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   Little Horn
         n 1: a river that flows from northern Wyoming into the Bighorn
               River in southern Montana; site of Custer's Last Stand
               [syn: {Little Bighorn}, {Little Bighorn River}, {Little
               Horn}]

English Dictionary: Little Rhody by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Little Red Riding Hood
n
  1. a girl in a fairy tale who meets a wolf while going to visit her grandmother
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Little Rhody
n
  1. a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies; the smallest state
    Synonym(s): Rhode Island, Little Rhody, Ocean State, RI
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Little Rock
n
  1. the state capital and largest city of Arkansas in the central part of Arkansas on the Arkansas River
    Synonym(s): Little Rock, capital of Arkansas
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
littler
adj
  1. small or little relative to something else [syn: smaller, littler]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
loud hailer
n
  1. a portable loudspeaker with built-in microphone and amplifier
    Synonym(s): bullhorn, loud hailer, loud-hailer
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
loud-hailer
n
  1. a portable loudspeaker with built-in microphone and amplifier
    Synonym(s): bullhorn, loud hailer, loud-hailer
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
            He sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the
            press, because he was little of stature.      --Luke xix. 3.
  
      2. Short in duration; brief; as, a little sleep.
  
                     Best him enough: after a little time, I'll beat him
                     too.                                                   --Shak.
  
      3. Small in quantity or amount; not much; as, a little food;
            a little air or water.
  
                     Conceited of their little wisdoms, and doting upon
                     their own fancies.                              --Barrow.
  
      4. Small in dignity, power, or importance; not great;
            insignificant; contemptible.
  
                     When thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou
                     not made the head of the tribes?         --I Sam. xv.
                                                                              17.
  
      5. Small in force or efficiency; not strong; weak; slight;
            inconsiderable; as, little attention or exertion;little
            effort; little care or diligence.
  
                     By sad experiment I know How little weight my words
                     with thee can find.                           --Milton.
  
      6. Small in extent of views or sympathies; narrow; shallow;
            contracted; mean; illiberal; ungenerous.
  
                     The long-necked geese of the world that are ever
                     hissing dispraise, Because their natures are little.
                                                                              --Tennyson.
  
      {Little chief}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chief hare}.
  
      {Little finger}, the fourth and smallest finger of the hand.
           
  
      {Little go} (Eng. Universities), a public examination about
            the middle of the course, which as less strict and
            important than the final one; -- called also {smalls}. Cf.
            {Great go}, under {Great}. --Thackeray.
  
      {Little hours} (R. C. Ch.), the offices of prime, tierce,
            sext, and nones. Vespers and compline are sometimes
            included.
  
      {Little ones}, young children.
  
                     The men, and the women, and the little ones. --Deut.
                                                                              ii. 34.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Little \Lit"tle\, a.
  
      {Little Englander}, an Englishman opposed to territorial
            expansion of the British Empire. See {Antiimperialism},
            above. Hence:
  
      {Little Englandism}.
  
      {Little-neck clam}, [or] {Little neck} (Zo[94]l.), the
            quahog, or round clam.
  
      {Little peach}, a disease of peaches in which the fruit is
            much dwarfed, and the leaves grow small and thin. The
            cause is not known.
  
      {Little Rhod"y}, Rhode Island; -- a nickname alluding to its
            small size. It is the smallest State of the United States.
           
  
      {Little Sisters of the Poor} (R. C. Ch.), an order of women
            who care for old men and women and infirm poor, for whom
            special houses are built. It was established at St.
            Servan, Britany, France, in 1840, by the Abb[82] Le
            Pailleur.
  
      {Little slam} (Bridge Whist), the winning of 12 out of the 13
            tricks. It counts 20 points on the honor score. Living
   picture \Liv"ing pic"ture\
      A tableau in which persons take part; also, specif., such a
      tableau as imitating a work of art.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   La Dolores, PR (comunidad, FIPS 40348)
      Location: 18.37733 N, 65.85515 W
      Population (1990): 3255 (1012 housing units)
      Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Little Orleans, MD
      Zip code(s): 21766

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Little River, AL
      Zip code(s): 36550
   Little River, KS (city, FIPS 41575)
      Location: 38.39768 N, 98.01242 W
      Population (1990): 496 (247 housing units)
      Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 67457
   Little River, SC (CDP, FIPS 42010)
      Location: 33.87302 N, 78.63152 W
      Population (1990): 3470 (3020 housing units)
      Area: 20.0 sq km (land), 0.9 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 29566

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Little River County, AR (county, FIPS 81)
      Location: 33.70024 N, 94.23564 W
      Population (1990): 13966 (6171 housing units)
      Area: 1377.3 sq km (land), 85.8 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Little River-Academy, TX (city, FIPS 43066)
      Location: 30.99130 N, 97.35187 W
      Population (1990): 1390 (545 housing units)
      Area: 9.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Little Rock, AR (city, FIPS 41000)
      Location: 34.72240 N, 92.35408 W
      Population (1990): 175795 (80995 housing units)
      Area: 266.4 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 72201, 72202, 72204, 72205, 72206, 72207, 72209, 72210, 72211, 72212
   Little Rock, IA (city, FIPS 45795)
      Location: 43.44456 N, 95.88089 W
      Population (1990): 493 (230 housing units)
      Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 51243
   Little Rock, MN (CDP, FIPS 37656)
      Location: 47.86798 N, 95.11041 W
      Population (1990): 714 (210 housing units)
      Area: 33.8 sq km (land), 1.7 sq km (water)
   Little Rock, MS
      Zip code(s): 39337
   Little Rock, SC
      Zip code(s): 29567

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Little Round Lake, WI (CDP, FIPS 45220)
      Location: 45.96499 N, 91.36778 W
      Population (1990): 871 (249 housing units)
      Area: 22.9 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Little York, IL (village, FIPS 44082)
      Location: 41.01045 N, 90.74668 W
      Population (1990): 349 (153 housing units)
      Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 61453
   Little York, IN (town, FIPS 44370)
      Location: 38.69967 N, 85.90395 W
      Population (1990): 155 (66 housing units)
      Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Littleriver, CA
      Zip code(s): 95456

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Littlerock, CA (CDP, FIPS 41880)
      Location: 34.52508 N, 117.98475 W
      Population (1990): 1320 (422 housing units)
      Area: 3.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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