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| airmail |
to send (mail, packages, or the like) by air rather than by land or sea. [1/5 definitions] |
| AK |
abbreviation of "Alaska," a U.S. state on the northwestern coast of North America between the Bering Strait and Canada. |
| Alaska |
a U.S. state on the northwestern coast of North America between the Bering Strait and Canada. (abbr.: AK) |
| Albania |
a Balkan country bordered by Yugoslavia, Macedonia, Greece, and the Adriatic Sea; People's Republic of Albania. |
| Alberta |
a Canadian province located between Saskatchewan and British Columbia. |
| Aleutian Islands |
a chain of Alaskan islands that extends from the southwest coast toward Russia. |
| algebraic |
of, used in, or of the nature of algebra. |
| Algiers |
the seaport capital of Algeria. |
| almanac |
an annually published calendar, traditionally used by farmers, that predicts weather and times of celestial events such as lunar phases, sunrises and sunsets, and the like, and lists other useful data. [1/3 definitions] |
| alpaca |
the hair of the alpaca. [2/4 definitions] |
| Alps |
a high mountain range extending from southern France through Switzerland, Italy, Germany, and Austria, and into Yugoslavia and Albania. |
| Altai Mountains |
a central Asian mountain range that extends from western Mongolia into Russia and China. |
| altitude |
(usu. pl.) a high region or area. [1/4 definitions] |
| aluminous |
of or pertaining to alum or alumina. |
| Alzheimer's disease |
a severe, progressive disease that causes the brain cells to degenerate, often leading to dementia. |
| Amazon |
in Greek mythology, a member of a race of tall, strong, and fierce female warriors that lived near the Black Sea. [1/3 definitions] |
| ameba |
variant of amoeba. |
| American |
of, pertaining to, or in North, Central, or South America. [1/5 definitions] |
| American Samoa |
an unincorporated U.S. territory consisting of seven South Pacific islands north of Tonga. (Cf. Samoa, Western Samoa.) |
| Amerind |
an Indian or Eskimo native to North or South America. [1/2 definitions] |
| ammoniac |
of, containing, or like ammonia. [1/2 definitions] |
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