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| Alabama |
a southeastern U.S. state located between Georgia and Mississippi. (abbr.: AL) |
| alkaline |
of, containing, or similar to an alkali. [1/2 definitions] |
| allied |
(cap.) of the Allies in World War I or II. [1/3 definitions] |
| angulation |
in skiing, a body position in which the knees and upper body lean into the hill while weight is placed on the downhill ski. [1/3 definitions] |
| anti-Nazi |
combined form of Nazi. |
| apteryx |
see "kiwi." |
| articulated lorry |
(chiefly British) a very large truck, consisting of a cab and freight-hauling trailer, that carries goods over long distances; tractor-trailer; semi. |
| aureus |
an ancient Roman gold coin that was a monetary unit from the reign of Julius Caesar to that of Constantine I. |
| Austronesian |
a family of languages spoken over a vast area from the Indian Ocean to New Zealand and Hawaii. [1/3 definitions] |
| autogamy |
in biology, self-fertilization by the reuniting of two nuclei that originated in the splitting of a single nucleus, as in certain protozoa, algae, and fungi. [1/2 definitions] |
| auto-rickshaw |
a small, three-wheeled, motorized vehicle used as a taxi. |
| Azeri |
see "Azerbaijani." |
| baby boom |
the dramatic population increase in the United States during the decade following World War II. |
| bacillary |
of, like, or characterized by bacilli. [1/2 definitions] |
| Bahaism |
Bahai. |
| Bairiki |
the capital of Kiribati. |
| Bamako |
the capital of Mali. |
| Bandar Seri Begawan |
the seaport capital of Brunei. |
| blitz |
(cap.; prec. by "the") the bombing attacks on Britain carried out by the German air force in 1940 and 1941 during World War II. [1/4 definitions] |
| Bonaparte |
see "Napoleon I." |
| boredom |
the state of being bored; dullness; ennui. |
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