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Irina (other)
Irina is a feminine given name. Irina may also refer to: Geography * Irina, a small river in Romania, tributary of the Rătășel * Irina, Madagascar, a town and commune in Ihorombe Region, Madagascar * Irina, a village in Andrid Commune, Satu Mare County, Romania * Irina or Hirina, an ancient city, former bishopric and Latin Catholic titular see in present Tunisia Music * ''Irina'', an album by the Barry Altschul Quartet Other uses * '' Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut'', a Japanese novel series and its anime adaptation * Irina, a fictional character from the video game ''Xenoblade Chronicles X ''Xenoblade Chronicles X'' is a 2015 action role-playing game developed by Monolith Soft and published by Nintendo for the Wii U. The game is part of the ''Xenoblade Chronicles'' series, itself forming part of the wider ''Xeno (series), Xeno'' ...'' * MSC Irina, one of the world's largest container ships {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irina
Irina or Iryna (Cyrillic: Ирина, Ірина) is a feminine given name of Ancient Greek origin, commonly borne by followers of the Eastern Orthodox Church The Eastern Orthodox Church, officially the Orthodox Catholic Church, and also called the Greek Orthodox Church or simply the Orthodox Church, is List of Christian denominations by number of members, one of the three major doctrinal and .... It is derived from Eirene (goddess), Eirene (), an ancient Greek goddess, personification of peace. It is mostly used in countries within the Commonwealth of Independent States and the Balkans. Diminutive forms in Slavic languages include Ira, Irinka, Irinushka, Irinochka, Irisha, Irka, Irochka, Irusia, Iraya. Origin Irina is connected with who was the first woman recognized by the church as a great martyr. She was born pagan as Penelope and later baptized as Irene. Some sources refer to her being baptized by Saint Timothy, in which case she lived in the 1st–2nd centur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rătășel
The Rătășel is a left tributary of the Crișul Negru in Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to .... It flows into the Crișul Negru near Tăut. Its length is and its basin size is . References Rivers of Romania Rivers of Bihor County {{Bihor-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irina, Madagascar
Irina is a rural municipality in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Ihosy, which is a part of Ihorombe Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 5,000 in 2001 commune census. It is situated on the western banks of the Ihosy River. Only primary schooling is available. The majority 66.6% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 33.3% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crop is rice, while other important products are cassava, tobacco and tomato The tomato (, ), ''Solanum lycopersicum'', is a plant whose fruit is an edible Berry (botany), berry that is eaten as a vegetable. The tomato is a member of the nightshade family that includes tobacco, potato, and chili peppers. It originate .... Services provide employment for 0.1% of the population. References and notes Populated places in Ihorombe {{Ihorombe-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrid
Andrid (, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune situated in Satu Mare County, Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to .... It is composed of three villages: Andrid, Dindești (''Érdengeleg'') and Irina (''Iriny''). References Communes in Satu Mare County {{SatuMare-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hirina
Hirina (Hirena) was a city and bishopric in southern Tunisia known only through ecclesiastical records. Nothing is known of the city, the name of which may have been Hirina, Hiren or Iren, except that it was in the Roman province of Byzacena. It is now a Latin titular bishopric. Ecclesiastical history It was one of the many suffragan dioceses of the Metropolitan Archbishopric of Hadrumetum (Sousse). Three bishops are known: * Tertullian, present at the conference of Carthage in 311 * Saturus, exiled in 484 by Huneric with many other bishops * Theodore, who in 641 signed the letter from the Council of Byzacium to Constantine, son of Heraclius, against Monothelitism. Titular see It was nominally restored as Latin Roman Catholic titular see of the lowest (episcopal) rank, Hirine (until 1924 also called Hirena) or Irina in Italian. It has had the following incumbents, ''with a single archiepiscopal exception :'' * Giuseppe Isidoro Persico (1726.03.20 – 1731.06.18) * Alek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irina (album)
''Irina'' is an album by the Barry Altschul Quartet, led by drummer Altschul, and featuring saxophonist John Surman, trumpeter Enrico Rava, and double bassist Mark Helias. It was recorded on February 12, 1983, at Barigozzi Studio in Milan, Italy, and was released on vinyl later that year by Soul Note. The album was remastered and reissued on CD in 1998. Reception In a review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow wrote: "The music... finds the pianoless group sounding halfway between the Gerry Mulligan/Chet Baker Quartet and the late-'50s Ornette Coleman/ Don Cherry group... The advanced and passionate solos... and the close communication between the four highly individual improvisers make this a notable and highly recommended release." The authors of ''The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings'' stated: "This doesn't feel like fully three-dimensional Altschul. In the absence of a piano, he takes on an accompanist's role and does it very successfully, often leaving Helias to keep the count, thoug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Vampire Cosmonaut
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xenoblade Chronicles X
''Xenoblade Chronicles X'' is a 2015 action role-playing game developed by Monolith Soft and published by Nintendo for the Wii U. The game is part of the ''Xenoblade Chronicles'' series, itself forming part of the wider ''Xeno (series), Xeno'' metaseries. Carrying over several gameplay elements from the Xenoblade Chronicles (video game), original game, players explore the open world planet Mira, completing a variety of quests and unlocking new regions to explore and gather resources from across its five continents. The story follows a surviving human ship after escaping an alien battle which destroys Earth, with the player character joining the BLADE unit to defend the human survivors and uncover Mira's secrets. Production began in 2010 after work finished on ''Xenoblade Chronicles''. Returning staff included series creator Tetsuya Takahashi as executive director and co-writer, director and designer Koh Kojima, and co-writer Yuichiro Takeda. ''Xenosaga'' artists Kunihiko Tanaka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
