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1 day ago · the specific name of an individual, a place, or a unique thing; begins with a capital letter: Victoria El Salvador La Sagrada Familia (a specific basilica in Barcelona) el nombre común (common noun) the generic name for a class or category of person, place, thing, or concept; does not refer to a specific individual or unique thing: la mujer ...
3 days ago · These terms are still used in various forms to designate the people and island of Puerto Rico. The Taíno Indians lived in small villages or “bateyes,” and were organized in clans, led by a Cacique or chief. 51. Puerto Rico is only one hundred miles long and thirty-five miles wide, making it the smallest island of the Greater Antilles.
2 days ago · Glossary of mathematical symbols. A mathematical symbol is a figure or a combination of figures that is used to represent a mathematical object, an action on mathematical objects, a relation between mathematical objects, or for structuring the other symbols that occur in a formula. As formulas are entirely constituted with symbols of various ...
5 days ago · What does Chi Chi mean in Dominican? › Federico's nickname in Spanish is one word with the accent on the second syllable: Chichí. It means “baby” in Dominican slang – often “baby of the family,” which Federico was. In 1937, when Chi-Chi Olivo was still a young boy, it was a remarkable year for Dominican baseball.
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3 days ago · Comparison of Portuguese and Spanish. Portuguese and Spanish, although closely related Romance languages, differ in many aspects of their phonology, grammar, and lexicon. Both belong to a subset of the Romance languages known as West Iberian Romance, which also includes several other languages or dialects with fewer speakers, all of which are ...
5 days ago · The name was adopted from the East African Swahili language which in turn was derived from the Arabic word ‘qumar,’ meaning ‘moon.’. In Hindu origin, the name means ‘the adversary of desire.’. In Arabic, the name also means ‘moon.’. According to the Swahili dictionary, Kamari may also mean ‘gambling’ (any game played for money).
4 days ago · Latin grammar. Latin word order is relatively free. The subject, object, and verb can come in any order, and an adjective can go before or after its noun, as can a genitive such as hostium "of the enemies". A common feature of Latin is hyperbaton, in which a phrase is split up by other words: Sextus est Tarquinius "it is Sextus Tarquinius".
