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   halo spot
         n 1: a blight of bean plants [syn: {halo blight}, {halo spot},
               {bean blight}]

English Dictionary: Holy Spirit by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
heels over head
adv
  1. in disorderly haste; "we ran head over heels toward the shelter"
    Synonym(s): head over heels, heels over head, topsy-turvy, topsy-turvily, in great confusion
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
helicopter
n
  1. an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades
    Synonym(s): helicopter, chopper, whirlybird, eggbeater
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
heliosphere
n
  1. the region inside the heliopause containing the sun and solar system
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Helix pomatia
n
  1. one of the chief edible snails [syn: edible snail, {Helix pomatia}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Hellespont
n
  1. the strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara that separates European Turkey from Asian Turkey
    Synonym(s): Dardanelles, Canakkale Bogazi, Hellespont
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
holocephalan
n
  1. fish with high compressed head and a body tapering off into a long tail
    Synonym(s): holocephalan, holocephalian
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Holocephali
n
  1. chimaeras and extinct forms [syn: Holocephali, {subclass Holocephali}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
holocephalian
n
  1. fish with high compressed head and a body tapering off into a long tail
    Synonym(s): holocephalan, holocephalian
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Holy Sepulcher
n
  1. the sepulcher in which Christ's body lay between burial and resurrection
    Synonym(s): Holy Sepulcher, Holy Sepulchre
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Holy Sepulchre
n
  1. the sepulcher in which Christ's body lay between burial and resurrection
    Synonym(s): Holy Sepulcher, Holy Sepulchre
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Holy Spirit
n
  1. the third person in the Trinity; Jesus promised the Apostles that he would send the Holy Spirit after his Crucifixion and Resurrection; it came on Pentecost
    Synonym(s): Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit, Paraclete
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Hyalosperma
n
  1. genus of herbs of temperate Australia including some from genus Helipterum
    Synonym(s): Hyalosperma, genus Hyalosperma
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Hyalospongiae
n
  1. sponges with siliceous spicules that have six rays; choanocytes are restricted to finger-shaped chambers
    Synonym(s): Hyalospongiae, class Hyalospongiae
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Haloscope \Ha"lo*scope\, n. [Halo + -scope.]
      An instrument for exhibition or illustration of the phenomena
      of halos, parhelia, and the like.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Heelspur \Heel"spur`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      A slender bony or cartilaginous process developed from the
      heel bone of bats. It helps to support the wing membranes.
      See Illust. of {Cheiropter}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Helcoplasty \Hel"co*plas`ty\, n. [Gr. [?] a wound + -plasty.]
      (Med.)
      The act or process of repairing lesions made by ulcers,
      especially by a plastic operation.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Heliciform \He*lic"i*form\, a. [Helix + -form.]
      Having the form of a helix; spiral.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Helioscope \He"li*o*scope\, n. [Helio- + -scope: cf. F.
      h[82]lioscope.] (Astron.)
      A telescope or instrument for viewing the sun without injury
      to the eyes, as through colored glasses, or with mirrors
      which reflect but a small portion of light. --
      {He`li*o*scop`ic}, a.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Helioscope \He"li*o*scope\, n. [Helio- + -scope: cf. F.
      h[82]lioscope.] (Astron.)
      A telescope or instrument for viewing the sun without injury
      to the eyes, as through colored glasses, or with mirrors
      which reflect but a small portion of light. --
      {He`li*o*scop`ic}, a.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Helispheric \Hel`i*spher"ic\, Helispherical \Hel`i*spher"ic*al\,
      a. [Helix + spheric, spherical.]
      Spiral.
  
      {Helispherical line} (Math.). the rhomb line in navigation.
            [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Helispheric \Hel`i*spher"ic\, Helispherical \Hel`i*spher"ic*al\,
      a. [Helix + spheric, spherical.]
      Spiral.
  
      {Helispherical line} (Math.). the rhomb line in navigation.
            [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Helispheric \Hel`i*spher"ic\, Helispherical \Hel`i*spher"ic*al\,
      a. [Helix + spheric, spherical.]
      Spiral.
  
