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Latin American childlore Latin American childlore, the childlore of Latin American countries, has still not been studied to the same extent as that of other countries. The study of British children carried out by Iona and Peter Opie suggests that childlore is more conservative than adult culture.
Latin American Idol Latin American Idol is a reality television series on the Sony Entertainment Television network based on the popular Pop Idol. The show is a contest to determine the best young singer in Latin America, excluding Brazil, which has its own version of the Idol series, ĂŤdolos Brazil.
Latin American Idol (Season 1) The first season of Latin American Idol premiered on July 12, 2006 and continued until October 27, 2006, when it was won by Venezuelan born Mayré Martínez. Auditions were held in Caracas, Bogotá, Mexico City, and Buenos Aires in the spring of 2006.
Latin American Integration Association The AsociaciĂłn Latinoamericana de IntegraciĂłn (the Latin American Integration Association; known as ALADI or, occasionally, by the English acronym LAIA) is a Latin American trade integration association, based in Montevideo. Its main objective is the establishment of a common market, in pursuit of the economic and social development of the region.
Latin American International Financial Exchange The Latin American International Financial Exchange (or LAIFEX) is a proposed electronic central trading and exchange facility, which will be housed in the Independent Financial Centre of the Americas (IFCA) in the Dominican Republic. Its primary activities will be to facilitate primary and secondary debt trading between Latin American countries and around the globe.
Latin American literature Latin American literature refers to the literature of Latin America. The history of Latin American literature spans centuries, but has risen to its highest prominence in the second half of the 20th century, driven by the trend of magical realism.
Latin American music Latin American music, sometimes simply called Latin music, includes the music of many countries and comes in many varieties, from the simple, rural conjunto music of northern Mexico to the sophisticated habanera of Cuba, from the symphonies of Heitor Villa-Lobos to the simple and moving Andean flute. Music has played an important part in Latin America's turbulent recent history, for example the nueva canciĂłn movement.
Latin American Miracles Miracles are events which seem to defy standard, rational or normal explanations, and tend to be explained by divine intervention. Most of Latin America is predominantly Catholic and miracles have a deep historical tradition in Catholic theology.
Latin American Musicians Association The Latin American Musicians Association (AMLA, in Spanish Asociacion de Musicos Latino Americanos) is an organization composed of Latin musicians, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Association's founder is Jesse Bermudez, a major figure in the Philadelphia music scene.
Latin American poetry Latin American poetry is the poetry of Latin America. It is Spanish- and Portuguese-language poetry written by writers from (starting from the South) Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Brazil, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Mexico, the Spanish-speaking portion of Belize, and even the United States.
Latin American Parliament The Latin American Parliament (Parlatino), is a regional, permanent and unicameral organism, integrated from the national Parliaments of Latin America, elected democratically by means of universal suffrage in countries that ratified the corresponding Treaty of Institutionalization on November 16 1987 in Lima, Peru, and those Parliaments whose States adhered to the treaty at a later time, in accordance with the procedures indicated in the statute. The admission of other members is the exclusive prerogative of the Assembly.
Latin American revolutions The term Latin American revolutions refers to the various revolutions that took place during the early 1800s that resulted in the creation of a number of independent countries in the Latin American region. This is considered to be one of the most influential series of events in the history of the Western Hemisphere.
Latin American Retablos Retablos, known in Mexico as "laminas," are paintings intended for private and personal devotional use. They are votive paintings on rectangular sheets of tin that illustrate holy images such as Christ, the Virgin Mother, or one of the hundreds of saints.
Latin American studies Latin American studies (abbreviated LAS in the academic world) is an academic discipline which studies the experience of people in the Americas. Closely related to other area studies disciplines such as African and African Diaspora studies, European studies, American studies, etc.
Latin American School of Medical Sciences Latin American School of Medical Sciences (Escuela Latinoamericana de Medicina - ELAM) is a higher education facility in Cuba located to the west of the capital, at km 3.5 of the Pan-American Highway, between Santa Fe, Havana City and Playa Baracoa.
Latin American television Latin American television has a model quite similar (but not identical) to television in the United States. Unlike the US television network standards, in most countries of Latin America there are not television networks that provide programming for their affiliates.
Latin Arch Latin Arch (French: arc latin, Catalan:arc llatĂ­, Italian/Spanish/Portuguese/: arco latino) is the name given to the littoral around the northwestern Mediterranean basin, which stretches from Sicily to Gibraltar that forms the shape of an arch and seen as the core of Latin Europe.
