PEACE CORPS

Meaning of PEACE CORPS in English

[peace corps] n (1960): a body of trained personnel sent as volunteers esp. to assist underdeveloped nations

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PEACE CORPS — noun Date: 1960 a body of trained personnel sent as volunteers especially to assist underdeveloped nations
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PEACE CORPS — U.S. government agency of volunteers, formed in 1961 by Pres. John F. Kennedy . Its purpose is to assist other …
Английский словарь Британика
PEACE CORPS — a civilian organization, sponsored by the U.S. government, that sends volunteers to instruct citizens of underdeveloped countries in the execution …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PEACE CORPS — volunteer organization sponsored by the U.S. Government in which people work worldwide to promote education health agriculture and industry
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PEACE CORPS — Date: 1960 : a body of trained personnel sent as volunteers especially to assist underdeveloped nations
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PEACE CORPS — Function: noun Date: 1960 : a body of trained personnel sent as volunteers especially to assist underdeveloped nations
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PEACE CORPS — U.S. government agency of volunteers, created by the Peace Corps Act of 1961. (From 1971 to 1982 it was a …
Britannica English vocabulary
PEACE CORPS — noun [ sing. ] a US organization that sends young Americans to work in other countries without pay in order …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PEACE CORPS — ˈPeace Corps, the BrE AmE a US government organization that helps poorer countries, by sending them ↑ volunteer s (=people …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PEACE CORPS — see Peace Corps
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PEACE CORPS — also peace corps The Peace Corps is an American organization that sends young people to help with projects in developing …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PEACE CORPS — also peace corps The ~ is an American organization that sends young people to help with projects in developing countries. …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PEACE CORPS — U.S. government agency of volunteers, formed in 1961 by Pres. John F. Kennedy . Its purpose is to assist other …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PEACE CORPS — an independent US government organization that sends Americans, usually young adults, to work without pay in poorer countries. President John …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
PEACE CORPS — корпус мира
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PEACE CORPS — (американизм) "корпус мира"
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PEACE CORPS — амер. «корпус мира»
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PEACE CORPS — амер. «корпус мира»
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
PEACE CORPS — амер. «корпус мира»
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PEACE CORPS — корпус мира
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PEACE CORPS — корпус мира
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PEACE CORPS — корпус мира
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
PEACE CORPS — Корпус мира Агентство, созданное в 1961 по инициативе президента Дж. Ф. Кеннеди [Kennedy, John Fitzgerald (JFK)] и с одобрения Конгресса США …
PEACE CORPS — Корпус мира Агентство, созданное в 1961 по инициативе президента Дж. Ф. Кеннеди [Kennedy, John Fitzgerald] и с одобрения Конгресса США …
PEACE CORPS — корпус мира
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PEACE CORPS — (американизм) "корпус мира"
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CORPS — [F] n [Mil.] corps; corps de armea [Mil.] army corps
Interlingua English vocab
PEACE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Augustan Altar of Peace Augsburg Peace of Belgrade Peace of Hubertusburg Peace of justice …
Английский словарь Британика
CORPS — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Peace Corps {{link=United States Marine Corps">United States Marine Corps Women's Army Corps
Английский словарь Британика
PEACE — I. ˈpēs noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English pes, pees, pais, from Old French pes, pais, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CORPS — ˈkō(ə)r], -ȯ(ə)r], -ōə], -ȯ(ə)] noun ( plural corps ]z\) Etymology: French, from Latin corpus body 1. a. : an organized …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CORPS — (n. sing. & pl.) A body of men; esp., an organized division of the military establishment; as, the marine corps; …
Английский словарь Webster
