AMERICAN PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION

Meaning of AMERICAN PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION in English

add. ·- a secret organization in the united states, formed in iowa in 1887, ostensibly for the protection of american institutions by keeping roman catholics out of public office. ·abbr. commonly to a.p.a.

Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

AMERICAN PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION — () A secret organization in the United States, formed in Iowa in 1887, ostensibly for the protection of American institutions …
Английский словарь Webster
AMERICAN PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION — (APA) in U.S. history, an anti-Catholic, anti-immigrant group that briefly acquired a membership greater than 2,000,000 during the 1890s. A …
Britannica English vocabulary
AMERICAN PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION — Secret anti-Catholic, anti-immigrant society formed in Iowa in 1887. Its membership, consisting mainly of farmers who feared the growth and …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
AMERICAN PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION — ист Американская покровительственная ассоциация Тайное антикатолическое общество, основанное в 1887 в г. Клинтоне, шт. Айова, Г. Бауэрсом [Bowers, Henry F.]. Вплоть до …
AMERICAN PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION — ист. Американская покровительственная ассоциация Тайное антикатолическое общество, основанное в 1887 в г. Клинтоне, шт. Айова, Г. Бауэрсом [Bowers, Henry F.]. …
PROTECTIVE — adj protective; systema protective [Econ.] protective system
Interlingua English vocab
AMERICAN — adj American (1. belonging to North or South America; 2. belonging to the United States)
Interlingua English vocab
PROTECTIVE — adjective see: protect
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ASSOCIATION — I In psychology, the process of forming mental connections or bonds between sensations, ideas, or memories. Though discussed by the …
Английский словарь Британика
AMERICAN — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) American Broadcasting Co. Arabian American Oil Company American Standard Code for Information Interchange. North …
Английский словарь Британика
PROTECTIVE — I. prəˈtektiv, -tēv also -əv adjective Etymology: protect + -ive 1. : protecting or intended to protect : affording or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AMERICAN — I. -kən noun ( -s ) Usage: capitalized Etymology: America, the continental region + English -an 1. : an Indian …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ASSOCIATION — əˌsōsēˈāshən, -ōshē- — -ōsh- is somewhat less freq in this than in the other associ- words, by reason of sh- …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PROTECTIVE — (a.) Affording protection; sheltering; defensive.
Английский словарь Webster
AMERICAN — (a.) Of or pertaining to America; as, the American continent: American Indians.
Английский словарь Webster
AMERICAN — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to America; as, the American continent: American Indians.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PROTECTIVE — — protectively , adv. — protectiveness , n. /preuh tek"tiv/ , adj. 1. having the quality or function of protecting: …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AMERICAN — — Americanly , adv. — Americanness , n. /euh mer"i keuhn/ , adj. 1. of or pertaining to the United …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AMERICAN — I. ə-ˈmer-ə-kən, -ˈmər-, -ˈme-rə- noun Date: 1568 1. : an American Indian of North America or South America 2. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ASSOCIATION — noun mental connection, or that which is mentally linked or associated with a thing. 2. association ·noun the act of …
Webster English vocab
AMERICAN — adj of or pertaining to the united states. 2. american ·adj of or pertaining to america; as, the american continent: …
Webster English vocab
AMERICAN — [Amer.i.can] n (1578) 1: an American Indian of No. America or So. America 2: a native or inhabitant of No. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ASSOCIATION — general psychological principle originally closely linked with problems of recollection, or memory. The principle stated that when any past event …
Britannica English vocabulary
PROTECTIVE — protective BrE AmE prə ˈtekt ɪv prəʊ- proʊ- ▷ protective|ly li ▷ protective|ness nəs nɪs ▶ pro ˌ tective ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
AMERICAN — American BrE AmE ə ˈmer ɪk ə n -ək- ▷ American|s z ▶ A ˌ merican ˈ English BrE AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PROTECTIVE — / prəˈtektɪv; NAmE / adjective 1. [ only before noun ] providing or intended to provide protection : Workers should …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ASSOCIATION — / əˌsəʊʃiˈeɪʃn; -siˈeɪ-; NAmE əˌsoʊ-/ noun 1. [ C +sing./pl. v . ] ( abbr. Assoc. ) an official group …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AMERICAN — / əˈmerɪkən; NAmE / noun , adjective ■ noun 1. a person from America, especially the US —see also African …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PROTECTIVE — pro ‧ tec ‧ tive /prəˈtektɪv/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ protection , ↑ protector , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ASSOCIATION — as ‧ so ‧ ci ‧ a ‧ tion S3 W1 /əˌsəʊsiˈeɪʃ ə n, əˌsəʊʃi- $ əˌsoʊ-/ BrE AmE noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AMERICAN — I. A ‧ mer ‧ i ‧ can 1 /əˈmerəkən, əˈmerɪkən/ BrE AmE adjective 1 . relating to the US …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PROTECTIVE — adj. & n. topdash.adj. 1 protecting; intended or intending to protect. 2 (of food) protecting against deficiency diseases. --n. something …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AMERICAN — adj. & n. --adj. 1 of, relating to, or characteristic of the United States or its inhabitants. 2 (usu. in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PROTECTIVE — adj. & n. topdash.adj. 1 protecting; intended or intending to protect. 2 (of food) protecting against deficiency diseases. n. something …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AMERICAN — adj. & n. adj. 1 of, relating to, or characteristic of the United States or its inhabitants. 2 (usu. in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PROTECTIVE — adj. & n. topdash.adj. 1. protecting; intended or intending to protect. 2 (of food) protecting against deficiency diseases. --n. something …
