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De - Pt| English Dictionary: Navy Secretary | by the DICT Development Group |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Navajoes \Na"va*joes\, n. pl.; sing. {Navajo}. (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians inhabiting New Mexico and Arizona, allied to the Apaches. They are now largely engaged in agriculture. | |
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Niepce's process \Niep"ce's proc"ess\ (Photog.) A process, now no longer used, invented by J. N. Niepce, a French chemist, in 1829. It depends upon the action of light in rendering a thin layer of bitumen, with which the plate is coated, insoluble. | |
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Columbic \Co*lum"bic\, a. [From {Columbium}.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or containing, columbium or niobium; niobic. {Columbic acid} (Chem.), a weak acid derived from columbic or niobic oxide, {Nb2O5}; -- called also {niobic acid}. | |
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Noviceship \Nov"ice*ship\, n. The state of being a novice; novitiate. | |
| From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
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Napakiak, AK (city, FIPS 52390) Location: 60.67689 N, 161.97870 W Population (1990): 318 (105 housing units) Area: 16.7 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 99634 | |
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Napaskiak, AK (city, FIPS 52720) Location: 60.66376 N, 161.73814 W Population (1990): 328 (99 housing units) Area: 11.4 sq km (land), 0.9 sq km (water) | |
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Navajo County, AZ (county, FIPS 17) Location: 35.38755 N, 110.31966 W Population (1990): 77658 (38967 housing units) Area: 25780.3 sq km (land), 16.6 sq km (water) | |
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New Ipswich, NH Zip code(s): 03071 | |
| From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
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Nebushasban adorer of Nebo, or Nebo saves me, the "Rabsaris," or chief chamberlain, of the court of Babylon. He was one of those whom the king sent to release Jeremiah from prison in Jerusalem (Jer. 39:13). | |
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Nebushasi_hahban, speech; prophecy; springing; flowing | |
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Nephishesim, diminished; torn in pieces | |
| From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]: | |
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Navassa Island (territory of the US) Navassa Island:Geography Location: Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, about one-fourth of the way from Haiti to Jamaica Map references: Central America and the Caribbean Area: total area: 5.2 sq km land area: 5.2 sq km comparative area: about nine times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 8 km Maritime claims: exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm International disputes: claimed by Haiti Climate: marine, tropical Terrain: raised coral and limestone plateau, flat to undulating; ringed by vertical white cliffs (9 to 15 meters high) Natural resources: guano Land use: arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% meadows and pastures: 10% forest and woodland: 0% other: 90% Irrigated land: 0 sq km Environment: current issues: NA natural hazards: NA international agreements: NA Note: strategic location 160 km south of the US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; mostly exposed rock, but enough grassland to support goat herds; dense stands of fig-like trees, scattered cactus Navassa Island:People Population: uninhabited; note - transient Haitian fishermen and others camp on the island Navassa Island:Government Names: conventional long form: none conventional short form: Navassa Island Digraph: BQ Type: unincorporated territory of the US administered by the US Coast Guard Capital: none; administered from Washington, DC Economy Overview: no economic activity Navassa Island:Transportation Ports: none; offshore anchorage only Navassa Island:Defense Forces Note: defense is the responsibility of the US | |
