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2011 Xinjiang insurgency or 2011 Xinjiang attacks may refer to: 2011 Hotan attack on July 18 2011 Kashgar attacks on July 30-31 This disambiguation page
2011_Xinjiang_attacks
Series of knife and bomb attacks in Xinjiang, China
consensus. › The 2011 Kashgar attacks were a series of knife and bomb attacks in Kashgar, Xinjiang, China on July 30 and 31, 2011. On July 30, two Uyghur men
2011_Kashgar_attacks
Terrorist attack in Xinjiang, China
a consensus. › The 2011 Hotan attack was a bomb-and-knife attack that occurred in Hotan, Xinjiang, China on 18 July 2011. According to witnesses, the assailants
2011_Hotan_attack
Autonomous region of China
unjoined letters or other symbols instead of Uyghur script. Xinjiang, officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), is an autonomous region of
Xinjiang
Geopolitical conflict in China
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Xinjiang_conflict
Terrorist bombing in Xinjiang, China
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Terrorist attack in Kashgar
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2008_Kashgar_attack
Bomb-and-knife attack in Xinjiang, China
bomb-and-knife attack occurred in the Chinese city of Ürümqi, Xinjiang. The terrorist attack killed 3 people, and injured 79 others. The attack coincided with
April_2014_Ürümqi_attack
Knife attack at Kunming Railway Station in Kunming, Yunnan, China
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2014_Kunming_attack
Terrorist attack in Xinjiang, China
militant attacks in 2011, Kashgar and Hotan. In December, police rescued hostages held by suspected terrorists in Pishan, another remote town. Xinjiang authorities
2012_Yecheng_attack
tendencies, particularly in the Muslim majority Xinjiang and the Buddhist Tibetan provinces. Following the 9/11 attacks in 2001, the PRC strengthened its involvement
Terrorism_in_China
Terrorist attack in Beijing, China
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Protest events in Xinjiang, China
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July_2009_Ürümqi_riots
Terrorist attack in Xinjiang, China
terrorism and extremism. Xinjiang has seen frequent attacks in past years by members of the Uyghur ethnic group in Xinjiang. The Chinese government often
2015_Aksu_colliery_attack
Islamic military organization in China and Syria
insurgency... in Xinjiang." Several attacks in 2011 in Xinjiang were claimed by the Turkistan Islamic Party. In October 2013, a suicide attack in Tiananmen
Turkistan_Islamic_Party
Chinese prison camps in the Xinjiang region
coordinated attacks from 2009 to 2016. These included the August 2009 syringe attacks, the 2011 bomb-and-knife attack in Hotan, the March 2014 knife attack in
Xinjiang_internment_camps
Aspect of Chinese history
Xinjiang consists of two main regions, geographically separated by the Tianshan Mountains, which are historically and ethnically distinct: Dzungaria to
History_of_Xinjiang
Chinese crackdown in Xinjiang
coordinated attacks from 2009 to 2016. These included the September 2009 Xinjiang unrest, the 2011 Hotan attack, the 2014 Kunming attack, the April 2014
Strike Hard Campaign Against Violent Terrorism
Strike_Hard_Campaign_Against_Violent_Terrorism
Retrieved 2011-07-29. "Islamic militant group 'behind Xinjiang attacks'". BBC News. 2011-09-08. Archived from the original on 2011-09-15. Retrieved 2011-10-08
List of terrorist incidents in 2011
List_of_terrorist_incidents_in_2011
2014 murder in Kashgar, China
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coordinated attacks from 2009 to 2016. These included the September 2009 Xinjiang unrest, the 2011 Hotan attack, the 2014 Kunming attack, the April 2014
Persecution of Uyghurs in China
Persecution_of_Uyghurs_in_China
Aspect of Chinese history
Manchu-led Qing dynasty of China ruled over Xinjiang from the late 1750s to 1912. In the history of Xinjiang, the Qing rule was established in the final
Xinjiang_under_Qing_rule
Independence movement in China
in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR). Within the movement, there is widespread support for the region to be renamed, since "Xinjiang" (meaning
East Turkestan independence movement
East_Turkestan_independence_movement
1755–1758 extermination in Dzungar Khanate