      {Helispherical line} (Math.). the rhomb line in navigation.
            [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Edible \Ed"i*ble\, a. [L. edibilis, fr. edere to eat. See
      {Eat}.]
      Fit to be eaten as food; eatable; esculent; as, edible
      fishes. --Bacon. -- n. Anything edible.
  
      {Edible bird's nest}. See {Bird's nest}, 2.
  
      {Edible crab} (Zo[94]l.), any species of crab used as food,
            esp. the American blue crab ({Callinectes hastatus}). See
            {Crab}.
  
      {Edible frog} (Zo[94]l.), the common European frog ({Rana
            esculenta}), used as food.
  
      {Edible snail} (Zo[94]l.), any snail used as food, esp.
            {Helix pomatia} and {H. aspersa} of Europe.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hellespont \Hel"les*pont\, n. [L. Hellespontus, Gr. [?]; [?] the
      mythological Helle, daughter of Athamas + [?] sea.]
      A narrow strait between Europe and Asia, now called the
      {Daradanelles}. It connects the [92]gean Sea and the sea of
      Marmora.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hellespontine \Hel`les*pon"tine\, a.
      Of or pertaining to the Hellespont. --Mitford.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Circumdenudation \Cir`cum*den`u*da"tion\, n. [Pref. circum- +
      denudation.] (Geol.)
      Denudation around or in the neighborhood of an object.
  
      {Hills of circumdenudation}, hills which have been produced
            by surface erosion; the elevations which have been left,
            after denudation of a mass of high ground. --Jukes.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Holaspidean \Hol`as*pid"e*an\, a. [Holo- + Gr.[?], [?], shield.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      Having a single series of large scutes on the posterior side
      of the tarsus; -- said of certain birds.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Holocephali \[d8]Hol`o*ceph"a*li\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr.
      "o`los whole + [?] head.] (Zo[94]l.)
      An order of elasmobranch fishes, including, among living
      species, only the chim[91]ras; -- called also {Holocephala}.
      See {Chim[91]ra}; also Illustration in Appendix.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Spirit \Spir"it\, n. [OF. espirit, esperit, F. esprit, L.
      spiritus, from spirare to breathe, to blow. Cf. {Conspire},
      {Expire}, {Esprit}, {Sprite}.]
      1. Air set in motion by breathing; breath; hence, sometimes,
            life itself. [Obs.] [bd]All of spirit would deprive.[b8]
            --Spenser.
  
                     The mild air, with season moderate, Gently
                     attempered, and disposed eo well, That still it
                     breathed foorth sweet spirit.            --Spenser.
  
      2. A rough breathing; an aspirate, as the letter h; also, a
            mark to denote aspiration; a breathing. [Obs.]
  
                     Be it a letter or spirit, we have great use for it.
                                                                              --B. Jonson.
  
      3. Life, or living substance, considered independently of
            corporeal existence; an intelligence conceived of apart
            from any physical organization or embodiment; vital
            essence, force, or energy, as distinct from matter.
  
      4. The intelligent, immaterial and immortal part of man; the
            soul, in distinction from the body in which it resides;
            the agent or subject of vital and spiritual functions,
            whether spiritual or material.
  
                     There is a spirit in man; and the inspiration of the
                     Almighty giveth them understanding.   --Job xxxii.
                                                                              8.
  
                     As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith
                     without works is dead also.               --James ii.
                                                                              26.
  
                     Spirit is a substance wherein thinking, knowing,
                     doubting, and a power of moving, do subsist.
                                                                              --Locke.
  
      5. Specifically, a disembodied soul; the human soul after it
            has left the body.
  
                     Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was,
                     and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
                                                                              --Eccl. xii.
                                                                              7.
  
                     Ye gentle spirits far away, With whom we shared the
                     cup of grace.                                    --Keble.
  
      6. Any supernatural being, good or bad; an apparition; a
            specter; a ghost; also, sometimes, a sprite,; a fairy; an
            elf.
  
                     Whilst young, preserve his tender mind from all
                     impressions of spirits and goblins in the dark.
                                                                              --Locke.
  
