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| ANA |
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initialism - w:All Nippon Airways, All Nippon Airways
- w:American Nurses Association, American Nurses Association
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| Americana |
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proper noun
- All things peculiar to the United States' culture and people, anything that is a symbol of American life.
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| Araucana |
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noun
- A type of poultry notable for laying blue or green eggs.
- "These fowls were discovered in South America. A few were brought to the U.S. but have been crossed with other chickens so much so that characteristics of size, shape, etc., were dispersed. The trait of laying blue or greenish eggs persisted and now breeders are attempting to standardize the physical makeup of the population and gain them recognition as a breed."
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| Ariana |
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proper noun - (given name, female, from Greek, ).
Etymology: Modern simplification of Arianna, Ariane and Arianne, all forms of the Greek name Ariadne ("most holy"; Cretan Greek ' (ari) "most" and ' (adnos) "holy"). There has been some confusion with the similar sounding and equally fashionable Adriana and Adrienne. Derivation from Welsh arian "silver" is a folk etymology.
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| Astana |
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proper noun
- The capital of Kazakhstan.
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| BANANA |
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noun
- (acronym): Stands for Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anyone or similarly Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anything . Someone who objects to the building of any structure in their neighborhood, especially in public policy debate. Used as an expression of irritance and one used for people who are thought of as being worse than NIMBYs.
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| Botswana |
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proper noun
- A country in Southern Africa (formerly Bechuanaland). Official name: Republic of Botswana.
Translations: - Dutch: Botswana(nl)n
- French: Botswana(fr)
- German: Botsuana(de)
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| Canadiana |
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noun
- Canadian things in general, but especially Canadian literature
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| Dana |
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proper noun
- An American surname of uncertain origin.
- (mostly U.S.) (given name, male) derived from the surname.
- (given name, female, ) usually interpreted as a form of Daniel, taken to use in the twentieth century; possibly borrowed from eastern Europe.
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| Diana |
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proper noun
- (Roman mythology) The daughter of Latona and Jupiter, and twin sister of Apollo. The virgin moon goddess of the hunt, associated wild animals and the forest or wilderness, and an emblem of chastity.
- (given name, female)
Etymology: From the Greek meaning "success", as in ta ekane diana which translates as "he hit target"
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| French Guiana |
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proper noun
- Overseas department of France in South America. Official name: Department of French Guiana.
Translations: - Dutch: Frans Guyana
- French: Guyane franí§aise
- German: Franzí¶sisch-Guayana
- Italian: Guiana francese
- Spanish: Guayana Francesa
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| French Guyana |
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proper noun
- (misspelling of, French Guiana)
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| ana |
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noun
- (rfv-sense) a collection of things about a person or place, especially a collection of anecdotes
adverb
- (in prescriptions) Of each; an equal quantity; as, wine and honey, ana (or contracted to aa), / ij. (that is, of wine and honey, each, two ounces).
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| arcana |
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noun
- (plural of, arcanum)
- specialized, Specialized knowledge that is mysterious to the uninitiated.
- A secret essence or remedy; an elixir.
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| banana |
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noun
- An elongated curved fruit, which grows in bunches, and has a sweet creamy flesh and a smooth yellow skin.
- The tropical treelike plant which bears clusters of bananas. The plant, of the genus Musa, has large, elongated leaves and is related to the plantain.
- (colour) a yellow colour, like that of a banana.
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- (context, mildly, pejorative, slang) A person, especially a woman, of Asian descent, especially a Chinese American, who has assimilated into Western culture or married a Caucasian.
Translations: - Dutch: bananengeel
- French: bananier(fr)m
- German: Bananenstaude
- Italian: banano(it)m
- Spanish: bananero(es)m
adjective (no (compar) or (superl))
- Containing or having the taste of bananas.
- Of the colour of bananas.
Translations: - Dutch: bananengeel, bananengele
- French: í la banane
- Italian: alla banana
Etymology: From the Wolof banaana, through Spanish or Portuguese.
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| bandana |
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noun
- A large kerchief, usually colourful and used as head gear; Notably, it may also be seen used as a handkerchief, neckerchief, bikini, or sweatband.
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| bwana |
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noun
- (slang) Big boss. Important person, Not always used as a favorable term.
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| cabana |
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noun
- A shelter on a beach or at a swimming pool.
Translations: - German: Hí¼tte , Unterstand
- Spanish: cabaí±a
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| cassata siciliana |
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noun (wikipedia, cassata)
- a rich cake containing liqueur layered with ricotta, candied fruit and chocolate; typical of Sicily
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| fata Morgana |
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noun - A form of mirage caused by a temperature inversion in the atmosphere.
Etymology: From Italian for Morgan le Fay
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| forteana |
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noun
- One or more articles of fortean material or subject matter.
- 2000 A monthly "Journal of Strange Phenomena", founded in 1973 as a primary forum for news, discussion, links and archives to core and fringe . " Bob Rickard & John F Michell Unexplained Phenomena a Rough Guide Special http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN1858285895&id=VICt1Bmq_eoC&pg=PA367&lpg=PA367&dq=forteana&sig=-NjDCvmVPZ64VUzUqfZwHx6j0Zo Page 367.
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| furigana |
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noun
- kana printed next to a kanji or other characters to indicate their pronunciation
Etymology: Japanese æãäå (ãããã)
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| garvana |
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noun
- The state of being wherein one is completely confident in one's world-view, even though it is based on ideas, concepts or theories that are demonstrably false.
- The state of being wherein one is serene in the belief that everybody else is wrong, and seems unable or unwilling to consider any evidence to the contrary.
:To express a belief in creationism to the exclusion of the theory of evolution is to have achieved garvana.
Etymology: The word - closely linked to the more popular garvage - was originally coined by David Wright on the http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/h2/h2.cgi?board=science BBC Science Messageboards.
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