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121Greenland — Greenlander, n. Greenlandish, adj. /green leuhnd, land /, n. a self governing island belonging to Denmark, located NE of North America: the largest island in the world. 55,558; ab. 844,000 sq. mi. (2,186,000 sq. km); over 700,000 sq. mi.… …
122guanaco — /gwah nah koh/, n., pl. guanacos. a wild South American ruminant, Lama guanicoe, of which the llama and alpaca are believed to be domesticated varieties: related to the camels. [1595 1605; < Sp < Quechua wanaku] * * * Slender bodied South… …
123mink — /mingk/, n., pl. minks, (esp. collectively) mink. 1. a semiaquatic weasellike animal of the genus Mustela, esp. the North American M. vison. 2. the fur of this animal, brownish in the natural state and having lustrous outside hairs and a thick,… …
124Industrial Review — ▪ 1994 Introduction The period since 1990 was proving a difficult time for the older industrialized economies, which had suffered from prolonged recession at home, and also for the previously centrally planned economies of Eastern Europe… …
125American Subarctic peoples — Introduction Native American peoples whose traditional area of residence is the subarctic region of Alaska and Canada. Those from Alaska are often referred to in aggregate as Native Alaskans, while in Canada they are known as First Nations… …
126DuLhut, Daniel Greysolon, Sieur — ▪ French soldier and explorer DuLhut also spelled Du Lhut, Du Luth , or Duluth born c. 1639, Saint Germain Laval, near Lyon, France died Feb. 25/26, 1710, Montreal [now in Quebec, Can.] French soldier and explorer who was largely… …
127painting, Western — ▪ art Introduction history of Western painting from its beginnings in prehistoric times to the present. Painting, the execution of forms and shapes on a surface by means of pigment (but see also drawing for discussion of depictions in …
128Common Brushtail Possum in New Zealand — The Common Brushtail Possum. The Common Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) is a major agricultural and conservation pest in New Zealand. It also goes by the name Paihamu.[1] …
