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In the end, the humanities can only be defended by stressing how indispensable they are; and this means insisting on their vital role in the whole business of academic learning, rather than protesting that, like some poor relation, they don't cost much to be housed.
Terry Eagleton

Meaning of "poor relation" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF POOR RELATION

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POOR RELATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Poor relation is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES POOR RELATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of poor relation in the English dictionary

The definition of poor relation in the dictionary is a person or thing considered inferior to another or others.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POOR RELATION

poor box
poor boy
poor cod
poor law
poor man´s orange
poor man´s orchid
poor man´s something
poor man´s weatherglass
poor mouth
poor rate
poor White
poor-mouth
poor-spirited
poorbox
poorhouse
poori
poorish
poorly
poorness
poort

WORDS THAT END LIKE POOR RELATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
citation
combination
communication
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
documentation
duration
education
evaluation
excitation

Synonyms and antonyms of poor relation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «poor relation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POOR RELATION

Find out the translation of poor relation to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of poor relation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «poor relation» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

穷亲戚
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pariente pobre
570 millions of speakers

English

poor relation
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गरीब संबंध
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سوء العلاقة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бедный родственник
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

parente pobre
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দরিদ্র সম্পর্ক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

parent pauvre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hubungan yang lemah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Stief
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

劣るもの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

가난한 관계
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hubungan miskin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mối quan hệ nghèo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஏழை உறவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गरीब संबंध
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Zayıf ilişki
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

parente povero
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ubogi krewny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бідний родич
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rudă săracă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κακή σχέση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

swak verhouding
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dålig relation
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dårlig forhold
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of poor relation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POOR RELATION»

The term «poor relation» is regularly used and occupies the 104.676 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POOR RELATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about poor relation

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3 QUOTES WITH «POOR RELATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word poor relation.
1
Terry Eagleton
In the end, the humanities can only be defended by stressing how indispensable they are; and this means insisting on their vital role in the whole business of academic learning, rather than protesting that, like some poor relation, they don't cost much to be housed.
2
Noreena Hertz
Experience is not the poor relation of expertise. Valuable insights in business often come from the people on the ground.
3
Helmut Kohl
The Christian Democrats always made you feel like the poor relation.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POOR RELATION»

Discover the use of poor relation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to poor relation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Poor Relation
How are they practised in Australia? The Poor Relation examines the place of the social sciences - from economics and psychology to history, law and philosophy - in the teaching and research conducted by Australian universities.
Stuart Macintyre, 2010
2
A Poor Relation
A WOMAN OF MYSTERY… Why would an impoverished gentlewoman masquerade as a sophisticated lady of the ton?
Joanna Maitland, Joanna Maitland, 2012
3
The poor relation
THE. POOR. RELATION. CHAPTER I. MANOEUVRING. During the absence of Lady Harriette and her son, which was prolonged far beyond their original intention owing to the confusion in which the earl had left his affairs, and the complicated ...
Julia S H. Pardoe, 1858
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“A political poor relation.” [Remarks on Ireland. The ...
CHAPTER I. “A poor relation is the most irrelevant thing in nature, a piece of impertinent correspondency, an odious approximation, a haunting conscience, a preposterous shadow, lengthening in the noontide of our prosperity, an unwelcome ...
R. W. E. L., 1863
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Charity Law & Social Policy: National and International ...
In Issac v. Defriez56 the court upheld gifts to beneficiaries required to be a poor relation of the testator and a poor relation of his wife selected by the trustees. In White v. White57 Grant MR upheld as charitable a trust established for the purpose ...
Kerry O'Halloran, Myles McGregor-Lowndes, Karla W. Simon, 2008
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Edwin Arlington Robinson: A Poet's Life
The poor relation is poor in the sense that life and love have passed her by. In her youth, she was beautiful and much envied. Now she is growing old, alone, in a city apartment. She is also in poor health, her beauty "blanched with pain.
Scott Donaldson, 2007
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Debating World Literature
Goethe's Weltliteratur, and the cultural forms of globalization.
Christopher Prendergast, Benedict Richard O'Gorman Anderson, 2004
8
The Slavery Reader
Dutch merchants were in the vanguard of the movement to globalize coffee production and introduced the crop into Java between 1696 Simon Smith SUGAR'S POOR RELATION: COFFEE PLANTING IN BRITISH WEST INDIES, 1720-1833.
Gad J. Heuman, James Walvin, 2003
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The Prince and the Rose: A Novel Based on the Life of Bir ...
The penalties levied, for disobeying such order of maintenance, shall go to the relief of the Poor. §11. The Justices of the county or place in which the rich relation, and not where the poor relation, dwells, have alone authority to make this order, ...
Th Suresh Singh, 1811
10
Sustainable Minerals Operations in the Developing World
Brian Marker. Artisanal and small-scale mining in Africa: the poor relation K. P. C. J. D'SOUZA Wardell Armstrong LLP, Lancaster Building, High Street, Newcastle-Under-Lyme ST5 lPQ, UK (e-mail: ...
Brian Marker, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POOR RELATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term poor relation is used in the context of the following news items.
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Racing: Champ gives up record bid
Harness racing is very much the poor relation in Ireland, where the thoroughbred industry is a source of national pride. However, the cottage ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
2
Mental Health Care: 'A Very Difficult System to Navigate'
So Jeffrey Rothenberg, the chief executive of Vermont's new state hospital, thinks it's time to end the “poor relation” status that behavioral health ... «Valley News, Jul 15»
3
Devon leader re-elected as voice for South West
"This region has many issues in common and we need to present a united front to the Government to ensure we do not remain the poor relation ... «This is The West Country, Jul 15»
4
Europe's MVNOs fight back
In the past, mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) were generally regarded as the poor relation in any partnership between a wholesale ... «FierceWireless, Jul 15»
5
Beyond Hollywood: David Stratton's festival of the best of British
... Michael Powell achieved some of their most exhilarating successes, putting paid to the idea of British cinema as a poor relation of Hollywood. «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
6
Cuthbert: Cork just need 'one big win'
He went even further by saying: "They seem like a poor relation of Mayo in that you can't trust Mayo, but you can't trust Cork either. That's not ... «RTE.ie, Jul 15»
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Going off-menu in a restaurant can cause problems for both kitchen …
Similarly, we always have a complement of vegan and vegetarian dishes, which are no way the poor relation of those containing meat. «The Independent, Jul 15»
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The Open 2015: Paul Dunne shows gap to professional ranks is …
As it transpired, he was the poor relation of the five. Surprise over this depth of amateur performance is legitimate even if, evidence would ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
9
Opening Shot – RTE must show more GAA
Yet RTÉ expends the bare minimum of time on it and it regularly comes across as a poor relation to soccer and rugby. Tomás Corrigan said ... «Gaelic Life, Jul 15»
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What if the FCA didn't exist?
The Financial Conduct Authority has always seemed like the poor relation. When, in a fit of scapegoating, the UK government split the Financial ... «GlobalCapital, Jul 15»

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