Oxford English vocab
AMERICAN — adj. & n. --adj. 1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the United States or its inhabitants. 2 (usu. in …
Oxford English vocab
PROTECTIVE — 1. Protective means designed or intended to protect something or someone from harm. Protective gloves reduce the absorption of chemicals …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ASSOCIATION — ( associations) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. An association is an …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AMERICAN — ( Americans) An American person or thing belongs to or comes from the United States of America. ...the American Ambassador …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PROTECTIVE — 1. Protective means designed or intended to protect something or someone from harm. Protective gloves reduce the absorption of chemicals …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PROTECTIVE — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES protective clothing ▪ Laboratory technicians have to wear special protective clothing. protective custody (= custody …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ASSOCIATION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a professional body/association (= organization that people from a particular profession can belong to ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AMERICAN — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a British/American etc passport ▪ She was born in India but has a British …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PROTECTIVE — [adjective]Firefighters have to wear protective clothing to stop them getting burned.She is charming, stylish, sensuous and fiercely protective of (= …
Cambridge English vocab
ASSOCIATION — [noun]An association is a group of people who are united in a single organization for a particular purpose.the Association for …
Cambridge English vocab
AMERICAN — [noun] [C], [adjective] - (a person) of or from the continents of South or North America, esp. the USHe said …
Cambridge English vocab
ASSOCIATION — n. American Association of Retired Persons Association of Southeast Asian Nations association football Young Men's Christian Association Algerian Reformist Ulama' …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
AMERICAN — n. American Association of Retired Persons American Broadcasting Co. Arabian American Oil Company American Standard Code for Information Interchange. North …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PROTECTIVE — Synonyms and related words : careful, conservational, conservationist, conservative, conservatory, conserving, covering, custodial, defending, defensive, fostering, guardian, guarding, heedful, immunizing, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ASSOCIATION — Synonyms and related words : Anschluss, British Cabinet, Sanhedrin, US Cabinet, accompaniment, accord, accordance, addition, adjunct, advisory body, affairs, affiliation, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PROTECTIVE — adj. VERBS ▪ be , feel ▪ become ADVERB ▪ fiercely , highly , very ▪ Lionesses are fiercely ~ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
AMERICAN — adj. American is used with these nouns: ↑ football , ↑ history , ↑ premiere , ↑ twang
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
AMERICAN — • ↑ be American/French/Japanese etc by birth
Longman Activator English vocab
PROTECTIVE — adj. 25B6; adjective protective clothing : PRESERVATIVE, protecting, safeguarding, shielding, defensive, safety, precautionary, preventive, preventative. he felt protective towards the …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PROTECTIVE — adj. defensive, jealous, vigilant, watchful, heedful, careful, possessive; preservative, shielding, sheltering, safeguarding She is fiercely protective of her independence and …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
ASSOCIATION — noun (a) relating one thing to another in the mind association area = area of the cortex of the brain …
English Dictionary of Medicine
PROTECTIVE — прил. 1) защитный; оградительный, предохранительный, прикрывающий protective barrage ≈ заградительный огонь protective colouration ≈ покровительственная, защитная окраска protective colouring ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ASSOCIATION — ╜ Association of Desk and Derrick Clubs of North America Association of Oilwell Servicing Contractors Association of Petroleum Writers American …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ASSOCIATION — сущ. 1) соединение, объединение 2) ассоциация, общество, союз association football ≈ футбол parent-teacher association ≈ родительский комитет (добровольная организация, создаваемая …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AMERICAN — 1. прил. американский 2. сущ. американец; американка all American ирон. ≈ стопроцентный американец, американец с головы до ног американец; американка; …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PROTECTIVE — protective.ogg prəʹtektıv a 1. защитный, оградительный, предохранительный protective armour clothing, dressing - защитная броня одежда, повязка protective spectacles /glasses/ - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ASSOCIATION — association.ogg ə͵səʋsıʹeıʃ(ə)n,ə͵səʋʃıʹeıʃ(ə)n n 1. 1> общество, ассоциация, объединение Automobile Association - автомобильная ассоциация ( в Великобритании ) 2> соединение ( …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AMERICAN — 1. əʹmerıkən n 1. американец; американка; гражданин или гражданка Соединённых Штатов the Americans - собир. американцы 2. житель или уроженец …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

Webster English vocab

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