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Norwegian TV thriller series
is "Occupied" a Norwegian thriller where Norway is occupied by Russia" (Tweet) – via Twitter. Brown, Jacob (29 January 2016). "On Netflix: Occupied is
Occupied
2023 film by Steve McQueen
Occupied City is a 2023 documentary film directed and produced by Steve McQueen, and based on the book Atlas of an Occupied City, Amsterdam 1940–1945
Occupied_City
Israel has occupied the Palestinian territories and the Golan Heights of Syria since the Six-Day War of 1967. It has previously occupied the Sinai Peninsula
Israeli-occupied_territories
Post-World War II occupation of Germany
The entirety of Germany was occupied and administered by the Allies of World War II, from the Berlin Declaration on 5 June 1945 to the establishment of
Allied-occupied_Germany
Country in West Asia
Strip, both of which are occupied by Israel. These territories are collectively known as the Palestinian territories, or occupied Palestinian territory.
Palestine
Ukrainian law, they are defined as the "temporarily occupied territories". As of 2024, Russia occupies almost 20% of Ukraine and about 3 to 3.5 million Ukrainians
Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine
Russian-occupied_territories_of_Ukraine
1939–1945 global conflict
Holocaust. After the Allied victory, Germany, Austria, Japan, and Korea were occupied, and German and Japanese leaders were tried for war crimes. The causes
World_War_II
Proposed Irish law
illegally established in occupied territories, including Israeli settlements. Originally called the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill
Occupied_Territories_Bill
Topics referred to by the same term
up occupy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Occupy may refer to: Occupy (book), a 2012 short study of the Occupy movement by Noam Chomsky Occupy movement
Occupy
2011–2012 protests against socioeconomic inequality
40 people occupied Memorial Park on Minto Street in downtown Sudbury and still continue to do so. On 20 October 2011, over 100 people occupied the front
Occupy_movement
Region in South Asia
"Pakistan-occupied Kashmir" ("POK"). The Government of Pakistan and Pakistani sources refer to the portion of Kashmir administered by India as "Indian-occupied
Kashmir
Post-World War II occupation of Austria
At the end of World War II in Europe, Austria was occupied by the Allies and declared independence from Nazi Germany on 27 April 1945 (confirmed by the
Allied-occupied_Austria
Aspect of World War II
Daily Life in Occupied Europe (2007). Klemann, Hein A.M. and Sergei Kudryashov, eds. Occupied Economies: An Economic History of Nazi-Occupied Europe, 1939–1945
German-occupied_Europe
Country in North Africa
modern Egypt as an autonomous Khedivate in 1867. The country was then occupied by the British Empire along with Sudan and gained independence in 1922
Egypt
2011 American protest movement
protests Occupy Galle Face Capitol Hill Occupied Protest GameStop short squeeze List of incidents of civil unrest in the United States List of Occupy movement
Occupy_Wall_Street
Effective provisional control of one sovereign power over another sovereign's territory
common practice in international law for occupied territory to continue to be widely recognized as occupied in cases where the occupant attempts to alter—with
Military_occupation
UN non-self-governing territory occupied by Morocco
been occupied by Morocco since 1975 amid the Western Sahara War. It was illegally annexed by Morocco in two stages in 1976 and 1979. The occupied territories
Moroccan-occupied Western Sahara
Moroccan-occupied_Western_Sahara
2019 single by Yella Beezy featuring Chris Brown
Occupied' Video". Rap-Up. Archived from the original on 2019-12-18. Retrieved 2020-04-29. "Yella Beezy and Chris Brown Team up in 'Restroom Occupied'
Restroom_Occupied
Ongoing military occupations by Russia since 1991
declaring Abkhazia and South Ossetia as Russian-occupied territories and Russian troops as occupying forces. The law forbids entry into the regions from
Russian-occupied_territories
Part of Ottoman Syria, 1918–1920
The Occupied Enemy Territory Administration (OETA) was a joint British, French and Arab military administration over the Levantine provinces – which had
Occupied Enemy Territory Administration
Occupied_Enemy_Territory_Administration
Movement demanding sanctions against Israel
obligations under international law, which it defines as withdrawal from the occupied territories, removal of the separation barrier in the West Bank, full equality
Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions
Boycott,_Divestment_and_Sanctions
2009 film by Quentin Tarantino
a black ops commando unit tasked with instilling fear among Nazis in occupied France by killing and scalping them. The group includes Sergeant Donny
Inglourious_Basterds
seeks recognition of all occupied land as Russian, for Russia to be given all of the regions it claims but does not fully occupy, guarantees that Ukraine