Kyrgyzstan to southern Siberia (most of which is located in present-day Xinjiang). They were the last nomadic empire to threaten China, which they did from
Dzungar_genocide
Islamist terror attacks in India
The 2008 Mumbai attacks, colloquially known as 26/11, were a coordinated series of twelve Islamic terrorist attacks carried out in Mumbai, Maharashtra
2008_Mumbai_attacks
Separatist attacks in Xinjian, China
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1997_Ürümqi_bus_bombings
Migration to Xinjiang is the historical movement of peoples into the region now known as Xinjiang, in northwestern China, often sponsored or directed by
Migration_to_Xinjiang
Part of the Xinjiang Wars
Muslim rebels under the command of Kichik Akhund rebelled in southern Xinjiang against the pro-Soviet forces of Sheng Shicai. The rebels were tacitly
1937 Islamic rebellion in Xinjiang
1937_Islamic_rebellion_in_Xinjiang
Suicide bombing in Kabul and Mazar-i-Sharif
condemning the attack. The United Nation Security Council also condemned the attack. List of terrorist attacks in Kabul "20 Killed in Rare Attacks on Afghan
2011 Afghanistan Ashura bombings
2011_Afghanistan_Ashura_bombings
Capital and largest city of Xinjiang, China
instead of Uyghur script. Ürümqi is the capital and largest city of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in Northwestern China. With a census population
Ürümqi
Chinese warlord (1895–1970)
December 1895 – 13 July 1970) was a Chinese warlord who ruled the province of Xinjiang from 1933 to 1944. He was a Manchurian-born Han Chinese, educated in Tokyo
Sheng_Shicai
1990 armed conflict in Xinjiang, China
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Barin_uprising
2012 attempted aircraft hijacking
the population of Xinjiang as a whole is Uyghur. In September 2011, courts had tried and convicted four people for separatist attacks in Hotan and nearby
Tianjin_Airlines_Flight_7554
Six terrorist car bombings in Uzbekistan
country, the sequence of events of the attacks is not totally clear. According to the official version of the attacks, four to five men drove a car full of
1999_Tashkent_bombings
Loosely defined region in Central Asia
appellation for the whole of Xinjiang (the Tarim Basin and Dzungaria) or for a future independent state in present-day Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
East_Turkestan
2004 collection of essays by S. Frederick Starr
Xinjiang: China's Muslim Borderland is a 2004 academic book about Muslims who live in Xinjiang, a region of China. The collection of essays was edited
Xinjiang: China's Muslim Borderland
Xinjiang:_China's_Muslim_Borderland
Terrorist attack in New Delhi
Doval. India portal List of Islamist terrorist attacks List of terrorist incidents in India List of attacks on legislatures Islamic terrorism Pakistan and
2001_Indian_Parliament_attack
Reconquest of Xinjiang by the Qing dynasty after the Dungan revolt (19th century)
The Qing dynasty reconquered Xinjiang after the Dungan Revolt in the late 19th century. After a century of Qing rule, the Uzbek adventurer Yakub Beg conquered
Qing_reconquest_of_Xinjiang
1997 violent event in Xinjiang
allegedly with Soviet support. In the 1990s, Xinjiang was subject to armed clashes and terrorist attacks by secessionist militants particularly the Eastern
Ghulja_incident
Historical process
Kingdom there in the 9th century. The historical area of what is modern-day Xinjiang in China consisted of the distinct areas of the Tarim Basin (also known
Turkic settlement of the Tarim Basin
Turkic_settlement_of_the_Tarim_Basin
1865–1877 Turkic state centred around Kashgar
also known as Kashgaria or the Kashgar Emirate, was a Turkic state in Xinjiang that existed from 1864 to 1877, during the Dungan Revolt against the Qing
Yettishar
Islamist terror attacks throughout Bangladesh
sentenced to death and one to 20 years in prison for their part in the bomb attacks in Bogra. By 2013, 200 cases out of 273 cases filed in connection with
2005_Bangladesh_bombings
Terrorist attacks in Indonesia
On 12 October 2002, terrorist attacks took place in the tourist district of Kuta on the Indonesian island of Bali. Bombings killed 202 people— 151 Westerners
2002_Bali_bombings
Rebellion in Xinjiang, China (1931–1934)
