Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Jim Crow \Jim Crow\ n.
1. A negro; -- said to be so called from a popular negro
dance song, the refrain of which is "Wheel about and turn
about and jump Jim Crow," produced in 1835 by Thomas D.
Rice (1808-1860), a famous negro minstrel; -- considered
disparaging and offensive. [Offensive slang, U. S.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. A legally sanctioned system of racial discrimination
practised in the southern United States until declared
unconstitutional in 1953 and further restricted by federal
legislation, by means of which negroes were segregated and
discriminated against in employment and in many places of
public accommodation, such as parks, commercial
establishments, and public transportation.
[PJC]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Jim Crow
n 1: barrier preventing blacks from participating in various
activities with whites [syn: {color bar}, {colour bar},
{color line}, {colour line}, {Jim Crow}]
2: a crowbar fitted with a claw for pulling nails
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