      7. Energy, vivacity, ardor, enthusiasm, courage, etc.
  
                     [bd]Write it then, quickly,[b8] replied Bede; and
                     summoning all his spirits together, like the last
                     blaze of a candle going out, he indited it, and
                     expired.                                             --Fuller.
  
      8. One who is vivacious or lively; one who evinces great
            activity or peculiar characteristics of mind or temper;
            as, a ruling spirit; a schismatic spirit.
  
                     Such spirits as he desired to please, such would I
                     choose for my judges.                        --Dryden.
  
      9. Temper or disposition of mind; mental condition or
            disposition; intellectual or moral state; -- often in the
            plural; as, to be cheerful, or in good spirits; to be
            downhearted, or in bad spirits.
  
                     God has . . . made a spirit of building succeed a
                     spirit of pulling down.                     --South.
  
                     A perfect judge will read each work of wit With the
                     same spirit that its author writ.      --Pope.
  
      10. Intent; real meaning; -- opposed to the letter, or to
            formal statement; also, characteristic quality,
            especially such as is derived from the individual genius
            or the personal character; as, the spirit of an
            enterprise, of a document, or the like.
  
      11. Tenuous, volatile, airy, or vapory substance, possessed
            of active qualities.
  
                     All bodies have spirits . . . within them. --Bacon.
  
      12. Any liquid produced by distillation; especially, alcohol,
            the spirits, or spirit, of wine (it having been first
            distilled from wine): -- often in the plural.
  
      13. pl. Rum, whisky, brandy, gin, and other distilled liquors
            having much alcohol, in distinction from wine and malt
            liquors.
  
      14. (Med.) A solution in alcohol of a volatile principle. Cf.
            {Tincture}. --U. S. Disp.
  
      15. (Alchemy) Any one of the four substances, sulphur, sal
            ammoniac, quicksilver, or arsenic (or, according to some,
            orpiment).
  
                     The four spirits and the bodies seven. --Chaucer.
  
      16. (Dyeing) Stannic chloride. See under {Stannic}.
  
      Note: Spirit is sometimes joined with other words, forming
               compounds, generally of obvious signification; as,
               spirit-moving, spirit-searching, spirit-stirring, etc.
  
      {Astral spirits}, {Familiar spirits}, etc. See under
            {Astral}, {Familiar}, etc.
  
      {Animal spirits}.
            (a) (Physiol.) The fluid which at one time was supposed
                  to circulate through the nerves and was regarded as
                  the agent of sensation and motion; -- called also the
                  {nervous fluid}, or {nervous principle}.
            (b) Physical health and energy; frolicsomeness;
                  sportiveness.
  
      {Ardent spirits}, strong alcoholic liquors, as brandy, rum,
            whisky, etc., obtained by distillation.
  
      {Holy Spirit}, [or] {The Spirit} (Theol.), the Spirit of God,
            or the third person of the Trinity; the Holy Ghost. The
            spirit also signifies the human spirit as influenced or
            animated by the Divine Spirit.
  
      {Proof spirit}. (Chem.) See under {Proof}.
  
      {Rectified spirit} (Chem.), spirit rendered purer or more
            concentrated by redistillation, so as to increase the
            percentage of absolute alcohol.
  
      {Spirit butterfly} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of
            delicate butterflies of tropical America belonging to the
            genus {Ithomia}. The wings are gauzy and nearly destitute
            of scales.
  
      {Spirit duck}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The buffle-headed duck.
            (b) The golden-eye.
  
      {Spirit lamp} (Art), a lamp in which alcohol or methylated
            spirit is burned.
  
      {Spirit level}. See under {Level}.
  
      {Spirit of hartshorn}. (Old Chem.) See under {Hartshorn}.
  
      {Spirit of Mindererus} (Med.), an aqueous solution of acetate
            of ammonium; -- named after R. Minderer, physician of
            Augsburg.
  
      {Spirit of nitrous ether} (Med. Chem.), a pale yellow liquid,
            of a sweetish taste and a pleasant ethereal odor. It is
            obtained by the distillation of alcohol with nitric and
            sulphuric acids, and consists essentially of ethyl nitrite
            with a little acetic aldehyde. It is used as a
            diaphoretic, diuretic, antispasmodic, etc. Called also
            {sweet spirit of niter}.
  
