's Nile River delta. It was founded in the 7th century BC and flourished as a …
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NAQĀDAH — or Naqada Town (pop., latest est.: 17,000), Egypt. Located on the west bank of the Nile River north of ancient …
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MATTHEW — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Arnold Matthew Barrie Sir James Matthew Boulton Matthew Flinders Matthew Hale Sir Matthew Lewis …
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FLINDERS, MATTHEW — born March 16, 1774, Donington, Lincolnshire, Eng. died July 19, 1814, London British mariner and hydrographer. In two expeditions (1795–99, …
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FLINDERS — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Flinders Ranges Flinders River Flinders Matthew Petrie Sir William Matthew Flinders
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TYPOLOGY — system of groupings (such as landed gentry or rain forests), usually called types, the members of which are identified by …
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SACRIFICE — a religious rite in which an object is offered to a divinity in order to establish, maintain, or restore a …
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MOTION PICTURE, HISTORY OF
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LABYRINTH — also called maze system of intricate passageways and blind alleys. Labyrinth was the name given by the ancient Greeks and …
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FOLK ART
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TRUFFAUT, FRANCOIS — Additional reading Graham Petrie, The Cinema of Franois Truffaut (1970); C.G. Crisp, Francois Truffaut (1972); James M. Wall (ed.), Three …
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THEBES — ancient Egyptian Wase, or Wo'se, or (from c. 21st century BC) Nowe, or Nuwe, one of the famed cities of …
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SINAITIC INSCRIPTIONS — also called Proto-sinaitic Inscriptions, archeological remains that are among the earliest examples of alphabetic writing; they were inscribed on stones …
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RANDALL-MACIVER, DAVID — born , Oct. 31, 1873, London, Eng. died April 30, 1945, New York, N.Y., U.S. British-born American archaeologist and anthropologist. …
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PITT-RIVERS, AUGUSTUS HENRY LANE-FOX
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PETER I — born c. 1747, , Njego, Montenegro died Oct. 18 [Oct. 30, New Style], 1830, Cetinje Montenegrin in full Petar Petrovic …
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NAUKRATIS — also spelled Naucratis, ancient Greek settlement in the Nile River delta, on the Canopic (western) branch of the river. An …
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NAQADAH — also spelled Nakada, town, Upper Egypt. It lies on the west bank of the Nile, in the great bend of …
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MAROOCHYDORE — resort town, southeastern Queensland, Australia. It lies at the mouth of the Maroochy River and at the foot of Buderim …
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HASI, TEL — ancient archaeological site in southwestern Palestine, located southwest of Lachish (Tel Lakhish) in modern Israel. Excavation of the site, carried …
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EGYPTOLOGY — the study of pharaonic Egypt, spanning the period c. 4500 BC to AD 641. Egyptology began when the scholars accompanying …
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