Latin Business Chronicle Latin Business Chronicle is a weekly online journal on Latin American business and technology. Launched in late 2001 by Joachim Bamrud, an award-winning journalist and former editor-in-chief of Latin Trade magazine, it features in-depth reports, updated statistics and relevant Internet links on Latin American business and technology and publishes the widely-quoted Latin Business Index and Latin American Globalization Index.
Latin cultures Latin peoples and cultures are related, in some way, to the language or culture of the ancient latin-speaking population of Italy. More exact definitions present difficulties, and as a result no definitive list of latin cultures can be produced.
Latin Casino The Latin Casino was a Philadelphia-area nightclub famous for showcasing entertainers like Jackie Wilson (who suffered a major heart attack on stage and lived comatose for 9 more years), Frankie Avalon (whose family owned "King of Pizza" directly across the street), Richard Pryor (who recorded his 1975 album ...Is It Something I Said?
Latin Conservatism Latin Conservatism is a political ideology in southern Europe that was founded by noted French thinker Joseph de Maistre and which reached its peak in Spain under Francisco Franco. In contrast to Burkean Conservatism, which originated at about the same time, Latin Conservatism is uncompromising in its belief in the need for order.
Latin declension Latin is an inflected language, and as such its nouns, pronouns, and adjectives must be declined in order to serve a grammatical function. A set of declined forms of the same word pattern is called a declension.
Latin Eagles The ALEN (Almighty Latin Eagles Nation) originated in the area of Halsted and Addison in Chicago in the 1960s. The gang's formation was a culmination of two other small gangs, the Top Cats and the Emerald Knights.
Latin Empire In 1204 the knights of the Fourth Crusade set up a Crusader state known as the Latin Empire, or Romania, based in Constantinople, after sacking that city. They intended it to be a Roman Catholic successor to the Byzantine Empire.
Latin Europe Latin Europe (Italian/Portuguese/Spanish: Europa latina; French: Europe latine; Romanian: Europa latină; Catalan: Europa llatina; Franco-Provençal: Eropa latina) is composed of those nations and areas in Europe that speak a Romance language and are seen as having a distinct culture from the Germanic and Slavic parts of Europe.
Latin for All Occasions Latin for All Occasions (Lingua Latina Occasionibus Omnibus) is a 1990 book by Henry Beard, and Latin for Even More Occasions (Lingua Latina Multo Pluribus Occasionibus) is a 1991 sequel. Both contain translations of modern English phrases into mostly literal Latin equivalents.
Latin for Lovers Latin for Lovers was a Doris Day album, mostly composed of songs originating in Latin America, released by Columbia Records on March 22, 1965 as a monophonic LP (catalog number CL-2310) and a stereophonic album (catalog number CS-9110).
Latin forms of English given names Latin was the main written language of Europe throughout the Dark and Middle Ages, despite the fact that most people used some other language in their daily life. Records surviving from this era remain of interest to many but some, such as church registers remain untranslated, therefore a knowledge of the Latin form of common English names remains invaluable for genealogists.
Latin Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album, Female The Latin Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album, Female is given every year since the 2nd Latin Grammy Awards cerimony, which took place at a non-televised press conference on October 30, 2001 at the Conga Room Club in Los Angeles, California. Prior to this cerimony, there was an award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and a general award for Best Pop Album.
Latin Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album, Male The Latin Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album, Male is given every year since the 2nd Latin Grammy Awards cerimony, which took place at a non-televised press conference on October 30, 2001 at the Conga Room Club in Los Angeles, California. Prior to this ceremony, there was an award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance and a general award for Best Pop Album.
Latin Grammy Awards of 2001 The second annual Latin Grammy awards were awarded in a press conference on October 30, 2001, with host of the aborted telecast Jimmy Smits and Paul Rodriguez announcing the winners in a non-televised press conference at the Conga Room Club in Los Angeles, California.
Latin honors Latin honors are Latin phrases used to indicate the level of academic distinction with which an academic degree was earned. Some universities in the United States use the English translation of these phrases rather than the Latin originals.
Latin kings Latin kings of Rome, Alban kings of Rome or kings of Alba Longa, series of legendary kings of Latium and Alba Longa who, in Roman mythology, fill the gap between Aeneas's foundation of Rome and Romulus's. It is suceeded by the series of kings sometimes called the Etruscan kings to distinguish it from this series (although only a few members of it are from Etruria in our sense).
