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peta
/piː.tə/
name 5noun 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
animal, fur-free, many, new, over
VERB + PETA
animal-rights, go, rights
PETA + NOUN
selfie
PREP.
after
Definitions
name
1
A female given name from Ancient Greek.
2
Alternative letter-case form of PETA.
The animal rights group Peta says that many common phrases in the English language perpetuate violence toward animals.
name
1
Acronym of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
Calvin Klein was one of the earliest major fashion brands to go fur-free after PETA stormed its New York office in 1994.
2
Acronym of People Eating Tasty Animals.
3
Acronym of Philippine Education Theater Association.
noun
1
Initialism of performance task.
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The animal rights group Peta says that many common phrases in the English language perpetuate violence toward animals.
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Calvin Klein was one of the earliest major fashion brands to go fur-free after PETA stormed its New York office in 1994.
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PETA accused him of setting his mouse on fire.
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British photographer David Slater has reached an agreement with the animal-rights group PETA over a selfie shot by a crested macaque.
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