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reunion collapse: the act of coming together again; "monetary unification precipitated the reunification of the German state in October 1990"; a party of former associates who have come together again

birthplace collapse: the place where someone was born; where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence; "the birthplace of civilization"

countryman collapse: a man from your own country; a man who lives in the country and has country ways

expatriate collapse: move away from one's native country and adopt a new residence abroad; expel from a country; "The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions"

bring round collapse: cause to adopt an opinion or course of action; "His urgent letter finally brought me around to give money to the school"

shrine collapse: a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person

smite collapse: inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon; affect suddenly with deep feeling; "He was smitten with love for this young girl"

blacklist collapse: a list of people who are out of favor; put on a blacklist so as to banish or cause to be boycotted; "many books were blacklisted by the Nazis"

midterm collapse: middle of an academic term or a political term in office; the middle of the gestation period

reliquary collapse: a container where religious relics are stored or displayed (especially relics of saints)

residency collapse: the position of physician who is receiving special training in a hospital (usually after completing an internship); the act of dwelling in a place

localize collapse: restrict something to a particular area; concentrate on a particular place or spot; "The infection has localized in the left eye"

identify collapse: consider to be equal or the same; "He identified his brother as one of the fugitives"; recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something; "She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster"; identify as in botany or biology, for example; consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else; "He identified with the refugees"; conceive of as united or associated; "Sex activity is closely identified with the hypothalamus"

hire collapse: the act of hiring something or someone; "he signed up for a week's car hire"; a newly hired employee; "the new hires need special training"; engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?"

crypt collapse: a cellar or vault or underground burial chamber (especially beneath a church)

quorum collapse: a gathering of the minimal number of members of an organization to conduct business

rusticate collapse: lend a rustic character to; "rusticate the house in the country"; give (stone) a rustic look; send to the country; "He was rusticated for his bad behavior"; live in the country and lead a rustic life

skilled collapse: having or showing or requiring special skill; "only the most skilled gymnasts make an Olympic team"; "a skilled surgeon has many years of training and experience"; "a skilled reconstruction of her damaged elbow"; "a skilled trade"

barrow collapse: a cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more wheels; the quantity that a barrow will hold

friendly collapse: troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces; "friendlies came to their rescue"; characteristic of or befitting a friend; "friendly advice"; "a friendly neighborhood"; "the only friendly person here"; "a friendly host and hostess"; of or belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally; "in friendly territory"; "he was accidentally killed by friendly fire"; easy to understand or use; "user-friendly computers"; "a consumer-friendly policy"; "a reader-friendly novel"; favorably disposed; not antagonistic or hostile; "a government friendly to our interests"; "an amicable agreement"

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