Pindling

Pindling
/pind"ling/, n.
Lynden Oscar, born 1930, Bahamian political leader: prime minister 1967-92.

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  • pindling — ☆ pindling [pind′liŋ, pind′lin] adj. [prob. var. of PIDDLING ] Dial. weak and undersized; puny …   English World dictionary

  • Pindling — The Right Honourable Sir Lynden Oscar Pindling (* 22. März 1930 in Nassau; † 26. August 2000 in Nassau) war von 1967 bis 1973 der erste schwarze Premierminister während der Kolonialzeit der Bahamas und der erste Premierminister des Commonwealth… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Pindling — /ˈpɪndlɪŋ/ (say pindling) noun Sir Lynden Oscar, 1930–2000, Bahamian politician; prime minister of the Bahamas 1969–92 …  

  • pindling — ˈpind(ə)lə̇n, liŋ, ˈpin(ə)lə̇n adjective Etymology: perhaps alteration of spindling 1. dialect : puny, delicate, frail one … pindling little girl Della Lutes …   Useful english dictionary

  • Pindling, Sir Lynden Oscar — ▪ 2001       Bahamian politician (b. March 22, 1930, Nassau, Bahamas, British West Indies d. Aug. 26, 2000, Nassau, Bahamas), served as prime minister of The Bahamas for more than 25 years. He guided the nation from 1967 (when it was still a… …   Universalium

  • pindling — /pind ling/, adj. Older Use. puny; sickly; frail; weak. [1860 65, Amer.; PINE2 + LING1, on the model of dwindling] * * * …   Universalium

  • pindling — Synonyms and related words: cramped, dinky, exiguous, fretful, half pint, huffy, knee high, limited, little, one horse, peevish, petite, pettish, petulant, piddling, pint sized, poky, prickly, puny, querulous, short, slight, small, smallish, two… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • pindling — pin·dling …   English syllables

  • Lynden Pindling — Sir Lynden Oscar Pindling, KCMG, OM, JP (22 March 1930 26 August 2000) served as the first black Premier of the Colony of the Bahama Islands, 1967 1969 and as Prime Minister of the Bahamas, 1969 1992, as leader of the Progressive Liberal Party… …   Wikipedia

  • Aeropuerto Internacional Lynden Pindling — IATA: NAS   OACI: MYNN Sumario …   Wikipedia Español

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