Latin Kings The Latin Kings started out as a social organization for the advancement of the Latino community in the Chicago area in the 1940s. The organization spread nationally, and by the 1970s it came to be dominated by individuals engaged in criminal activity, in particular, narcotics trafficking.
Latin literature Latin literature, the body of written works in the Latin language, remains an enduring legacy of the culture of ancient Rome. The Romans produced many works of poetry, comedy, tragedy, satire, history, and rhetoric, drawing heavily on the traditions of other cultures and particularly on the more matured literary tradition of Greece.
Latin liturgical rites Latin liturgical rites used within that area of the Roman Catholic Church where the Latin language once dominated (the Latin Rite or Western Catholic Church) were for many centuries no less numerous than the liturgical rites of the Eastern autonomous particular Churches. Their number is now much reduced.
Latin liturgy A Latin liturgy is a ceremony or ritual conducted in the Latin language. Generally, the term 'Latin liturgy' is used in conjunction with the Christian religion, and especially in association with a Catholic Mass, which may conducted in Latin or another language.
Latin Link Latin Link is an international community serving local churches throughout Latin America. It`s mission is to live, teach and promote biblical Christianity, help meet identified needs, and develop short and long term mission initiatives to, from, and within Latin America.
Latin Lover (TV series) Latin Lover is a Peruvian television soap opera, following the fictional lives of actors in a soap opera, recording artists, and retail store employees. The show itself centres around the sex lives of the characters, and each episode has a number of softcore pornographic sex scenes.
Latin music in the United States Latin music has long influenced American popular music, jazz, rhythm and blues, rock and even country music. For an early example (1914), the bridge to "Saint Louis Blues"--"Saint Louie woman, with her diamond rings"--has a habanera beat, prompting Jelly Roll Morton to comment, "You've got to have that Spanish tinge".
Latin Mass Society of Australia Latin Mass Society of Australia is an offshoot of the international Society of St. Pius X, the Latin Mass Society of Australia (which changed its name to the Society of St Pius X later) was founded in Sydney in the early 1970's by a group of Catholics who were dissatisfied with the changes to the rite of the Catholic Mass---both the fact that it was no longer in Latin, and also changes to the traditional Tridentine rite itself, which to them denoted huge symbolic alterations.
Latin Mass Society of England and Wales The Latin Mass Society of England and Wales is a Roman Catholic society based in Britain that is dedicated to making the Tridentine Mass more widely available. It is affiliated to the international organisation Una Voce.
Latin Monetary Union The Latin Monetary Union (LMU) was a 19th century attempt to unify several European currencies into a single currency that could be used in all the member states, at a time when most national currencies were still made out of gold and silver, established in 1865 and disbanded in 1927.
Latin names of islands The Ancient Romans gave Latin names to every geographical entity in their vast empire, and many outside troughout the then known world; while many ofthese names were based on pre-existing 'autochthonous' names, sometimes translating, more often just adapting to their tongue, especially the ending, other names were the result of a more invasive decision, especially in case of (re)founding for a colony of veterans.
Latin nouns The Latin nouns in this list are given first in the nominative case and then in the genitive (the latter of which yields all of the oblique forms). For full declension of all forms of Latin nouns, see Latin declension.
Latin peoples The Latin peoples, also known as Romance peoples, are those European linguistic-cultural groups and their descendants all over the world that speak Romance languages. The Romance languages descend from Vulgar Latin.
Latin percussion The term Latin percussion refers to any number of a large family of musical percussion instruments used in Latin music, which in turn is a very loosely related group of musical styles, mainly from the Latin American region, and ultimately having roots or influences in African tribal music.
Latin poetry Latin poetry was a major part of Latin literature during the height of the Latin language. During Latin literature's Golden Age, most of the great literature was written in poetry, including works by Virgil, Catullus, Horace, and Ovid.
Latin pop Latin Pop (Pop Latino, in Spanish) is pop music from Latin America, Spain, Portugal, and Hispanic-American artists who sing in languages spoken in Latin America, mainly Spanish and Portuguese. Other European singers who come from countries that don't speak Spanish or Portuguese, usually Italians and French, are sometimes considered Latin Pop artists.
Latin profanity Latin profanity is the profane, indecent, or impolite vocabulary of Latin, and its uses. The profane vocabulary of Latin consisted largely of sexual and scatological words: the rich lodes of religious profanity found in some of the Romance languages is a Christian development, and as such does not appear in Classical Latin.
