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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Andropogon \[d8]An`dro*po"gon\, n. [NL.; Gr. 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man + pw`gwn the beard.] (Bot.) A very large and important genus of grasses, found in nearly all parts of the world. It includes the lemon grass of Ceylon and the beard grass, or broom sedge, of the United States. The principal subgenus is {Sorghum}, including {A. sorghum} and {A. halepensis}, from which have been derived the Chinese sugar cane, the Johnson grass, the Aleppo grass, the broom corn, and the durra, or Indian millet. Several East Indian species, as {A. nardus} and {A. sch[d2]nanthus}, yield fragrant oils, used in perfumery. | |
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Alabama period \Al`a*ba"ma pe"ri*od\ (Geol.) A period in the American eocene, the lowest in the tertiary age except the lignitic. | |
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Alban \Al"ban\, n. [L. albus white.] (Chem.) A white crystalline resinous substance extracted from gutta-percha by the action of alcohol or ether. | |
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Albanian \Al*ba"ni*an\, a. Of or pertaining to Albania, a province of Turkey. -- n. A native of Albania. | |
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Albiness \Al*bi"ness\, n. A female albino. --Holmes. | |
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Albinism \Al"bi*nism\, n. The state or condition of being an albino: abinoism; leucopathy. | |
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Albinistic \Al`bi*nis"tic\, a. Affected with albinism. | |
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Albino \Al*bi"no\ (?; 277), n.; pl. {Albinos}. [Sp. or Pg. albino, orig. whitish, fr. albo white, L. albus.] A person, whether negro, Indian, or white, in whom by some defect of organization the substance which gives color to the skin, hair, and eyes is deficient or in a morbid state. An albino has a skin of a milky hue, with hair of the same color, and eyes with deep red pupil and pink or blue iris. The term is also used of the lower animals, as white mice, elephants, etc.; and of plants in a whitish condition from the absence of chlorophyll. --Amer. Cyc. Note: The term was originally applied by the Portuguese to negroes met with on the coast of Africa, who were mottled with white spots. | |
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Albinoism \Al*bi"no*ism\, n. The state or condition of being an albino; albinism. | |
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Albino \Al*bi"no\ (?; 277), n.; pl. {Albinos}. [Sp. or Pg. albino, orig. whitish, fr. albo white, L. albus.] A person, whether negro, Indian, or white, in whom by some defect of organization the substance which gives color to the skin, hair, and eyes is deficient or in a morbid state. An albino has a skin of a milky hue, with hair of the same color, and eyes with deep red pupil and pink or blue iris. The term is also used of the lower animals, as white mice, elephants, etc.; and of plants in a whitish condition from the absence of chlorophyll. --Amer. Cyc. Note: The term was originally applied by the Portuguese to negroes met with on the coast of Africa, who were mottled with white spots. | |
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Albinotic \Al`bi*not"ic\, a. Affected with albinism. | |
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Albion \Al"bi*on\, n. [Prob. from the same root as Gael. alp a height or hill. [bd]It may have been bestowed on the land lying behind the white cliffs visible from the coast of Gaul. Albany, the old name of Scotland, means probably the [bd]hilly land.[b8] --I. Taylor.] An ancient name of England, still retained in poetry. In that nook-shotten isle of Albion. --Shak. | |
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Album \Al"bum\, n. [L., neut. of albus white: cf. F. album. Cf. {Alb}.] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) A white tablet on which anything was inscribed, as a list of names, etc. 2. A register for visitors' names; a visitors' book. 3. A blank book, in which to insert autographs sketches, memorial writing of friends, photographs, etc. | |
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Albumen \Al*bu"men\, n. [L., fr. albus white.] 1. The white of an egg. 2. (Bot.) Nourishing matter stored up within the integuments of the seed in many plants, but not incorporated in the embryo. It is the floury part in corn, wheat, and like grains, the oily part in poppy seeds, the fleshy part in the cocoanut, etc. 3. (Chem.) Same as {Albumin}. | |
