ATL meanings for OTL terms

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Strict Constructionist - a rigid method of language usage and structure. Connected to a cultural movement where language is used to enforce social caste order.

Penitentiary - an adherent of Christianity that has confessed his/her sins and the penitent one chooses a life focused on atoning for past wrongs.

Deus ex machina - A philosophy borrowed by Christians from earlier pagan beliefs that as God(s) made the earth and is present in all that is in, on, and above the earth; that humanity has the responsibility to tend and maintain the planet. An alternative expression for the philosophy was "Deus esse Omnia"(God is all things)

Passere - nickname for the adherents of Deus ex Machina. Passere = Sparrow

Daedelus - Heavier-than-air craft.

Nemo - a submarine ship

Feuerspucker- A German loan word (fire breather) used to describe early steam locomotives.
 
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Deus ex Machina - The descriptive term for the Copernican interpretation of the Sun as the center of the universe and planetary motion.

Dragonfly - the name of the first successful heavier-than-air craft designed and flown by (Sir) Douglas Mackensie on June 6, 1901 at Kingston, Ontario. It subsequently became a popular name for all heavier-than-air craft

Fliegende Ziegel (flying brick) - a nickname for Count Zeppelin's first airship, by one of the un-impressed ground crew members.
 
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Structuralism - like OTL Fascism, but somewhat meritocratic. All people have their place in the structure of society.

Functionalism - a democratic branch of the above.
 
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Mozarabic - One of the two members of the Pyrrenean subdivision of the Ibero-Romance languages (the other is Aragonese). It has two variants: Levantine, spoken in the autonomous community of the same name*, and Maghrebi, which is spoken in Morroco's western Atlantic plains and mountains around the royal capital Fez.

Akkadian - The main language spoken in Iraq (Akkad). The standard dialect, which is based on the koiné spoken in Babylon-Baghdad metropolitan area, contains both elements of northern and southern dialects.

Zionism - A political ideology developed in the 19th century among intellectuals in the Jewish Diaspora. Its core ideology is that all Jews should have a homeland to call their own, which is Palestine. Considered as the main rival of Canaaanism (nationalism based in Hebrew language and shared culture among Old Yishuv, Muslims, Samaritans and Christians), Zionism was sometimes considered as an "alien ideology" popular in the Gush Dan metropolitan area, where the majority of its population are Hebraized Ashkenazi Jews.

*OTL: Southern two-thirds of Valencian Community (Valencia and Alicante), Murcia and Balearic Islands.
 
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Petike

Petike

Juggernaut - colloquial name for a type of traditional Mediterranean trade ship specialised for the transport of pottery cargo, such as jugs, amphoras, etc.

Surly - "haughty", "conceited", "self-important". A corruption of the original late Middle English word "sirly", a synonym for "aristocratic", "noble-related" (as it's an adjective derived from the noun "sir").
 
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Azerbaijani - A native or inhabitant of the Persian province of Azerbaijan, speaking an Iranian language native to the said region. Also applied to the persons whose descendance came from Azerbaijan.

Dalai Lama - One of the spiritual heads of Buddhism in the Kingdom of Tibet. Held de facto ruler of the country until 1825, when the Sikkimese chogyal Tshudpud Namgyal crowned himself as the King of Tibet, relegating its role to spiritual and leader of the country. Despite that, the Dalai Lama is still respected by the generations of Tibetans.

Chomgyal - The title bestowed to the heir to the Tibetan throne, a royal tradition since 1825; until that year, the title was used to the ruler of Sikkim, which is now considered crownland of the Kingdom.

Evenks - The dominant ethnolinguistic group in Tungusia, a country located in the north of Manchuria. Their language of the same name, which is written in Phagspa script, is the official language of the country.

Sabir - The local name for the Romance language spoken in the Algerian region of Vandalia. Originally an Italian-based pidgin language, it creolized as generations passed. It has a co-official status with Vandalic in Algeria, with billingual signs and vibrant Sabir-language media spread across the region.
 
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Brunette - follower of Hieronymus Brunn, a medieval Christian mystic who proclaimed himself to be "the reincarnation of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ" and created a cult, into which he admitted only delectable women, making his movement a religiously motivated harem in all but name.

Blonde - further corruption for "B-Londe", a slang term for a person from British Londe (formerly Londinium). British Londe is the capital of the Protected Province of Grand Bretagne, an Imperial Dependency of the French Empire.

