Meier

[ mahy-er ]

/ ˈmaɪ ər /

noun

Richard, born 1934, U.S. architect.

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Which of the following animal names traces its immediate origin to Portuguese?

owl

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piranha

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Words nearby Meier

Mehuman, meibomian, meibomian cyst, meibomian gland, meibomitis, Meier, Meighen, Meigs, Meiji, Meiji Restoration, Meilhac

Example sentences from the Web for Meier

"The causal effects estimated in Meier et al. are likely to be overestimates and the true effect could be zero," Rogeberg wrote.
Fact-Checking the Sunday Shows: July 27|PunditFact.com|July 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
With Civilization World, Meier has overhauled the design in ways that may surprise his longtime fans.
Facebook After FarmVille|Ben Crair|May 10, 2011|DAILY BEAST
"I want the player to be living in the future of the game, to be thinking what's going to happen next," Meier says.
Facebook After FarmVille|Ben Crair|May 10, 2011|DAILY BEAST
And yet, Meier's stature is such that videogame fans cannot help but be curious about Civilization World.
Facebook After FarmVille|Ben Crair|May 10, 2011|DAILY BEAST

Meier quickly made a name for himself at MicroProse with flight simulators and a popular 1987 game called Sid Meier's Pirates!
Facebook After FarmVille|Ben Crair|May 10, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Remember the words of Rabbi Meier: 'Eat the wholesome fruit, and cast away the rind.'
The History of Yiddish Literature in the Nineteenth Century|Leo Wiener
Grimm also quotes Meier 29 and 58, but these are only variants of the dragon-killing incident.
Studies on the Legend of the Holy Grail|Alfred Nutt
In the second of the notes to Meier, Beethoven is guilty of monstrous injustice.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume II (of 3)|Alexander Wheelock Thayer
Mr. Meier took great interest in all that pertained to his profession.
Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910, Start/End Papers|Various
After his graduation, Mr. Meier was engaged with various firms, principally in bridge and structural work.
Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910, Start/End Papers|Various

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