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banana
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n 1: any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of
the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire
leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated
fruits [syn: banana, banana tree]
2: elongated crescent-shaped yellow fruit with soft sweet flesh
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bandana
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n 1: large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a
neckerchief [syn: bandanna, bandana]
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cabana
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n 1: a small tent used as a dressing room beside the sea or a
swimming pool
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darner
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n 1: a person who mends by darning
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gymkhana
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n 1: a meet at which riders and horses display a range of skills
and aptitudes
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iguana
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n 1: large herbivorous tropical American arboreal lizards with a
spiny crest along the back; used as human food in Central
America and South America [syn: common iguana, iguana,
Iguana iguana]
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liana
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n 1: a woody climbing usually tropical plant
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manna
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n 1: hardened sugary exudation of various trees
2: (Old Testament) food that God gave the Israelites during the
Exodus [syn: miraculous food, manna, manna from heaven]
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nirvana
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n 1: (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the
cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of
desire and suffering and individual consciousness [syn:
nirvana, enlightenment]
2: any place of complete bliss and delight and peace [syn:
Eden, paradise, nirvana, heaven, promised land,
Shangri-la]
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piano
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adv 1: used as a direction in music; to be played relatively
softly [syn: piano, softly] [ant: forte, loudly]
adj 1: used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the
piano passages in the composition" [syn: piano, soft]
[ant: forte, loud]
n 1: a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys
that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce
sounds [syn: piano, pianoforte, forte-piano]
2: (music) low loudness [syn: piano, pianissimo]
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savanna
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n 1: a flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions [syn:
savanna, savannah]
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savannah
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n 1: a port in eastern Georgia near the mouth of the Savannah
river
2: a river in South Carolina that flows southeast to the
Atlantic [syn: Savannah, Savannah River]
3: a flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions [syn:
savanna, savannah]
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sultana
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n 1: pale yellow seedless grape used for raisins and wine
2: dried seedless grape [syn: seedless raisin, sultana]
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santa
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n 1: the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being
who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas
[syn: Santa Claus, Santa, Kriss Kringle, Father
Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, St. Nick]
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canna
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n 1: any plant of the genus Canna having large sheathing leaves
and clusters of large showy flowers
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ana
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n 1: mother of the ancient Irish gods; sometimes identified with
Danu
2: a collection of anecdotes about a person or place
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anna
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n 1: a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
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nanna
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n 1: the mother of your father or mother [syn: grandma,
grandmother, granny, grannie, gran, nan, nanna]
2: (Norse mythology) wife of Balder
3: god of the Moon; counterpart of the Akkadian Sin
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rana
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n 1: type genus of the Ranidae [syn: Rana, genus Rana]
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atlanta
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n 1: state capital and largest city of Georgia; chief commercial
center of the southeastern United States; was plundered and
burned by Sherman's army during the American Civil War
[syn: Atlanta, capital of Georgia]
2: a siege in which Federal troops under Sherman cut off the
railroads supplying the city and then burned it; 1864 [syn:
Atlanta, battle of Atlanta]
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campana
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n 1: the shape of a bell [syn: bell, bell shape, campana]
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havana
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n 1: the capital and largest city of Cuba; located in western
Cuba; one of the oldest cities in the Americas [syn:
Havana, capital of Cuba, Cuban capital]
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lantana
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n 1: a flowering shrub
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montana
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n 1: a state in northwestern United States on the Canadian
border [syn: Montana, Treasure State, MT]
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susanna
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n 1: an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of
Daniel [syn: Susanna, Book of Susanna]
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urbana
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n 1: a university town in east central Illinois adjoining
Champaign
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ariana
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n 1: city in Tunisia
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indiana
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n 1: a state in midwestern United States [syn: Indiana,
Hoosier State, IN]
2: United States pop artist (born 1928) [syn: Indiana, Robert
Indiana]
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susquehanna
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n 1: a river in the northeastern United States that rises in New
York and flows southward through Pennsylvania and Maryland
into Chesapeake Bay [syn: Susquehanna, Susquehanna
River]
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texarkana
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n 1: a town in northeast Texas adjacent to Texarkana, Arkansas
2: a town in southwest Arkansas on the Texas border adjacent to
Texarkana, Texas
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tramontana
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n 1: a cold dry wind that blows south out of the mountains into
Italy and the western Mediterranean [syn: tramontane,
tramontana]
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americana
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n 1: any artifact (such as books or furniture or art) that is
distinctive of America
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louisiana
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n 1: a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico;
one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
[syn: Louisiana, Pelican State, LA]
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afrikaner
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adj 1: belonging or relating to white people of South Africa
whose ancestors were Dutch or to their language; "an
Afrikaans couple"; "Afrikaner support" [syn: Afrikaans,
Afrikaner]
n 1: a white native of Cape Province who is a descendant of
Dutch settlers and who speaks Afrikaans [syn: Afrikaner,
Afrikander, Boer]
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guiana
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n 1: a geographical region of northeastern South America
including Guyana and Surinam
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dana
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n 1: Celtic goddess who was the mother of the Tuatha De Danann;
identified with the Welsh Don [syn: Danu, Dana]
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nicotiana
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n 1: American and Asiatic aromatic herbs and shrubs with viscid
foliage [syn: Nicotiana, genus Nicotiana]
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ljubljana
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n 1: the capital of Slovenia
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toscana
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n 1: a region in central Italy [syn: Tuscany, Toscana]
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victoriana
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n 1: collection of materials of or characteristic of the
Victorian era
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varna
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n 1: a port city in northeastern Bulgaria on the Black Sea
2: (Hinduism) the name for the original social division of Vedic
people into four groups (which are subdivided into thousands
of jatis)
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bwana
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ikebana
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kana
0
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katakana
0
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nana
0
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adriana
0
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branna
0
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cana
0
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chana
0
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danna
0
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grana
0
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hanna
0
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hannah
0
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lana
0
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alana
0
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aldana
0
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amana
0
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arana
0
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arcana
0
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arlana
0
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avana
0
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briana
0
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brianna
0
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deana
0
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deanna
0
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fontana
0
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joanna
0
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pizana
0
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quintana
0
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retana
0
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rexana
0
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rohana
0
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rosanna
0
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roxana
0
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roxanna
0
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santana
0
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solana
0
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stevana
0
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susannah
0
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andriana
0
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arianna
0
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caruana
0
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castellana
0
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christiana
0
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christianna
0
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cusiana
0
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mariana
0
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oriana
0
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pollyanna
0
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tatiana
0
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copacabana
0
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mana
0
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haryana
0
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curtana
0
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ipecacuanha
0
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siciliana
0
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nagana
0
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zenana
0
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africana
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