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Albumenize \Al*bu"men*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Albumenized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Albumenizing}.] To cover or saturate with albumen; to coat or treat with an albuminous solution; as, to albumenize paper. | |
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Albumenize \Al*bu"men*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Albumenized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Albumenizing}.] To cover or saturate with albumen; to coat or treat with an albuminous solution; as, to albumenize paper. | |
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Albumenize \Al*bu"men*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Albumenized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Albumenizing}.] To cover or saturate with albumen; to coat or treat with an albuminous solution; as, to albumenize paper. | |
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Albumin \Al*bu"min\, n. (Chem.) A thick, viscous nitrogenous substance, which is the chief and characteristic constituent of white of eggs and of the serum of blood, and is found in other animal substances, both fluid and solid, also in many plants. It is soluble in water and is coagulated by heat and by certain chemical reagents. | |
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{Acid albumin}, a modification of albumin produced by the action of dilute acids. It is not coagulated by heat. {Alkali albumin}, albumin as modified by the action of alkaline substances; -- called also {albuminate}. | |
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Albuminate \Al*bu"mi*nate\, n. (Chem.) A substance produced by the action of an alkali upon albumin, and resembling casein in its properties; also, a compound formed by the union of albumin with another substance. | |
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{Acid albumin}, a modification of albumin produced by the action of dilute acids. It is not coagulated by heat. {Alkali albumin}, albumin as modified by the action of alkaline substances; -- called also {albuminate}. | |
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Albuminate \Al*bu"mi*nate\, n. (Chem.) A substance produced by the action of an alkali upon albumin, and resembling casein in its properties; also, a compound formed by the union of albumin with another substance. | |
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Albuminiferous \Al*bu`mi*nif"er*ous\, a. [L. albumen + -ferous.] Supplying albumen. | |
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Albuminimeter \Al*bu`mi*nim"e*ter\, n. [L. albumen, albuminis + -meter: cf. F. albuminim[8a]tre.] An instrument for ascertaining the quantity of albumen in a liquid. | |
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Albuminin \Al*bu"mi*nin\, n. (Chem.) The substance of the cells which inclose the white of birds' eggs. | |
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Albuminiparous \Al*bu`mi*nip"a*rous\, a. [L. albumen + parere to bear, bring forth.] Producing albumin. | |
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Albuminoid \Al*bu"mi*noid\, a. [L. albumen + -oid.] (Chem.) Resembling albumin. -- n. One of a class of organic principles (called also {proteids}) which form the main part of organized tissues. | |
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Albuminoidal \Al*bu`mi*noid"al\, a. (Chem.) Of the nature of an albuminoid. | |
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Albuminose \Al*bu"mi*nose`\, n. (Chem.) A diffusible substance formed from albumin by the action of natural or artificial gastric juice. See {Peptone}. | |
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Albuminous \Al*bu"mi*nous\, Albuminose \Al*bu"mi*nose`\, a. [Cf. F. albumineux.] Pertaining to, or containing, albumen; having the properties of, or resembling, albumen or albumin. -- {Al*bu"mi*nous*ness}, n. | |
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Albuminous \Al*bu"mi*nous\, Albuminose \Al*bu"mi*nose`\, a. [Cf. F. albumineux.] Pertaining to, or containing, albumen; having the properties of, or resembling, albumen or albumin. -- {Al*bu"mi*nous*ness}, n. | |
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Albuminous \Al*bu"mi*nous\, Albuminose \Al*bu"mi*nose`\, a. [Cf. F. albumineux.] Pertaining to, or containing, albumen; having the properties of, or resembling, albumen or albumin. -- {Al*bu"mi*nous*ness}, n. | |
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Albumose \Al"bu*mose`\, n. [From albumin.] (Chem.) A compound or class of compounds formed from albumin by dilute acids or by an acid solution of pepsin. Used also in combination, as antialbumose, hemialbumose. | |
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Albyn \Al"byn\, n. [See {Albion}.] Scotland; esp. the Highlands of Scotland. --T. Cambell. | |
