Adenauer
         n 1: German statesman; chancellor of West Germany (1876-1967)
               [syn: {Adenauer}, {Konrad Adenauer}]

English Dictionary: admirer	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
admirability n admirable excellence [syn: admirability, admirableness, wonderfulness]
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admirable adj deserving of the highest esteem or admiration; "an estimable young professor"; "trains ran with admirable precision"; "his taste was impeccable, his health admirable" inspiring admiration or approval; "among her many admirable qualities are generosity and graciousness"
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admirableness n admirable excellence [syn: admirability, admirableness, wonderfulness]
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admirably adv in an admirable manner; "the children's responses were admirably normal" Synonym(s): admirably, laudably, praiseworthily, commendable
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admiral n the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral Synonym(s): admiral, full admiral any of several brightly colored butterflies
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Admiral Byrd n explorer and United States naval officer; led expeditions to explore Antarctica (1888-1957) Synonym(s): Byrd, Richard E. Byrd, Richard Evelyn Byrd, Admiral Byrd
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Admiral Dewey n a United States naval officer remembered for his victory at Manila Bay in the Spanish-American War Synonym(s): Dewey, George Dewey, Admiral Dewey
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Admiral Nelson n English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805) Synonym(s): Nelson, Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson, Admiral Nelson, Lord Nelson
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Admiral Nimitz n United States admiral of the Pacific fleet during World War II who used aircraft carriers to destroy the Japanese navy (1885-1966) Synonym(s): Nimitz, Chester Nimitz, Chester William Nimitz, Admiral Nimitz
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admiralty n the department in charge of the navy (as in Great Britain) the office of admiral
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Admiralty brass n alpha-beta brass containing tin; resistant to sea water; Admiralty Metal is a trademark Synonym(s): naval brass, Admiralty brass, Admiralty Metal, Tobin bronze
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Admiralty Island n an Alaskan island in the Alexander Archipelago near Juneau
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Admiralty Islands n a group of islands in the Bismarck Archipelago
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admiralty law n the branch of international law that deals with territorial and international waters or with shipping or with ocean fishery etc. Synonym(s): maritime law, marine law, admiralty law
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Admiralty Metal n alpha-beta brass containing tin; resistant to sea water; Admiralty Metal is a trademark Synonym(s): naval brass, Admiralty brass, Admiralty Metal, Tobin bronze
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Admiralty mile n a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile Synonym(s): nautical mile, naut mi, mile, mi, geographical mile, Admiralty mile
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Admiralty Range n mountains in Antarctica to the north of Victoria Land
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admiration n a feeling of delighted approval and liking [syn: admiration, esteem] the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising Synonym(s): wonder, wonderment, admiration a favorable judgment; "a small token in admiration of your works" Synonym(s): admiration, appreciation
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admire v feel admiration for Synonym(s): admire, look up to [ant: look down on] look at with admiration
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admired adj regarded with admiration
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admirer n a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library" Synonym(s): supporter, protagonist, champion, admirer, booster, friend a person who admires; someone who esteems or respects or approves someone who admires a young woman; "she had many admirers" Synonym(s): admirer, adorer
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
admiringly adv with admiration; "he looked at his wife admiringly"
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at any rate adv used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement; "Anyhow, he is dead now"; "I think they're asleep; anyhow, they're quiet"; "I don't know what happened to it; anyway, it's gone"; "anyway, there is another factor to consider"; "I don't know how it started; in any case, there was a brief scuffle"; "in any event, the government faced a serious protest"; "but at any rate he got a knighthood for it" Synonym(s): anyhow, anyway, anyways, in any case, at any rate, in any event if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is colloquial); "at least he survived"; "they felt--at any rate Jim felt--relieved though still wary"; "the influence of economists--or at any rate of economics--is far-reaching" Synonym(s): at least, leastways, leastwise, at any rate