Redhead - colloquial term for someone who blushes a lot or is very easily angered.
 
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Astronaut - means star-sailor in Greek. Someone who wishes the impossible to happen or chases dreams that will never come true (such as sailing the stars, which is not possible). Astronaut usually refers to a quite dreamy person and can be used as an insult in certain circumstances.
 
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Muwatalli' said:
Astronaut - means star-sailor in Greek. Someone who wishes the impossible to happen or chases dreams that will never come true (such as sailing the stars, which is not possible). Astronaut usually refers to a quite dreamy person and can be used as an insult in certain circumstances.
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Ebionism - The main religion of the Sultanate of Arabia, Azawagh and countries of Sahel , with significant minorities in Egypt, Syria, Palestine, Vandalia, Persia, India, and Indonesia (Chams of Sumatra). Originally a heretical Jewish Christian sect, it became popular when Muhammad ibn Abdallah al-Hashim converted into the said religion and spread its teaching among the Arabs.

Tifinagh - An alphabet used in most languages of northern African countries (Sahel included), from Moroccan Mozarabic to Fulani language. Originally used in both Morocco and Vandalia, the alphabet spread to the rest of Sahel region through trade with both Tuaregs and Fulas.

Maltese - A native, descendant or inhabitant of the Maltese Islands, speaking a Romance tongue which considered as one of the living descendant of the Dalmatian language, alongside Istriot.
 
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Marxism - A political term referring to a militaristic Prussian state ideology that prevailed for much of the 18th century. A Marxist is a supporter of militarism, conquest, and the glorification of war. Etymology - from Mars, the God of War.
 
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Tiffin - a heavy drinker, a sot.

Coagulant - individual members of a political party

Dilettante - an expert of nothing in particular ;)

Phlegm - a high level social caste - cream of society
 
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Nigger - a caliph, a ruler of an Islamic state. Comes from Amharic negus.

Neptune - the Americas. Named after the Roman deity of the sea, homage to the great sea crossing required for travel to the new world.

Robot - a canoe. Comes from a shortening of "rowing boat".

Genocide - genericized trademark short for Genoa Cider, a very popular cider company.
 
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Crockett - a precision shooter, a marksman

Magua - A common nickname for North American frontiersmen (Magua was the hero of a series of popular novels by J Cooper Fennimore set in the late 1700's-early 1800's - they were ground breaking in that Magua was the first native-american hero in popular literature in the America's and Europe)

Centipede - a nickname for track laying vehicles

Freebooter - a wanderer

Privateer - a person opposed to government regulation of business

Senator - a steam powered pipe organ. Often noted for being very loud and off-key
 
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Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

World Cup: The forever filled chalice from which all world leaders drink from to symbolize international unity.

Super Bowl: The largest kitchen appliance store in America.

Bandit: A musician who rejects newer styles of music.
 
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Assymptote - a philosophy of perpetually striving to achieve earthly perfection

Bullwinkle - A legislator designated with the role of bullying their counterparts to follow party line voting. Equivalent to "party whip" in OTL.

Pratfall - a lengthy oration on a topic of great importance

Zymurgy - a religion based on the worship of fermented beverages. Key prophets in the pantheon: Bacchus, Hathor, & Gambrinus, among a host of others.

Flatulent - a non-rigid airship using Hydrogen as the gas.

Chingachgook - a native american war axe originally derived from, but greatly refined iron bladed Vinlander weapons. Typically arms length, with a light in weight blade and a sturdy ash or hickory handle, allowing for easy carry on long distance travel and handy use in camp or in battle.

Crock - shortened from the "Crock of Treasure" - the vote getting goodies contained in political party platforms
 
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Syriac

Rap- A musical style based on rapid percussion with "rhythm sticks" and improvised instruments.

Raver- Derogatory term for street preachers and more generally for exponents of hellfire and brimstone theology.

Deconstruction- Fundamentalist Christian doctrine akin to OTL's "sola scriptura."

Dualism- Support for bicameral parliaments.

Nietzschean- When desscribing writing, of very low quality. After a German writer known for his inept love poetry.

Lucifer- lightbulb (a genericised trademark).

Sapphic- relating to love-poetry or romance in general.

Highlander- slang term for colonists in any of the orbiting colonies.

Drag Queen- A female fan of street racing, generally with connotations of "groupie."
 
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