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Alebench \Ale"bench`\, n. A bench in or before an alehouse. --Bunyan. | |
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Alevin \Al"e*vin\, n. [F. alevin, OF. alever to rear, fr. L. ad + levare to raise.] Young fish; fry. | |
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Alfenide \Al"fe*nide\, n. (Metal.) An alloy of nickel and silver electroplated with silver. | |
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Sprat \Sprat\, n. [OE. sprot, sprotte, D. sprot; akin to G. sprotte.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) A small European herring ({Clupea sprattus}) closely allied to the common herring and the pilchard; -- called also {garvie}. The name is also applied to small herring of different kinds. (b) A California surf-fish ({Rhacochilus toxotes}); -- called also {alfione}, and {perch}. {Sprat borer} (Zo[94]l.), the red-throated diver; -- so called from its fondness for sprats. See {Diver}. {Sprat loon}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The young of the great northern diver. [Prov. Eng.] (b) The red-throated diver. See {Diver}. {Sprat mew} (Zo[94]l.), the kittiwake gull. | |
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Alluvion \Al*lu"vi*on\, n. [F. alluvion, L. alluvio, fr. alluere to wash against; ad + luere, equiv. to lavare, to wash. See {Lave}.] 1. Wash or flow of water against the shore or bank. 2. An overflowing; an inundation; a flood. --Lyell. 3. Matter deposited by an inundation or the action of flowing water; alluvium. The golden alluvions are there [in California and Australia] spread over a far wider space: they are found not only on the banks of rivers, and in their beds, but are scattered over the surface of vast plains. --R. Cobden. 4. (Law) An accession of land gradually washed to the shore or bank by the flowing of water. See {Accretion}. | |
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Alluvium \Al*lu"vi*um\, n.; pl. E. {Alluviums}, L. {Alluvia}. [L., neut. of alluvius. See {Alluvious}.] (Geol.) Deposits of earth, sand, gravel, and other transported matter, made by rivers, floods, or other causes, upon land not permanently submerged beneath the waters of lakes or seas. --Lyell. | |
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Alluvium \Al*lu"vi*um\, n.; pl. E. {Alluviums}, L. {Alluvia}. [L., neut. of alluvius. See {Alluvious}.] (Geol.) Deposits of earth, sand, gravel, and other transported matter, made by rivers, floods, or other causes, upon land not permanently submerged beneath the waters of lakes or seas. --Lyell. | |
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Aloofness \A*loof"ness\, n. State of being aloof. --Rogers (1642). The . . . aloofness of his dim forest life. --Thoreau. | |
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Alpen \Al"pen\, a. Of or pertaining to the Alps. [R.] [bd]The Alpen snow.[b8] --J. Fletcher. | |
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Alpenglow \Al"pen*glow`\, n. A reddish glow seen near sunset or sunrise on the summits of mountains; specif., a reillumination sometimes observed after the summits have passed into shadow, supposed to be due to a curving downward (refraction) of the light rays from the west resulting from the cooling of the air. | |
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Alpenhorn \Al"pen*horn`\, Alphorn \Alp"horn`\, n. [G. Alpenhorn.] A curved wooden horn about three feet long, with a cupped mouthpiece and a bell, used by the Swiss to sound the ranz des vaches and other melodies. Its notes are open harmonics of the tube. | |
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Omega \O*me"ga\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], i.e., the great or long o. Cf. {Mickle}.] 1. The last letter of the Greek alphabet. See {Alpha}. 2. The last; the end; hence, death. [bd]Omega! thou art Lord,[b8] they said. --Tennyson. {Alpha and Omega}, the beginning and the ending; hence, the chief, the whole. --Rev. i. 8. The alpha and omega of science. --Sir J. Herschel. | |
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Alphonsine \Al*phon"sine\ ([acr]l*f[ocr]n"s[icr]n), a. Of or relating to Alphonso X., the Wise, King of Castile (1252-1284). {Alphonsine tables}, astronomical tables prepared under the patronage of Alphonso the Wise. --Whewell. | |
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Alphonsine \Al*phon"sine\ ([acr]l*f[ocr]n"s[icr]n), a. Of or relating to Alphonso X., the Wise, King of Castile (1252-1284). {Alphonsine tables}, astronomical tables prepared under the patronage of Alphonso the Wise. --Whewell. | |
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Alpine \Al"pine\, a. [L. Alpinus, fr. Alpes the Alps: cf. F. Alpin.] 1. Of or pertaining to the Alps, or to any lofty mountain; as, Alpine snows; Alpine plants. 2. Like the Alps; lofty. [bd]Gazing up an Alpine height.[b8] --Tennyson. | |