      {Spirit of salt} (Chem.), hydrochloric acid; -- so called
            because obtained from salt and sulphuric acid. [Obs.]
  
      {Spirit of sense}, the utmost refinement of sensation. [Obs.]
            --Shak.
  
      {Spirits}, [or] {Spirit}, {of turpentine} (Chem.), rectified
            oil of turpentine, a transparent, colorless, volatile, and
            very inflammable liquid, distilled from the turpentine of
            the various species of pine; camphine. See {Camphine}.
  
      {Spirit of vitriol} (Chem.), sulphuric acid; -- so called
            because formerly obtained by the distillation of green
            vitriol. [Obs.]
  
      {Spirit of vitriolic ether} (Chem.) ether; -- often but
            incorrectly called {sulphuric ether}. See {Ether}. [Obs.]
           
  
      {Spirits}, [or] {Spirit}, {of wine} (Chem.), alcohol; -- so
            called because formerly obtained by the distillation of
            wine.
  
      {Spirit rapper}, one who practices spirit rapping; a
            [bd]medium[b8] so called.
  
      {Spirit rapping}, an alleged form of communication with the
            spirits of the dead by raps. See {Spiritualism}, 3.
  
      {Sweet spirit of niter}. See {Spirit of nitrous ether},
            above.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Holy \Ho"ly\, a. [Compar. {Holier}; superl. {Holiest}.] [OE.
      holi, hali, AS. h[be]lig, fr. h[91]l health, salvation,
      happiness, fr. h[be]l whole, well; akin to OS. h[?]lag, D. &
      G. heilig, OHG. heilac, Dan. hellig, Sw. helig, Icel.
      heilagr. See {Whole}, and cf. {Halibut}, {Halidom}, {Hallow},
      {Hollyhock}.]
      1. Set apart to the service or worship of God; hallowed;
            sacred; reserved from profane or common use; holy vessels;
            a holy priesthood. [bd]Holy rites and solemn feasts.[b8]
            --Milton.
  
      2. Spiritually whole or sound; of unimpaired innocence and
            virtue; free from sinful affections; pure in heart; godly;
            pious; irreproachable; guiltless; acceptable to God.
  
                     Now through her round of holy thought The Church our
                     annual steps has brought.                  --Keble.
  
      {Holy Alliance} (Hist.), a league ostensibly for conserving
            religion, justice, and peace in Europe, but really for
            repressing popular tendencies toward constitutional
            government, entered into by Alexander I. of Russia,
            Francis I. of Austria, and Frederic William III. of
            Prussia, at Paris, on the 26th of September, 1815, and
            subsequently joined by all the sovereigns of Europe,
            except the pope and the king of England.
  
      {Holy bark}. See {Cascara sagrada}.
  
      {Holy Communion}. See {Eucharist}.
  
      {Holy family} (Art), a picture in which the infant Christ,
            his parents, and others of his family are represented.
  
      {Holy Father}, a title of the pope.
  
      {Holy Ghost} (Theol.),the third person of the Trinity; the
            Comforter; the Paraclete.
  
      {Holy Grail}. See {Grail}.
  
      {Holy grass} (Bot.), a sweet-scented grass ({Hierochloa
            borealis} and {H. alpina}). In the north of Europe it was
            formerly strewed before church doors on saints' days;
            whence the name. It is common in the northern and western
            parts of the United States. Called also {vanilla, [or]
            Seneca, grass}.
  
      {Holy Innocents' day}, Childermas day.
  
      {Holy Land}, Palestine, the birthplace of Christianity.
  
      {Holy office}, the Inquisition.
  
      {Holy of holies} (Script.), the innermost apartment of the
            Jewish tabernacle or temple, where the ark was kept, and
            where no person entered, except the high priest once a
            year.
  
      {Holy One}.
            (a) The Supreme Being; -- so called by way of emphasis.
                  [bd] The Holy One of Israel.[b8] --Is. xliii. 14.
            (b) One separated to the service of God.
  
