North Holland
North Holland Dutch Noordholland , province (1994 pop. 2,457,300), c.1,080 sq mi (2,800 sq km), NW Netherlands, a peninsula between the North Sea in the west and the IJsselmeer in the east. The province includes several of the West Frisian islands. Haarlem is the capital; other cities include Amsterdam , Hilversum , IJmuiden , Den Helder , and Zaandam . North Holland largely comprises low-lying fenland. It is drained by numerous small rivers and canals and is protected by dikes. There are many picturesque drawbridges, windmills, and tulip fields. Manufacturing is central to the province's economy. Agriculture, cattle raising, flower growing, cheese production, fishing, and foreign trade are also important sources of revenue. For the history of the province, see Holland . x
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Harlequin Announces Launch of Nonfiction Program.
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Harlequin Enterprises Limited
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harlequin
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...rlək(w)ən / • n. 1. ( Harlequin ) a mute character in traditional pantomime, typically masked...comic character in Italian commedia dell ' arte . 2. (also harlequin duck ) a small duck ( Histrionicus histrionicus ) of fast...
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Harlequin
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Harlequin, young lover of Columbine in the English harlequinade . His name, though...as a magic wand (see TRANSFORMATION SCENE ). One of the first English Harlequins was Joseph Haines (?–1701), in Ravenscroft's adaptation...
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harlequin snake
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harlequin snake see coral snake .
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harlequin chromosome
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
harlequin chromosome See SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE .
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