RAINEY

Meaning of RAINEY in English

/ray"nee/ , n.

1. Gertrude ( "Ma" ), 1886-1939, U.S. blues singer.

2. Joseph Hayne /hayn/ , 1832-87, U.S. politician: first black congressman 1870-79.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

RAINEY — n. Gertrude "Ma" Rainey (1886-1939), American blues singer, wife and musical partner of William "Pa" Rainey
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RAINEY, MA — orig. Gertrude Malissa Nix Pridgett born April 26, 1886, Columbus, Ga., U.S. died Dec. 22, 1939, Rome, Ga. U.S. singer. …
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RAINEY'S CORPUSCLE — ˈrānēz- noun Usage: usually capitalized R Etymology: after George Rainey died 1884 English anatomist : the crescent-shaped spore of a …
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RAINEY, MA — born April 26, 1886, Columbus, Ga., U.S. died Dec. 22, 1939, Rome, Ga. Ma Rainey (centre) and her band, 1923. …
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RAINEY, JOSEPH HAYNE — born June 21, 1832, Georgetown, S.C., U.S. died Aug. 2, 1887, Georgetown Rainey, engraving after a photograph by Mathew B. …
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HARPER, WILLIAM RAINEY — born July 26, 1856, New Concord, Ohio, U.S. died Jan. 10, 1906, Chicago U.S. Hebraist and first president of the …
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RAINEY, MA — n. orig. Gertrude Malissa Nix Pridgett born April 26, 1886, Columbus, Ga., U.S. died Dec. 22, 1939, Rome, Ga. U.S. …
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RAINEY, (MA) GERTRUDE — (1886-1939) Рейни, Гертруда (Ма Рейни) Одна из первых женщин-исполнительниц блюзов [blues]. Гастролировала по стране с начала XX в. до середины 1930-х. …
RAINEY, GERTRUDE — (Rainey, ("Ma") Gertrude) (1886-1939) Рейни, Гертруда (Ма Рейни) Одна из первых женщин-исполнительниц блюзов . Гастролировала по стране с начала XX …
WILSON, AUGUST — born April 27, 1945, Pittsburgh, Pa., U.S. U.S. playwright. He was largely self-educated. A participant in the black aesthetic movement …
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MA — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Ma Yuan Ma Yüan Ma Yo Yo Ma fa mu ts'o Rainey Ma Ma …
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DORSEY, THOMAS A(NDREW) — born July 1, 1899, Villa Rica, Ga., U.S. died Jan. 23, 1993, Chicago, Ill. U.S. songwriter, singer, and pianist, the …
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CHICAGO, UNIVERSITY OF — Independent university in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. It was founded in 1890 with an endowment from William Rainey Harper, its first …
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BLUES — Secular musical form incorporating a repeating harmonic structure with melodic emphasis on the flatted or "blue" third and seventh notes …
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MINSTREL SHOW — indigenous American theatrical form comprising a group of blackfaced white minstrels whose material caricatured the singing and dancing of Negro …
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JUNIOR COLLEGE — also called Community College, educational institution that provides two years of academic instruction beyond secondary school, as well as technical …
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CHAUTAUQUA MOVEMENT — popular U.S. movement in adult education that flourished during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The original Chautauqua began …
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BLUES — secular folk music of American blacks. From its obscure origins among Southern blacks in the early 20th century, the blues' …
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WILSON, AUGUST — born April 27, 1945, Pittsburgh, Pa., U.S. Wilson, 1990 American playwright, author of a cycle of plays, each set in …
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SMITH, BESSIE — born April 15, 1898?, Chattanooga, Tenn., U.S. died Sept. 26, 1937, Clarksdale, Miss. Bessie Smith. in full Elizabeth Smith American …
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POUND, EZRA — Additional reading Biographical studies include Noel Stock, The Life of Ezra Pound, expanded ed. (1982); Humphrey Carpenter, A Serious Character: …
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MUSKINGUM COLLEGE — private, coeducational institution of higher education in New Concord, Ohio, U.S. It emphasizes an undergraduate curriculum in the liberal arts …
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MANSHIP, PAUL — born Dec. 25, 1885, St. Paul, Minn., U.S. died Jan. 31, 1966, New York, N.Y. American sculptor, whose subjects and …
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EL DORADO — city, seat (1843) of Union county, southern Arkansas, U.S., 100 miles (160 km) south of Little Rock. The site was …
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DORSEY, THOMAS ANDREW — born July 1, 1899, Villa Rica, Ga., U.S. died Jan. 23, 1993, Chicago, Ill. Dorsey, c. 1929 American songwriter, singer, …
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DAVIS, ANGELA — born Jan. 26, 1944, Birmingham, Ala., U.S. Angela Davis, 1974. in full Angela Yvonne Davis militant American black activist who …
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CHICAGO, UNIVERSITY OF — one of the outstanding private universities in the United States, founded in 1891 with the endowment of John D. Rockefeller. …
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UNIMPRESSIVE — If you describe someone or something as unimpressive , you mean they appear very ordinary, without any special or exciting …
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UNIMPRESSIVE — If you describe someone or something as ~, you mean they appear very ordinary, without any special or exciting qualities. …
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CHAMPION — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES champion a cause (= publicly support an aim ) ▪ He has championed the …
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