Pa. |
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abbreviation- Pennsylvania
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Pacific |
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proper noun- The Pacific Ocean.
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Pacific Ocean |
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proper noun- The world's largest body of water, to the east of Asia and Australasia and to the west of the Americas.
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Padua |
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proper noun
- Province of Veneto, Italy.
- City and capital of the province of Padua.
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Pahang |
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proper noun- State in western Malaysia which has Kuantan as its capital.
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paisley |
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noun (wikipedia, paisley (design))
- a soft woolen fabric having a motif of swirling droplets somewhat resembling half of the yin-yang symbol
adjective
- made from this fabric, or marked with this design
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Pakistan |
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proper noun
- Country in South Asia. Official name: w:Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
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Palatinate |
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proper noun
- A historical region of Germany, originally the territory of the Holy Roman Empire
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Palatine |
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proper noun
- One of the seven hills of Rome; the site of the earliest settlement.
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Palawan |
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proper noun
- An island of the Philippines, in the Visayas island group
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Palermo |
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proper noun
- A province of Sicily, Italy.
- The capital city of the province of Palermo and of Sicily.
- A district of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Palestine |
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proper noun
- The historical name for the region where Israel and the Palestinian Occupied Territories reside, sometimes still used.
- The British colonial name for a region occupying a similar area to historic Palestine.
- The Occupied Territories, the territories under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian Authority.
- The Holy Land.
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Palestinian |
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proper noun- A person from Palestine or of Palestinian descent.
adjective
- Of, from, or pertaining to Palestine, or the Palestinian people.
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Palisades |
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proper nounthe Palisades
- a line of steep cliffs along the western bank of the Hudson River in New Jersey
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Pall Mall |
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proper noun-
(London) a fashionable street in Westminster, leading from Trafalgar Square, via the Haymarket to St James; it is the home of many select gentlemen's clubs
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Palmas |
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proper noun- State capital of Tocantins (Brazil).
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Palmer |
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proper noun
- An English surname, of Old French origin, for someone who had been on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land and brought back a palm branch as proof
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pampa |
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noun
- Any of the large, grassy plains of temperate South America.
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Pamplona |
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proper noun
- A city in Navarre of northern Spain famous for w:The running of the bulls, the running of the bulls.
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Panama |
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proper noun
- Country in Central America. Official name: Republic of Panama.
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Panama City |
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proper noun
- The capital of Panama.
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Panay |
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proper noun
- An island of the Philippines, located in the Visayas
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Pantheon |
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proper noun
- The circular Roman temple dedicated to all the gods in 27 BC in Rome. Since the 7th century AD reconsecrated by christianity and dedicated to their single god.
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Papua |
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proper noun
- A large island north of Australia divided between Indonesia and Papua New Guinea
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Papua New Guinea |
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proper noun
- Country in Oceania. Official name: Independent State of Papua New Guinea.
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para |
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noun- Formerly, one-hundredth of a dinar in Yugoslavia and, later, in the constituent states of that country.
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Paradise |
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proper noun (uncountable)
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(religion) Heaven.
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(religion) The Garden of Eden.
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Paraguay |
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proper noun
- Country in South America. Official name: Republic of Paraguay.
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Paramaribo |
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proper noun
- The capital of Suriname.
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paramount |
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adjective
- Of greatest importance
Getting those credit cards paid off is paramount.
- Having the highest rank or authority
- Having the greatest influence
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Paris |
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proper noun
- The capital city of France.
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(greekmyth) A Trojan prince.
- A city in Texas.
- A town in Arkansas.
- A town in Illinois.
- A town in Kentucky.
- A town in Tennessee.
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(given name, female) of modern usage, referring to the French city.
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Parma |
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proper noun
- Province of Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
- A city, the capital of Parma.
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Parthian |
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noun
- A native or inhabitant of Parthia.
- The language spoken in Parthia.
adjective
- Relating to Parthia.
- Delivered as if in retreat.
