by Adrian Room · Oxford Paperbacks · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780192830562
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«Dictionary of Britain» is Adrian Room's dictionary of British life, published by Oxford Paperbacks in paperback (392 pages, in English).
A reference work with over 3,000 alphabetical entries on life in Britain: geography, famous figures, food, work, sports and public events, among other topics. It goes beyond the tourist guide to also cover curious, amusing or puzzling aspects of everyday British life.
Originally published in 1986, it bears the subtitle 'An A-Z of the British Way of Life' and includes an index.
Useful for students, professionals and readers interested in the culture and customs of the United Kingdom.
Adrian Richard West Room was a British toponymist and onomastician, a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and a prolific author of reference works relating primarily to the origins of words and place-names.
