TROBRIAND

Meaning of TROBRIAND in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtrō-brē-ˌänd, -ˌand ]

geographical name

islands SW Pacific in Solomon Sea; attached to Papua New Guinea area 170 square miles (442 square kilometers )

• Tro·bri·and·er ˌtrō-brē-ˈän-dər, -ˈan- or Trobriand Islander noun

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TROBRIAND — geographical name islands SW Pacific in Solomon Sea; attached to Papua New Guinea area 170 square miles (442 square kilometers …
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TROBRIAND — Trobriand BrE AmE ˈtrəʊb ri‿ənd -ænd AmE \ ˈtroʊb-
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TROBRIAND — Trobriand
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TROBRIAND — Trobriand
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TROBRIAND — Trobriand
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TROBRIAND — Trobriand
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TROBRIAND — Pronunciation: ' tr ō -br ē - ˌ änd, - ˌ and Function: geographical name islands SW Pacific in Solomon …
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TROBRIAND ISLANDER — noun see: Trobriand
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TROBRIAND ISLANDS — or Kiriwina Islands Group of small coral islands, Solomon Sea, South Pacific Ocean, Papua New Guinea . The islands are …
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TROBRIAND ISLANDER — ˈtrōbrēənd-, -ēˌand- noun Usage: capitalized T&I Etymology: Trobriand Island s + English -er : trobriander
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TROBRIAND ISLANDS — /troh"bree ahnd', -and', -euhnd/ a group of islands north of the eastern end of New Guinea: part of Papua New …
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TROBRIAND ISLANDER — see Trobriand
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TROBRIAND ISLANDS — or Kiriwina Islands Group of small coral islands, Solomon Sea, South Pacific Ocean, Papua New Guinea . The islands are …
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TROBRIANDER — noun see: Trobriand
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MISSIONARY POSITION — noun Etymology: from the name given to the position by Trobriand islanders Date: 1948 a coital position in which the …
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TROBRIANDER — Any of the Melanesian people of the Kiriwina ( Trobriand ) Islands, lying off eastern New Guinea. Their subsistence is …
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MALINOWSKI, BRONISŁAW (KASPER) — born April 7, 1884, Kraków, Pol., Austria-Hungary died May 16, 1942, New Haven, Conn., U.S. Polish-British anthropologist. He is principally …
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ISLAND — I Any area of land smaller than a continent and entirely surrounded by water. Islands may occur in oceans, seas, …
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MISSIONARY POSITION — noun Etymology: so called from the notion that Trobriand Islanders gave this name to the position : a coital position …
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TROBRIANDER — ˈtrōbrēəndə(r), -ēˌan- noun ( -s ) Usage: capitalized Etymology: Trobriand Islands, group of small islands in the Solomon Sea + …
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KIRIWINA — ˌkērēˈvēnə noun ( plural kiriwina or kiriwinas ) Usage: usually capitalized : an Austronesian language of the Trobriand islands
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA — an independent republic in the W Pacific Ocean, comprising the E part of New Guinea and numerous near-lying islands, including …
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TROBRIANDER — see Trobriand
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MISSIONARY POSITION — Etymology: from the name given to the position by Trobriand islanders Date: 1948 : a coital position in which the …
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KULA — exchange system among the people of the Trobriand Islands of southeast Melanesia, in which permanent contractual partners trade traditional valuables …
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KINSHIP
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FEUD — also called blood feud a continuing state of conflict between two groups within a society (typically kinship groups) characterized by …
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ETHNOGRAPHY — descriptive study of a particular human society or the process of making such a study. Contemporary ethnography is based almost …
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BARTER — the direct exchange of goods or serviceswithout an intervening medium of exchange or moneyeither according to established rates of exchange …
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ANCESTOR WORSHIP — any of a variety of religious beliefs and practices concerned with the spirits of dead persons regarded as relatives. Ancestor …
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TROBRIANDER — any of the Melanesian people of the Kiriwina (Trobriand) Islands, lying off eastern New Guinea. Subsistence is based on yams …
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KIRIWINA ISLANDS — also called Trobriand Islands, coral formations in the Solomon Sea of the southwestern Pacific, Papua New Guinea, 90 miles (145 …
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