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Chough \Chough\, n. [OE. choughe, kowe (and cf. OE. ca), fr. AS. ce[a2]; cf. also D. kauw, OHG. ch[be]ha; perh. akin to E. caw. [fb]22. Cf. {Caddow}.] (Zo[94]l.) A bird of the Crow family ({Fregilus graculus}) of Europe. It is of a black color, with a long, slender, curved bill and red legs; -- also called {chauk}, {chauk-daw}, {chocard}, {Cornish chough}, {red-legged crow}. The name is also applied to several allied birds, as the {Alpine chough}. {Cornish chough} (Her.), a bird represented black, with red feet, and beak; -- called also {aylet} and {sea swallow}. | |
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China \Chi"na\, n. 1. A country in Eastern Asia. 2. China ware, which is the modern popular term for porcelain. See {Porcelain}. {China aster} (Bot.), a well-known garden flower and plant. See {Aster}. {China bean}. See under {Bean}, 1. {China clay} See {Kaolin}. {China grass}, Same as {Ramie}. {China ink}. See {India ink}. {China pink} (Bot.), an anual or biennial species of {Dianthus} ({D. Chiensis}) having variously colored single or double flowers; Indian pink. {China root} (Med.), the rootstock of a species of {Smilax} ({S. China}, from the East Indies; -- formerly much esteemed for the purposes that sarsaparilla is now used for. Also the galanga root (from {Alpinia Gallanga} and {Alpinia officinarum}). {China rose}. (Bot.) (a) A popular name for several free-blooming varieties of rose derived from the {Rosa Indica}, and perhaps other species. (b) A flowering hothouse plant ({Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis}) of the Mallow family, common in the gardens of China and the east Indies. {China shop}, a shop or store for the sale of China ware or of crockery. {China ware}, porcelain; -- so called in the 17th century because brought from the far East, and differing from the pottery made in Europe at that time; also, loosely, crockery in general. {Pride of China}, {China tree}. (Bot.) See {Azedarach}. | |
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China \Chi"na\, n. 1. A country in Eastern Asia. 2. China ware, which is the modern popular term for porcelain. See {Porcelain}. {China aster} (Bot.), a well-known garden flower and plant. See {Aster}. {China bean}. See under {Bean}, 1. {China clay} See {Kaolin}. {China grass}, Same as {Ramie}. {China ink}. See {India ink}. {China pink} (Bot.), an anual or biennial species of {Dianthus} ({D. Chiensis}) having variously colored single or double flowers; Indian pink. {China root} (Med.), the rootstock of a species of {Smilax} ({S. China}, from the East Indies; -- formerly much esteemed for the purposes that sarsaparilla is now used for. Also the galanga root (from {Alpinia Gallanga} and {Alpinia officinarum}). {China rose}. (Bot.) (a) A popular name for several free-blooming varieties of rose derived from the {Rosa Indica}, and perhaps other species. (b) A flowering hothouse plant ({Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis}) of the Mallow family, common in the gardens of China and the east Indies. {China shop}, a shop or store for the sale of China ware or of crockery. {China ware}, porcelain; -- so called in the 17th century because brought from the far East, and differing from the pottery made in Europe at that time; also, loosely, crockery in general. {Pride of China}, {China tree}. (Bot.) See {Azedarach}. | |
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Alpinist \Al"pin*ist\, n. A climber of the Alps. | |
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Alvine \Al"vine\, a. [L. alvus belly: cf. F. alvin.] Of, from, in, or pertaining to, the belly or the intestines; as, alvine discharges; alvine concretions. | |
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Alabama, NY Zip code(s): 14003 | |
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Albany, CA (city, FIPS 674) Location: 37.89082 N, 122.32715 W Population (1990): 16327 (7468 housing units) Area: 4.4 sq km (land), 9.7 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 94706 Albany, GA (city, FIPS 1052) Location: 31.57780 N, 84.17562 W Population (1990): 78122 (30603 housing units) Area: 143.6 sq km (land), 0.9 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 31701, 31707 Albany, IL (village, FIPS 516) Location: 41.78563 N, 90.21946 W Population (1990): 835 (329 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 61230 Albany, IN (town, FIPS 802) Location: 40.30210 N, 85.23363 W Population (1990): 2357 (996 housing units) Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 47320 Albany, KY (city, FIPS 694) Location: 36.69055 N, 85.13542 W Population (1990): 2062 (997 housing units) Area: 5.