Dame Jean Iris Murdoch
         n 1: British writer (born in Ireland) known primarily for her
               novels (1919-1999) [syn: {Murdoch}, {Iris Murdoch}, {Dame
               Jean Iris Murdoch}]

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French Indochina n the French colonies of the territory now occupied by Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam
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genus Lepidochelys n ridleys Synonym(s): Lepidochelys, genus Lepidochelys
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Indochina n a peninsula of southeastern Asia that includes Myanmar and Cambodia and Laos and Malaysia and Thailand and Vietnam Synonym(s): Indochina, Indochinese peninsula
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Indochinese peninsula n a peninsula of southeastern Asia that includes Myanmar and Cambodia and Laos and Malaysia and Thailand and Vietnam Synonym(s): Indochina, Indochinese peninsula
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iodochlorhydroxyquin n drug used to treat certain fungal infection (as athlete's foot) Synonym(s): iodochlorhydroxyquin, Clioquinol
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Iris Murdoch n British writer (born in Ireland) known primarily for her novels (1919-1999) Synonym(s): Murdoch, Iris Murdoch, Dame Jean Iris Murdoch
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Keith Rupert Murdoch n United States publisher (born in Australia in 1931) [syn: Murdoch, Rupert Murdoch, Keith Rupert Murdoch]
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Lepidochelys n ridleys Synonym(s): Lepidochelys, genus Lepidochelys
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Lepidochelys kempii n grey sea turtle of the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of North America Synonym(s): Atlantic ridley, bastard ridley, bastard turtle, Lepidochelys kempii
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Lepidochelys olivacea n olive-colored sea turtle of tropical Pacific and Indian and the southern Atlantic oceans Synonym(s): Pacific ridley, olive ridley, Lepidochelys olivacea
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Murdoch n United States publisher (born in Australia in 1931) [syn: Murdoch, Rupert Murdoch, Keith Rupert Murdoch] British writer (born in Ireland) known primarily for her novels (1919-1999) Synonym(s): Murdoch, Iris Murdoch, Dame Jean Iris Murdoch
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musculus sphincter ductus choledochi n the smooth muscle sphincter of the common bile duct
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rhodochrosite n a mineral consisting of manganese carbonate; a source of manganese
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Rupert Murdoch n United States publisher (born in Australia in 1931) [syn: Murdoch, Rupert Murdoch, Keith Rupert Murdoch]
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synecdoche n substituting a more inclusive term for a less inclusive one or vice versa
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synecdochic adj using the name of a part for that of the whole or the whole for the part; or the special for the general or the general for the special; or the material for the thing made of it; "to use `hand' for `worker' or `ten sail' for `ten ships' or `steel' for `sword' is to use a synecdochic figure of speech" Synonym(s): synecdochic, synecdochical
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synecdochical adj using the name of a part for that of the whole or the whole for the part; or the special for the general or the general for the special; or the material for the thing made of it; "to use `hand' for `worker' or `ten sail' for `ten ships' or `steel' for `sword' is to use a synecdochic figure of speech" Synonym(s): synecdochic, synecdochical
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wood \Wood\, n. [OE. wode, wude, AS. wudu, wiodu; akin to OHG.       witu, Icel. vi[?]r, Dan. & Sw. ved wood, and probably to Ir.       & Gael. fiodh, W. gwydd trees, shrubs.]       1. A large and thick collection of trees; a forest or grove;             -- frequently used in the plural.                         Light thickens, and the crow Makes wing to the rooky                      wood.                                                --Shak.          2. The substance of trees and the like; the hard fibrous             substance which composes the body of a tree and its             branches, and which is covered by the bark; timber. [bd]To             worship their own work in wood and stone for gods.[b8]             --Milton.          3. (Bot.) The fibrous material which makes up the greater             part of the stems and branches of trees and shrubby             plants, and is found to a less extent in herbaceous stems.             It consists of elongated tubular or needle-shaped cells of             various kinds, usually interwoven with the shinning bands             called silver grain.          Note: Wood consists chiefly of the carbohydrates cellulose                and lignin, which are isomeric with starch.          4. Trees cut or sawed for the fire or other uses.          {Wood acid}, {Wood vinegar} (Chem.), a complex acid liquid             obtained in the dry distillation of wood, and containing             large quantities of acetic acid; hence, specifically,             acetic acid. Formerly called {pyroligneous acid}.          {Wood anemone} (Bot.), a delicate flower ({Anemone nemorosa})             of early spring; -- also called {windflower}. See Illust.             