Latin Patriarch of Antioch The Latin Patriarch of Antioch was an office established in the aftermath of the First Crusade by Bohemund, the first Prince of Antioch. The Patriarch of Antioch was one of the major ecclesiastical authorities in the Crusader states and was established to serve the Catholic members of the diocese and represent all Christians living in its territory.
Latin Patriarch of Constantinople The Latin Patriarch of Constantinople was an office established as a result of Crusader activity in the Middle East. The title should not be confused with that of the "Patriarch of Constantinople", an office which existed before and after.
Latin Percussion Latin Percussion, also known as LP, is a brand of percussion instruments, specialising in items based on ethnic instruments but chosen and in need engineered and manufactured so as to withstand the rigors of use in a drum kit, orchestral percussion section, and similar applications.
Latin Pop Airplay panel The R&R Latin Pop Airplay panel is a list of Latin Pop stations that are monitored by BDS Nielsen Data Systems. The stations are ranked by the highest audience cumes based on Arbitron ratings and are modified twice a year.
Latin Quarter (Paris) The Latin Quarter of Paris (Quartier latin) is an area in the 5th arrondissement and parts of the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France, on the left bank (south side) of the Seine, around the Sorbonne University.
Latin regional pronunciation Latin pronunciation both in the classical and post-classical age, has varied across different regions and different eras. Latin still in use today is often pronounced differently in various regions of the world.
Latin rock Latin rock is a fusion of the rock music with the latin American rhythms and – also – with some instruments which are typical for this music like percussion, but also piano riffs known from son cubano or merengue. Successful musicians and groups playing in this genre are often noted for being "cross-over" artists, as this genre inherently bridges both linguistic and cultural categories.
Latin Rhythm Airplay panel The Latin Rhythm Airplay chart comprises of singles and tracks from artists who represent the Hispanic Rhythmic/Hurban genre, which includes Reggaeton, Hispanic R&B/Hip-Hop, Rhythmic Pop/Dance and crossovers from English-language and/or bilingual acts. This chart came about as a result of radio stations tapping into the growing second and third generation Hispanic audience who wanted an Spanish-speaking or bilingual alternative to the (English-language Mainstream, Rhythmic, and R&B/Hip-Hop) formats that they felt would repesent them.
Latin Right The Latin Right (Latin ius Latii or Latinitas or Latium) was a status given to a Roman colony intermediate between full Roman Citizenship and not being a citizen at all (peregrines or provincials). In practice the persone would have the protection of Roman Law but would not have the right to vote for members of the Plebian Assembly or for someone to hold political off (ex.
Latin Rite The Latin Rite designates the particular Church, within the Catholic Church, which developed in western Europe and northern Africa, when Latin was the language of education and culture, and so also of the liturgy. It is now present in all continents and is the majority Rite or particular Church within the Catholic Church, composing roughly 98% of the Catholic Communion.
Latin spelling and pronunciation The Roman alphabet or Latin alphabet was adapted from an Etruscan alphabet, to represent the phonemes of the Latin language. The Etruscans, in turn, had taken their alphabet from the Greeks, who adapted it from the Phoenicians.
Latin square property In mathematics, the Latin square property is an elementary property of all groups. It states that if (G, ~) is a group and a and b are elements of G, then there exists a unique element x of G such that a~x=b, and a unique element y of G such that y~a=b.
Latin Settlement Latin settlement (German: Lateinische Kolonie) is a term that refers to a handful of communities founded by German immigrants to the United States in the 1840s. Most of these were in Texas, but there were "Latin Settlements" in other states as well.
Latin School of Indianapolis The Latin School of Indianapolis served from 1955 to 1978 as a pre-seminary boys' high school for the Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis. During its first two academic years and) the Latin School operated as part of Cathedral High School, an all-boys Catholic high school founded in 1918.
Latin Union The Latin Union is an international organization of nations that use a Romance language. Its aim is to protect, project, and promote the common heritage and unifying identities of the Latin, and Latin-influenced, world.
Latin verbs (A to K) This list of Latin verbs includes all four principal parts (three in the case of deponent verbs, semi-deponent verbs, and certain passives) of the verbs in this order (all are 1st person, singular, active, indicative):
Latin verbs (L to Z) This list of Latin verbs includes all four principal parts (three in the case of deponent verbs, semi-deponent verbs, and certain passives) of the verbs in this order (all are 1st person, singular, active, indicative):
Latin War The Latin War (340-338 BC) was a conflict between the Roman Republic and its neighbors the Latin peoples of ancient Italy. It resulted in a Roman victory, a dissolution of the Latin league, and incorporation of former Latin League territory into the Roman sphere of influence, with the Latins gaining partial rights and differing levels of citizenship.