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athanor n a furnace that feeds itself so as to maintain a uniform temperature; used by alchemists
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Automeris n io moth Synonym(s): Automeris, genus Automeris
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Automeris io n large yellow American moth having a large eyelike spot on each hind wing; the larvae have stinging spines Synonym(s): io moth, Automeris io
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Aythya americana n North American diving duck with a grey-and-black body and reddish-brown head Synonym(s): redhead, Aythya americana
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Aythya marila n large scaup of North America having a greenish iridescence on the head of the male Synonym(s): greater scaup, Aythya marila
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Admarginate \Ad*mar"gin*ate\, v. t. [Pref. ad- + margin.]       To write in the margin. [R.] --Coleridge.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Admirability \Ad`mi*ra*bil"i*ty\, n. [L. admirabilitac.]       Admirableness. [R.] --Johnson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Admirable \Ad"mi*ra*ble\, a. [L. admirabilis: cf. F. admirable.]       1. Fitted to excite wonder; wonderful; marvelous. [Obs.]                         In man there is nothing admirable but his ignorance                      and weakness.                                    --Jer. Taylor.          2. Having qualities to excite wonder united with approbation;             deserving the highest praise; most excellent; -- used of             persons or things. [bd]An admirable machine.[b8]             [bd]Admirable fortitude.[b8] --Macaulay.          Syn: Wonderful; marvelous; surprising; excellent; delightful;                praiseworthy.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Admirableness \Ad"mi*ra*ble*ness\, n.       The quality of being admirable; wonderful excellence.
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Admirably \Ad"mi*ra*bly\, adv.       In an admirable manner.
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Admiral \Ad"mi*ral\, n. [OE. amiral, admiral, OF. amiral,       ultimately fr. Ar. am[c6]r-al-bahr commander of the sea; Ar.       am[c6]r is commander, al is the Ar. article, and am[c6]r-al,       heard in different titles, was taken as one word. Early forms       of the word show confusion with L. admirabilis admirable, fr.       admirari to admire. It is said to have been introduced into       Europe by the Genoese or Venetians, in the 12th or 13th       century. Cf. {Ameer}, {Emir}.]       1. A naval officer of the highest rank; a naval officer of             high rank, of which there are different grades. The chief             gradations in rank are admiral, vice admiral, and rear             admiral. The admiral is the commander in chief of a fleet             or of fleets.          2. The ship which carries the admiral; also, the most             considerable ship of a fleet.                         Like some mighty admiral, dark and terrible, bearing                      down upon his antagonist with all his canvas                      straining to the wind, and all his thunders roaring                      from his broadsides.                           --E. Everett.          3. (Zo[94]l.) A handsome butterfly ({Pyrameis Atalanta}) of             Europe and America. The larva feeds on nettles.          {Admiral shell} (Zo[94]l.), the popular name of an ornamental             cone shell ({Conus admiralis}).          {Lord High Admiral}, a great officer of state, who (when this             rare dignity is conferred) is at the head of the naval             administration of Great Britain.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Admiral \Ad"mi*ral\, n. [OE. amiral, admiral, OF. amiral,       ultimately fr. Ar. am[c6]r-al-bahr commander of the sea; Ar.       am[c6]r is commander, al is the Ar. article, and am[c6]r-al,       heard in different titles, was taken as one word. Early forms       of the word show confusion with L. admirabilis admirable, fr.       admirari to admire. It is said to have been introduced into       Europe by the Genoese or Venetians, in the 12th or 13th       century. Cf. {Ameer}, {Emir}.]       1. A naval officer of the highest rank; a naval officer of             high rank, of which there are different grades. The chief             gradations in rank are admiral, vice admiral, and rear             admiral. The admiral is the commander in chief of a fleet             or of fleets.          2. The ship which carries the admiral; also, the most             considerable ship of a fleet.                         Like some mighty admiral, dark and terrible, bearing                      down upon his antagonist with all his canvas                      straining to the wind, and all his thunders roaring                      from his broadsides.                           --E. Everett.          3. (Zo[94]l.) A handsome butterfly ({Pyrameis Atalanta}) of             Europe and America. The larva feeds on nettles.          {Admiral shell} (Zo[94]l.), the popular name of an ornamental             cone shell ({Conus admiralis}).          {Lord High Admiral}, a great officer of state, who (when this             rare dignity is conferred) is at the head of the naval             administration of Great Britain.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Admiralship \Ad"mi*ral*ship\, n.       The office or position oaf an admiral; also, the naval skill       of an admiral.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Admiralty \Ad"mi*ral*ty\, n.; pl. {Admiralties}. [F.       amiraut[82], for an older amiralt[82], office of admiral, fr.       LL. admiralitas. See {Admiral}.]       1. The office or jurisdiction of an admiral. --Prescott.          2. The department or officers having authority over naval             affairs generally.          3. The court which has jurisdiction of maritime questions and             offenses.          Note: In England, admiralty jurisdiction was formerly vested                in the High Court of Admiralty, which was held before                the Lord High Admiral, or his deputy, styled the Judge                of the Admiralty; but admiralty jurisdiction is now                vested in the probate, divorce, and admiralty division                of the High Justice. In America, there are no admiralty                courts distinct from others, but admiralty jurisdiction                is vested in the district courts of the United States,                subject to revision by the circuit courts and the                Supreme Court of the United States. Admiralty                jurisprudence has cognizance of maritime contracts and                torts, collisions at sea, cases of prize in war, etc.,                and in America, admiralty jurisdiction is extended to                such matters, arising out of the navigation of any of                the public waters, as the Great Lakes and rivers.          4. The system of jurisprudence of admiralty courts.          5. The building in which the lords of the admiralty, in             England, transact business.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Admiralty \Ad"mi*ral*ty\, n.; pl. {Admiralties}. [F.       amiraut[82], for an older amiralt[82], office of admiral, fr.       LL. admiralitas. See {Admiral}.]       1. The office or jurisdiction of an admiral. --Prescott.          2. The department or officers having authority over naval             affairs generally.          3. The court which has jurisdiction of maritime questions and             offenses.          Note: In England, admiralty jurisdiction was formerly vested                in the High Court of Admiralty, which was held before                the Lord High Admiral, or his deputy, styled the Judge                of the Admiralty; but admiralty jurisdiction is now                vested in the probate, divorce, and admiralty division                of the High Justice. In America, there are no admiralty                courts distinct from others, but admiralty jurisdiction                is vested in the district courts of the United States,                subject to revision by the circuit courts and the                Supreme Court of the United States. Admiralty                jurisprudence has cognizance of maritime contracts and                torts, collisions at sea, cases of prize in war, etc.,                and in America, admiralty jurisdiction is extended to                such matters, arising out of the navigation of any of                the public waters, as the Great Lakes and rivers.          4. The system of jurisprudence of admiralty courts.          5. The building in which the lords of the admiralty, in             England, transact business.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Admirance \Ad*mir"ance\, n. [Cf. OF. admirance.]       Admiration. [Obs.] --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Admiration \Ad`mi*ra"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. admiratio. See       {Admire}.]       1. Wonder; astonishment. [Obs.]                         Season your admiration for a while.   --Shak.          2. Wonder mingled with approbation or delight; an emotion             excited by a person or thing possessed of wonderful or             high excellence; as, admiration of a beautiful woman, of a             landscape, of virtue.          3. Cause of admiration; something to excite wonder, or             pleased surprise; a prodigy.                         Now, good Lafeu, bring in the admiration. --Shak.          {Note of admiration}, the mark (!), called also {exclamation             point}.          Syn: Wonder; approval; appreciation; adoration; reverence;                worship.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Admirative \Ad*mir"a*tive\, a.       Relating to or expressing admiration or wonder. [R.] --Earle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Admire \Ad*mire"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Admired}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Admiring}.] [F. admirer, fr. L. admirari; ad + mirari to       wonder, for smirari, akin to Gr. [?] to smile, Skr. smi, and       E. smile.]       1. To regard with wonder or astonishment; to view with             surprise; to marvel at. [Archaic]                         Examples rather to be admired than imitated.                                                                               --Fuller.          2. To regard with wonder and delight; to look upon with an             elevated feeling of pleasure, as something which calls out             approbation, esteem, love, or reverence; to estimate or             prize highly; as, to admire a person of high moral worth,             to admire a landscape.                         Admired as heroes and as gods obeyed. --Pope.          Note: Admire followed by the infinitive is obsolete or                colloquial; as, I admire to see a man consistent in his                conduct.          Syn: To esteem; approve; delight in.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Admire \Ad*mire"\, v. i.       To wonder; to marvel; to be affected with surprise; --       sometimes with at.                   To wonder at Pharaoh, and even admire at myself.                                                                               --Fuller.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Admire \Ad*mire"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Admired}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Admiring}.] [F. admirer, fr. L. admirari; ad + mirari to       wonder, for smirari, akin to Gr. [?] to smile, Skr. smi, and       E. smile.]       1. To regard with wonder or astonishment; to view with             surprise; to marvel at. [Archaic]                         Examples rather to be admired than imitated.                                                                               --Fuller.          2. To regard with wonder and delight; to look upon with an             elevated feeling of pleasure, as something which calls out             approbation, esteem, love, or reverence; to estimate or             prize highly; as, to admire a person of high moral worth,             to admire a landscape.                         Admired as heroes and as gods obeyed. --Pope.          Note: Admire followed by the infinitive is obsolete or                colloquial; as, I admire to see a man consistent in his                conduct.          Syn: To esteem; approve; delight in.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Admired \Ad*mired"\, a.       1. Regarded with wonder and delight; highly prized; as, an             admired poem.          2. Wonderful; also, admirable. [Obs.] [bd]Admired             disorder.[b8] [bd] Admired Miranda.[b8] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Admirer \Ad*mir"er\, n.       One who admires; one who esteems or loves greatly. --Cowper.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Admire \Ad*mire"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Admired}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Admiring}.] [F. admirer, fr. L. admirari; ad + mirari to       wonder, for smirari, akin to Gr. [?] to smile, Skr. smi, and       E. smile.]       1. To regard with wonder or astonishment; to view with             surprise; to marvel at. [Archaic]                         Examples rather to be admired than imitated.                                                                               --Fuller.          2. To regard with wonder and delight; to look upon with an             elevated feeling of pleasure, as something which calls out             approbation, esteem, love, or reverence; to estimate or             prize highly; as, to admire a person of high moral worth,             to admire a landscape.                         Admired as heroes and as gods obeyed. --Pope.          Note: Admire followed by the infinitive is obsolete or                colloquial; as, I admire to see a man consistent in his                conduct.          Syn: To esteem; approve; delight in.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Admiring \Ad*mir"ing\, a.       Expressing admiration; as, an admiring glance. --       {Ad*mir"ing*ly}, adv. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Admiring \Ad*mir"ing\, a.       Expressing admiration; as, an admiring glance. --       {Ad*mir"ing*ly}, adv. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Admortization \Ad*mor`ti*za"tion\, n. [LL. admortizatio. Cf.       {Amortization}.] (Law)       The reducing or lands or tenements to mortmain. See       {Mortmain}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Any \A"ny\, a. & pron. [OE. [91]ni[yogh], [91]ni, eni, ani, oni,       AS. [d6]nig, fr. [be]n one. It is akin to OS. [c7]nig, OHG.       einic, G. einig, D. eenig. See {One}.]       1. One indifferently, out of an indefinite number; one             indefinitely, whosoever or whatsoever it may be.          Note: Any is often used in denying or asserting without                limitation; as, this thing ought not be done at any                time; I ask any one to answer my question.                            No man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither                         knoweth any man the Father, save the Son. --Matt.                                                                               xi. 27.          2. Some, of whatever kind, quantity, or number; as, are there             any witnesses present? are there any other houses like it?             [bd]Who will show us any good?[b8] --Ps. iv. 6.          