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eureka
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n 1: an alloy of copper and nickel with high electrical
resistance and a low temperature coefficient; used as
resistance wire [syn: constantan, Eureka]
2: a town in northwest California on an arm of the Pacific Ocean
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paprika
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n 1: plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped
fruits; the principal salad peppers [syn: sweet pepper,
bell pepper, pimento, pimiento, paprika, sweet
pepper plant, Capsicum annuum grossum]
2: a mild powdered seasoning made from dried pimientos
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ca
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n 1: a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light;
the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an
important component of most plants and animals [syn:
calcium, Ca, atomic number 20]
2: a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd
largest state; known for earthquakes [syn: California,
Golden State, CA, Calif.]
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africa
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n 1: the second largest continent; located to the south of
Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and
to the east by the Indian Ocean
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america
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n 1: North American republic containing 50 states - 48
conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in
northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the
Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 [syn: United
States, United States of America, America, the
States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A.]
2: North America and South America and Central America
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topeka
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n 1: the capital of the state of Kansas; located in eastern
Kansas on the Kansas river [syn: Topeka, capital of
Kansas]
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tanganyika
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n 1: the longest lake in the world in central Africa between
Tanzania and Congo in the Great Rift Valley [syn: Lake
Tanganyika, Tanganyika]
2: a former state in East Africa; united with Zanzibar in 1964
to form Tanzania
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erica
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n 1: any plant of the genus Erica [syn: erica, true heath]
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baedeker
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n 1: German publisher of a series of travel guidebooks
(1801-1859) [syn: Baedeker, Karl Baedeker]
2: any of a series of travel guidebooks published by the German
firm founded by Karl Baedeker
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gurkha
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n 1: a member of the Nepalese force that has been part of the
British army for 200 years; known for fierceness in combat
2: a member of Hindu people descended from brahmins and Rajputs
who live in Nepal
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mazurka
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n 1: music composed for dancing the mazurka
2: a Polish national dance in triple time
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pika
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n 1: small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia
and western North America [syn: pika, mouse hare, rock
rabbit, coney, cony]
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seneca
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n 1: Roman statesman and philosopher who was an advisor to Nero;
his nine extant tragedies are modeled on Greek tragedies
(circa 4 BC - 65 AD) [syn: Seneca, Lucius Annaeus
Seneca]
2: a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living in New York
State south of Lake Ontario
3: the Iroquoian language spoken by the Seneca
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maiolica
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n 1: highly decorated earthenware with a glaze of tin oxide
[syn: majolica, maiolica]
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alarica
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mika
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rica
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enrica
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garnica
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lupica
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modica
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mojica
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billerica
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federica
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frederica
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fredericka
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frederika
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lamonica
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luxottica
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boudicca
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jessica
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