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place in the sun
place in the sun
A dominant or favorable position or situation, as in The Nobel prizewinners really enjoyed their place in the sun. This term may have been coined about 1660 by the French philosopher Blaise Pascal but became well known only in the late 1800s, when it was applied to Germany's position in world affairs, especially concerning its desire for more lands.
place in the sun
A dominant or favorable position or situation.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Eirik | | AY-rik | Norwegian |
'Avigayil | | - | Biblical Hebrew |
Tasha | | TASH-ə (English) | Russian, English |
Theophania | | - | Ancient Greek |
Jun-Ho | | joon-ho | Korean |
Kliment | | klee-MYENT (Russian) | Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Macedonian |