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   ulama
         n 1: the body of Mullahs (Muslim scholars trained in Islam and
               Islamic law) who are the interpreters of Islam's sciences
               and doctrines and laws and the chief guarantors of
               continuity in the spiritual and intellectual history of the
               Islamic community [syn: {ulema}, {ulama}]

English Dictionary: Ulna by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ulema
n
  1. the body of Mullahs (Muslim scholars trained in Islam and Islamic law) who are the interpreters of Islam's sciences and doctrines and laws and the chief guarantors of continuity in the spiritual and intellectual history of the Islamic community
    Synonym(s): ulema, ulama
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ulna
n
  1. the inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm
    Synonym(s): ulna, elbow bone
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mud \Mud\, n. [Akin to LG. mudde, D. modder, G. moder mold, OSw.
      modd mud, Sw. modder mother, Dan. mudder mud. Cf. {Mother} a
      scum on liquors.]
      Earth and water mixed so as to be soft and adhesive.
  
      {Mud bass} (Zo[94]l.), a fresh-water fish ({Acantharchum
            pomotis}) of the Eastern United States. It produces a deep
            grunting note.
  
      {Mud bath}, an immersion of the body, or some part of it, in
            mud charged with medicinal agents, as a remedy for
            disease.
  
      {Mud boat}, a large flatboat used in deredging.
  
      {Mud cat}. See {Catfish}.
  
      {Mud crab} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several American marine
            crabs of the genus {Panopeus}.
  
      {Mud dab} (Zo[94]l.), the winter flounder. See {Flounder},
            and {Dab}.
  
      {Mud dauber} (Zo[94]l.), a mud wasp.
  
      {Mud devil} (Zo[94]l.), the fellbender.
  
      {Mud drum} (Steam Boilers), a drum beneath a boiler, into
            which sediment and mud in the water can settle for
            removal.
  
      {Mud eel} (Zo[94]l.), a long, slender, aquatic amphibian
            ({Siren lacertina}), found in the Southern United States.
            It has persistent external gills and only the anterior
            pair of legs. See {Siren}.
  
      {Mud frog} (Zo[94]l.), a European frog ({Pelobates fuscus}).
           
  
      {Mud hen}. (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) The American coot ({Fulica Americana}).
      (b) The clapper rail.
  
      {Mud lark}, a person who cleans sewers, or delves in mud.
            [Slang]
  
      {Mud minnow} (Zo[94]l.), any small American fresh-water fish
            of the genus {Umbra}, as {U. limi}. The genus is allied to
            the pickerels.
  
      {Mud plug}, a plug for stopping the mudhole of a boiler.
  
      {Mud puppy} (Zo[94]l.), the menobranchus.
  
      {Mud scow}, a heavy scow, used in dredging; a mud boat.
            [U.S.]
  
      {Mud turtle}, {Mud tortoise} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous
            species of fresh-water tortoises of the United States.
  
      {Mud wasp} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of
            hymenopterous insects belonging to {Pep[91]us}, and allied
            genera, which construct groups of mud cells, attached,
            side by side, to stones or to the woodwork of buildings,
            etc. The female places an egg in each cell, together with
            spiders or other insects, paralyzed by a sting, to serve
            as food for the larva. Called also {mud dauber}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Uhlan \Uh"lan\, n. [G. uhlan, Pol. ulan, hulan, from Turk.
      ogl[be]n a youth, lad; of Tartar origin.] [Written also
      {ulan}, and formerly {hulan}.]
      1. One of a certain description of militia among the Tartars.
  
      2. (Mil.) One of a kind of light cavalry of Tartaric origin,
            first introduced into European armies in Poland. They are
            armed with lances, pistols, and sabers, and are employed
            chiefly as skirmishers.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ulan \U"lan\, n.
      See {Uhlan}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Uhlan \Uh"lan\, n. [G. uhlan, Pol. ulan, hulan, from Turk.
      ogl[be]n a youth, lad; of Tartar origin.] [Written also
      {ulan}, and formerly {hulan}.]
      1. One of a certain description of militia among the Tartars.
  
      2. (Mil.) One of a kind of light cavalry of Tartaric origin,
            first introduced into European armies in Poland. They are
            armed with lances, pistols, and sabers, and are employed
            chiefly as skirmishers.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ulan \U"lan\, n.
      See {Uhlan}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Uhlan \Uh"lan\, n. [G. uhlan, Pol. ulan, hulan, from Turk.
      ogl[be]n a youth, lad; of Tartar origin.] [Written also
      {ulan}, and formerly {hulan}.]
      1. One of a certain description of militia among the Tartars.
  
      2. (Mil.) One of a kind of light cavalry of Tartaric origin,
            first introduced into European armies in Poland. They are
            armed with lances, pistols, and sabers, and are employed
            chiefly as skirmishers.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ulema \U*le"ma\, n. [Ar. 'ulem[be] the wise or learned men, pl.
      of '[be]lim wise, learned, fr. alima to know.]
      A college or corporation in Turkey composed of the hierarchy,
      namely, the imams, or ministers of religion, the muftis, or
      doctors of law, and the cadis, or administrators of justice.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Ulen, IN (town, FIPS 77066)
      Location: 40.06417 N, 86.46343 W
      Population (1990): 50 (19 housing units)
      Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
   Ulen, MN (city, FIPS 66136)
      Location: 47.07929 N, 96.25954 W
      Population (1990): 547 (222 housing units)
      Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 56585

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Ullin, IL (village, FIPS 76615)
      Location: 37.28164 N, 89.18379 W
      Population (1990): 402 (192 housing units)
      Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 62992

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Ulm, AR (town, FIPS 70760)
      Location: 34.57600 N, 91.46125 W
      Population (1990): 193 (80 housing units)
      Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 72170

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Ulam, the porch; the court; their strength; their folly
  
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