Chinese Muslim General Ma Zhongying to overthrow Jin Shuren, the governor of Xinjiang Province. The Kumulik Uyghurs were loyal to the Kumul Khanate and wanted
Kumul_Rebellion
Turkic ethnic group
with Uzbek. The Uyghurs are recognized as the titular nationality of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in Northwest China. They are one of China's 55
Uyghurs
force-fed pork. Prohibitions on fasting during Ramadan for Uyghurs in Xinjiang are couched in terms of protecting residents' free will. In the 21st century
Islamophobia_in_China
County-level city in Xinjiang, China
greater Xinjiang region. Kashgar was made into a Special Economic Zone in 2010, the first such zone in China's far west. In 2011, a series of attacks including
Kashgar
German anthropologist (born 1974)
Zenz (born 1974) is a German anthropologist known for his studies of the Xinjiang internment camps and persecution of Uyghurs in China. He is a director
Adrian_Zenz
Terrorist attack in Mumbai in 1993
Maharashtra, on 12 March 1993. The single-day attacks resulted in 257 fatalities and 1,400 injuries. The attacks were coordinated by Dawood Ibrahim, leader
1993_Bombay_bombings
East Turkestan Islamic Movement leader
organisation that seeks independence for China's Xinjiang province and for it to become an Islamic state. In August 2011, Abdul Shakoor reportedly appeared in a
Abdul_Shakoor_al-Turkistani
1934 military intervention in support of warlord Sheng Shicai
The Soviet invasion of Xinjiang (simplified Chinese: 苏联入侵新疆; traditional Chinese: 蘇聯入侵新疆) was a military campaign of the Soviet Union in the Chinese northwestern
Soviet_invasion_of_Xinjiang
Endorheic basin in Xinjiang, China
The Tarim Basin is an endorheic basin in Xinjiang, Northwestern China, occupying an area of about 888,000 km2 (343,000 sq mi) and the largest basin in
Tarim_Basin
1933–1934 breakaway state in China
state centered on the city of Kashgar, located in the far west of China's Xinjiang Province. It is often described as the First East Turkestan Republic to
First_East_Turkestan_Republic
1944–1946 breakaway state in China
existed from 1944 to 1946, encompassing the three northernmost districts of Xinjiang Province, Republic of China: Ili, Tarbagatay (Tacheng) and Altay. It is
Second East Turkestan Republic
Second_East_Turkestan_Republic
Chinese politician (born 1955)
politician who was the Party Secretary of Tibet from 2011 to 2016 and the Party Secretary of Xinjiang from 2016 to 2021, making him the only person to serve
Chen_Quanguo
Terrorist attack in India
of the greatest victims of terrorist attacks on its soil." He regretted that only after a few terrorist attacks India begins hurling baseless allegations
2016_Pathankot_attack
Turkic ethnic group in Xinjiang, China
autonomous prefecture – Ili in Xinjiang – and three Kazakh autonomous counties – Aksay in Gansu, and Barkol and Mori in Xinjiang. In the early 13th century
Kazakhs_in_China
2001 battle between the United States-led coalition and Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan
Islamic extremists. Led by Osama bin Laden, al-Qaeda enacted terrorist attacks against the U.S. on 11 September 2001 (9/11). The U.S. quickly launched
Battle_of_Tora_Bora
2006 terrorist attack on the Mumbai Suburban Railway by Lashkar-e-Taiba
Kingdom, which was the target of similar attacks the previous July, were among those who denounced the attacks in Mumbai as well as terrorism as a whole
2006_Mumbai_train_bombings
Terrorist attack in India in September 2002
leaving for the attack in Gujarat. However, Zargar stated, "We are not involved in militancy at all. Instead we are under threat and many attacks have been
Akshardham_Temple_attack
Mountain pass in Pakistan and China
commander of the Xinjiang Military Region, was presiding over the construction of the China-Pakistan Highway, in order to avoid enemy air attacks, he gave up
Khunjerab_Pass
Attack on Indian troops by insurgents in Jammu and Kashmir
to high-profile fidayeen attacks (suicide attacks) against the Indian security forces: in July 2015, three insurgents attacked a bus and police station
2016_Uri_attack
Cultural and political organization
should happen in Xinjiang." WUC issued a statement on October 9, 2023 condemning the October 7 attacks as a "terrorist attack". Xinjiang internment camps
World_Uyghur_Congress
Terrorist attack in Peshawar, Pakistan
