Cullinan diamond

Cullinan diamond
[,kʌlɪnən'daɪəmənd]
Куллина́нский алма́з (крупнейший в мире алмаз весом 3106 каратов; найден в районе г. Иоганнесбурга в 1905 и подарен королю Эдуарду VII [Edward VII]; был распилен на несколько частей; см. тж. Great Star of Africa, Star of Africa)

English-Russian Great Britain dictionary (Великобритания. Лингвострановедческий словарь). 2014.

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  • Cullinan Diamond — This article is about the diamond called the Star of Africa. For the board game called the Star of Africa, see Afrikan tähti. For the WWII service award, see Africa Star. Cullinan I (Great Star of Africa), II (Lesser Star of Africa), III through… …   Wikipedia

  • Cullinan diamond — the largest diamond ever found, weighing about 620 grams. It was named after Thomas Cullinan, the head of the Transvaal mine in which it was found in 1905. Two years later the Transvaal government bought it for $1 000 000 and presented it to King …   Universalium

  • Cullinan diamond — /ˈkʌlənən daɪmənd/ (say kuluhnuhn duymuhnd) noun a diamond mined in South Africa in 1905 and believed to be the largest uncut diamond in the world; cut into a number of stones which form part of the British crown jewels …  

  • (the) Cullinan diamond — the Cullinan diamond [the Cullinan diamond] the largest diamond ever found, weighing about 620 grams. It was named after Thomas Cullinan, the head of the Transvaal mine in which it was found in 1905. Two years later the Transvaal government… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Cullinan — may refer to: Surname Cormac Cullinan (fl. 1990s present), South African attorney and author Daryll Cullinan (born 1967), South African cricketer Edward Cullinan (born 1931), British architect Joseph S. Cullinan (1860–1937), US oil industrialist… …   Wikipedia

  • Cullinan (diamant) — Les neuf plus gros éclats débités à partir du cristal natif du Cullinan. Le Cullinan est le plus gros diamant brut jamais découvert, avec une masse de 3 106 carats, soit plus de 621,2 grammes[1 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Cullinan, Gauteng — Coordinates: 25°40′22″S 28°31′15″E / 25.67278°S 28.52083°E / 25.67278; 28.52083 …   Wikipedia

  • Cullinan-Diamant — Die neun größten Teile nach der Spaltung …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • diamond — diamondlike, adj. /duy meuhnd, duy euh /, n. 1. a pure or nearly pure, extremely hard form of carbon, naturally crystallized in the isometric system. 2. a piece of this stone. 3. a transparent, flawless or almost flawless piece of this stone, esp …   Universalium

  • Diamond — /duy meuhnd, duy euh /, n. 1. Neil, born 1941, U.S. singer and songwriter. 2. Cape, a hill in Canada, in S Quebec, on the St. Lawrence River. * * * I Mineral composed of pure carbon, the hardest naturally occurring substance known and a valuable… …   Universalium

  • Cullinan — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Los nueve pedazos mayores tras la rotura …   Wikipedia Español


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