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Campeche
Campeche Pronunciation:kahm-PEH-cheh. Origin of state name:The name Campeche is of Mayan origin and has three possible meanings: It may be derived from the words can(snake) and pech(tick)—the place of snakes and ticks. Some speculate that Can Pech... Read more |
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phase
phase in astronomy, the measure of how much of the illuminated surface of a planet or satellite can be seen from a point at a distance from that body; the term is most often used to describe the moon as seen from the earth. When the moon is between the earth and the sun, we cannot see the lighted... Read more |
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Kashmiri
Kashmiri ETHNONYMS: none The Kashmiris are the Hindu and Muslim inhabitants of India's most northerly state, Jammu and Kashmir, and of that fragment of land that is controlled by Pakistan and called Azad Kashmir (Gilgit, Baltistan, and four other districts, all thinly populated). The entire... Read more |
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Quirinal
Quirinal , one of the seven hills of Rome, NE of Capitoline Hill. It was the site of several ancient shrines and the quarter of the quirites, probably the aristocracy in the first centuries of Roman history. In the 16th cent. a papal palace was built there; known as Quirinal palace, it was the... Read more |
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Ramla
RAMLA Also called Er Ramleh; a town in Israel 12 miles southeast of Tel Aviv. Ramla was founded in 717 c.e. to replace nearby Lydda as the region's capital under the Arab caliphate. It soon outstripped its neighbor in size and prosperity, thriving on trade and industry, particularly soap... Read more |
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Beltane
Beltane an ancient Celtic festival celebrated on May Day, marked by bonfires being kindled on the hills. Beltane was also traditionally one of the quarter-days in Scotland, the others being Hallowmas, Candlemas, and Lammas. The name comes from the Celtic name for the day which marked the beginning... Read more |
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Iceland An island country just south of the Arctic Circle in the north-eastern Atlantic Ocean. PhysicalIt is approximately 460 km (285 miles) long by 280 km (174 miles) wide; but only its coastal areas can be used for settlement and agriculture because the rest is a wasteland of ice, ash, and lava... Read more |
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