of {Anemone}.          {Wood ant} (Zo[94]l.), a large ant ({Formica rufa}) which             lives in woods and forests, and constructs large nests.          {Wood apple} (Bot.). See {Elephant apple}, under {Elephant}.                      {Wood baboon} (Zo[94]l.), the drill.          {Wood betony}. (Bot.)             (a) Same as {Betony}.             (b) The common American lousewort ({Pedicularis                   Canadensis}), a low perennial herb with yellowish or                   purplish flowers.          {Wood borer}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The larva of any one of numerous species of boring                   beetles, esp. elaters, longicorn beetles,                   buprestidans, and certain weevils. See {Apple borer},                   under {Apple}, and {Pine weevil}, under {Pine}.             (b) The larva of any one of various species of                   lepidopterous insects, especially of the clearwing                   moths, as the peach-tree borer (see under {Peach}),                   and of the goat moths.             (c) The larva of various species of hymenopterous of the                   tribe Urocerata. See {Tremex}.             (d) Any one of several bivalve shells which bore in wood,                   as the teredos, and species of Xylophaga.             (e) Any one of several species of small Crustacea, as the                   {Limnoria}, and the boring amphipod ({Chelura                   terebrans}).          {Wood carpet}, a kind of floor covering made of thin pieces             of wood secured to a flexible backing, as of cloth.             --Knight.          {Wood cell} (Bot.), a slender cylindrical or prismatic cell             usually tapering to a point at both ends. It is the             principal constituent of woody fiber.          {Wood choir}, the choir, or chorus, of birds in the woods.             [Poetic] --Coleridge.          {Wood coal}, charcoal; also, lignite, or brown coal.          {Wood cricket} (Zo[94]l.), a small European cricket             ({Nemobius sylvestris}).          {Wood culver} (Zo[94]l.), the wood pigeon.          {Wood cut}, an engraving on wood; also, a print from such an             engraving.          {Wood dove} (Zo[94]l.), the stockdove.          {Wood drink}, a decoction or infusion of medicinal woods.          {Wood duck} (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A very beautiful American duck ({Aix sponsa}). The                   male has a large crest, and its plumage is varied with                   green, purple, black, white, and red. It builds its                   nest in trees, whence the name. Called also {bridal                   duck}, {summer duck}, and {wood widgeon}.             (b) The hooded merganser.             (c) The Australian maned goose ({Chlamydochen jubata}).          {Wood echo}, an echo from the wood.          {Wood engraver}.             (a) An engraver on wood.             (b) (Zo[94]l.) Any of several species of small beetles                   whose larv[91] bore beneath the bark of trees, and                   excavate furrows in the wood often more or less                   resembling coarse engravings; especially, {Xyleborus                   xylographus}.          {Wood engraving}.             (a) The act or art engraving on wood; xylography.             (b) An engraving on wood; a wood cut; also, a print from                   such an engraving.          {Wood fern}. (Bot.) See {Shield fern}, under {Shield}.          {Wood fiber}.             (a) (Bot.) Fibrovascular tissue.             (b) Wood comminuted, and reduced to a powdery or dusty                   mass.          {Wood fretter} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             beetles whose larv[91] bore in the wood, or beneath the             bark, of trees.          {Wood frog} (Zo[94]l.), a common North American frog ({Rana             sylvatica}) which lives chiefly in the woods, except             during the breeding season. It is drab or yellowish brown,             with a black stripe on each side of the head.          {Wood germander}. (Bot.) See under {Germander}.          {Wood god}, a fabled sylvan deity.          {Wood grass}. (Bot.) See under {Grass}.          {Wood grouse}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The capercailzie.             (b) The spruce partridge. See under {Spruce}.          {Wood guest} (Zo[94]l.), the ringdove. [Prov. Eng.]          {Wood hen}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of several species of Old World short-winged                   rails of the genus {Ocydromus}, including the weka and                   allied species.             (b) The American woodcock.          {Wood hoopoe} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of Old             World arboreal birds belonging to {Irrisor} and allied             genera. They are closely allied to the common hoopoe, but             have a curved beak, and a longer tail.          {Wood ibis} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large,             long-legged, wading birds belonging to the genus             {Tantalus}. The head and neck are naked or scantily             covered with feathers. The American wood ibis ({Tantalus             loculator}) is common in Florida.          {Wood lark} (Zo[94]l.), a small European lark ({Alauda             arborea}), which, like, the skylark, utters its notes             while on the wing. So called from its habit of perching on             trees.          {Wood laurel} (Bot.), a European evergreen shrub ({Daphne             Laureola}).          {Wood leopard} (Zo[94]l.), a European spotted moth ({Zeuzera             [91]sculi}) allied to the goat moth. Its large fleshy             larva bores in the wood of the apple, pear, and other             fruit trees.          {Wood lily} (Bot.), the lily of the valley.          {Wood lock} (Naut.), a piece of wood close fitted and             sheathed with copper, in the throating or score of the             pintle, to keep the rudder from rising.          {Wood louse} (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of numerous species of terrestrial isopod                   Crustacea belonging to {Oniscus}, {Armadillo}, and                   related genera. See {Sow bug}, under Sow, and {Pill                   bug}, under {Pill}.             (b) Any one of several species of small, wingless,                   pseudoneuropterous insects of the family {Psocid[91]},                   which live in the crevices of walls and among old                   books and papers. Some of the species are called also                   {book lice}, and {deathticks}, or {deathwatches}.          {Wood mite} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous small mites of             the family {Oribatid[91]}. They are found chiefly in             woods, on tree trunks and stones.          {Wood mote}. (Eng. Law)             (a) Formerly, the forest court.             (b) The court of attachment.          {Wood nettle}. (Bot.) See under {Nettle}.          {Wood nightshade} (Bot.), woody nightshade.          {Wood nut} (Bot.), the filbert.          {Wood nymph}. (a) A nymph inhabiting the woods; a fabled             goddess of the woods; a dryad. [bd]The wood nymphs, decked             with daisies trim.[b8] --Milton.             (b) (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of handsomely                   colored moths belonging to the genus {Eudryas}. The                   larv[91] are bright-colored, and some of the species,                   as {Eudryas grata}, and {E. unio}, feed on the leaves                   of the grapevine.             (c) (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of handsomely                   colored South American humming birds belonging to the                   genus {Thalurania}. The males are bright blue, or                   green and blue.          {Wood offering}, wood burnt on the altar.                         We cast the lots . . . for the wood offering. --Neh.                                                                               x. 34.          {Wood oil} (Bot.), a resinous oil obtained from several East             Indian trees of the genus {Dipterocarpus}, having             properties similar to those of copaiba, and sometimes             substituted for it. It is also used for mixing paint. See             {Gurjun}.          {Wood opal} (Min.), a striped variety of coarse opal, having             some resemblance to wood.          {Wood paper}, paper made of wood pulp. See {Wood pulp},             below.          {Wood pewee} (Zo[94]l.), a North American tyrant flycatcher             ({Contopus virens}). It closely resembles the pewee, but             is smaller.          {Wood pie} (Zo[94]l.), any black and white woodpecker,             especially the European great spotted woodpecker.          {Wood pigeon}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of numerous species of Old World pigeons                   belonging to {Palumbus} and allied genera of the                   family {Columbid[91]}.             (b) The ringdove.          {Wood puceron} (Zo[94]l.), a plant louse.          {Wood pulp} (Technol.), vegetable fiber obtained from the             poplar and other white woods, and so softened by digestion             with a hot solution of alkali that it can be formed into             sheet paper, etc. It is now produced on an immense scale.                      {Wood quail} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of East             Indian crested quails belonging to {Rollulus} and allied             genera, as the red-crested wood quail ({R. roulroul}), the             male of which is bright green, with a long crest of red             hairlike feathers.          {Wood rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), the cottontail.          {Wood rat} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of American             wild rats of the genus {Neotoma} found in the Southern             United States; -- called also {bush rat}. The Florida wood             rat ({Neotoma Floridana}) is the best-known species.          {Wood reed grass} (Bot.), a tall grass ({Cinna arundinacea})             growing in moist woods.          {Wood reeve}, the steward or overseer of a wood. [Eng.]          {Wood rush} (Bot.), any plant of the genus {Luzula},             differing from the true rushes of the genus {Juncus}             chiefly in having very few seeds in each capsule.          {Wood sage} (Bot.), a name given to several labiate plants of             the genus {Teucrium}. See {Germander}.          {Wood screw}, a metal screw formed with a sharp thread, and             usually with a slotted head, for insertion in wood.          {Wood sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the hooded merganser.          {Wood shock} (Zo[94]l.), the fisher. See {Fisher}, 2.          {Wood shrike} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of Old             World singing birds belonging to {Grallina},             {Collyricincla}, {Prionops}, and allied genera, common in             India and Australia. They are allied to the true shrikes,             but feed upon both insects and berries.          {Wood snipe}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The American woodcock.             (b) An Asiatic snipe ({Gallinago nemoricola}).          {Wood soot}, soot from burnt wood.          {Wood sore}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Cuckoo spit}, under {Cuckoo}.          {Wood sorrel} (Bot.), a plant of the genus Oxalis ({Oxalis             Acetosella}), having an acid taste. See Illust. (a) of             {Shamrock}.          {Wood spirit}. (Chem.) See {Methyl alcohol}, under {Methyl}.                      {Wood stamp}, a carved or engraved block or stamp of wood,             for impressing figures or colors on fabrics.          {Wood star} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small             South American humming birds belonging to the genus             {Calothorax}. The male has a brilliant gorget of blue,             purple, and other colors.          {Wood sucker} (Zo[94]l.), the yaffle.          {Wood swallow} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of Old             World passerine birds belonging to the genus {Artamus} and             allied genera of the family {Artamid[91]}. They are common             in the East Indies, Asia, and Australia. In form and             habits they resemble swallows, but in structure they             resemble shrikes. They are usually black above and white             beneath.          {Wood tapper} (Zo[94]l.), any woodpecker.          {Wood tar}. See under {Tar}.          {Wood thrush}, (Zo[94]l.)             (a) An American thrush ({Turdus mustelinus}) noted for the                   sweetness of its song. See under {Thrush}.             (b) The missel thrush.          {Wood tick}. See in Vocabulary.          {Wood tin}. (Min.). See {Cassiterite}.          {Wood titmouse} (Zo[94]l.), the goldcgest.          {Wood tortoise} (Zo[94]l.), the sculptured tortoise. See             under {Sculptured}.          {Wood vine} (Bot.), the white bryony.          {Wood vinegar}. See {Wood acid}, above.          {Wood warbler}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of numerous species of American warblers of                   the genus {Dendroica}. See {Warbler}.             (b) A European warbler ({Phylloscopus sibilatrix}); --                   called also {green wren}, {wood wren}, and {yellow                   wren}.          {Wood worm} (Zo[94]l.), a larva that bores in wood; a wood             borer.          {Wood wren}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The wood warbler.             (b) The willow warbler.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Dochmius \[d8]Doch"mi*us\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?].] (Pros.)       A foot of five syllables (usually [?] -- -[?] -).
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d8Xenodochium \[d8]Xen`o*do*chi"um\, n. [LL., fr. L. xenodochium       a building for the reception of strangers, Gr. [?] .]       (a) (Class. Antiq.) A house for the reception of strangers.       (b) In the Middle Ages, a room in a monastery for the             reception and entertainment of strangers and pilgrims,             and for the relief of paupers. [Called also             {Xenodocheion}.]
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Dochmiac \Doch"mi*ac\, a. (Pros.)       Pertaining to, or containing, the dochmius.
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Endochondral \En`do*chon"dral\, a. [Endo- + Gr. [?] cartilage.]       (Physiol.)       Growing or developing within cartilage; -- applied esp. to       developing bone.
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Endochrome \En"do*chrome\, n. [Endo- + Gr. [?] color.] (Bot.)       The coloring matter within the cells of plants, whether       green, red, yellow, or any other color.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Indo-Chinese \In`do-Chi*nese"\, a. [Indo- + Chinese.]       Of or pertaining to Indo-China (i. e., Farther India, or       India beyond the Ganges).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Indo-Chinese \In`do-Chi*nese"\, a.       1. Of or pertaining to Indo-China.          2. Of or pert. to the Mongoloid races of India, esp. Farther             India, or designating, or of, their languages.                         Tradition and comparative philology agree in                      pointing to northwestern China, between the upper                      courses of the Yang-tsekiang and of the Ho-ang-ho,                      as the original home of the Indo-Chinese race.                                                                               --Census of                                                                               India, 1901.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Indo-do-Chinese languages \In`do-do-Chinese languages\       A family of languages, mostly of the isolating type, although       some are agglutinative, spoken in the great area extending       from northern India in the west to Formosa in the east and       from Central Asia in the north to the Malay Peninsula in the       south.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pseudo-china \Pseu`do-chi"na\, n. [Pseudo- + china.] (Bot.)       The false china root, a plant of the genus {Smilax} ({S.       Pseudo-china}), found in America.
