Antofagasta
a seaport in N Chile.
noun
a port in N Chile. Pop: 323 000 (2005 est)
Read Also:
- Arnauld
Antoine, 1612–94, French Jansenist theologian and philosopher. Historical Examples Pascal, however, failed to save his friend; in February 1656 Arnauld was solemnly degraded. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 Various Indignant at such an outrage, Arnauld was no longer to be restrained. Pascal John Tulloch Arnauld took advantage of this moment to execute […]
- Antoine louis barye
Antoine Louis [ahn-twan lwee] /ɑ̃ˈtwan lwi/ (Show IPA), 1795–1875, French sculptor and painter. noun a unit of pressure in the cgs system equal to one dyne per square centimetre. 1 barye is equivalent to 1 microbar
- Cadillac
Antoine de la Mothe [ahn-twan duh la mawt] /ɑ̃ˈtwan də la ˈmɔt/ (Show IPA), 1657?–1730, French colonial governor in North America: founder of Detroit. a city in NW Michigan. Contemporary Examples By the way, a mint condition 1958 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz convertible can now sell for as much as $350,000. Nationalism on Four Wheels Clive […]
- Saint-exupery
Antoine de [ahn-twan duh] /ɑ̃ˈtwan də/ (Show IPA), 1900–45, French author and aviator. noun Antoine de (ɑ̃twan də). 1900–44, French novelist and aviator. His novels of aviation include Vol de nuit (1931) and Terre des hommes (1939). He also wrote the fairy tale Le petit prince (1943)
- Antoine domino
Antoine (“Fats”) born 1928, U.S. rhythm-and-blues pianist, singer, and composer. noun (pl) -noes a small rectangular block used in dominoes, divided on one side into two equal areas, each of which is either blank or marked with from one to six dots (modifier) exhibiting the domino effect: a domino pattern of takeovers noun (pl) -noes, […]