Peace negotiations in the Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)
Peace_negotiations_in_the_Russo-Ukrainian_war_(2022–present)
1942 Nazi meeting to plan the Holocaust
Jewish Question, whereby most of the Jews of German-occupied Europe would be deported to occupied Poland and murdered. Conference participants included
Wannsee_Conference
2020 non-fiction book by Saiba Varma
The Occupied Clinic: Militarism and Care in Kashmir is a monograph by Saiba Varma, in the field of medical anthropology. It was published in October 2020
The_Occupied_Clinic
Israeli communities built on land occupied in the 1967 Six-Day War
colonies, are the civilian communities built by Israel throughout the Israeli-occupied territories. They are populated by Israeli citizens, almost exclusively
Israeli_settlement
2006 American film
Affairs (subscription required). Retrieved February 6, 2014. "FRONTLINE/WORLD . Rough Cut . Occupied Minds - PBS". www.pbs.org. Occupied Minds at IMDb v t e
Occupied_Minds
Antisemitic conspiracy theory
Zionist Occupation Government, Zionist Occupational Government, or Zionist-Occupied Government (ZOG), sometimes also called the Jewish Occupational Government
Zionist Occupation Government conspiracy theory
Zionist_Occupation_Government_conspiracy_theory
Occupied Polish Region"), with its capital at Kraków. A German lawyer and prominent Nazi, Hans Frank, was appointed Governor-General of this occupied
Occupation of Poland (1939–1945)
Occupation_of_Poland_(1939–1945)
Current phase of war ongoing since 2014
severe human rights violations in occupied Ukraine. Russia's attacks on civilians, as well as its policies in occupied territories, have led to allegations
Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)
Russo-Ukrainian_war_(2022–present)
Military occupation by Israel since 1967
the Israeli view that the territory is not occupied and ruled that Israel's "continued presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory is unlawful" (International
Israeli occupation of the West Bank
Israeli_occupation_of_the_West_Bank
saw the ghettoization, robbery, deportation and mass murder of Jews in occupied Poland by Nazi Germany. Over three million Polish Jews were murdered, primarily
The_Holocaust_in_Poland
Russian anti-gay hate group
Occupy Pedophilia (Russian: Оккупай-педофиляй, romanized: Okkupay-pedofilyay) was a far-right Russian anti-pedophilia group active throughout the 2010s
Occupy_Pedophilia
Topics referred to by the same term
Soviet-occupied Afghanistan may refer to: Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (1978–1987) Soviet–Afghan War (1979–1989) Soviet invasion of Afghanistan (1979)
Soviet-occupied_Afghanistan
When Russia invaded Ukraine in early 2022, it occupied vast portions of the country, having already occupied parts of the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts as
Ukrainian resistance in Russian-occupied Ukraine
Ukrainian_resistance_in_Russian-occupied_Ukraine
Areas of Jewish imprisonment during the Holocaust
of World War II in German-occupied Poland and the occupied Soviet Union, but also in Transnistria province of Ukraine occupied and administered by Romanian
Jewish ghettos established by Nazi Germany
Jewish_ghettos_established_by_Nazi_Germany
Topics referred to by the same term
Turkish-occupied territories may refer to: Northern Cyprus - area under military control of Turkey since 1974 war Northern Syria - areas under military
Turkish-occupied_territories
Political enclave (1948–1990)
administration of Germany and Berlin broke down. Soon, Soviet-occupied Berlin and western-occupied Berlin had separate city administrations. In 1948, the Soviets
West_Berlin
Ongoing conflict since 2014
2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied Crimea and annexed it from Ukraine. It then supported Russian separatist
Russo-Ukrainian_war
Georgian law titled Law on Occupied Territories of Georgia, the term "the occupied territories and territorial waters" or "The Occupied Territories" covers the
Russian-occupied territories in Georgia
Russian-occupied_territories_in_Georgia
Part of World War II
British Empire in Europe to be occupied by Nazi Germany during the war. Germany's allies Italy and Japan also occupied British territories in Africa and
German occupation of the Channel Islands
German_occupation_of_the_Channel_Islands
Weimar Germany ministry
both the Rhineland region occupied by the Allies under the terms of the Treaty of Versailles and of the Ruhr after it was occupied by the French and Belgians
Reich Ministry for the Occupied Territories
Reich_Ministry_for_the_Occupied_Territories
were initially criticized as "ghost cities" in China have since become occupied and are now functioning cities. China's government has set a goal to raise
Underoccupied developments in China
Underoccupied_developments_in_China
German occupational authority in 1939
Judicial and Administrative System in Germany and Occupied Eastern Europe with Special Regard to Occupied Poland, 1939–1945. JHU Press. pp. 236–246. ISBN 0801864933