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Rhodochrosite \Rho`do*chro"site\, n. [Gr. "ro`don the rose +       [?][?][?] a coloring.] (Min.)       Manganese carbonate, a rose-red mineral sometimes occuring       crystallized, but generally massive with rhombohedral       cleavage like calcite; -- called also {dialogite}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pseudo-china \Pseu`do-chi"na\, n. [Pseudo- + china.] (Bot.)       The false china root, a plant of the genus {Smilax} ({S.       Pseudo-china}), found in America.
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Bull brier \Bull" bri`er\ (Bot.)       A species of Smilax ({S. Pseudo-China}) growing from New       Jersey to the Gulf of Mexico, which has very large tuberous       and farinaceous rootstocks, formerly used by the Indians for       a sort of bread, and by the negroes as an ingredient in       making beer; -- called also {bamboo brier} and {China brier}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pseudo-china \Pseu`do-chi"na\, n. [Pseudo- + china.] (Bot.)       The false china root, a plant of the genus {Smilax} ({S.       Pseudo-china}), found in America.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bull brier \Bull" bri`er\ (Bot.)       A species of Smilax ({S. Pseudo-China}) growing from New       Jersey to the Gulf of Mexico, which has very large tuberous       and farinaceous rootstocks, formerly used by the Indians for       a sort of bread, and by the negroes as an ingredient in       making beer; -- called also {bamboo brier} and {China brier}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Flyfish \Fly"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A California scorp[91]noid fish ({Sebastichthys       rhodochloris}), having brilliant colors.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Synecdoche \Syn*ec"do*che\ (s[icr]n*[ecr]k"d[osl]*k[esl]), n.       [L. synecdoche, Gr. synekdochh`, fr. to receive jointly; sy`n       with + [?] to receive; [?] out + [?] to receive.] (Rhet.)       A figure or trope by which a part of a thing is put for the       whole (as, fifty sail for fifty ships), or the whole for a       part (as, the smiling year for spring), the species for the       genus (as, cutthroat for assassin), the genus for the species       (as, a creature for a man), the name of the material for the       thing made, etc. --Bain.
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Synecdochical \Syn`ec*doch"ic*al\, a.       Expressed by synecdoche; implying a synecdoche.                   Isis is used for Themesis by a synecdochical kind of                speech, or by a poetical liberty, in using one for                another.                                                --Drayton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Synecdochically \Syn`ec*doch"ic*al*ly\, adv.       By synecdoche.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Xenodochium \[d8]Xen`o*do*chi"um\, n. [LL., fr. L. xenodochium       a building for the reception of strangers, Gr. [?] .]       (a) (Class. Antiq.) A house for the reception of strangers.       (b) In the Middle Ages, a room in a monastery for the             reception and entertainment of strangers and pilgrims,             and for the relief of paupers. [Called also             {Xenodocheion}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Xenodochy \Xe*nod"o*chy\, n. [Gr. [?].]       Reception of strangers; hospitality. [R.]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Ardoch, ND (city, FIPS 2860)       Location: 48.20586 N, 97.34093 W       Population (1990): 49 (29 housing units)       Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 58213
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Fordoche, LA (village, FIPS 26280)       Location: 30.59471 N, 91.61673 W       Population (1990): 869 (318 housing units)       Area: 5.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 70732
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Nacogdoches, TX (city, FIPS 50256)       Location: 31.61498 N, 94.65191 W       Population (1990): 30872 (12253 housing units)       Area: 64.6 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
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Nacogdoches County, TX (county, FIPS 347)       Location: 31.61165 N, 94.61377 W       Population (1990): 54753 (22768 housing units)       Area: 2452.3 sq km (land), 89.5 sq km (water)