- ''A shot.
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Patna |
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proper noun- The state capital of Bihar (India).
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Pavia |
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proper noun
- A province of Lombardy, Italy.
- The capital of the province of Pavia.
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Pearl |
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proper noun
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(given name, female) from the English noun pearl
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pearl harbor |
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noun
- A sneak attack, often using underhanded measures.
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peel |
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noun
- The skin or outer layer of a fruit, vegetable etc.
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(Rugby football) The action of peeling away from a formation.
- A cosmetic preparation designed to remove dead skin or exfoliate.
verb
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(archaic) (transitive) To plunder; to pillage, rob.
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(transitive) To remove the skin or outer covering of.
I sat by my sister's bed, peeling oranges for her.
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(transitive) To remove from the outer or top layer of.
I peeled the skin from an orange and ate it hungrily.
We peeled the old wallpaper off in strips where it was hanging loose.
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(intransitive) To become detached, come away, especially in flakes or strips; to shed skin in such a way.
I had been out in the sun too long, and my nose was starting to .
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(intransitive) To remove one's clothing.
The children peeled by the side of the lake and jumped in.
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(intransitive) To move, separate (off or away)
The scrum-half peeled off and made for the touchlines.
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Pembroke |
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proper noun
- A town in Pembrokeshire, Wales
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Pembrokeshire |
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proper noun
- A maritime traditional county of Wales, bordered by Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire.
- A local government principal area, bordered by Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion.
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Penang |
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proper noun (infl, en, proper noun)
- State in western Malaysia which has Georgetown as its capital.
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Pennsylvania |
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proper noun
- A state of the United States of America. Capital: Harrisburg.
- The first, and historically largest, now defunct US railroad, a hallmark of the industrial age.
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Pennsylvanian |
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proper noun (Pennsylvanians, -)
- An inhabitant or a resident of the state of Pennsylvania.
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(geology) Any of the three Pennsylvanian epochs.
adjective
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(geology) of any of the three geologic epochs (lower, middle and upper) within the Carboniferous period from 318 to 299 million years ago; marked by a high oxygen atmosphere and the rise of reptiles and winged insects.
- of, or pertaining to the state of Pennsylvania.
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Penzance |
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proper noun
- A coastal town and port in Cornwall, England
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People's Republic of China |
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nounpeople, People's, "s republic, Republic of China
- Official name of the country popularly known as China. Abbreviated PRC.
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Perak |
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proper noun
- State in western Malaysia which has Ipoh as its capital.
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Perlis |
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proper noun- State in western Malaysia which has Kangar as its capital.
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perm |
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noun
- a permanent
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a permanent wave (british)
verbto perm
- to give hair a perm, using heat, chemicals etc
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Pernambuco |
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proper noun- State in north-eastern Brazil which has Recife as its capital.
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Pernik |
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proper noun
- a town in western Bulgaria
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Persia |
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proper noun
- The country of Iran until 1935 was officially called "Persia" in English. However, the local name of the country since the Sassanian period has been "Iran". Since 1935 both terms "Iran" and "Persia" have been used in English, though Iran predominates. The w:Persia, Persian Empire once included most of Western and Central Asia and North Africa.
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Persian Gulf |
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proper nounThe Persian gulf, Gulf
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A gulf between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula; known as The Persian Gulf.
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Perth |
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proper noun
- The state capital of Western Australia.
- A town in central Scotland.
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Peru |
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proper noun
- Country in South America. Official name: Republic of Peru.
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Perugia |
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proper noun
- Province of Umbria, Italy.
- A city, the capital of Perugia.
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Pescara |
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proper noun
- A province of Abruzzo, Italy.
- A city, the capital of Pescara.
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Peshawar |
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proper noun
- The capital of North West Frontier Province, Pakistan, situated near Federally Administered Tribal Areas.
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pest |
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noun
- An annoying, often destructive creature.
- A person who is annoying.