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 42602 Albany, LA (village, FIPS 835) Location: 30.50350 N, 90.58452 W Population (1990): 645 (287 housing units) Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 70711 Albany, MN (city, FIPS 622) Location: 45.63092 N, 94.56865 W Population (1990): 1548 (623 housing units) Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56307 Albany, MO (city, FIPS 514) Location: 40.24816 N, 94.33388 W Population (1990): 1958 (935 housing units) Area: 6.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 64402 Albany, NY (city, FIPS 1000) Location: 42.66575 N, 73.79902 W Population (1990): 101082 (46199 housing units) Area: 55.4 sq km (land), 1.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 12202, 12204, 12206, 12207, 12208, 12209, 12210 Albany, OH (village, FIPS 1042) Location: 39.22366 N, 82.19888 W Population (1990): 795 (330 housing units) Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 45710 Albany, OR (city, FIPS 1000) Location: 44.61702 N, 123.09126 W Population (1990): 29462 (12322 housing units) Area: 29.7 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 97321 Albany, TX (city, FIPS 1648) Location: 32.72673 N, 99.29564 W Population (1990): 1962 (938 housing units) Area: 3.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 76430 Albany, VT (village, FIPS 400) Location: 44.73054 N, 72.38202 W Population (1990): 180 (75 housing units) Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 05820 Albany, WI (village, FIPS 750) Location: 42.70703 N, 89.43684 W Population (1990): 1140 (471 housing units) Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 53502 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Albany County, NY (county, FIPS 1) Location: 42.60290 N, 73.97174 W Population (1990): 292594 (124255 housing units) Area: 1356.6 sq km (land), 25.1 sq km (water) Albany County, WY (county, FIPS 1) Location: 41.64932 N, 105.74358 W Population (1990): 30797 (13844 housing units) Area: 11069.3 sq km (land), 91.1 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Albemarle, NC (city, FIPS 680) Location: 35.36336 N, 80.19217 W Population (1990): 14939 (6542 housing units) Area: 38.0 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 28001 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Albemarle County, VA (county, FIPS 3) Location: 38.02595 N, 78.55623 W Population (1990): 68040 (25958 housing units) Area: 1871.9 sq km (land), 9.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Albin, WY (town, FIPS 825) Location: 41.41710 N, 104.09966 W Population (1990): 120 (63 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 82050 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Albion, CA Zip code(s): 95410 Albion, IA (city, FIPS 955) Location: 42.11277 N, 92.98918 W Population (1990): 585 (221 housing units) Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 50005 Albion, ID (city, FIPS 1000) Location: 42.41097 N, 113.58006 W Population (1990): 305 (135 housing units) Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Albion, IL (city, FIPS 568) Location: 38.37618 N, 88.05720 W Population (1990): 2116 (991 housing units) Area: 5.3 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 62806 Albion, IN (town, FIPS 820) Location: 41.39520 N, 85.41970 W Population (1990): 1823 (787 housing units) Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 46701 Albion, ME Zip code(s): 04910 Albion, MI (city, FIPS 980) Location: 42.24636 N, 84.75687 W Population (1990): 10066 (3656 housing units) Area: 10.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 49224 Albion, NE (city, FIPS 555) Location: 41.68933 N, 98.00279 W Population (1990): 1916 (867 housing units) Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68620 Albion, NY (village, FIPS 1033) Location: 43.24588 N, 78.18935 W Population (1990): 5863 (2453 housing units) Area: 7.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 14411 Albion, OK (town, FIPS 1050) Location: 34.66197 N, 95.09920 W Population (1990): 88 (54 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Albion, PA (borough, FIPS 628) Location: 41.88960 N, 80.36384 W Population (1990): 1575 (642 housing units) Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Albion, WA (town, FIPS 1010) Location: 46.79253 N, 117.24950 W Population (1990): 632 (286 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Alpena, AR (town, FIPS 1060) Location: 36.29297 N, 93.29335 W Population (1990): 319 (137 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 72611 Alpena, MI (city, FIPS 1740) Location: 45.07278 N, 83.43755 W Population (1990): 11354 (5002 housing units) Area: 22.0 sq km (land), 1.8 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 49707 Alpena, SD (town, FIPS 1020) Location: 44.18339 N, 98.36789 W Population (1990): 251 (121 housing units) Area: 4.