Primus
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Primus has multiple meanings, generally derived from the Latin word meaning 'the first one'.
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[edit] Music
- Primus (band), a rock trio.
[edit] Companies
- PRIMUS Financial Services, a subsidiary of Ford Motor Credit Company, an automotive finance company
- Primus Telecom a telecommunications provider, founded in 1994 by ex-MCI executives
- Primus Canada is one of Canada's largest telecommunications carriers
- Primus AB, the Swedish manufacturer of Primus stoves and other outdoor gas- or liquid-fueled heating and lighting devices
- Primus Technologies Corp, a leading electronics manufacturing services (EMS) provider in Williamsport, Pennsylvania
- Primus by Veramonte Winery - Chilean wine A blend of cabernet, merlot, and carmenere.
- Primus Computer Consultants a website design and computer repair company, founded in 2000.
- Primus Guaranty Ltd. a leader in key segments of the global credit risk transfer market - especially Credit Default Swap. [1]
[edit] Beers
- Primus beer, an African beer brand produced by Bralima brewing company.
- Primus (Czech beer), a Czech beer brand produced by Plzeňský Prazdroj, a. s.
Primus Haacht, a Belgian beer brand produced by Brasserie Haacht
[edit] Fiction
- Primus is the title of the leader of ComStar in the fictional Battletech universe.
- Primus is a powerful entity in the Transformers Universe.
- Primus is the name of the futuristic planet and main setting in The New Adventures of He-Man.
- Primus is the name of the supreme ruler of all Modrons in the Dungeons & Dragons Universe.
- Primus is a 1971 television action-adventure series starring Robert Brown.
- Primus is the name of the oldest prince in the movie Stardust (film).
[edit] Military
- SSPH Primus, Singapore's 155mm Self-propelled Howitzer
[edit] Other
- Primus, a type of high-security mechanical lock from Schlage.
- Primus stoves
- Primus Lódz is a women's professional cycling team based in Poland
- Primus (ship), a paddle steamer that sank on the River Elbe near Hamburg in 1902, death toll: 101.
[edit] People
- Linvoy Primus, an English footballer
- Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, the presiding bishop of the Scottish Episcopal Church.
- Primus of Norway, the presiding bishop of the Norwegian Lutheran State Church
- Primus of Alexandria, the 2nd-century Coptic patriarch.
- Nelson Primus, a 19th-century painter.
- Saint Primus, a Christian martyr. See Primus and Felician.
- Primus Yustisio, an Indonesian actor.
- Barry Primus, an American actor.
[edit] Religion
- Primus, as in the Primate Bishop of a Christian denomination or Province of a denomination.
[edit] Video games
- Primus, a planet from Freelancer (computer game).
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