Zadar

Zadar (, ) is a city in Croatia on the Adriatic Sea, with a population of 72,718 (2006). It is the fifth largest Croatian city. 93% of its citizens are ethnic Croats (2001 census). It is the centre of modern Croatia's Zadar county and the wider northern Dalmatian region. Zadar is located opposite the islands of Ugljan and Pašman, from which it is separated by the narrow Zadar Strait. The promontory on which the old city stands used to be separated from the mainland by a deep moat which has since become a landfill. The harbor, to the north-east of the town, is safe and spacious. Zadar is the seat of a Roman Catholic archbishop.
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Zadar! Cow From Hell is an independent, low budget comedy film directed by Robert Hughes. The film was released in 1989 and shown in select theaters, mostly located in eastern Iowa. In a two night theatrical run, the film grossed over $25,000. It also premiered at the Sundance Film Festival[1][2].The film was written by and cast with members of the Duck's Breath Mystery Theater, a successful comic acting troupe. The idea was originally introduced Merle Kessler, who was inpired by "Zarda", a dairy in Kansas City, that had a statue of a giant cow. The film was shot in and around Iowa City and Mount Vernon, Iowa.
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în zadar = v. zadarnic
a se strădui în zadar = to have one's trouble for nothing
a se strădui în zadar = to labour / toil in vain

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