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   John Wain
         n 1: English writer (1925-1994) [syn: {Wain}, {John Wain}, {John
               Barrington Wain}]

English Dictionary: John Wayne by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
John Wayne
n
  1. United States film actor who played tough heroes (1907-1979)
    Synonym(s): Wayne, John Wayne, Duke Wayne
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Johannean \Jo`han*ne"an\ (j[osl]`h[acr]n*n[emac]"[ait]n), a.
      Of or pertaining to John, esp. to the Apostle John or his
      writings. --M. Stuart.

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Janum
      slumber, a town in the mountains of Judah (Josh. 15:53).
     

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Jehohanan
      Jehovah-granted, Jeroboam II. (1.) A Korhite, the head of one of
      the divisions of the temple porters (1 Chr. 26:3).
     
         (2.) One of Jehoshaphat's "captains" (2 Chr. 17:15).
     
         (3.) The father of Azariah (2 Chr. 28:12).
     
         (4.) The son of Tobiah, an enemy of the Jews (Neh. 6:18).
     
         (5.) Neh. 12:42.
     
         (6.) Neh. 12:13.
     

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Jemima
      dove, the eldest of Job's three daughters born after his time of
      trial (Job 42:14).
     

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Johanan
      whom Jehovah graciously bestows. (1.) One of the Gadite heroes
      who joined David in the desert of Judah (1 Chr. 12:12).
     
         (2.) The oldest of King Josiah's sons (1 Chr. 3:15).
     
         (3.) Son of Careah, one of the Jewish chiefs who rallied round
      Gedaliah, whom Nebuchadnezzar had made governor in Jerusalem (2
      Kings 25:23; Jer. 40:8). He warned Gedaliah of the plans of
      Ishmael against him, a warning which was unheeded (Jer. 40:13,
      16). He afterwards pursued the murderer of the governor, and
      rescued the captives (41:8, 13, 15, 16). He and his associates
      subsequently fled to Tahpanhes in Egypt (43:2, 4, 5), taking
      Jeremiah with them. "The flight of Gedaliah's community to Egypt
      extinguished the last remaining spark of life in the Jewish
      state. The work of the ten centuries since Joshua crossed the
      Jordan had been undone."
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Jamin, right hand; south wind
  

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Janum, sleeping
  

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Jehohanan, grace, or mercy, or gift, of the Lord
  

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Jemima, handsome as the day
  

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Johanan, who is liberal or merciful
  

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Jonan, a dove; multiplying of the people
  

From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]:
   Jan Mayen
  
   (territory of Norway)
  
   Jan Mayen:Geography
  
   Location: Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the
   Norwegian Sea, northeast of Iceland
  
   Map references: Arctic Region
  
   Area:
   total area: 373 sq km
   land area: 373 sq km
   comparative area: slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC
  
   Land boundaries: 0 km
  
   Coastline: 124.1 km
  
   Maritime claims:
   contiguous zone: 10 nm
   continental shelf: 200-m depth or to depth of exploitation
   exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
   territorial sea: 4 nm
  
   International disputes: none
  
   Climate: arctic maritime with frequent storms and persistent fog
  
   Terrain: volcanic island, partly covered by glaciers; Beerenberg is
   the highest peak, with an elevation of 2,277 meters
  
   Natural resources: none
  
   Land use:
   arable land: 0%
   permanent crops: 0%
   meadows and pastures: 0%
   forest and woodland: 0%
   other: 100%
  
   Irrigated land: 0 sq km
  
   Environment:
   current issues: NA
   natural hazards: dominated by the volcano Beerenberg; volcanic
   activity resumed in 1970
   international agreements: NA
  
   Note: barren volcanic island with some moss and grass
  
   Jan Mayen:People
  
   Population: no permanent inhabitants; note - there are personnel who
   man the LORAN C base and the weather and coastal services radio
   station
  
   Jan Mayen:Government
  
   Names:
   conventional long form: none
   conventional short form: Jan Mayen
  
   Digraph: JN
  
   Type: territory of Norway
  
   Capital: none; administered from Oslo, Norway, through a governor
   (sysselmann) resident in Longyearbyen (Svalbard)
  
   Independence: none (territory of Norway)
  
   Economy
  
   Overview: Jan Mayen is a volcanic island with no exploitable natural
   resources. Economic activity is limited to providing services for
   employees of Norway's radio and meteorological stations located on the
   island.
  
   Electricity:
   capacity: 15,000 kW
   production: 40 million kWh
   consumption per capita: NA kWh (1992)
  
   Jan Mayen:Transportation
  
   Highways:
   total: NA
   paved: NA
   unpaved: NA
  
   Ports: none; offshore anchorage only
  
   Airports:
   total: 1
   with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 1
  
   Jan Mayen:Communications
  
   Telephone system: NA telephones
   local: NA
   intercity: NA
   international: NA
  
   Radio:
   broadcast stations: AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA
   radios: NA
   note: radio and meteorological station
  
   Television:
   broadcast stations: NA
   televisions: NA
  
   Jan Mayen:Defense Forces
  
   Note: defense is the responsibility of Norway
  
  
  
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