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BARISTA
- A person who makes coffee drinks as a profession.
- Usage: Business report on popularity of obscure or personalized action figure toys, one of which was a miniature barista.
Source: Wired Java Fanatic: Coffee Terms.
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INGUSHETIA
- An autonomous republic of southwest Russia in the northern Caucasus west of Chechnya, which approved separation from Chechnya in a referendum (1991) and became an autonomous republic within the Russian Federation the following year.
- Usage: Live coverage of a hostage situation at a popular theater in downtown Moscow allegedly carried out by rebel Islamic separatists from Chechnya.
Source: The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition.
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SMERTNIKI
- A Russian word meaning "fighters prepared to die for a cause," or "suicide death squads," similar to the Japanese word "kamikaze," the Islamic "mujahideen," or the generic "holy warrior."
- Usage: Language research for hostage situation at a popular theater in downtown Moscow allegedly carried out by rebel Islamic separatists from Chechnya.
Source: Google News; various on-line sources.
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