nightingale
11Nightingale — (spr. neitingehl), Miß Florence, engl. Krankenpflegerin, geb. 15. Mai 1820 zu Florenz, im Krimkriege in den Hospitälern zu Skutari und Balaklawa aufopfernd tätig; schrieb: »Notes on nursing« (1860 u.ö.; deutsch, 2. Aufl. 1878) u.a …
12Nightingale — Nightingale, Florence …
13Nightingale — Nightingale, Florence (1820 1910) a British nurse who set up a hospital for soldiers in Turkey during the Crimean War. She was called the Lady with the Lamp , because she walked around the hospital in the evenings with a lamp to check that… …
14Nightingale — (izg. nàjtingeil), Florence (1820 1910) DEFINICIJA engleska bolničarka, na osnovi iskustava iz Krimskog rata (1854 1856) uspostavila posao bolničarke kao žensku profesiju; 1860. u Londonu osnovala prvu na svijetu školu za medicinske sestre… …
15nightingale — ► NOUN ▪ a small brownish migratory thrush noted for its rich melodious song, often heard at night. ORIGIN Old English, from NIGHT(Cf. ↑night) and a base meaning sing …
16Nightingale — [nīt′ n gāl΄] Florence 1820 1910; Eng. nurse in the Crimean War: regarded as the founder of modern nursing …
17nightingale — [nīt′ n gāl΄] n. [ME nigtingale, for earlier nihtegale < OE (akin to Ger nachtigall) < niht, NIGHT + base of galan, to sing, akin to giellan, YELL] any of various small European thrushes (genus Luscinia) with a russet back and buff to white …
18Nightingale — This article is about the bird. For other uses, see Nightingale (disambiguation). Nightingale  …
19nightingale — /nuyt n gayl , nuy ting /, n. any of several small, Old World, migratory birds of the thrush family, esp. Luscinia megarhynchos, of Europe, noted for the melodious song of the male, given chiefly at night during the breeding season. [1200 50; ME… …
20Nightingale — /nuyt n gayl , nuy ting /, n. Florence ( the Lady with the Lamp ), 1820 1910, English nurse: reformer of hospital conditions and procedures; reorganizer of nurse s training programs. * * * Any of several small Old World thrushes (family Turdidae) …