Military Administration in Poland
Military_Administration_in_Poland
1980 studio album by Swell Maps
Maps – Jane From Occupied Europe – CD (Album, Enhanced + 2 more), 2004 [r1246602]". Discogs. Retrieved 5 June 2026. Jane from Occupied Europe at Discogs
Jane_from_Occupied_Europe
Italian territory in the Horn of Africa from 1936 to 1941
British occupied Somalia became the Trust Territory of Somaliland under Italian Administration until its independence in 1960. British occupied Eritrea
Italian_East_Africa
Military rule by Allied forces during World War II
former Axis-held territories they occupied. The first instance of this inter-Allied model of government of occupied territory was manifested in Sicily
Allied Military Government of Occupied Territories
Allied_Military_Government_of_Occupied_Territories
Puppet state of Nazi Germany (1943–1945)
latter part of World War II. It was a collaborationist regime in German-occupied Italy, established after the German invasion of Italy in September 1943
Italian_Social_Republic
Partially recognised state in the South Caucasus
Abkhazes, who occupied many more positions in the autonomous republic compared to Georgians. During the late Soviet period, ethnic Abkhazes occupied 41% of the
Abkhazia
Ongoing military and political conflict in West Asia
Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory" described East Jerusalem as "occupied Palestinian territory". The three largest
Israeli–Palestinian_conflict
Collaborationist regime in France (1940–1944)
country. In November 1942, the Allies occupied French North Africa, and in response the Germans and Italians occupied the entirety of Metropolitan France
Vichy_France
Jewish resistance in German-occupied Europe during World II took many forms, ranging from underground political activities and smuggling networks to armed
Jewish resistance in German-occupied Europe
Jewish_resistance_in_German-occupied_Europe
Disputed Russian republic in eastern Ukraine
Russia in 2022. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity in 2014, Russia occupied and annexed Crimea from Ukraine. In March 2014, pro-Russian, counter-revolutionary
Donetsk_People's_Republic
Nazi plan for the genocide of Jews
pursue their victims across occupied eastern territories; in the second phase, stretching across all of German-occupied Europe, the Jewish victims were
Final_Solution
1967 war between Israel and Arab states
context of the Arab–Israeli conflict. In the war, Israel captured and occupied the West Bank (including East Jerusalem) from Jordan, the Gaza Strip and
Six-Day_War
1945–1948 government in northern Korea
Korea (July 1948) Formation 24 August 1945 Extinction 9 September 1948 Occupied territorry North Korea Country Soviet Union Civilian government First Provisional
Soviet_Civil_Administration
1918–1992 country in Southeast Europe
of Montenegro into Serbia. Međimurje was occupied and held by the Yugoslav forces, and Prekmurje was occupied twice before it was held. The subsequent
Yugoslavia
2020 self-declared autonomous zone in Seattle, US
The Capitol Hill Occupied Protest (CHOP), also known as the Capitol Hill Organized Protest, originally known as Free Capitol Hill and later as the Capitol
Capitol_Hill_Occupied_Protest
Disputed territory in north-western Africa
Western Sahara is controlled by the Polisario Front and the remaining 70% is occupied by Morocco. Morocco maintains the Berm, a 2,700 km-long (1,700 mi) wall
Western_Sahara
2014 annexation of Ukrainian territory
annexation of Transnistria Russian-occupied territories Occupied territories of Georgia Occupied territories of Moldova Occupied territories of Ukraine Russian
2014 Russian annexation of Crimea
2014_Russian_annexation_of_Crimea
Sham election
Sham elections took place in Russian-occupied Ukraine on 8–10 September 2023, on common election day, one year after the Russian annexation of Donetsk
2023 elections in Russian-occupied Ukraine
2023_elections_in_Russian-occupied_Ukraine
Italian government ministry
The Ministry of Occupied Italy (Italian: Ministero dell'Italia occupata) was the government body of the Kingdom of Italy responsible for affairs in portions
Ministry_of_Occupied_Italy
Peninsula in Europe
conquered by the Ottoman Empire. Throughout this time the interior was occupied by a changing cast of steppe nomads, coming under the control of the Golden
Crimea
Non-profit human rights organization
the Occupied Territories, is a Jerusalem-based Israeli nonprofit organization aiming to document human rights violations in the Israeli-occupied Palestinian
B'Tselem
Military occupation
Russia's Kursk Oblast, occupying parts of the region. It was the first time since World War II that Russian territory was occupied by a foreign military
Ukrainian occupation of Kursk Oblast
Ukrainian_occupation_of_Kursk_Oblast
United Nations Special Rapporteur
on the occupied Palestinian territories, formally the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since
UN Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories
UN_Special_Rapporteur_on_the_occupied_Palestinian_territories
Abnormality in the tissue of an organism
A space-occupying lesion, as the name suggests, has a recognizable volume and may impinge on nearby structures, whereas a non space-occupying lesion is
Lesion
Emergency aid program
to the occupied nations of Japan, Germany, and Austria. The aid was predominantly in the form of food to alleviate starvation in the occupied areas. Germany
GARIOA
1943–1944 Nazi occupation of Italian Montenegro
area of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia previously occupied as the Italian governorate of Montenegro was occupied by German forces after the September 1943 Armistice
German-occupied territory of Montenegro
German-occupied_territory_of_Montenegro
Employment offices established by the Nazi German authorities in Poland
Arbeitsamt in occupied Poland were employment offices that were established by the Nazi German authorities in the occupied Polish territories during World
Arbeitsamt_in_occupied_Poland
Post-World War II occupation of Japan
Japan was occupied and administered by the Allies of World War II from the surrender of the Empire of Japan on September 2, 1945, at the war's end until
Occupation_of_Japan
City in Shandong, China
in the Pacific. In 1914, following the outbreak of World War I, Japan occupied the city and the surrounding province during the Siege of Tsingtao. In
Qingdao
Status of a person who owns their home
equity Ownership Property Koren, Liran (2022-04-13). "Owner-Occupied vs. Non-Owner-Occupied Real Estate: What's the Difference?". Luxury Property Care
Owner-occupancy
American left-wing political Facebook page and website
Occupy Democrats is an American left-wing media outlet built around a Facebook page and corresponding website. Established in 2012, it publishes hyperpartisan
Occupy_Democrats
Israeli system of racial segregation and discrimination
system of institutionalized segregation and discrimination in the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories and to a lesser extent in Israel proper. This system
Israeli_apartheid
German state from 1933 to 1945
Germany occupied the Italian protectorate of Albania and the Italian governorate of Montenegro in 1943 and installed a puppet government in occupied Serbia
Nazi_Germany
1918–1930 occupation by the WWI Allies
majority of the occupied territory belonged, German interests were represented by the newly created Reich Commissioner's Office for the Occupied Rhine Territories
Occupation_of_the_Rhineland
Topics referred to by the same term
Soviet-occupied Latvia may refer to: Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic Soviet occupation of Latvia in 1940 Soviet re-occupation of Latvia in 1944 Baltic
Soviet-occupied_Latvia
Norse explorer (c. 970–c. 1020)
settlement found in Newfoundland, Canada, called L'Anse aux Meadows, which was occupied approximately 1,000 years ago. Leif's place of birth is unknown, although
Leif_Erikson
Secret police of Nazi Germany
hostile foreigners, emigrants (D3) Occupied territories – France, Belgium, Holland, Norway, Denmark (D4) Occupied Eastern territories (D5) Department
Gestapo
categories: height to structural or architectural top; height to highest occupied floor; height to top of roof (removed as category in November 2009); and
List_of_tallest_buildings
Theatre of war of European Axis and Soviet Union blocs
Hungarist puppet government in the Nazi-occupied territory, and the Debrecen government [ru] in the Soviet-occupied territory; in January 1945, the USSR
Eastern_Front_(World_War_II)
1945–1946 military occupation
steamrolled into Manchuria, brushing aside scattered Japanese resistance, and occupied Mengjiang (Inner Mongolia), southern Sakhalin, and the northern half of
Soviet occupation of Manchuria
Soviet_occupation_of_Manchuria
Nazi German euthanasia programme
300,000 people were killed in psychiatric hospitals in Germany, Austria, occupied Poland, and the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (now the Czech Republic)
Aktion_T4
Aspect of World War II history
Operation Barbarossa. The two main forms of mass collaboration in the Nazi-occupied territories were both military in nature. It is estimated that anywhere
Collaboration in the German-occupied Soviet Union
Collaboration_in_the_German-occupied_Soviet_Union
Flags used in Russian controlled areas of Ukraine
verification] Flag of Russian-occupied Kherson Oblast Coat of arms of Russian-occupied Kherson Oblast Russia occupies the southern half of Ukraine's
Flags used in Russian-occupied Ukraine
Flags_used_in_Russian-occupied_Ukraine
Country in West Asia
degree Babylonia. The Egyptians initially occupied much of the south, while the Hittites and the Mitanni occupied much of the north. However, Assyria eventually
Syria
1944 book by Raphael Lemkin
Axis Rule in Occupied Europe: Laws of Occupation, Analysis of Government, Proposals for Redress is a 1944 book by Polish-Jewish lawyer Raphael Lemkin that
Axis_Rule_in_Occupied_Europe
Autonomous territory in the Middle East
