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  Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Serbian language   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The Serbian language is one of the standard versions of the Štokavian dialect (former standard was known as Serbo-Croatian language).
Serbian is used primarily in Serbia and Montenegro, Republika Srpska and by Serbs everywhere.
Two Serbian words that are used in many of the world's languages are vampire and slivovitz (though the etymology and origin of the word vampire is disputed [1]).
www.hallencyclopedia.com /Serbian_language   (907 words)

  
 Learn more about Kinship in the online encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Kinship generally refers to a biological and/or familial relationship between two organisms; however, it can be more broadly used to refer to any emotional relationship.
In its most general sense, kinship can be used in reference to similarity; for instance, a car is akin to a truck.
In some cultures, the formal establishment of kinship involves various customs and obligations.
www.onlineencyclopedia.org /k/ki/kinship.html   (161 words)

  
 Kinship   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Kinship is a biological and/or familial relationship between two organism s.
In some culture s, the formal establishment of kinship involves various custom s and obligation s.
Anthropologists have studied different systems of kinship in a wide variety of cultures; see family.
www.nebulasearch.com /encyclopedia/article/Kinship.html   (144 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Illuminated Manuscripts
In the Slavic countries, the illuminated manuscripts of the Bulgarian, Russian or Serbian monasteries belong to the Byzantine school, but have also been directly influenced by the Orient, especially by Syria.
The kinship of these motifs with those found on the barbaric jewels or the stone sculptures of Ireland is evident.
Although copied in an English monastery it possesses all the characteristics of Irish art; large initials decorated with interlacings and without foliage, the predominance of simple colours (violet, green, yellow, red) absence of gold and silver, portraits of the evangelists similar to those on Byzantine manuscripts.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/09620a.htm   (5202 words)

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