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 57312 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Alpena County, MI (county, FIPS 7) Location: 45.03702 N, 83.19763 W Population (1990): 30605 (14431 housing units) Area: 1487.1 sq km (land), 2903.1 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Alpine, AL Zip code(s): 35014 Alpine, AZ Zip code(s): 85920 Alpine, CA (CDP, FIPS 1192) Location: 32.84297 N, 116.76114 W Population (1990): 9695 (3820 housing units) Area: 67.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 91901 Alpine, NJ (borough, FIPS 1090) Location: 40.95804 N, 73.92047 W Population (1990): 1716 (582 housing units) Area: 16.5 sq km (land), 7.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 07620 Alpine, NY Zip code(s): 14805 Alpine, TN Zip code(s): 38543 Alpine, TX (city, FIPS 2104) Location: 30.36321 N, 103.66495 W Population (1990): 5637 (2436 housing units) Area: 10.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 79830 Alpine, UT (city, FIPS 540) Location: 40.46026 N, 111.77451 W Population (1990): 3492 (792 housing units) Area: 17.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 84004 Alpine, WY (town, FIPS 1695) Location: 43.16085 N, 111.01363 W Population (1990): 200 (141 housing units) Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Alpine County, CA (county, FIPS 3) Location: 38.57918 N, 119.80445 W Population (1990): 1113 (1319 housing units) Area: 1913.1 sq km (land), 11.8 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Alvin, IL (village, FIPS 1244) Location: 40.30768 N, 87.60681 W Population (1990): 339 (119 housing units) Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 61811 Alvin, SC Zip code(s): 29479 Alvin, TX (city, FIPS 2272) Location: 29.43208 N, 95.24602 W Population (1990): 19220 (7996 housing units) Area: 47.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 77511 Alvin, WI Zip code(s): 54542 | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
alphanumeric Typically, "letters" means only English letters ({ASCII} A-Z plus a-z) but it may also include non-English letters in the Roman alphabet, e.g., e-{acute}, c-{cedilla}, the {thorn letter}, and so on. Perversely, it may also include the {underscore} character in some contexts. (1997-09-11) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Aholibamah tent of the height, the name given to Judith, the daughter of Beeri = Anah (Gen. 26:34; 36:2), when she became the wife of Esau. A district among the mountains of Edom, probably near Mount Hor, was called after her name, or it may be that she received her name from the district. From her descended three tribes of Edomites, founded by her three sons. | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Aholibamah, my tabernacle is exalted | |
From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]: | |
Albania Albania:Geography Location: Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Ionian Sea, between Greece and Serbia and Montenegro Map references: Ethnic Groups in Eastern Europe, Europe Area: total area: 28,750 sq km land area: 27,400 sq km comparative area: slightly larger than Maryland Land boundaries: total 720 km, Greece 282 km, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 151 km, Serbia and Montenegro 287 km (114 km with Serbia, 173 km with Montenegro) Coastline: 362 km Maritime claims: continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation territorial sea: 12 nm International disputes: the Albanian Government supports protection of the rights of ethnic Albanians outside of its borders; Albanian majority in Kosovo seeks independence from Serbian Republic; Albanians in Macedonia claim discrimination in education, access to public sector jobs and representation in government; Albania is involved in a bilaterlal dispute with Greece over border demarcation, the treatment of Albania's ethnic Greek minority, and migrant Albanian workers in Greece Climate: mild temperate; cool, cloudy, wet winters; hot, clear, dry summers; interior is cooler and wetter Terrain: mostly mountains and hills; small plains along coast Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, coal, chromium, copper, timber, nickel Land use: arable land: 21% permanent crops: 4% meadows and pastures: 15% forest and woodland: 38% other: 22% Irrigated land: 4,230 sq km (1989) Environment: current issues: deforestation; soil erosion; water pollution from industrial and domestic effluents natural hazards: destructive earthquakes; tsunami occur along southwestern coast international agreements: party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change Note: strategic location along Strait of Otranto (links Adriatic Sea to Ionian Sea and Mediterranean Sea) Albania:People Population: 3,413,904 (July 1995 est.) note: IMF, working with Albanian government figures, estimates