Bakra
noun (pl) -ra, -ras
a White person, esp one from Britain
adjective
(of people) White, esp British
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- Baksheesh
a tip, present, or gratuity. to give a tip. Historical Examples Still, I am sorry now I didn’t contribute the baksheesh he expected. The Ship Dwellers Albert Bigelow Paine Those incapables had no doubt been after David for baksheesh, and he felt just that way. The Ship Dwellers Albert Bigelow Paine The first word these […]
- Bakshish
a tip, present, or gratuity. to give a tip. Historical Examples bakshish is a gift of money which an Oriental expects and demands for the most trifling service. The Red Cross in Peace and War Clara Barton bakshish they call it here too; that word accompanies you round the world! Round the Wonderful World G. […]
- Bakst
Léon Nikolaevich [lyi-awn nyi-kuh-lah-yi-vyich] /lyɪˈɔ̃ nyɪ kʌˈlɑ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1924, Russian painter and designer. Historical Examples Go in for a gay riot of colour, such combinations as are known as Bakst colouring,—if that happens to be your fancy. The Art of Interior Decoration Grace Wood Noah’s arks, big enough to be lived in […]
- Baku
a city in and the capital of Azerbaijan, in the E part, on the Caspian Sea. Also, Azerbaidzhan. Formerly Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. a republic in Transcaucasia, N of Iran and W of the Caspian Sea. 33,430 sq. mi. (86,600 sq. km). Capital: Baku. a region of NW Iran, divided into two provinces in 1938: […]
- Bakunin
Mikhail Aleksandrovich [myi-khuh-yeel uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /myɪ xʌˈyil ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1814–76, Russian anarchist and writer. Historical Examples The most impatient were the Anarchists, who grouped themselves around Bakunin. Russia Donald Mackenzie Wallace Bakunin designates his teaching about law, the State, and property as “Anarchism.” Anarchism Paul Eltzbacher On September 28th, Bakunin tried to […]