- prosperity
- prosperity early 13c., from O.Fr. prosperite (mid-12c.), from L. prosperitatem (nom. prosperitas) "good fortune," from prosperus (see PROSPER (Cf. prosper)).
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Prosperity — ist der Name mehrerer Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten: Prosperity (Indiana) Prosperity (Pennsylvania) Prosperity (South Carolina) Prosperity (West Virginia) Prosperity Township (Renville County, North Dakota) Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärun … Deutsch Wikipedia
prosperity — pro‧sper‧i‧ty [prɒˈsperti ǁ prɑː ] noun [uncountable] the condition of having money and being successful: • a time of economic prosperity • The country hopes to achieve prosperity through increased trade and investment. * * * prosperity UK US… … Financial and business terms
Prosperity — Prosperity, SC U.S. town in South Carolina Population (2000): 1047 Housing Units (2000): 456 Land area (2000): 2.111435 sq. miles (5.468591 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.002248 sq. miles (0.005823 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.113683 sq. miles… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Prosperity — Pros*per i*ty, n. [F. prosp[ e]rit[ e], L. prosperitas. See {Prosperous}.] The state of being prosperous; advance or gain in anything good or desirable; successful progress in any business or enterprise; attainment of the object desired; good… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Prosperity, SC — U.S. town in South Carolina Population (2000): 1047 Housing Units (2000): 456 Land area (2000): 2.111435 sq. miles (5.468591 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.002248 sq. miles (0.005823 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.113683 sq. miles (5.474414 sq. km)… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Prosperity, WV — U.S. Census Designated Place in West Virginia Population (2000): 1310 Housing Units (2000): 624 Land area (2000): 1.558323 sq. miles (4.036037 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.558323 sq. miles… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
prosperity — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}rz. ż ndm, ekon. {{/stl 8}}{{stl 7}} faza szczytowego poziomu produkcji, zatrudnienia i cen w cyklicznym rozwoju gospodarczym : {{/stl 7}}{{stl 10}}Po latach stagnacji nastąpił okres prosperity. Prosperity w przemyśle… … Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień
prosperity — I noun abundance, achievement, affluence, blessings, boom, booming economy, comfort, comfortable circumstances, ease, expansion, felicity, fortunate condition, full purse, good fortune, good luck, good times, heyday, luck, luxury, opulence, palmy … Law dictionary
prosperity — [n] affluence, good fortune abundance, accomplishment, advantage, arrival, bed of roses*, benefit, boom, clover, do, ease*, easy street*, exorbitance, expansion, flying colors*, fortune, good, good times, gravy train*, growth, high on the hog*,… … New thesaurus
prosperity — [präs per′ə tē] n. pl. prosperities [ME prosperite < OFr < L prosperitas < prosperus] prosperous condition; good fortune, wealth, success, etc … English World dictionary
