- Fife
- or Fifeshire geographical name administrative area E Scotland between Firths of Tay & Forth area 509 square miles (1319 square kilometers)
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FIFe — (фр. Fédération Internationale Féline Международная федерация кошек) международная организация по разведению и выведению новых пород кошек. Является одним из девяти членов WCC Всемирного Фелинологического Конгресса. Содержание 1 Задачи 2… … Википедия
Fife — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Para otros usos de este término, véase Fife (desambiguación). Fife, también conocido como región de Fife o Reino de Fife (Kingdom of Fife en inglés) es unas de las nueve regiones de Escocia, situada en la costa Este … Wikipedia Español
Fife — ist der Name von: Fife (Schottland), schottische Region Orte in Sambia: Fife (Sambia), sambische Stadt in den Vereinigten Staaten: Fife (Georgia) Fife (Montana) Fife (North Dakota) Fife (Texas) Fife (Virginia) Fife (Washington) Sonstiges:… … Deutsch Wikipedia
FIFe — ist der Name von: Fife (Schottland), schottische Region Fife (Sambia), sambische Stadt Fife (Virginia) Fife (Washington), Stadt in den USA Fife (Texas), Stadt in Texas Schwegel, (engl.), ein Musikinstrument aus Holz FIFE steht als Abkürzung für:… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Fife — (f[imac]f), n. [F. fifre, OHG. pf[=i]fa, LL. pipa pipe, pipare to play on the pipe, fr. L. pipire, pipare, to peep, pip, chirp, as a chiken. See {Pipe}.] (Mus.) A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fife — Fife, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fifed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {fifing}.] To play on a fife. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fife [1] — Fife (spr. Feif), Grafschaft im südlichen Schottland, 22,35 QM.; grenzt an die Nordsee, an die Grafschaften Perth, Clackmannan u. Kinroß; im NW. gebirgig (die Lomond Hills mit dem West Lomond 1721 Fuß u. East Lomond 1376 Fuß hoch), im SO. flach u … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Fife — Fife, WA U.S. city in Washington Population (2000): 4784 Housing Units (2000): 2232 Land area (2000): 5.564485 sq. miles (14.411949 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.094154 sq. miles (0.243858 sq. km) Total area (2000): 5.658639 sq. miles (14.655807… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Fife, WA — U.S. city in Washington Population (2000): 4784 Housing Units (2000): 2232 Land area (2000): 5.564485 sq. miles (14.411949 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.094154 sq. miles (0.243858 sq. km) Total area (2000): 5.658639 sq. miles (14.655807 sq. km)… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
fife — 1550s, from Ger. Pfeife fife, pipe, from O.H.G. pfifa, or via M.Fr. fifre (15c.) from the same O.H.G. word; ultimately imitative. German musicians provided music for most European courts in those days. As a verb from 1590s. Agent noun fifer is… … Etymology dictionary
fife — [fīf] n. [Ger pfeife, a pipe, fife < MHG pfife < OHG pfifa < VL * pipa, PIPE] a small flute having from six to eight finger holes, and usually no keys, used mainly with drums in playing marches vt., vi. fifed, fifing to play on a fife… … English World dictionary
