Chambers's Encyclopaedia: Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the PeopleW. and R. Chambers, 1874 |
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... native name N. signifies simply ' the water ; ' but Speke proposes to call it Victoria N'yanza . Its southern point ... natives as a long narrow basin , is probably connected with the N'yanza . The countries on the west shores of the ...
... native name N. signifies simply ' the water ; ' but Speke proposes to call it Victoria N'yanza . Its southern point ... natives as a long narrow basin , is probably connected with the N'yanza . The countries on the west shores of the ...
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... native of the Vosges , 6-8 feet high , with slender tough branches , which makes excellent hedges . - The BLACK JACK ( Q. nigra ) is an American oak , chiefly notable for the abundance in which it grows on some of the poorest soils . It ...
... native of the Vosges , 6-8 feet high , with slender tough branches , which makes excellent hedges . - The BLACK JACK ( Q. nigra ) is an American oak , chiefly notable for the abundance in which it grows on some of the poorest soils . It ...
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... native of the Thebaid , gives a glowing description of them in the days of Theo- dosius the Younger . Under the Byzantine emperors , OAR , a wooden instrument by which a person sitting in a boat propels it d through the water . The form ...
... native of the Thebaid , gives a glowing description of them in the days of Theo- dosius the Younger . Under the Byzantine emperors , OAR , a wooden instrument by which a person sitting in a boat propels it d through the water . The form ...
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... natives of the tropical parts of South America , allied to the leopard by flexibility of body , length of tail , and ... native countries . The seeds of Gomphia jabotapita_yield an oil , which is used in salads in the West Indies and ...
... natives of the tropical parts of South America , allied to the leopard by flexibility of body , length of tail , and ... native countries . The seeds of Gomphia jabotapita_yield an oil , which is used in salads in the West Indies and ...
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... native county in 1830 , for the city of Dublin in 1836 , for the town of Kilkenny in 1836 ( having been unseated for Dublin on petition ) , for Dublin again in 1837 , and for the county of Cork in 1841. During all these years , having ...
... native county in 1830 , for the city of Dublin in 1836 , for the town of Kilkenny in 1836 ( having been unseated for Dublin on petition ) , for Dublin again in 1837 , and for the county of Cork in 1841. During all these years , having ...
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