the population at 3,120,000 in 1993 and that the population has fallen since 1990 Age structure: 0-14 years: 32% (female 520,186; male 563,953) 15-64 years: 62% (female 1,026,321; male 1,104,371) 65 years and over: 6% (female 112,252; male 86,821) (July 1995 est.) Population growth rate: 1.16% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 21.7 births/1,000 population (1995 est.) Death rate: 5.22 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.) Net migration rate: -4.88 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.) Infant mortality rate: 28.1 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 73.81 years male: 70.83 years female: 77.02 years (1995 est.) Total fertility rate: 2.71 children born/woman (1995 est.) Nationality: noun: Albanian(s) adjective: Albanian Ethnic divisions: Albanian 95%, Greeks 3%, other 2% (Vlachs, Gypsies, Serbs, and Bulgarians) (1989 est.) Religions: Muslim 70%, Albanian Orthodox 20%, Roman Catholic 10% note: all mosques and churches were closed in 1967 and religious observances prohibited; in November 1990, Albania began allowing private religious practice Languages: Albanian (Tosk is the official dialect), Greek Literacy: age 9 and over can read and write (1955) total population: 72% male: 80% female: 63% Labor force: 1.5 million (1987) by occupation: agriculture 60%, industry and commerce 40% (1986) Albania:Government Names: conventional long form: Republic of Albania conventional short form: Albania local long form: Republika e Shqiperise local short form: Shqiperia former: People's Socialist Republic of Albania Digraph: AL Type: emerging democracy Capital: Tirane Administrative divisions: 26 districts (rrethe, singular - rreth); Berat, Dibre, Durres, Elbasan, Fier, Gjirokaster, Gramsh, Kolonje, Korce, Kruje, Kukes, Lezhe, Librazhd, Lushnje, Mat, Mirdite, Permet, Pogradec, Puke, Sarande, Shkoder, Skrapar, Tepelene, Tirane, Tropoje, Vlore Independence: 28 November 1912 (from Ottoman Empire) National holiday: Independence Day, 28 November (1912) Constitution: an interim basic law was approved by the People's Assembly on 29 April 1991; a draft constitution was rejected by popular referendum in the fall of 1994 and a new draft is pending Legal system: has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal and compulsory Executive branch: chief of state: President of the Republic Sali BERISHA (since 9 April 1992) head of government: Prime Minister of the Council of Ministers Aleksander Gabriel MEKSI (since 10 April 1992) cabinet: Council of Ministers; appointed by the president Legislative branch: unicameral People's Assembly (Kuvendi Popullor): elections last held 22 March 1992; results - DP 62.29%, ASP 25.57%, SDP 4.33%, RP 3.15%, UHP 2.92%, other 1.74%; seats - (140 total) DP 92, ASP 38, SDP 7, RP 1, UHP 2 note: 6 members of the Democratic Party defected making the present seating in the Assembly DP 86, ASP 38, SDP 7, DAP 6, RP 1, UHP 2 Judicial branch: Supreme Court Political parties and leaders: there are at least 28 political parties; most prominent are the Albanian Socialist Party (ASP; formerly the Albania Workers Party), Fatos NANO, first secretary; Democratic Party (DP); Albanian Republican Party (RP), Sabri GODO; Omonia (Greek minority party), Sotir QIRJAZATI, first secretary; Social Democratic Party (SDP), Skender GJINUSHI; Democratic Alliance Party (DAP), Neritan CEKA, chairman; Unity for Human Rights Party (UHP), Vasil MELO, chairman; Ecology Party (EP), Namik HOTI, chairman Member of: BSEC, CCC, CE (guest), EBRD, ECE, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT (nonsignatory user), INTERPOL, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, NACC, OIC, OSCE, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO Diplomatic representation in US: chief of mission: Ambassador Lublin Hasan DILJA chancery: Suite 1010, 1511 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20005 telephone: [1] (202) 223-4942, 8187 FAX: [1] (202) 628-7342 US diplomatic representation: chief of mission: Ambassador Joseph E. LAKE embassy: Rruga E. Elbansanit 103, Tirane mailing address: PSC 59, Box 100 (A), APO AE 09624 telephone: [355] (42) 328-75, 335-20 FAX: [355] (42) 322-22 Flag: red with a black two-headed eagle in the center Economy Overview: An extremely poor country by European standards, Albania is making the difficult transition to a more open-market economy. The economy rebounded in 1993-94 after a severe depression accompanying the collapse of the previous centrally planned system in 1990 and 1991. Stabilization policies - including a strict monetary policy, public sector layoffs, and reduced social services - have improved the government's fiscal situation and reduced inflation. The recovery was spurred by the remittances of some 20% of the population which works