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Look up: DEAN

  1. Dean
    A Dean is the head of a Cathedral Chapter in the Church of England. He is responsible for the upkeep of the fabric, for the services, and generally for the management of business connected with the cathedral.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  2. Dean
    Dean is a township in LaMoure County North Dakota, USA Dean is a city in Clay County Texas, USA Dean is a township in Cambria County Pennsylvania, USA
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  3. Dean
    Meaning as a surname: From a valley.
    Found on http://www.nameseekers.co.uk/surname.htm

  4. dean
    [n] - United States film actor whose moody rebellious roles made him a cult figure (1931-1955) 2. [n] - a man who is the senior member of a group 3. [n] - (Roman Catholic) the head of the College of Cardinals 4. [n] - an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  5. dean
    In education, in universities and medical schools, the head of administration; in the colleges of Oxford and Cambridge, UK, the member of the teaching staff charged with the maintenance of...
    Found on http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/

  6. Dean
    Ecclesiastical title for someone in charge of the day-to-day running of a cathedral.
    Found on http://www.keystothepast.info/durhamcc/k

  7. Dean
    Academic member of staff in charge of a faculty or department.
    Found on http://www.grb.uk.com/448.0.html?&tx_ttn

  8. Dean
    Most commonly used as an assistant to the bishop who runs the cathedral.
    Found on http://www.stpeter.dircon.co.uk/pages/gl

  9. Dean
    Dean noun [ Middle English dene , deene , Old French deien , dien , French doyen , eldest of a corporation, a dean, Latin decanus the chief of ten, one set over ten persons, e. g. , over soldiers or over monks, from decem ten. See Ten , and confer Decemvir .] 1. A dignitary or presiding officer in certain ecclesiastic ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/11

  10. dean
    1. A dignitary or presiding officer in certain ecclesiastical and lay bodies; especially, an ecclesiastical dignitary, subordinate to a bishop. Dean of cathedral church, the chief officer of a chapter; he is an ecclesiastical magistrate next in degree to bishop, and has immediate charge of the cathedral and its estates. Dean of peculiars, a dean ho ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  11. dean
    noun an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  12. Dean
    James Byron Dean noun United States film actor whose moody rebellious roles made him a cult figure (1931-1955)
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  13. Dean
    `Dean`, from the Late Latin `decanus` (chief of ten) is a title given to the holder of senior positions in various fields. Although not overly common, Dean is also a first name and surname. The title may refer to: * Dean (religion), persons in certain positions of authority within a religious hierarchy. * Dean (education), the head of a division, faculty, college, or school in a university. * The head of the Faculty of Advocates in Scottish law...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean

  14. Dean
    • (n.) The collegiate officer in the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, England, who, besides other duties, has regard to the moral condition of the college. • (n.) The head or presiding officer in the faculty of some colleges or universities. • (n.) A dignitary or presiding officer in certain ecclesiastical and lay bodies; esp., ...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  15. Dean
    (from the article `Belize`) ...petroleum industry, the services sector, and the manufacturing industry (primarily sugar and beverages) were responsible for the growth. ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/d/20

  16. Dean
    Dean is a English boy name. The meaning of the name is `Chief` Where is it used? The name Dean is mainly used In English.How do they say it elsewhere? Dene ( In English) For the opposite sex use: In English: Deena (F) In English: Deana (F) In English: Deanna (F) In English: Deanne (F) See also In French and In English: Diane In English, Spanish, Italian,
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/boys/Dean

  17. Dean
    Middle-level academic or administrative officer in charge of an administrative unit.
    Found on http://www.uta.fi/FAST/US5/REF/glossary.


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21 November 2009

This day in history:
On 21st November 1974 the Provisional IRA plants bombs in two Birmingham pubs: the Mulberry Bush and the Tavern in the Town. Twenty-one people die and 182 are injured. A few minutes before the explosions a warning had been telephoned to the local newspaper, the Birmingham Post and Mail, but it was far too late. The first Birmingham bomb, at the Mulberry Bush pub in the basement of the Rotunda, a 20-storey office and retail complex and it exploded six minutes after the telephone warning. There was not enough time for police to clear the area. Earlier that year nine soldiers were killed when a bomb exploded on a coach on the M62 near Bradford, while two bombs in Guildford killed four soldiers and injured scores of other people. read more

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