      {Holy orders}. See {Order}.
  
      {Holy rood}, the cross or crucifix, particularly one placed,
            in churches. over the entrance to the chancel.
  
      {Holy rope}, a plant, the hemp agrimony.
  
      {Holy Saturday} (Eccl.), the Saturday immediately preceding
            the festival of Easter; the vigil of Easter.
  
      {Holy Spirit}, same as {Holy Ghost} (above).
  
      {Holy Spirit plant}. See {Dove plant}.
  
      {Holy thistle} (Bot.), the blessed thistle. See under
            {Thistle}.
  
      {Holy Thursday}. (Eccl.)
            (a) (Episcopal Ch.) Ascension day.
            (b) (R. C. Ch.) The Thursday in Holy Week; Maundy
                  Thursday.
  
      {Holy war}, a crusade; an expedition carried on by Christians
            against the Saracens in the Holy Land, in the eleventh,
            twelfth, and thirteenth centuries, for the possession of
            the holy places.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dove plant \Dove" plant`\ (Bot.)
      A Central American orchid ({Peristeria elata}), having a
      flower stem five or six feet high, with numerous globose
      white fragrant flowers. The column in the center of the
      flower resembles a dove; -- called also {Holy Spirit plant}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Holy \Ho"ly\, a. [Compar. {Holier}; superl. {Holiest}.] [OE.
      holi, hali, AS. h[be]lig, fr. h[91]l health, salvation,
      happiness, fr. h[be]l whole, well; akin to OS. h[?]lag, D. &
      G. heilig, OHG. heilac, Dan. hellig, Sw. helig, Icel.
      heilagr. See {Whole}, and cf. {Halibut}, {Halidom}, {Hallow},
      {Hollyhock}.]
      1. Set apart to the service or worship of God; hallowed;
            sacred; reserved from profane or common use; holy vessels;
            a holy priesthood. [bd]Holy rites and solemn feasts.[b8]
            --Milton.
  
      2. Spiritually whole or sound; of unimpaired innocence and
            virtue; free from sinful affections; pure in heart; godly;
            pious; irreproachable; guiltless; acceptable to God.
  
                     Now through her round of holy thought The Church our
                     annual steps has brought.                  --Keble.
  
      {Holy Alliance} (Hist.), a league ostensibly for conserving
            religion, justice, and peace in Europe, but really for
            repressing popular tendencies toward constitutional
            government, entered into by Alexander I. of Russia,
            Francis I. of Austria, and Frederic William III. of
            Prussia, at Paris, on the 26th of September, 1815, and
            subsequently joined by all the sovereigns of Europe,
            except the pope and the king of England.
  
      {Holy bark}. See {Cascara sagrada}.
  
      {Holy Communion}. See {Eucharist}.
  
      {Holy family} (Art), a picture in which the infant Christ,
            his parents, and others of his family are represented.
  
      {Holy Father}, a title of the pope.
  
      {Holy Ghost} (Theol.),the third person of the Trinity; the
            Comforter; the Paraclete.
  
      {Holy Grail}. See {Grail}.
  
      {Holy grass} (Bot.), a sweet-scented grass ({Hierochloa
            borealis} and {H. alpina}). In the north of Europe it was
            formerly strewed before church doors on saints' days;
            whence the name. It is common in the northern and western
            parts of the United States. Called also {vanilla, [or]
            Seneca, grass}.
  
      {Holy Innocents' day}, Childermas day.
  
      {Holy Land}, Palestine, the birthplace of Christianity.
  
      {Holy office}, the Inquisition.
  
      {Holy of holies} (Script.), the innermost apartment of the
            Jewish tabernacle or temple, where the ark was kept, and
            where no person entered, except the high priest once a
            year.
  
      {Holy One}.
            (a) The Supreme Being; -- so called by way of emphasis.
                  [bd] The Holy One of Israel.[b8] --Is. xliii. 14.
            (b) One separated to the service of God.
  
      {Holy orders}. See {Order}.
  
      {Holy rood}, the cross or crucifix, particularly one placed,
            in churches. over the entrance to the chancel.
  
      {Holy rope}, a plant, the hemp agrimony.
  