Ossetia–Alania region of the Russian Federation in 2004. Pakistan responded to the attacks by lifting its moratorium on the death penalty, committing more resources
2014_Peshawar_school_massacre
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1992_Ürümqi_bombings
Chinese statesman and army officer (1812–1885)
Revolt. By the late 1870s, he had crushed the Dungan rebels and recaptured Xinjiang Province from rebel forces. In 1878, because of his achievements, Zuo was
Zuo_Zongtang
Terrorist attacks in Indonesia
Hotels in Setiabudi, South Jakarta, were hit by two suicide bombers. The attacks were carried out five minutes apart. Seven people were killed, including
2009_Jakarta_bombings
Muslim revolt against Qing China
in Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia provinces in the first wave, and then in Xinjiang in the second wave, between 1862 and 1877. The uprising was eventually
Dungan_Revolt_(1862–1877)
1933 battle of the Kumul Rebellion
OF MODERN UYGHUR IDENTITY IN XINJIANG" (PDF). KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY. p. 22. Archived from the original on May 22, 2011. Retrieved 2010-06-28. S. Frederick
Battle_of_Kashgar_(1933)
Uyghur secessionist organization
Uyghur state named East Turkestan in the Western Chinese province known as Xinjiang. ETLO has been described by scholars as demanding total independence and
East Turkestan Liberation Organization
East_Turkestan_Liberation_Organization
Tungusic ethnic group of Northeast China and Xinjiang
Sibe are a Tungusic-speaking East Asian ethnic group living mostly in Xinjiang, Jilin and Shenyang in Liaoning. The Sibe form one of the 56 ethnic groups
Sibe_people
the greatest concentration of Muslims reside in northwestern China's Xinjiang autonomous region, which contains a significant Uyghur population. Lesser
Islam_in_China
war crimes, including indiscriminate attacks, if not direct attacks against civilians, disproportionate attacks, including the sustained artillery bombardment
Israeli_war_crimes
2021 killing in Canada
perpetrators of the 2011 Norway attacks, where 77 were killed, and by the perpetrator of the New Zealand mosque attacks, where 51 were killed; and that
2021 London, Ontario, truck attack
2021_London,_Ontario,_truck_attack
Non-profit Swiss association
Stops Xinjiang Field Activity". WWD. Archived from the original on 2021-03-29. Retrieved 2021-03-29. McDonald, Joe (2021-03-25). "China attacks foreign
Better_Cotton_Initiative
Violence in Bangladesh, 2013-2016
people, including 20 foreign nationals, had been killed in such attacks. These attacks were largely blamed on extremist groups such as Ansarullah Bangla
Attacks by Islamic extremists in Bangladesh
Attacks_by_Islamic_extremists_in_Bangladesh
Undeclared conflict between China and the Soviet Union
on the Ussuri (Wusuli) River in Manchuria. Clashes also took place in Xinjiang. In 1964, the Chinese revisited the matter of the Sino-Soviet border demarcated
Sino-Soviet_border_conflict
2005 Islamist terror attack in Delhi, India
attacks occurred; the object referred to by the call was a suitcase, in which there were documents, batteries, and wires. In the midst of the attacks
2005_Delhi_bombings
This is a list of terrorist attacks in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. September 6: 1995 attack on the Embassy of Pakistan in Kabul September 5: 2002
List of terrorist attacks in Kabul
List_of_terrorist_attacks_in_Kabul
Suicide bombing at Kabul airport, Afghanistan
condemned the attack. Some civilians claimed to reporters that the attack had strengthened their resolve to leave the country for fear of more attacks. U.S. President
2021_Kabul_airport_attack
Terrorist attack in Dhaka, Bangladesh
September 2005 for the grenade attacks, and was later charged in connection with it. He reportedly confessed to the attacks in November 2007. He was sentenced
2004_Dhaka_grenade_attack
2010 burning of Qurans by Christian preacher Terry Jones in Gainesville, Florida, USA
burn 200 copies of the Quran on the ninth anniversary of the September 11 attacks. The announcement attracted significant media attention and sparked international
Dove World Outreach Center Quran-burning controversy
Dove_World_Outreach_Center_Quran-burning_controversy
Prejudice towards Islam or Muslims in Sweden