abroad, mostly in Greece and Italy. These remittances supplement GDP and help offset the large foreign trade deficit. Foreign assistance and humanitarian aid also supported the recovery. Most agricultural land was privatized in 1992, substantially improving peasant incomes. Albania's limited industrial sector, now less than one-sixth of GDP, continued to decline in 1994. A sharp fall in chromium prices reduced hard currency receipts from the mining sector. Large segments of the population, especially those living in urban areas, continue to depend on humanitarian aid to meet basic food requirements. Unemployment remains a severe problem accounting for approximately one-fifth of the work force. Growth is expected to continue in 1995, but could falter if Albania becomes involved in the conflict in the former Yugoslavia, workers' remittances from Greece are reduced, or foreign assistance declines. National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $3.8 billion (1994 est.) National product real growth rate: 11% (1994 est.) National product per capita: $1,110 (1994 est.) Inflation rate (consumer prices): 16% (1994) Unemployment rate: 18% (1994 est.) Budget: revenues: $1.1 billion expenditures: $1.4 billion, including capital expenditures of $70 million (1991 est.) Exports: $112 million (f.o.b., 1993) commodities: asphalt, metals and metallic ores, electricity, crude oil, vegetables, fruits, tobacco partners: Italy, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Germany, Greece, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary Imports: $621 million (f.o.b., 1993) commodities: machinery, consumer goods, grains partners: Italy, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Greece External debt: $920 million (1994 est.) Industrial production: growth rate -10% (1993 est.); accounts for 16% of GDP (1993 est.) Electricity: capacity: 770,000 kW production: 4 billion kWh consumption per capita: 1,200 kWh (1994) Industries: food processing, textiles and clothing, lumber, oil, cement, chemicals, mining, basic metals, hydropower Agriculture: accounts for 55% of GDP; arable land per capita among lowest in Europe; 80% of arable land now in private hands; 60% of the work force engaged in farming; produces wide range of temperate-zone crops and livestock Illicit drugs: transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin transiting the Balkan route and cocaine from South America destined for Western Europe; limited opium production Economic aid: recipient: $303 million (1993) Currency: 1 lek (L) = 100 qintars Exchange rates: leke (L) per US$1 - 100 (January 1995), 99 (January 1994), 97 (January 1993), 50 (January 1992), 25 (September 1991) Fiscal year: calendar year Albania:Transportation Railroads: total: 543 km line connecting Podgorica (Serbia and Montenegro) and Shkoder completed August 1986 standard gauge: 509 km 1.435-m gauge narrow gauge: 34 km 0.950-m gauge (1990) Highways: total: 18,450 km paved: 17,450 km unpaved: earth 1,000 km (1991) Inland waterways: 43 km plus Albanian sections of Lake Scutari, Lake Ohrid, and Lake Prespa (1990) Pipelines: crude oil 145 km; petroleum products 55 km; natural gas 64 km (1991) Ports: Durres, Sarande, Shergjin, Vlore Merchant marine: total: 11 cargo ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 52,967 GRT/76,887 DWT Airports: total: 11 with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 3 with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 2 with unpaved runways over 3,047 m: 2 with unpaved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,438 m: 1 with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 2 Albania:Communications Telephone system: about 55,000 telephones; about 15 telephones/1,000 persons local: primitive; about 11,000 telephones in Tirane, the capital city intercity: obsolete wire system; no longer provides a telephone for every village; in 1992, following the fall of the communist government, peasants cut the wire to about 1,000 villages and used it to build fences international: inadequate; carried through the Tirane exchange and transmitted through Italy on 240 microwave radio relay circuits and through Greece on 150 microwave radio relay circuits Radio: broadcast stations: AM 17, FM 1, shortwave 0 radios: 515,000 (1987 est.) Television: broadcast stations: 9 televisions: 255,000 (1987 est.) Albania:Defense Forces Branches: Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Interior Ministry Troops, Border Guards Manpower availability: males age 15-49 919,085; males fit for military service 755,574; males reach military age (19) annually 33,323 (1995 est.) Defense expenditures: 330 million leke, NA% of GNP (1993); note - conversion of defense expenditures into US dollars using the current exchange rate could produce misleading results |