American singer and actress Ariana Grande Grande performing during the Dangerous Woman Tour in February 2017 Born Ariana Grande-Butera ( 1993-06-26 ) June 26, 1993 (age 25) Boca Raton, Florida, U.S. Occupation Singer songwriter actress Years active 2008–present Relatives Frankie Grande (half-brother) Musical career Genres Pop R&B Instruments Vocals Labels Republic Associated acts Big Sean Mac Miller Nicki Minaj Victoria Monét Pharrell Williams Website arianagrande.com Ariana Grande-Butera ( / ˌ ɑːr i ˈ ɑː n ə ˈ ɡ r ɑː n d eɪ / ; [1] born June 26, 1993) [2] is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Born in Florida to a family of Italian origin, she began her career in 2008 in the Broadway musical 13 , before playing the role of Cat Valentine in the Nickelodeon television series Victorious (2010–2013) and in the spinoff Sam & Cat (2013–2014). She has also appeared in other theatre and telev...
Donegal North-East Former Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Constituency Location of Donegal North-East within Ireland Former constituency Created 1981 Abolished 2016 Seats 3 County council County Donegal Donegal North-East Former Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Constituency Former constituency Created 1961 Abolished 1977 Seats 3 County council County Donegal Donegal North-East was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas, from 1961 to 1977 and from 1981 to 2016. The constituency elected 3 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs). The method of election was the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV). Contents 1 History 2 Boundaries 3 TDs 3.1 TDs 1969–1977 3.2 TDs 1981–2016 4 Elections 4.1 2011 general election 4.2 2007 general election 4.3 2002 general election 4.4 1997 general election 4....
For other uses, see Pun (disambiguation). KLEPTOROUMANIA Punch cartoon of the Second Balkan War. King Carol I of Romania points his pistol at King Peter I of Serbia and King Constantine of Greece while he steals Southern Dobrudja from the disarmed Tsar Ferdinand of Bulgaria. The title "KLEPTOROUMANIA" is a pun on kleptomania, the mental disorder of impulsive stealing for the sake of stealing. The pun , also called paronomasia , is a form of word play that exploits multiple meanings of a term, or of similar-sounding words, for an intended humorous or rhetorical effect. These ambiguities can arise from the intentional use of homophonic, homographic, metonymic, or figurative language. A pun differs from a malapropism in that a malapropism is an incorrect variation on a correct expression, while a pun involves expressions with multiple correct interpretations. Puns may be regarded as in-jokes or idiomatic constructions, as their usage and meaning are specific to a part...