Islamic Center. Another attack took place in October 2005. A series of arson attacks took place during one week at the end of 2014 on three mosques in Sweden
Islamophobia_in_Sweden
Hostage crisis in Pishan, Xinjiang
occurred on the night of 28 December 2011, in Koxtag (Kuoshi Tage), Pishan/Guma County, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. A group
Pishan_hostage_crisis
monitoring the general public, cameras were installed outside mosques in the Xinjiang region, temples in Tibet, and the homes of dissidents. Feminists and LGBT
Mass_surveillance_in_China
a fatal attack. List of fatal alligator attacks in the United States List of fatal bear attacks in North America List of fatal cougar attacks in North
List_of_wolf_attacks
2008 terrorist bombings in Rajasthan, India
team to Jaipur to check whether the terrorist attacks there had any links with previous terrorists attacks in Delhi. India ordered an inquiry into the blasts
Jaipur_bombings
2000 attack in Metro Manila, Philippines
later cleared by the Philippine National Police of any involvement in the attacks. Fathur Rahman Al-Ghozi, an Indonesian national and member of the known
Rizal_Day_bombings
Suicide attack in Pakistan
down in November, the TTP called on militants to launch attacks across Pakistan. Since then, attacks on Pakistani security forces rose dramatically in Khyber
2023_Peshawar_mosque_bombing
1944–1946 uprising in northern Xinjiang, China
puppet ruler in Xinjiang in the 1934 Soviet Invasion of Xinjiang and later further entrenched its position in the Islamic rebellion in Xinjiang (1937). Soviet
Ili_Rebellion
Attack on cricket team in Pakistan by terrorists
that the attacks were similar to the Mumbai attacks. Most of the Pakistani press blamed Pakistani Islamist militants and Al-Qaeda for the attacks. Police
2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team
2009_attack_on_the_Sri_Lanka_national_cricket_team
Terrorist attack in Indonesia
plots to launch attacks elsewhere in South East Asia. The CIA claims he was to be a suicide bomber for a "second wave" of al Qaeda attacks targeting Los
2003_Marriott_Hotel_bombing
Uyghur political activist (born 1946)
and Ghulja (Yining) are the two areas where separatist attacks are the most common, and Xinjiang Legal News contains extensive police reports on the government's
Rebiya_Kadeer
2004 terrorist attack in Indonesia
Indonesian authorities about 45 minutes before the bomb detonated, warning of attacks unless the leader of Jemaah Islamiyah Abu Bakar Bashir was released, and
Australian Embassy bombing in Jakarta
Australian_Embassy_bombing_in_Jakarta
Set of terrorist bombings in India
peace". The Rajya Sabha condemned the attacks on Mahabodhi Temple; Chairman Mohammad Hamid Ansari described the attacks as "senseless act of violence" and
2013_Bodh_Gaya_bombings
Philippine ferry attacked by Abu Sayyaf in 2004
14 was a Philippine registered roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro) ferry that was attacked on February 26, 2004 by terrorist group Abu Sayyaf that resulted in the
MV_SuperFerry_14
Bombings in Indonesia churches in 2000
Indonesia, which were part of a high-scale terrorist attack by Al Qaeda and Jemaah Islamiyah. The attack, which occurred on Christmas Eve, involved a series
Christmas Eve 2000 Indonesia bombings
Christmas_Eve_2000_Indonesia_bombings
Chinese warlord
governor of Xinjiang. After several victories over provincial and White Russian forces, he attempted to expand his territory into southern Xinjiang by launching
Ma_Zhongying
Ethnic group descending from the Oirat Mongol tribes
Kyrgyzstan to southern Siberia (most of which is located in present-day Xinjiang), were the last nomadic empire to threaten China, which they did from the
Dzungar_people
Suicide attack
injured in nearly simultaneous attacks against two mosques of the minority Ahmadiyya community. After the initial attack, a hostage situation lasted for
2010 attack on Ahmadiyya mosques
2010_attack_on_Ahmadiyya_mosques
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Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Christian, English, Gaelic, Irish
Little Raven; To Brand; Smelly Hair; A Prince; Little Drop
Boy/Male
Indian
Lord Shiva
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord Vishnu, Fortune giver
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
Henry VI, Part 2' John Holland.