      {Holy Saturday} (Eccl.), the Saturday immediately preceding
            the festival of Easter; the vigil of Easter.
  
      {Holy Spirit}, same as {Holy Ghost} (above).
  
      {Holy Spirit plant}. See {Dove plant}.
  
      {Holy thistle} (Bot.), the blessed thistle. See under
            {Thistle}.
  
      {Holy Thursday}. (Eccl.)
            (a) (Episcopal Ch.) Ascension day.
            (b) (R. C. Ch.) The Thursday in Holy Week; Maundy
                  Thursday.
  
      {Holy war}, a crusade; an expedition carried on by Christians
            against the Saracens in the Holy Land, in the eleventh,
            twelfth, and thirteenth centuries, for the possession of
            the holy places.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Hallsboro, NC
      Zip code(s): 28442

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Hallsburg, TX (city, FIPS 31880)
      Location: 31.54579 N, 96.94677 W
      Population (1990): 450 (172 housing units)
      Area: 21.8 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Hallsville, MO (city, FIPS 29998)
      Location: 39.11578 N, 92.21966 W
      Population (1990): 917 (355 housing units)
      Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 65255
   Hallsville, TX (city, FIPS 31904)
      Location: 32.50340 N, 94.57612 W
      Population (1990): 2288 (809 housing units)
      Area: 5.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 75650

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Hillisburg, IN
      Zip code(s): 46041

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Hillsboro, AL (town, FIPS 34816)
      Location: 34.63672 N, 87.18458 W
      Population (1990): 587 (196 housing units)
      Area: 4.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 35643
   Hillsboro, IA (city, FIPS 36390)
      Location: 40.83676 N, 91.71349 W
      Population (1990): 151 (80 housing units)
      Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 52630
   Hillsboro, IL (city, FIPS 35047)
      Location: 39.16312 N, 89.48439 W
      Population (1990): 4400 (1943 housing units)
      Area: 6.8 sq km (land), 0.8 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 62049
   Hillsboro, IN (town, FIPS 33862)
      Location: 40.10950 N, 87.15708 W
      Population (1990): 499 (197 housing units)
      Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 47949
   Hillsboro, KS (city, FIPS 32275)
      Location: 38.35130 N, 97.20215 W
      Population (1990): 2704 (1093 housing units)
      Area: 4.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 67063
   Hillsboro, KY
      Zip code(s): 41049
   Hillsboro, MD (town, FIPS 39175)
      Location: 38.91617 N, 75.94169 W
      Population (1990): 164 (73 housing units)
      Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
   Hillsboro, MO (city, FIPS 32248)
      Location: 38.23235 N, 90.56677 W
      Population (1990): 1625 (577 housing units)
      Area: 5.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 63050
   Hillsboro, ND (city, FIPS 38100)
      Location: 47.40282 N, 97.06138 W
      Population (1990): 1488 (714 housing units)
      Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
   Hillsboro, NH
      Zip code(s): 03244
   Hillsboro, NM
      Zip code(s): 88042
   Hillsboro, OH (city, FIPS 35560)
      Location: 39.20925 N, 83.61253 W
      Population (1990): 6235 (2721 housing units)
      Area: 10.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 45133
   Hillsboro, OR (city, FIPS 34100)
      Location: 45.52768 N, 122.93905 W
      Population (1990): 37520 (13347 housing units)
      Area: 49.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 97123, 97124
   Hillsboro, TN
      Zip code(s): 37342
   Hillsboro, TX (city, FIPS 34088)
      Location: 32.00737 N, 97.11558 W
      Population (1990): 7072 (3212 housing units)
      Area: 21.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 76645
   Hillsboro, VA (town, FIPS 37288)
      Location: 39.19795 N, 77.72455 W
      Population (1990): 72 (34 housing units)
      Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 22132
   Hillsboro, WI (city, FIPS 34825)
      Location: 43.65406 N, 90.33770 W
      Population (1990): 1288 (591 housing units)
      Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
   Hillsboro, WV (town, FIPS 37372)
      Location: 38.13500 N, 80.21247 W
      Population (1990): 188 (99 housing units)
      Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Hillsboro Beach, FL (town, FIPS 30850)
      Location: 26.27765 N, 80.08053 W
      Population (1990): 1748 (2024 housing units)
      Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 3.1 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Hillsborough, CA (town, FIPS 33798)
      Location: 37.55755 N, 122.35624 W
      Population (1990): 10667 (3789 housing units)
      Area: 16.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 94010
   Hillsborough, NC (town, FIPS 31620)
      Location: 36.07116 N, 79.10268 W
      Population (1990): 4263 (1783 housing units)
      Area: 9.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 27278
   Hillsborough, NH (CDP, FIPS 36020)
      Location: 43.11429 N, 71.89984 W
      Population (1990): 1826 (794 housing units)
      Area: 4.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Hillsborough County, FL (county, FIPS 57)
      Location: 27.90632 N, 82.34610 W
      Population (1990): 834054 (367740 housing units)
      Area: 2722.1 sq km (land), 557.7 sq km (water)
   Hillsborough County, NH (county, FIPS 11)
      Location: 42.92425 N, 71.71687 W
      Population (1990): 336073 (135622 housing units)
      Area: 2270.1 sq km (land), 40.9 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Hillsview, SD (town, FIPS 29340)
      Location: 45.66516 N, 99.55950 W
      Population (1990): 4 (2 housing units)
      Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Hillsville, VA (town, FIPS 37336)
      Location: 36.76613 N, 80.73627 W
      Population (1990): 2008 (944 housing units)
      Area: 7.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 24343