CORPS — ( n. sing. & pl. ) A body of men; esp., an organized division of the military establishment; as, the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PEACE — — peaceless , adj. — peacelessness , n. — peacelike , adj. /pees/ , n., interj., v., peaced, peacing . …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CORPS — /kawr, kohr/ , n. , pl. corps /kawrz, kohrz/ . 1. Mil. a. a military organization consisting of officers and …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CORPS — noun ( plural corps ˈkȯrz) Etymology: French, from Old French cors, from Latin corpus body Date: 1707 1. a. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PEACE — v public quiet, order, and contentment in obedience to law. 2. peace ·v exemption from, or cessation of, war with …
Webster English vocab
CORPS — noun ·sg & ·pl a body or code of laws. 2. corps ·noun ·sg & ·pl the human body, whether …
Webster English vocab
PEACE — [peace] n [ME pees, fr. OF pais, fr. L pac-, pax; akin to L pacisci to agree--more at pact] (12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CORPS — [corps] n, pl corps [F, fr. L corpus body] (1711) 1 a: an organized subdivision of the military establishment "Marine …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PEACE — peace, Peace BrE AmE piːs ▶ ˈ Peace Corps BrE AmE ▶ ˈ peace ˌ offering BrE AmE ▶ ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CORPS — corps singular BrE AmE kɔː AmE kɔːr koʊr (= core) ▷ corps plural kɔːz AmE kɔːrz koʊrz ▶ ˌ corps …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PEACE — / piːs; NAmE / noun 1. [ U , sing. ] a situation or a period of time in which …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CORPS — / kɔː(r); NAmE / noun ( pl. corps / kɔːz; NAmE kɔːrz/) [ C +sing./pl. v . ] 1. a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PEACE — peace S2 W2 /piːs/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ peace , ↑ peacefulness , ↑ pacifier …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CORPS — corps /kɔː $ kɔːr/ BrE AmE noun ( plural corps /kɔːz $ kɔːrz/) [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PEACE — n. 1 a quiet; tranquillity (needs peace to work well). b mental calm; serenity (peace of mind). 2 a (often …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CORPS — n. (pl. corps) 1 Mil. a a body of troops with special duties (intelligence corps; Royal Army Medical Corps). b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PEACE — n. 1 a quiet; tranquillity (needs peace to work well). b mental calm; serenity (peace of mind). 2 a (often …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CORPS — n. (pl. corps) 1 Mil. a a body of troops with special duties (intelligence corps; Royal Army Medical Corps). b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PEACE — n.1 a quiet; tranquillity (needs peace to work well). b mental calm; serenity (peace of mind). 2 a (often attrib.) …
Oxford English vocab
CORPS — n. (pl. corps) 1. Mil. a a body of troops with special duties (intelligence corps; Royal Army Medical Corps). b …
Oxford English vocab
PEACE — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If countries or groups involved in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CORPS — ( corps) 1. A corps is a part of the army which has special duties. ...the Army Medical Corps. ...the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PEACE — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If countries or groups involved in …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
CORPS — (~) 1. A ~ is a part of the army which has special duties. ...the Army Medical Corps. ...the Russian …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PEACE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a haven of peace/tranquillity/calm ▪ In the middle of the city, this garden is a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CORPS — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES diplomatic corps esprit de corps Marine Corps press corps ▪ the White House press corps …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PEACE — (NO VIOLENCE) [noun] [U] - (a period of) freedom from war and violence, esp. when people live and work together …
Cambridge English vocab
CORPS — (GROUP) [noun] [C + singular or plural verb] [plural] corps - a group of people who are connected because they …
Cambridge English vocab
PEACE — n. peace pipe Augustan Altar of Peace Augsburg Peace of Belgrade Peace of Hubertusburg Peace of justice of the peace …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CORPS — n. Civilian Conservation Corps Peace Corps United States Marine Corps Women's Army Corps
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PEACE — Synonyms and related words : Pax Dei, Pax Romana, Peace of God, accord, accordance, affinity, agape, agreement, amity, armistice, arrangement, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CORPS — Synonyms and related words : Bund, KP, Rochdale cooperative, adjutant general corps, age group, air corps, alliance, armored corps, army, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary

Merriam-Webster English vocab

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