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ambassador
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n 1: a diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as
representative from one country to another [syn:
ambassador, embassador]
2: an informal representative; "an ambassador of good will"
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asafoetida
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n 1: the brownish gum resin of various plants; has strong taste
and odor; formerly used as an antispasmodic [syn:
asafetida, asafoetida]
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cicada
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n 1: stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has
drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone [syn:
cicada, cicala]
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de
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n 1: a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn:
Delaware, Diamond State, First State, DE]
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dah
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n 1: the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse
code [syn: dash, dah]
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merida
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n 1: the capital of the Mexican state of Yucatan
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ada
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n 1: an enzyme found in mammals that can catalyze the
deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia; "ADA
deficiency can lead to one form of severe combined
immunodeficiency disease"; "the gene encoding ADA was one
of the earlier human genes to be isolated and cloned for
study" [syn: adenosine deaminase, ADA]
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beda
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n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) English monk and scholar (672-735)
[syn: Bede, Saint Bede, St. Bede, Baeda, Saint
Baeda, St. Baeda, Beda, Saint Beda, St. Beda, the
Venerable Bede]
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veda
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n 1: (from the Sanskrit word for `knowledge') any of the most
ancient sacred writings of Hinduism written in early
Sanskrit; traditionally believed to comprise the Samhitas,
the Brahmanas, the Aranyakas, and the Upanishads [syn:
Vedic literature, Veda]
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grenada
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n 1: an island state in the West Indies in the southeastern
Caribbean Sea; an independent state within the British
Commonwealth
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reseda
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n 1: any plant of the genus Reseda
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andromeda
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n 1: broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and
drooping clusters of white flowers [syn: andromeda,
Japanese andromeda, lily-of-the-valley tree, Pieris
japonica]
2: any of several shrubs of the genus Andromeda having leathery
leaves and clusters of small flowers
3: (Greek mythology) an Ethiopian princess and daughter of
Cassiopeia; she was fastened to a rock and exposed to a sea
monster that was sent by Poseidon, but she was rescued by
Perseus and became his wife
4: a constellation in the northern hemisphere between Cassiopeia
and Pegasus; contains the Andromeda galaxy
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florida
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n 1: a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic
and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states
during the American Civil War [syn: Florida, Sunshine
State, Everglade State, FL]
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canada
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n 1: a nation in northern North America; the French were the
first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada; "the border
between the United States and Canada is the longest
unguarded border in the world"
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kannada
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n 1: a Dravidian language spoken in southern India [syn:
Kannada, Kanarese]
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drogheda
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n 1: in 1649 the place was captured by Oliver Cromwell, who
massacred the Catholic inhabitants
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arachnida
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n 1: a large class of arthropods including spiders and ticks and
scorpions and daddy longlegs; have four pairs of walking
legs and no wings [syn: Arachnida, class Arachnida]
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cephalopoda
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n 1: octopuses; squids; cuttlefish; pearly nautilus [syn:
Cephalopoda, class Cephalopoda]
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primigravida
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n 1: (obstetrics) a woman who is pregnant for the first time
[syn: primigravida, gravida I]
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forwarder
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breda
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adah
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gleda
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aleda
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almeda
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aweida
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barreda
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cepeda
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epeda
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esqueda
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haneda
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ikeda
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laveda
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lebeda
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maceda
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mosqueda
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ojeda
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olmeda
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pereda
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sauceda
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sauseda
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sepeda
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takeda
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tejeda
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ueda
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valeda
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zenaida
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zepeda
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halimeda
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cressida
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coloquintida
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