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Hollsopple, PA
      Zip code(s): 15935

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Holly Springs, GA (city, FIPS 39524)
      Location: 34.17220 N, 84.49786 W
      Population (1990): 2406 (864 housing units)
      Area: 6.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
   Holly Springs, MS (city, FIPS 33100)
      Location: 34.77268 N, 89.44346 W
      Population (1990): 7261 (2421 housing units)
      Area: 27.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 38635
   Holly Springs, NC (town, FIPS 32260)
      Location: 35.65524 N, 78.83567 W
      Population (1990): 908 (335 housing units)
      Area: 11.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 27540

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   HLISP
  
      "Monocopy and Associative Algorithms in an Extended Lisp",
      E. Goto, U Tokyo May 1974.
  
  

From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]:
   Holy See (vatican City)
  
   Holy See (vatican City):Geography
  
   Location: Southern Europe, an enclave of Rome (Italy)
  
   Map references: Europe
  
   Area:
   total area: 0.44 sq km
   land area: 0.44 sq km
   comparative area: about 0.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington,
   DC
  
   Land boundaries: total 3.2 km, Italy 3.2 km
  
   Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)
  
   Maritime claims: none; landlocked
  
   International disputes: none
  
   Climate: temperate; mild, rainy winters (September to mid-May) with
   hot, dry summers (May to September)
  
   Terrain: low hill
  
   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: NA
   international agreements: signed, but not ratified - Air Pollution,
   Environmental Modification
  
   Note: urban; landlocked; enclave of Rome, Italy; world's smallest
   state; outside the Vatican City, 13 buildings in Rome and Castel
   Gandolfo (the pope's summer residence) enjoy extraterritorial rights
  
   Holy See (vatican City):People
  
   Population: 830 (July 1995 est.)
  
   Population growth rate: 1.15% (1995 est.)
  
   Birth rate: NA
  
   Death rate: NA
  
   Net migration rate: NA
  
   Infant mortality rate: NA
  
   Life expectancy at birth: NA
  
   Total fertility rate: NA
  
   Nationality:
   noun: none
   adjective: none
  
   Ethnic divisions: Italians, Swiss
  
   Religions: Roman Catholic
  
   Languages: Italian, Latin, various other languages
  
   Labor force: NA
   by occupation: dignitaries, priests, nuns, guards, and 3,000 lay
   workers who live outside the Vatican
  
   Holy See (vatican City):Government
  
   Names:
   conventional long form: The Holy See (State of the Vatican City)
   conventional short form: Holy See (Vatican City)
   local long form: Santa Sede (Stato della Citta del Vaticano)
   local short form: Santa Sede (Citta del Vaticano)
  
