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Zionism
Zionism is an ethnocultural nationalist movement that emerged in late 19th-century Europe to establish and support a Jewish homeland through colonization in the region of Palestine, which roughly corresponds to the Land of Israel in Judaism—itself central to Jewish history. Zionists wanted to create a Jewish state in Palestine with as much land, as many Jews, and as few Palestinian Arabs as possible.

narcissism
thumb|250px|Narcissus (Caravaggio)|Narcissus (1597–99) by [[Caravaggio; the man in love with his own reflection]]
crime against humanity
grave wrongful act as part of a widespread or systematic attack directed against any civilian population
multiverse
The multiverse is the hypothetical set of all universes. Together, these universes are presumed to comprise everything that exists: the entirety of space, time, matter, energy, information, and the physical laws and constants that describe them. The different universes within the multiverse are called "parallel universes", "flat universes", "other universes", "alternate universes", "multiple universes", "plane universes", "parent and child universes", "many universes", or "many worlds". One common assumption is that the multiverse is a "patchwork quilt of separate universes all bound by the sa

monorail
A monorail is an urban rail transit type in which trains run on or are suspended above a single rail or beam structure to transport people. They have an intermediate transport capacity at the regional and metropolitan level, generally greater than that of the tram and less than that of the rapid transit.
Fennoscandia
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J’accuse…!
thumb|Front page cover of the newspaper ''L'Aurore for Thursday 13 January 1898, with the letter J'Accuse...!, written by Émile Zola about the [[Dreyfus affair. The headline reads I Accuse...! Letter to the President of the Republic''.]]

dating
Dating is an activity of spending time together ("going on dates") usually through planned social encounters, with the intention of getting to know each other, often with a romantic or intimate purpose. While the result of dating may at any time lead to friendship, any level of intimate relationship, marriage, or no relation, its significance extends beyond relationship status. Psychological research suggests that dating can also function as a form of personal growth, as individuals expand their understanding of themselves and others through shared experiences and emotional exchange.
brunch
Brunch () is a meal taken sometime in the late morning or early afternoon – some sources mention 11am–2pm, though modern brunch often extends as late as 3pm. The word brunch is a portmanteau of breakfast and lunch.

aposematism
thumb|upright=1.5 |The bright colours of this granular poison frog signal a warning to [[predators of its toxicity.]]
thumb|upright=1.5 |The honey badger's [[reverse countershading makes it conspicuous, honestly signalling its ability to defend itself through its aggressive temperament and its sharp teeth and claws.]]

fedora
thumb|upright=1.2|A fedora made by Borsalino, with a pinch-front teardrop-shaped crown
thumb|A fedora made by Borsalino with a gutter-dent, side-dented crown, the front of the brim "snapped down" and the back "snapped up"
slice of life
depiction of everyday experience in art and entertainment

The White Man's Burden
poem by the English poet Rudyard Kipling
Ectoplasm
paranormal phenomenon
splendid isolation
popular conception of British foreign policy in the late 19th century

hobo
thumb|Two hobos, one carrying a bindle, walking along railroad tracks after being put off a train (1930s)
A hobo is a migrant worker in the United States. Hobos, tramps, and bums are generally regarded as related, but distinct: a hobo travels and is willing to work; a tramp travels, but avoids work if possible; a bum neither travels nor works.

Wandervogel
thumb|right|Group from Berlin
'''' (; ) is the name adopted by a popular movement of German youth groups from 1896 to 1933, who protested against industrialization by going to hike in the country and commune with nature in the woods. Drawing influence from medieval wandering scholars, their ethos was to revive old Teutonic values, with a strong emphasis on German nationalism. According to historians, a major contribution of the Wandervögel'' was the revival of folk songs in wider German society.
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus
editorial appearing in the September 21, 1897, edition of The (New York) Sun
chirality
thumb|Two enantiomers of a generic amino acid that is chiral
laboratory technician
profession

metapsychology
thumb|right|260px|Freud's soul model, referring to his rider-horse parable: the human head symbolises the ego, the animal the id. Similarly, the dynamics of the libido (drive energy) branches out from the id into two main areas: the mental urge to know and the bodily urge to act. Both are bundled into action by the ego with the aim of satisfying the id's basic needs. This includes perception and judgement of the external reality and leads to experiences that the superego internalises via neuronal imprinting. Moral education gives the superego its function as our 'conscience'; generally speakin
Kinder, Küche, Kirche
Expression of traditional gender roles for women
His Master's Voice
British trademark; slogan, images of a dog mascot ("Nipper") listening to a gramophone, used by various record labels
Schrader valve
valve for controlling air in automobile and bicycle tires featuring an easily removable valve core
the law of the jungle
the idea that in nature, the only "law" is to do whatever is needed for survival
lust murder
murder in which the offender is motivated by the sexual desire to kill another person
baby blue
shade of blue

athletic heart syndrome
nonpathological condition commonly seen in sports medicine

frenemy
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Frenemy is a portmanteau of the words friend and enemy that refers to "a person whom one is friendly with, despite a dislike or rivalry" or "a person who combines the characteristics of a friend and an enemy".
What would Jesus do?
phrase popular in the 1990s in the United States
Muscular Judaism
philosophy of developing mental and physical strength among Jews
screen memory
in Freudian theories, distorted memory, generally of a visual rather than verbal nature, deriving from childhood
Eastern Jews in Germany
thumb|Hermann Struck, Chacham, en face ("[[Hakham, front-facing"), 1932, drypoint, aquatint]]
Shakespearean problem play
three plays by Shakespeare (All's Well That Ends Well, Measure for Measure and Troilus and Cressida); characterised by complex and ambiguous tone, shifting violently between dark, psychological drama and more straightforward comic material