considers Gaza to be occupied. The international community regards all of the Palestinian territories including Gaza as occupied. Human Rights Watch has
Gaza_Strip
Semi-autonomous polity (1815–1915)
ended; some argue that it ended when the German and Austro-Hungarian occupying authorities assumed control of the area during World War I; others, that
Congress_Poland
Topics referred to by the same term
Soviet-occupied Lithuania may refer to: Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic Soviet occupation of the Baltic states (1940), including Lithuania Soviet
Soviet-occupied_Lithuania
Educational reform in occupied Japan (August 1945 – April 1952) encompassed changes in philosophy and goals of education; the nature of the student-teacher
Educational reform in occupied Japan
Educational_reform_in_occupied_Japan
Official representative of Palestinians
recognized as the official representative of the Palestinian people in the occupied Palestinian territories. It is currently represented by the Palestinian
Palestine Liberation Organization
Palestine_Liberation_Organization
Allied-occupied area in Germany (1945–1949)
romanized: Sovetskaya okkupatsionnaya zona Germanii) was an area of Germany that was occupied by the Soviet Union as a communist area, established as a result of the
Soviet occupation zone in Germany
Soviet_occupation_zone_in_Germany
Overview of the food supply policies in occupied Germany
American food policy in occupied Germany refers to the food supply policies enacted by the U.S., and to some extent its Allies, in the western occupation
Food_in_occupied_Germany
Military coalition of World War II
Denmark, Norway, the Low Countries, and France. The governments of these occupied countries, except France, fled, establishing governments-in-exile in London
Allies_of_World_War_II
Breakaway state in the South Caucasus (1991–2023)
unlawfully occupied by the Armenian army. The Azerbaijani government also kept and published online a list of foreign nationals who visited these occupied areas
Republic_of_Artsakh
Soviet military occupations (1939-1991)
During World War II, the Soviet Union occupied and annexed several countries allocated to it in the secret Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact of 1939. These included
Military occupations by the Soviet Union
Military_occupations_by_the_Soviet_Union
Partially recognised state in the South Caucasus
Law on Occupied Territories. Article 6, Law on Occupied Territories. Article 11.2, Law on Occupied Territories. Article 7, Law on Occupied Territories
South_Ossetia
Military coalition in World War I
Plan, entering neutral Belgium and Luxembourg; over 95% of Belgium was occupied but the Belgian Army held their lines on the Yser Front throughout the
Allies_of_World_War_I
OCCUPIED
OCCUPIED
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Manse; A Manse is a House Occupied by a Clergyman
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly West Midlands)
English (chiefly West Midlands) : (of Norman origin): habitational or regional name from Old French mansel ‘inhabitant of Le Mans or the surrounding area of Maine’. The place was originally named in Latin (ad) Ceromannos, from the name of the Gaulish tribe living there, the Ceromanni. The name was reduced to Celmans and then became Le Mans as a result of the mistaken identification of the first syllable with the Old French demonstrative adjective.English (chiefly West Midlands) : status name for a particular type of feudal tenant, Anglo-Norman French mansel, one who occupied a manse (Late Latin mansa ‘dwelling’), a measure of land sufficient to support one family.English (chiefly West Midlands) : some early examples, such as Thomas filius Manselli (Northumbria 1256), point to derivation from a personal name, perhaps the Germanic derivative of Mann 2 Latinized as Manzellinus.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Mighty warrior (Cousin of Sugriva, who occupied Kiskindha and was killed by Rama)
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a stable, or an occupational name for someone employed in one, from Middle English stable, plural stables (via Old French from Latin stabulum, a derivative of stare ‘to stand’). In Middle English the term was used of the quarters occupied by cattle as well as those reserved for horses.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Mighty warrior (Cousin of Sugriva, who occupied Kiskindha and was killed by Rama)
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Manse; A Manse is a House Occupied by a Clergyman
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English selle, a rough hut of the type normally occupied by animals, hence a topographic name for someone who lived in a hut like this. In many cases the name may have been in effect a metonymic occupational name for a herdsman.Americanized spelling of Hungarian and Hungarian Jewish Széll, a topographic name for someone who lived in a spot exposed to the wind, from Hungarian szél ‘wind’.German : variant of Selle.
