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collins syndrome
(Tıp) collin sendromu
family name
soyadı

Çin'de önce soyadımızı sonra adımızı koyarız. - In China, we put our family name first, then our name.

Soyadınızın yazılışı nasıl? - What's the spelling of your family name?

family name
aile adı

Aile adın nasıl yazılır? - How is your family name written?

Aile adınızı nasıl hecelersiniz? - How do you spell your family name?

English - English
An English patronymic surname from the given name Colin, pet form of Coll (Nicholas)
A particular kind of alcoholic beverage
An Irish surname, Anglicized from the Gaelic Ó Coileáin
a particular kind of alcoholic drink
An English patronymic surname from the given name Colin, pet form of Coll
British writer noted for his pioneering detective novels, including The Woman in White (1860) and The Moonstone (1868). Collins Michael Collins William Wilkie Foster Stephen Collins Whitney William Collins
{i} family name
English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889)
tall iced drink of liquor (usually gin) with fruit juice
tall iced drink of liquor (usually gin) with fruit juice English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889)

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Collins glass
A particular kind of tumbler, typically holding fourteen fluid ounces and used for Tom Collinses
Collins glasses
plural form of Collins glass
Tom Collins
A cocktail containing containing gin, lemon juice, sugar, and a splash of soda
Bootsy Collins
(born 1951 as William Collins) American funk musician and performer, co-founder of the band "Parliament/Funkadelic
Michael Collins
Collins, Mi·chael (1890-1922) an Irish politician and military leader who was involved in the fight to make Ireland independent of the UK. He helped to achieve the agreement that established the southern part of Ireland as an independent state, but he was killed by political opponents who wanted independence for the whole of Ireland. a US astronaut who was one of the three-man team involved in the first landing on the moon in 1969. Collins stayed in the main spacecraft, Apollo 11, while his companions Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin landed on the moon (1930-). born Oct. 16, 1890, Clonakilty, County Cork, Ire. died Aug. 22, 1922, Beal-na-Blath, Cork Irish national leader. He worked in London (1906-16), then returned to fight in the Easter Rising. Elected as a member of Sinn Féin to the Irish assembly (1918), he became the Irish republic's first minister of home affairs. He was general of the volunteers and director of intelligence of the Irish Republican Army in the Anglo-Irish War. In 1921 he signed the controversial Anglo-Irish Treaty, which gave Ireland dominion status, though with provisions for partition and for an oath of allegiance to the crown. He and Arthur Griffith then became leaders of the provisional government. When civil war broke out, Collins commanded the government forces fighting the anti-treaty republicans, and on Griffith's death he became head of the government. Ten days later he was killed in an ambush at age 31
Stephen Collins Foster
born July 4, 1826, Lawrenceville, Pa., U.S. died Jan. 13, 1864, New York, N.Y. U.S. songwriter. He began writing songs as a child, influenced in part by black church services he attended with the family's servant and by songs sung by black labourers. In 1842 he published "Open Thy Lattice, Love," and in 1848 he sold "Oh! Susanna" for $100; it quickly became an international hit. He later entered into a contract with the publisher Firth, Pond & Co. He was commissioned to write songs for Edwin P. Christy's minstrel show; his "Old Folks at Home" became one of the most popular songs of the century. In 1857, drinking heavily and in financial difficulties, he sold all rights to his future songs to his publishers for about $1,900. In 1860 he moved to New York; he died penniless at age 37, leaving about 200 songs, including "Camptown Races," "My Old Kentucky Home," "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair," and "Beautiful Dreamer," and he is universally regarded as the greatest American songwriter of the 19th century
Tom Collins
A drink consisting of gin, lemon or lime juice, carbonated water, and sugar
Wilkie Collins
a British writer who wrote The Moonstone, the first detective novel in English, and The Woman in White (1824-89). born Jan. 8, 1824, London, Eng. died Sept. 23, 1889, London English novelist. After working briefly in commerce and law, he took up writing and became associated with Charles Dickens, who had a formative influence on his career. For two works, he is remembered as one of the first and best writers of English mystery novels. The Woman in White (1860), inspired by an actual criminal case, made him famous. The Moonstone (1868), one of the first English detective novels, introduced features that became conventions in the genre
William Collins Whitney
born July 5, 1841, Conway, Mass., U.S. died Feb. 2, 1904, New York, N.Y. U.S. politician. He practiced law in New York City, where he helped Samuel Tilden overthrow the corrupt political boss William Marcy Tweed; he also served as corporation counsel for the city (1875-82). As U.S. secretary of the navy (1885-89), he rebuilt the neglected fleet with a major shipbuilding program that included the battleship Maine (see destruction of the Maine). He returned to New York, where he became co-owner of the city's first rapid-transit system
William Wilkie Collins
born Jan. 8, 1824, London, Eng. died Sept. 23, 1889, London English novelist. After working briefly in commerce and law, he took up writing and became associated with Charles Dickens, who had a formative influence on his career. For two works, he is remembered as one of the first and best writers of English mystery novels. The Woman in White (1860), inspired by an actual criminal case, made him famous. The Moonstone (1868), one of the first English detective novels, introduced features that became conventions in the genre