civilizacijsko tromeđe

English translation: the crossroads of civilizations

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Croatian term or phrase:civilizacijsko tromeđe
English translation:the crossroads of civilizations
Entered by: bjuric2

12:06 Apr 4, 2004
Croatian to English translations [PRO]
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Croatian term or phrase: civilizacijsko tromeđe
Na civilizacijskoj tromeđi
bjuric2
Local time: 19:56
the crossroads of civilizations
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Jelena Petrovic
Local time: 19:56
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4 +5meeting point of three civilizations
Zdenka Ivkovcic
5 +1the crossroads of civilizations
Jelena Petrovic
4tri-border area of civilizations
Marija Vujosevic Caric


  

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civilizacijsko tromeđe
tri-border area of civilizations


Explanation:
Something like this, depending on the context.

Marija Vujosevic Caric
Croatia
Local time: 19:56
Native speaker of: Native in CroatianCroatian, Native in SerbianSerbian
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
civilizacijsko tromeđe
the crossroads of civilizations


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Jelena Petrovic
Local time: 19:56
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian, Native in Serbo-CroatSerbo-Croat
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agree  Nerman Jakubovic
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
civilizacijsko tromeđe
meeting point of three civilizations


Explanation:
His birthplace was the meeting point of three civilizations—Oscan, Greek, and Latin—and Ennius learned to speak the languages of these cultures.
http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/E/Ennius-Q1.asp

He lived at the meeting-point of three distinct civilizations: the decadent civilization of Greece, of which Athens was still the centre; that of Carthage, which was soon to pass away, and the nascent civilization of Italy, in which all others were soon to be absorbed.
http://www.theatrehistory.com/ancient/terence004.html



Zdenka Ivkovcic
Croatia
Local time: 19:56
Native speaker of: Native in CroatianCroatian
PRO pts in category: 6

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agree  Nedzad Selmanovic
2 hrs
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agree  Kemal Mustajbegovic
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agree  Fiona Koscak
23 hrs

agree  Mirjana Gacanovic
3 days 17 hrs

agree  Gordana Podvezanec
5 days
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