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101United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
102commercial fishing — Introduction the taking of fish and other seafood and resources from oceans, rivers, and lakes for the purpose of marketing them. Fishing is one of the oldest employments of humankind. Ancient heaps of discarded mollusk shells (shell… …
103Clan Macdonald of Sleat — Clann Ùisdein Crest badge …
104Nathaniel Dance — This article is about the commodore of the Honourable East India Company. For the portrait painter and politician, see Nathaniel Dance Holland. Nathaniel Dance …
105Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha <p></p> Background: <p></p> Saint Helena is a British Overseas Territory consisting of Saint Helena and Ascension Islands …
106Tokelau — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Tokelau <p></p> Background: <p></p> Originally settled by Polynesian emigrants from surrounding island groups, the Tokelau Islands were made a British protectorate in… …
107wind — I. /wɪnd / (say wind) noun 1. air in natural motion, as along the earth s surface. 2. a gale; storm; hurricane. 3. any stream of air, as that produced by a bellows, a fan, etc. 4. air impregnated with the scent of an animal or animals. 5. a hint… …
108wind — wind1 [wīnd] vt. wound or Rare winded, winding [ME winden < OE windan, akin to ON vinda, Ger winden < IE base * wendh , to turn, wind, twist > Arm gind, a ring] 1. a) to turn, or make revolve [to wind a crank] b) to move by or as if by… …
109wind — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a air in more or less rapid natural motion, esp. from an area of high pressure to one of low pressure. b a current of wind blowing from a specified direction or otherwise defined (north wind; contrary wind). 2 a breath as needed… …
110wind — wind1 [wɪnd] noun 1》 the perceptible natural movement of the air, especially in the form of a current blowing from a particular direction. ↘the rush of air caused by a fast moving body. 2》 breath as needed in physical exertion, speech,… …
