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1Olive Branch — ist der Name mehrerer Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten: Olive Branch (Georgia) Olive Branch (Illinois) Olive Branch (Kentucky) Olive Branch (Louisiana) Olive Branch (Mississippi) Olive Branch (North Carolina) Olive Branch (Ohio) Olive Branch… …
2Olive branch — Olive Ol ive, n. [F., fr. L. oliva, akin to Gr. ?. See {Oil}.] 1. (Bot.) (a) A tree ({Olea Europ[ae]a}) with small oblong or elliptical leaves, axillary clusters of flowers, and oval, one seeded drupes. The tree has been cultivated for its fruit… …
3Olive Branch — Localización de Olive Branch en el Condado de DeSoto, Misisipi …
4olive branch — olive ,branch noun singular something that someone does in order to show that they want to stop arguing. The olive branch is often used as a sign meaning peace: extend an olive branch: He extended an olive branch to community leaders by offering… …
5olive branch — olive branches also olive branch N COUNT: usu sing If you offer an olive branch to someone, you say or do something in order to show that you want to end a disagreement or quarrel. Clarke also offered an olive branch to critics in his party …
6Olive Branch — Olive Branch, MS U.S. city in Mississippi Population (2000): 21054 Housing Units (2000): 7935 Land area (2000): 36.193733 sq. miles (93.741334 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.086148 sq. miles (0.223122 sq. km) Total area (2000): 36.279881 sq. miles… …
7Olive Branch, MS — U.S. city in Mississippi Population (2000): 21054 Housing Units (2000): 7935 Land area (2000): 36.193733 sq. miles (93.741334 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.086148 sq. miles (0.223122 sq. km) Total area (2000): 36.279881 sq. miles (93.964456 sq.… …
8olive branch — If you hold out or offer an olive branch, you make a gesture to indicate that you want peace …
9olive branch — ► NOUN ▪ an offer of reconciliation. ORIGIN in allusion to the story of Noah in the Book of Genesis, in which a dove returns with an olive branch after the Flood …
10olive branch — n. 1. the branch of the olive tree, traditionally a symbol of peace 2. any peace offering …
