Toynbee

[ toin-bee ]

/ ˈtɔɪn bi /

noun

Arnold J(oseph),1889–1975, English historian.

Example sentences from the Web for toynbee

When what Toynbee called a “creative minority” does not rise to the occasion of a great challenge, society withers and dies.

Evan Bayh's Shameful Retreat |Lee Siegel |February 15, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
I should very much have preferred the young man from Toynbee Hall who escorted Marion to the cathedral.

The Red Hand of Ulster |George A. Birmingham
The first house of this kind to be established was Toynbee Hall in London, in 1885.

The Spirit of America |Henry Van Dyke
Dr. Toynbee finds that since 1802 the Commedia as a whole has been translated into English about once every four years.

The Critical Game |John Albert Macy

Dr. Toynbee has long promised to publish a paper on this matter.

Giovanni Boccaccio, a Biographical Study |Edward Hutton
"This is part of a little affair I'm managing for Mrs. Toynbee," says Pinckney.

Shorty McCabe |Sewell Ford

British Dictionary definitions for toynbee

Toynbee

/ (ˈtɔɪnbɪ) /

noun

Arnold 1852–83, British economist and social reformer, after whom Toynbee Hall, a residential settlement in East London, is named

his nephew, Arnold Joseph . 1889–1975, British historian. In his chief work, A Study of History (1934–61), he attempted to analyse the principles determining the rise and fall of civilizations

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