CHIEFS

Meaning of CHIEFS in English

plural of chief

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

CHIEFS — Руководители
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHIEFS — Шефы
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
CHIEFS — Руководители
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF — U.S. Mil. the Chiefs of Staff of the Army and the Air Force, the commandant of the Marine Corps, and …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF — [Joint Chiefs of Staff] (1946): a military advisory group composed of the chiefs of staff of the army and air …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF MANUAL — A document containing detailed procedures for performing specific tasks that do not involve the employment of forces. A manual is …
DOD English Dictionary of Military Terms
CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF INSTRUCTION — A replacement document for all types of correspondence containing Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff policy and guidance that …
DOD English Dictionary of Military Terms
SOUTHERN AFRICA, HISTORY OF
Britannica English vocabulary
CHIEF — a political leader of a primitive social group, such as a band, tribe, or confederacy of tribes. Among many primitive …
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ZULU — a nation of Nguni-speaking people in KwaZulu/Natal province, South Africa. They are a branch of the southern Bantu and have …
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YAO — various Bantu-speaking peoples inhabiting southernmost Tanzania, the region between the Rovuma and Lugenda rivers in Mozambique, and the southern part …
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TAHITI — largest island of the Windward Group (les du Vent) of the Society Islands, French Polynesia, in the central South Pacific. …
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SWAZILAND — officially Kingdom of Swaziland, Swazi Umbuso Weswatini landlocked country in the eastern flank of South Africa, where it adjoins Mozambique. …
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SENECA — tribe of North American Indians of the Iroquoian linguistic group who lived in what is now western New York state …
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SELANGOR CIVIL WAR — (186773), series of conflicts initially between Malay chiefs but later involving Chinese secret societies for control of tin-rich districts in …
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SAUK — also spelled Sac an Algonkian-speaking North American Indian tribe closely related to the Fox and the Kickapoo who lived in …
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POLYNESIA — ethnogeographic grouping of islands scattered across a huge triangular area of the east-central Pacific Ocean. The triangle has its apex …
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PERAK WAR — (c. 1874-76), rebellion against the British by a group of dissident Malay chiefs that culminated in the assassination in 1875 …
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PADRI WAR — (182137), armed conflict in Minangkabau (Sumatra) between reformist Muslims, known as Padris, and local chieftains assisted by the Dutch. In …
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OCEANIC ARTS
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LANIER, WILLIE — born Aug. 21, 1945, Clover, Va., U.S. in full Willie Edward Lanier African-American professional football player who was a defensive …
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LANGO — people inhabiting the marshy lowlands northeast of Lakes Kwania and Kyoga in northern Uganda and speaking an Eastern Sudanic language …
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GHANA — first of the great medieval trading empires of western Africa (fl. 7th13th century). It was situated between the Sahara (Desert) …
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FIJI, FLAG OF — national flag consisting of a light blue field (background) bearing a Union Jack in the canton and the shield of …
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CONGO FREE STATE — French tat Indpendant du Congo, former state in Africa that occupied almost all of the Congo River basin, coextensive with …
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CHIEF — I. chief 1 S2 W2 /tʃiːf/ BrE AmE adjective 1 . [only before noun] highest in rank: He was recently …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TRIBAL — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a tribal custom ▪ He spoke four African languages and knew most of the tribal …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
JOINT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CHIEF
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
JOINT STAFF — 1. The staff of a commander of a unified or specified command, subordinate unified command, joint task force, or subordinate …
DOD English Dictionary of Military Terms

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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