Note: It is often used, either in the singular or the plural,                as a pronoun, the person or thing being understood;                anybody; anyone; (pl.) any persons.                            If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, .                         . . and it shall be given him.      --Jas. i. 5.                            That if he found any of this way, whether they                         were men or women, he might bring them bound unto                         Jerusalem.                                    --Acts ix. 2.          {At any rate}, {In any case}, whatever may be the state of             affairs; anyhow.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Unawares \Un`a*wares"\, adv.       Without design or preparation; suddenly; without       premeditation, unexpectedly. [bd]Mercies lighting       unawares.[b8] --J. H. Newman.                   Lest unawares we lose This our high place, our                sanctuary, our hill.                              --Milton.          {At unaware}, [or] {At unawares}, unexpectedly; by surprise.                         He breaks at unawares upon our walks. --Dryden.                         So we met In this old sleepy town an at unaware.                                                                               --R. Browning.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Unawares \Un`a*wares"\, adv.       Without design or preparation; suddenly; without       premeditation, unexpectedly. [bd]Mercies lighting       unawares.[b8] --J. H. Newman.                   Lest unawares we lose This our high place, our                sanctuary, our hill.                              --Milton.          {At unaware}, [or] {At unawares}, unexpectedly; by surprise.                         He breaks at unawares upon our walks. --Dryden.                         So we met In this old sleepy town an at unaware.                                                                               --R. Browning.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Athanor \Ath"a*nor\, n. [F., fr. Ar. at-tann[d4]r, fr. Heb.       tann[d4]r an oven or furnace.]       A digesting furnace, formerly used by alchemists. It was so       constructed as to maintain uniform and durable heat.       --Chambers.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Atoner \A*ton"er\, n.       One who makes atonement.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Automorphic \Au`to*mor"phic\, a. [Auto- + Gr. [?] for, shape.]       Patterned after one's self.                   The conception which any one frames of another's mind                is more or less after the pattern of his own mind, --                is automorphic.                                       --H. Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Automorphism \Au`to*mor"phism\, n.       Automorphic characterization. --H. Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Redhead \Red"head`\ (-h?d`), n.       1. A person having red hair.          2. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) An American duck ({Aythya Americana}) highly esteemed                   as a game bird. It is closely allied to the                   canvasback, but is smaller and its head brighter red.                   Called also {red-headed duck}. {American poachard},                   {grayback}, and {fall duck}. See Illust. under                   {Poachard}.             (b) The red-headed woodpecker. See {Woodpecker}.          3. (Bot.) A kind of milkweed ({Asclepias Curassavica}) with             red flowers. It is used in medicine.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
2. (Zo[94]l.) A scaup duck. See below.          {Scaup duck} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             northern ducks of the genus {Aythya}, or {Fuligula}. The             adult males are, in large part, black. The three North             American species are: the greater scaup duck ({Aythya             marila}, var. nearctica), called also {broadbill},             {bluebill}, {blackhead}, {flock duck}, {flocking fowl},             and {raft duck}; the lesser scaup duck ({A. affinis}),             called also {little bluebill}, {river broadbill}, and             {shuffler}; the tufted, or ring-necked, scaup duck ({A.             collaris}), called also {black jack}, {ringneck},             {ringbill}, {ringbill shuffler}, etc. See Illust.. of             {Ring-necked duck}, under {Ring-necked}. The common             European scaup, or mussel, duck ({A. marila}), closely             resembles the American variety.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Admire, KS (city, FIPS 325)       Location: 38.64117 N, 96.10285 W       Population (1990): 147 (62 housing units)       Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 66830
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Atmore, AL (city, FIPS 3004)       Location: 31.02169 N, 87.49544 W       Population (1990): 8046 (3394 housing units)       Area: 21.4 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 36502
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Adoniram       (Adoram, 1 Kings 12:18), the son of Abda, was "over the       tribute," i.e., the levy or forced labour. He was stoned to       death by the people of Israel (1 Kings 4:6; 5:14)
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Adoniram, my Lord is most high; Lord of might and elevation