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| adder2 |
a small poisonous snake found in Europe and Asia; viper. [1/2 definitions] |
| Africa |
a continent of the Eastern Hemisphere south of Europe, between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. |
| Afro-Eurasia |
the land mass of Earth that includes all of Africa, Europe, and Asia. |
| Ashkenazim |
Jews, usu. Yiddish-speaking, of eastern and central Europe, or their descendants. (Cf. Sephardim.) |
| Asia |
a large continent in the Eastern Hemisphere, bounded by the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans, the Red Sea, and eastern Europe. |
| Atlantic Ocean |
an ocean bordered by Europe and Africa on the east and the Americas on the west; Atlantic. |
| Attila |
the king of the Huns that invaded Europe in the fifth century (406?-453 A.D.). |
| aurochs |
an extinct wild ox once common in northern Africa, Europe, and western Asia, and probably an ancestor of domestic cattle. [1/2 definitions] |
| barnacle |
a type of goose that summers in northern Europe. [1/3 definitions] |
| baroque |
(often cap.) of or pertaining to the style or period in art, music, and architecture prevailing in Europe following the Renaissance, from about 1550 to about 1750, characterized by bold expression of emotion and elaborate forms of ornamentation. [2/5 definitions] |
| bison |
a related and similar animal found in Europe; wisent. [1/2 definitions] |
| Black Death |
a deadly plague, probably bubonic, that was widespread in Europe in the mid-fourteenth century, characterized by dark splotches on the skin. |
| black grouse |
a large game bird of Europe and Asia, the male of which is black with white markings. |
| bouncing Bet |
a perennial plant originating in Europe and Asia that has rounded clusters of pinkish flowers. |
| brier2 |
a white heath of southern Europe, the woody root of which is used in making tobacco pipes. |
| brown trout |
a brownish trout with red-spotted sides, native to Europe and widely naturalized in U.S. streams. |
| bustard |
any of several large long-legged birds related to the cranes and often found in open grassy areas of Europe, Asia, and Africa. |
| cabala |
a mystical system of scriptural interpretation that originated in Judaism and was conveyed throughout medieval Europe. [1/2 definitions] |
| calla |
a marsh plant of northern Europe and North America. [1/2 definitions] |
| capercaillie |
a large grouse with a fanlike tail, native to the forests of northern Europe. |
| carrageen |
a purplish-brown seaweed found along the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America; Irish moss. |
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