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(slang) Someone with poor social discipline who continually bothers disinterested women.
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Stop being such a pest and leave that girl alone!
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Peterborough |
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proper noun
- a city in east central England
- a city in Central Ontario, Canada
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Petersburg |
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proper noun (wikipedia, Petersburg, Virginia)
- a city in Virginia; various other towns and cities
- a campaign in the American Civil War
- Saint Petersburg, formerly Leningrad, a city in Russia
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Petrograd |
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proper noun
- name given to the city of Saint Petersburg from the time of Russia's involvement in Word War I until Lenin's death in 1924.
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Philadelphia |
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proper noun
- Largest city in Pennsylvania, located in southeastern part of the state along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. Site of the Independence Hall; former capitol of United States. Nicknamed "City of Brotherly Love"
- A town in Mississippi, United States.
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Philippines |
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proper nounthe Philippines
- The Republic of the Philippines, a Southeast Asian country comprised of over seven thousand islands in the Pacific Ocean.
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Philly |
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proper noun
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(informal) Philadelphia
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Phnom Penh |
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proper noun
- Capital city of Cambodia.
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Piacenza |
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proper noun
- Province of Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
- Capital of the province of Piacenza.
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Picardy |
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proper noun
- A région of France.
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picayune |
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noun- A small coin of the value of six and a quarter cents. A Fippenny bit.
adjective
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Petty, trivial; of little consequence; small and of little importance; picayunish;
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quotations:
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"It might seem like a matter, akin to the rivalry in the film "Monty Python's Life of Brian" between the Judean People's Front, the Judean Popular People's Front and the People's Front of Judea." —New York Times, November 17, 2005
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something not worth arguing about.
- an argument, fact, corner case, or other issue raised (often intentionally) that distracts from a larger issue at hand or doesn"t change a primary supposition, outcome, postulate, premise, conclusion, hypothesis, judgement or recommendation;
- small-minded: being childishly spiteful, tending to go on about unimportant things.
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Piccadilly Circus |
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proper nounPiccadilly circus, Circus
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(London) a traffic intersection in the West End, having connections with Piccadilly, Regent Street, Shaftesbury Avenue, Haymarket, Coventry Street and Glasshouse Street
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Piedmont |
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proper noun
- Region in the north of Italy.
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Pierre |
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proper noun
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(given name, male) occasionally borrowed from French, cognate to Peter.
- The capital of South Dakota.
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pigs |
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noun
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(plural of, pig)
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pines |
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noun- Plural of pine
verb-
Third person singular of to pine.
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Piraeus |
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proper noun
- A city in Greece.
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Pisa |
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proper noun
- Province of Tuscany, Italy.
- City and capital of the province of Pisa.
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Pistoia |
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proper noun
- Province of Tuscany, Italy.
- Capital of the province of Pistoia.
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Pittsburgh |
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proper noun
- A city in Pennsylvania, USA
The most livable city as of April 25, 2007
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plain |
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noun
- An expanse of land with relatively low relief.
- 1961: J. A. Philip. Mimesis in the Sophistíªs of Plato. In: Proceedings and Transactions of the American Philological Association 92. p. 467.
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: For Plato the life of the philosopher is a life of struggle towards the goal of knowledge, towards "searching the heavens and measuring the plains, in all places seeking the nature of everything as a whole"
adjective
- ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation.
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(computing) containing no non-printing characters; ASCII code values 32 through 126.
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plantation |
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noun
- large farm; estate or area of land designated for agricultural growth. Often includes housing for the owner and workers.
- the importation of large numbers of workers and soldiers to displace the local population, such as in medieval Ireland and in the Caribbean.
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Pleven |
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proper noun
- a town in northern Bulgaria
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Plovdiv |
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proper noun
- a city in southern Bulgaria
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plum |
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noun
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The edible, fleshy stone fruit of Prunus domestica, often of a dark red or purple colour.
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The stone-fruit tree which bears this fruit,
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