Abdelkader
noun
?1807–83, Algerian nationalist, who resisted the French invasion of Algeria and established (1837) an independent state. He surrendered to the French in 1847
Contemporary Examples
abdelkader was jailed Sunday in a Paris-area prison, where he will remain as the investigation continues.
Mohamed Merah’s Brother: France’s New Public Enemy Tracy McNicoll March 25, 2012
abdelkader Merah, 29, was taken into police custody in the early hours of the siege and remains jailed.
French Terrorist Mohamed Merah’s Last Words Taped by Cops Now Leaked on TV Tracy McNicoll July 8, 2012
Read Also:
- Abderhalden
Emil [ey-meel] /ˈeɪ mil/ (Show IPA), 1877–1950, Swiss chemist and physiologist. Historical Examples Abderhalden and Brahm’s1 experiments with pyridin show that the same is true of young dogs when on a meat diet. The Toxicity of Caffein William Salant
- Abderian laughter
n. from Abdera, in Thrace, whose citizens were proverbial as rustic simpletons who would laugh at anything or anyone they didn’t understand (making their town the Hellenic equivalent of Gotham).
- Abdias
(defs 1, 2). Historical Examples Abdias, Marcellinus and Hegisippus have each related this story, with a little difference in the details. A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10) Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire) Abdias, Marcellus, and Hegesippus have all three written this story. A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10) Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire) Abdias therefore […]
- Abdi
abdi my servant. (1.) 1 Chr. 6:44. (2.) 2 Chr. 29:12. (3.) Ezra 10:26. Contemporary Examples Next, abdi would like to work with Chris Rock and Denzel Washington and is writing a film script himself. Barkhad Abdi: From Limo Driver to Oscar Contender Tim Teeman February 22, 2014 Today, abdi and her staff appealed to […]
- Abdicable
to renounce or relinquish a throne, right, power, claim, responsibility, or the like, especially in a formal manner: The aging founder of the firm decided to abdicate. to give up or renounce (authority, duties, an office, etc.), especially in a voluntary, public, or formal manner: King Edward VIII of England abdicated the throne in 1936. […]