OCCUPIED
OCCUPIED
Girl/Female
Irish
Fair shoulders.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Devotee
Boy/Male
Czechoslovakian
Stone.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Narrator of Hadith; Daughter of Ahban Al-ghifariyah
Boy/Male
Bengali, Indian
Alive
Boy/Male
Arabic, French, Hindu, Indian, Muslim
Contentment; Satisfaction; In Gods Favour
Biblical
anger; wicked contention
Boy/Male
Native American
Mud mound.
Boy/Male
Tamil
prannath | பà¯à®°à®¾à®£à®¨à®¾à®¤
Lord of life
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Christian, Danish, English, Latin
Bearing a Palm Branch; Palm-bearer
OCCUPIED
OCCUPIED
OCCUPIED
OCCUPIED
OCCUPIED
n.
An annual parish festival formerly held in commemoration of the dedication of a church. Originally, prayers were said on the evening preceding, and hymns were sung during the night, in the church; subsequently, these vigils were discontinued, and the day itself, often with succeeding days, was occupied in rural pastimes and exercises, attended by eating and drinking, often to excess.
a.
Not filled or occupied by an incumbent, possessor, or officer; as, a vacant throne; a vacant parish.
a.
Containing nothing; empty; vacant; not occupied; not filled.
n.
Space unfilled or unoccupied, or occupied with an invisible fluid only; emptiness; void; vacuum.
n.
One of a religious and military order first established at Jerusalem, in the early part of the 12th century, for the protection of pilgrims and of the Holy Sepulcher. These Knights Templars, or Knights of the Temple, were so named because they occupied an apartment of the palace of Bladwin II. in Jerusalem, near the Temple.
n. pl.
A tribe of Indians, which, together with the Foxes, formerly occupied the region about Green Bay, Wisconsin.
n.
Dimensions; compass; space occupied, as measured by cubic units, that is, cubic inches, feet, yards, etc.; mass; bulk; as, the volume of an elephant's body; a volume of gas.
n.
Unobstructed spase; space which may be occupied by or devoted to any object; compass; extent of place, great or small; as, there is not room for a house; the table takes up too much room.
n.
A short side track on a railroad, which may be occupied by one train while another is passing on a main track; a shunt; a siding; a switch.
a.
Thronged; crowded; also, much occupied; busy.
a.
Empty of thought; thoughtless; not occupied with study or reflection; as, a vacant mind.
n.
A house occupied by a receiver of tolls.
n.
One of a race which formerly occupied Mexico.
v. i.
To busy one's self in mending old kettles, pans, etc.; to play the tinker; to be occupied with small mechanical works.
v. i.
To be regularly employed or occupied in writing, copying, or accounting; to act as clerk or amanuensis; as, he writes in one of the public offices.
n.
Hence, a stage for public speaking; the pulpit or platform occupied by an orator or public speaker.
n.
Anciently, a bench or elevated place, from which speeches were delivered; in France, a kind of pulpit in the hall of the legislative assembly, where a member stands while making an address; any place occupied by a public orator.
n.
Place or position in society; office; rank; post; station; also, a place or station once belonging to, or occupied by, another, and vacated.
n.
The time of the apparent revolution of the sun trough the ecliptic; the period occupied by the earth in making its revolution around the sun, called the astronomical year; also, a period more or less nearly agreeing with this, adopted by various nations as a measure of time, and called the civil year; as, the common lunar year of 354 days, still in use among the Mohammedans; the year of 360 days, etc. In common usage, the year consists of 365 days, and every fourth year (called bissextile, or leap year) of 366 days, a day being added to February on that year, on account of the excess above 365 days (see Bissextile).
n. pl.
The most important tribe belonging to the Kaffir race. They inhabit a region on the southeast coast of Africa, but formerly occupied a much more extensive country. They are noted for their warlike disposition, courage, and military skill.