absentee — /ab seuhn tee /, n. 1. a person who is absent, esp. from work or school. 2. a person who absents himself or herself, as a landowner who does not live on certain property owned or a voter who is permitted to cast a ballot by mail. [1530 40; ABSENT … Universalium
АБСЕНТЕИСТ-ЗЕМЛЕВЛАДЕЛЕЦ — (absentee landowner) собственник сельскохозяйственной земли, проживающий вдали от своих владений и не вовлеченный непосредственно в процесс производства. В крестьянском обществе такая форма собственности может приводить к возникновению социальных … Большой толковый социологический словарь
Farmer — This article is about the occupation. For the last name, see Farmer (surname). Farmers redirects here. For other uses, see Farmers (disambiguation). Farmer Eastern Eu … Wikipedia
Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge — Infobox protected area | name = Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge iucn category = IV caption = locator x = 229 locator y = 123 location = South Carolina, USA nearest city = Hilton Head Island, South Carolina lat degrees = 32 lat minutes =… … Wikipedia
American Zion Commonwealth — The American Zion Commonwealth ( he. קהילת ציון אמריקאית) was a Zionist settlement corporation that played an important part in the Jewish settlement of Palestine before the establishment of the State of Israel.The American Zion Commonwealth… … Wikipedia
Mumford, New York — Coordinates: 42°59′48.99″N 77°51′42.91″W / 42.9969417°N 77.8619194°W / 42.9969417; 77.8619194 … Wikipedia
Land trust — There are two distinct definitions of a land trust: a private, nonprofit organization that, as all or part of its mission, actively works to conserve land by undertaking or assisting in land or conservation easement acquisition, or by its… … Wikipedia
History of France — The History of France has been divided into a series of separate historical articles navigable through the list to the right. The chronological era articles (highlighted in blue) address broad French historical, cultural and sociological… … Wikipedia
Nanboku-chō period — For other uses of Northern and Southern Courts period , see Northern and Southern Courts period (disambiguation). History of Japan Mount Yoshino Paleolithic 35,000–14,000 BC Jōmon period 14,000–300 BC Yayoi … Wikipedia
Land reform in Romania — Four major land reforms have taken place in Romania: in 1864, 1921, 1945 and 1991. The first sought to undo the feudal structure that had persisted after the unification of the Danubian Principalities in 1859; the second, more drastic reform,… … Wikipedia
Pakistan — /pak euh stan , pah keuh stahn /, n. 1. Islamic Republic of, a republic in S Asia, between India and Afghanistan: formerly part of British India; known as West Pakistan from 1947 71 to distinguish it from East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).… … Universalium