Boy/Male
Greek Dutch
Rock.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Comparison
Girl/Female
Muslim
Daily wages, Pension, Reward
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Sanskrit, Tamil
Clear; Lovable; Charming
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Halstead.
Female
Danish
, chaste, sacred, pure.
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n.
Power of resisting attacks; impregnability.
n.
Neuralgia of the sciatic nerve, an affection characterized by paroxysmal attacks of pain in the buttock, back of the thigh, or in the leg or foot, following the course of the branches of the sciatic nerve. The name is also popularly applied to various painful affections of the hip and the parts adjoining it. See Ischiadic passion, under Ischiadic.
v. t.
To throw back, or cause to keep back (as the center, a wing, or a flank), out of the regular aligment when troops ar/ about to engage the enemy; as, to refuse the right wing while the left wing attacks.
n.
A fatal distemper which attacks sheep and sometimes other animals. It is due to the presence of a parasitic worm in the liver or gall bladder. See 1st Fluke, 2.
n.
One who exposes or destroys impositions or shams; one who attacks cherished beliefs; a radical.
n.
See Fit a song. G () G is the seventh letter of the English alphabet, and a vocal consonant. It has two sounds; one simple, as in gave, go, gull; the other compound (like that of j), as in gem, gin, dingy. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 231-6, 155, 176, 178, 179, 196, 211, 246.
n.
A sudden illness or relapse, often attended with fever, which attacks women in childbed.
n.
One who opposes or attacks; that which opposes.
superl.
Solid; tough; not easily broken or injured; able to withstand violence; able to sustain attacks; not easily subdued or taken; as, a strong beam; a strong rock; a strong fortress or town.
n.
one of the Arminians who remonstrated against the attacks of the Calvinists in 1610, but were subsequently condemned by the decisions of the Synod of Dort in 1618. See Arminian.
n.
A large blood-sucking leech (Haemopsis vorax), of Europe and Northern Africa. It attacks the lips and mouths of horses.
n.
A small nematode worm (Anguillula tritici) which attacks the grains of wheat in the ear. It is found in wheat affected with smut, each of the diseased grains containing a large number of the minute young of the worm.
n.
An irregular mode of carrying on war, by the constant attacks of independent bands, adopted in the north of Spain during the Peninsular war.
n.
One who opposes in a disputation, argument, or other verbal controversy; specifically, one who attacks some theirs or proposition, in distinction from the respondent, or defendant, who maintains it.
n.
A constitutional disease, occurring by paroxysms. It consists in an inflammation of the fibrous and ligamentous parts of the joints, and almost always attacks first the great toe, next the smaller joints, after which it may attack the greater articulations. It is attended with various sympathetic phenomena, particularly in the digestive organs. It may also attack internal organs, as the stomach, the intestines, etc.
v. t.
To put off; to postpone; as, to retard the attacks of old age; to retard a rupture between nations.
n.
A small hemipterous insect (Phylloxera vastatrix) allied to the aphids. It attacks the roots and leaves of the grapevine, doing great damage, especially in Europe.
n.
A non-metallic, gaseous element, strongly acid or negative, or associated with chlorine, bromine, and iodine, in the halogen group of which it is the first member. It always occurs combined, is very active chemically, and possesses such an avidity for most elements, and silicon especially, that it can neither be prepared nor kept in glass vessels. If set free it immediately attacks the containing material, so that it was not isolated until 1886. It is a pungent, corrosive, colorless gas. Symbol F. Atomic weight 19.
n.
An act of an open enemy; a hostile deed; especially in the plural, acts of warfare; attacks of an enemy.
v. i.
A going of the rounds along the chain of sentinels and between the posts, by a guard, usually consisting of three or four men, to insure greater security from attacks on the outposts.