Latinisation In literature, latinisation is the practice of writing a name in a Latin style when writing in Latin so as to more closely emulate Latin authors, or to present a more impressive image. It is done by transforming a non-latin name into latin sounds (e.
Latino Latino (and the form Latina for females), as used in American English, generally refers to a United States national of Latin American descent, especially Hispanic American heritage. It is borrowed from Spanish] [shortened from latinoamericano.
Latino American Dawah Organization The Latino American Dawah Organization (LADO) is a grassroots organization founded in September 1997 by a handful of Latino converts to Islam in New York City. The organization's name was selected to express LADO's ethnic and religious identity as Latinos/Hispanics and as Muslims.
Latino College Preparatory Academy Latino College Preparatory Academy (LCPA) is a chartered high school in San Jose, California. It is situated within the East Side Union High School District, and specializes in providing a college preparatory environment for nearly 400 high school students from Spanish-speaking homes.
Latino Fan Club Latino Fan Club is a gay pornographic film and magazine production company that specializes in producing videos that cater to viewers who are attracted to Latino men, with emphasis on the casual sexual interaction between heterosexual men, and on uncircumcised penises. The company began in 1985 when a number of pornographic production companies surfaced specializing in films featuring men who were gay-for-pay.
Latino Public Broadcasting Latino Public Broadcasting is a non-profit organization that is funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting with the purpose of addressing issues of cultural significance to the latino population in the United States. It does this by funding the development, production, post-production, acquisition and distribution of non-commercial educational and cultural television that addresses these issues.
Latino sine Flexione Latino sine flexione (Latin without inflections) is an auxiliary language invented by the Italian mathematician Giuseppe Peano in 1903. The language itself is a simplified version of Latin, and retains its vocabulary.
Latino Studies Latino Studies is an academic discipline which studies the experience of people of Hispanic ancestry in America. Closely related to other Ethnic Studies disciplines such as African American Studies, Asian American Studies, and Native American Studies, Latino/a Studies critically examines the history, culture, politics, issues, and experiences of Latinos.
Latino World Order The Latino World Order (abbreviated lWo or LWO) was a professional wrestling stable that existed in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1998 and 1999. The concept and name of the stable were inspired by the famous nWo (New World Order).
Latinos of Oz The Latino inmates of Oz, nicknamed El Norte, are a group that often is more focused on making a credible presence within Oz than controlling illegal businesses in Oz. Throughout the series, they have several internal feuds most notably between Carmen Guerra and Miguel Alvarez who spends most of his time outcast of El Norte.
Latinxua Sinwenz Latinxua Sinwenz (拉丁化新文字; also known as "Sin Wenz", "Latinxua Sinwenz", "Zhongguo Latinxua Sin Wenz", "Beifangxua Latinxua Sin Wenz" or "Latinxua") is a little-used romanization system for Mandarin Chinese. It was usually written without tones under the assumption that the proper tones could be understood from context.
Latis In ancient Celtic polytheism, Latis is the name of two Celtic deities worshipped in Roman Britain. One is a goddess (Dea Latis), the other a god (Deus Latis), and they are both known from a single inscription each.
Latitude (building) Latitude is part of the World Square complex bounded by George, Goulburn, Liverpool and Pitt Streets in Sydney, Australia. The building's official name is "Ernst & Young Tower at Latitude" and is located on the corner of George and Goulburn streets.
Latitudinarian Latitudinarian was initially a pejorative term applied to a group of 17th-century English theologians who believed in conforming to official Church of England practices but who felt that matters of doctrine, liturgical practice, and ecclesiastical organization were of relatively little importance. In this, they built on Richard Hooker's position, in Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity, that God cares about the moral state of the individual soul and that such things as church leadership are "things indifferent".
Latium adiectum Latium adiectum or Latium Novum, as it is termed by Pliny, comprised the territories occupied in earlier times by the Volsci and Hernici. It was for the most part a rugged and mountainous country, extending at the back of Latium proper, from the frontier of the Sabines to the seacoast between Terracina and Sinuessa.