   Digraph: VT
  
   Type: monarchical-sacerdotal state
  
   Capital: Vatican City
  
   Independence: 11 February 1929 (from Italy)
  
   National holiday: Installation Day of the Pope, 22 October (1978)
   (John Paul II)
   note: Pope John Paul II was elected on 16 October 1978
  
   Constitution: Apostolic Constitution of 1967 (effective 1 March 1968)
  
   Legal system: NA
  
   Suffrage: limited to cardinals less than 80 years old
  
   Executive branch:
   chief of state: Pope JOHN PAUL II (Karol WOJTYLA; since 16 October
   1978); election last held 16 October 1978 (next to be held after the
   death of the current pope); results - Karol WOJTYLA was elected for
   life by the College of Cardinals
   head of government: Secretary of State Archbishop Angelo Cardinal
   SODANO (since NA 1991)
   cabinet: Pontifical Commission; appointed by Pope
  
   Legislative branch: unicameral Pontifical Commission
  
   Judicial branch: none; normally handled by Italy
  
   Political parties and leaders: none
  
   Other political or pressure groups: none (exclusive of influence
   exercised by church officers)
  
   Member of: IAEA, ICFTU, INTELSAT, IOM (observer), ITU, OAS (observer),
   OSCE, UN (observer), UNCTAD, UNHCR, UPU, WIPO, WTO (observer)
  
   Diplomatic representation in US:
   chief of mission: Apostolic Pro-Nuncio Archbishop Agostino
   CACCIAVILLAN
   chancery: 3339 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
   telephone: [1] (202) 333-7121
  
   US diplomatic representation:
   chief of mission: Ambassador Raymond L. FLYNN
   embassy: Via Delle Terme Deciane 26, Rome 00153
   mailing address: PSC 59, APO AE 09624
   telephone: [39] (6) 46741
   FAX: [39] (6) 6380159
  
   Flag: two vertical bands of yellow (hoist side) and white with the
   crossed keys of Saint Peter and the papal miter centered in the white
   band
  
   Economy
  
   Overview: This unique, noncommercial economy is supported financially
   by contributions (known as Peter's Pence) from Roman Catholics
   throughout the world, the sale of postage stamps and tourist mementos,
   fees for admission to museums, and the sale of publications. The
   incomes and living standards of lay workers are comparable to, or
   somewhat better than, those of counterparts who work in the city of
   Rome.
  
   Budget:
   revenues: $169 million
   expenditures: $167.5 million, including capital expenditures of $NA
   (1993)
  
   Electricity:
   capacity: 5,000 kW standby
   production: power supplied by Italy
   consumption per capita: NA kWh (1992)
  
   Industries: printing and production of a small amount of mosaics and
   staff uniforms; worldwide banking and financial activities
  
   Currency: 1 Vatican lira (VLit) = 100 centesimi
  
   Exchange rates: Vatican lire (VLit) per US$1 - 1,609.5 (January 1995),
   1,612.4 (1994), 1,573.7 (1993), 1,232.4 (1992), 1,240.6 (1991),
   1,198.1 (1990); note - the Vatican lira is at par with the Italian
   lira which circulates freely
  
   Fiscal year: calendar year
  
   Holy See (vatican City):Transportation
  
   Railroads:
   total: 862 meters; note - connects to Italy's network at Rome's Saint
   Peter's station
   narrow gauge: 862 meters 1.435-m gauge
  
   Highways: none; all city streets
  
   Ports: none
  
   Airports: none
  
   Holy See (vatican City):Communications
  
   Telephone system: 2,000 telephones; automatic exchange
   local: NA
   intercity: tied into Italian system
   international: uses Italian system
  
   Radio:
   broadcast stations: AM 3, FM 4, shortwave 0
   radios: NA
  
   Television:
   broadcast stations: 0
   televisions: NA
  
   Holy See (vatican City):Defense Forces
  
   Note: defense is the responsibility of Italy; Swiss Papal Guards are
   posted at entrances to the Vatican City
  
  
  
No guarantee of accuracy or completeness!
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