Latonia Latonia, Kentucky, population circa 4,000, is a suburb of Covington, Kentucky, and lies approximately six miles south of Cincinnati, Ohio. Existing in Kenton County, near the northernmost tip of Kentucky's famed Bluegrass region, Latonia's geographical coordinates are 39.
Latouche-Tréville (D 646) The Latouche-Tréville is a F70 type anti-submarine frigate of the French Marine Nationale. She is the third French vessel named after the 19th century politician and admiral Louis-René Levassor de Latouche Tréville (see French ship Latouche-Tréville for others).
Latrell Sprewell Latrell Fontaine Sprewell (born September 8 1970 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American former professional basketball player who last played for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2004-05 NBA season. A 6'5" guard/forward who built his career around his athleticism, versatility, and unrelenting slashing style.
Latrice Barnett Since 2001, Latrice has been a pioneer on the dance music scene, injecting R&B influences into electronic-based house music. Teaming up producers like Kaskade, Andy Caldwell, Halo, and Grammy-nominated producer Jay-J (of Moulton Studios and Naked Music fame), Latrice has co-written and sung on 16 chart-topping tracks at the time of this printing, including single "Keep On Rising" (with Jay-J, 2003).
Latridiidae Latridiidae is a family of tiny, little-known beetles commonly called minute scavenger beetles. The number of described species currently stands at around 1050 in 29 genera but the true number of species is undoubtedly much higher.
Latrigg Latrigg is one of the smallest fells in the Lake District. It is however a popular climb, due to its convenient location overlooking the town of Keswick and the beautiful views down the valley of Borrowdale from the summit.
Latrinalia Latrinalia is a type of deliberately inscribed marking made on latrines: that is, bathrooms or lavatory (restroom) walls. It can take the form of art, drawings, or words, including poetry and personal reflections.
Latrobe Media Group Founded by Australian 'comedians' Darren Chau and Brose Avard (Darren & Brose) in 1999, the organization has produced 'comedy' shows for the Melbourne Fringe Festival, Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Channel 31. The group has operated as an effective training ground for past and present Latrobe University media and journalism students, with many individuals later launching successful careers in Australia as well as the United Kingdom, Germany, Norway, Singapore and the United States.
Latrodectus bishopi Latrodectus bishopi is the scientific name for the Red Widow Spider, which is found only in select parts of Florida. The Red Widow has a red-orange cephalothorax, and its abdomen is black with yellow rings outlining the rows of red spots.
Latrodectus geometricus The spider Latrodectus geometricus, commonly known as the brown widow, grey widow, brown button spider, or geometric button spider, is one of the widow spiders in the genus Latrodectus. As such, it is a "cousin" to the more famous black widow spider.
Latrodectus pallidus The spider Latrodectus pallidus, commonly known in English as the white widow spider (and known in Russian as белый каракурт, or white steppe spider), is one of the widow spiders in the genus Latrodectus. This species is commonly found throughout North Africa, the Middle East, and central Asia.
Latrodectus tredecimguttatus The spider Latrodectus tredecimguttatus, commonly known as the European or Mediterranean black widow, malmignatte spider, or karakurt (Russian: КАРАКУРТ, or steppe spider), is one of the widow spiders in the genus Latrodectus. This species is commonly found throughout the Mediterranean region, ranging from Spain to southwest and central Asia.
Latrotoxin A latrotoxin is a high-molecular mass neurotoxin found in the venom of Latrodectus spiders (commonly known as widow spiders). Latrotoxin are the main active components of the venom and are responsible for the symptoms of latrodectism.
Latrun The area of Latrun () (al-Latrun in Arabic) is a region of the Ayalon Valley, about 15 kilometers west of Jerusalem and 14 kilometers southeast of Ramla. Latrun is the first of the hilly ridges that a traveller will pass while ascending along the classical highway to Jerusalem.
Latrunculin The latrunculins are a family of natural products and toxins produced by certain sponges, including genus Latrunculia, from whence the name derived. It binds actin monomers near the nucleotide binding cleft with 1:1 stoichiometry and prevents them from polymerizing.
Latsia Latsia (Λατσιά), once a small village on the south east outskirts of Nicosia] is today one of the largest and most populous suburbs of the city. It hosts the new Nicosia General Hospital, the new [[GSP stadium and the new campus of the University of Cyprus.
Latte macchiato The name "latte macchiato" literally means marked milk, which refers to the preparation (wherein the "pure" white milk gets "stained" by the addition of espresso). It differs from caffèllatte in that only 1/2 or less of an espresso shot is being used.

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