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   back-number
         n 1: someone who is no longer popular [syn: {has-been}, {back-
               number}]

English Dictionary: busman by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
backgammon
n
  1. a board game for two players; pieces move according to throws of the dice
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
backgammon board
n
  1. the board on which backgammon is played
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bacon and eggs
n
  1. European forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in America
    Synonym(s): bird's foot trefoil, bird's foot clover, babies' slippers, bacon and eggs, Lotus corniculatus
  2. eggs (fried or scrambled) served with bacon
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bagman
n
  1. a salesman who travels to call on customers [syn: traveling salesman, travelling salesman, commercial traveler, commercial traveller, roadman, bagman]
  2. a racketeer assigned to collect or distribute payoff money
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Bakunin
n
  1. Russian anarchist; ally and later opponent of Karl Marx (1814-1876)
    Synonym(s): Bakunin, Mikhail Bakunin, Mikhail Aleksandrovich Bakunin
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
basement
n
  1. the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
    Synonym(s): basement, cellar
  2. the ground floor facade or interior in Renaissance architecture
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Beckman thermometer
n
  1. a mercury thermometer that measures small differences or changes in temperature
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
becoming
adj
  1. according with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior"
    Synonym(s): becoming, comely, comme il faut, decent, decorous, seemly
  2. displaying or setting off to best advantage; "a becoming new shade of rose"; "a becoming portrait"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
becomingly
adv
  1. in a becoming manner; "she was becomingly dressed"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
becomingness
n
  1. the quality of being becoming
    Antonym(s): unbecomingness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
beginning
adj
  1. serving to begin; "the beginning canto of the poem"; "the first verse"
    Synonym(s): beginning(a), first
n
  1. the event consisting of the start of something; "the beginning of the war"
    Antonym(s): conclusion, ending, finish
  2. the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"
    Synonym(s): beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset
    Antonym(s): end, ending, middle
  3. the first part or section of something; "`It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story"
    Antonym(s): end, middle
  4. the place where something begins, where it springs into being; "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"; "communism's Russian root"
    Synonym(s): beginning, origin, root, rootage, source
  5. the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"
    Synonym(s): beginning, start, commencement
    Antonym(s): finish, finishing
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
beginning rhyme
n
  1. use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse; "around the rock the ragged rascal ran"
    Synonym(s): alliteration, initial rhyme, beginning rhyme, head rhyme
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
big money
n
  1. a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit); "she made a bundle selling real estate"; "they sank megabucks into their new house"
    Synonym(s): pile, bundle, big bucks, megabucks, big money
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bigeminal
adj
  1. occurring in pairs; "a bigeminal pulse"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Bignonia
n
  1. one species: cross vine
    Synonym(s): Bignonia, genus Bignonia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Bignonia capreolata
n
  1. woody flowering vine of southern United States; stems show a cross in transverse section
    Synonym(s): cross vine, trumpet flower, quartervine, quarter-vine, Bignonia capreolata
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Bignoniaceae
n
  1. trees or shrubs or woody vines or herbs having fruit resembling gourds or capsules; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales
    Synonym(s): Bignoniaceae, family Bignoniaceae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bignoniaceous
adj
  1. of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family Bignoniaceae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bignoniad
n
  1. any woody plant of the family Bignoniaceae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Biscayne National Park
n
  1. a national park in Florida having underwater coral reefs and marine life
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bogeyman
n
  1. an imaginary monster used to frighten children [syn: bogeyman, bugbear, bugaboo, boogeyman, booger]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
boogeyman
n
  1. an imaginary monster used to frighten children [syn: bogeyman, bugbear, bugaboo, boogeyman, booger]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bookman
n
  1. a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
    Synonym(s): scholar, scholarly person, bookman, student
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
n
  1. a mountainous republic of south-central Europe; formerly part of the Ottoman Empire and then a part of Yugoslavia; voted for independence in 1992 but the mostly Serbian army of Yugoslavia refused to accept the vote and began ethnic cleansing in order to rid Bosnia of its Croats and Muslims
    Synonym(s): Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosna i Hercegovina, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bosnia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Bosnian
adj
  1. of or relating to or characteristic of Bosnia-Herzegovina or the people of Bosnia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
box number
n
  1. the number of a letter box at the post office where mail is collected
    Synonym(s): post-office box number, PO box number, PO Box No, box number
  2. a mailing address to which answers to a newspaper ad can be sent
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Bozeman
n
  1. a town in southwestern Montana; gateway to Yellowstone National Park
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Buchanan
n
  1. 15th President of the United States (1791-1868) [syn: Buchanan, James Buchanan, President Buchanan]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Buckminster Fuller
n
  1. United States architect who invented the geodesic dome (1895-1983)
    Synonym(s): Fuller, Buckminster Fuller, R. Buckminster Fuller, Richard Buckminster Fuller
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
buckminsterfullerene
n
  1. a spheroidal fullerene; the first known example of a fullerene
    Synonym(s): buckminsterfullerene, buckyball
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Bushman
n
  1. a member of the race of nomadic hunters and gatherers who live in southern Africa
  2. a dweller in the Australian bush country
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bushman's poison
n
  1. evergreen shrub or tree of South Africa [syn: {bushman's poison}, ordeal tree, Acocanthera oppositifolia, Acocanthera venenata]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
busman
n
  1. someone who drives a bus
    Synonym(s): busman, bus driver
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
busman's holiday
n
  1. a holiday where you do the same things you do at work
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Backgammon \Back"gam`mon\, n. [Origin unknown; perhaps fr. Dan.
      bakke tray + E. game; or very likely the first part is from
      E. back, adv., and the game is so called because the men are
      often set back.]
      A game of chance and skill, played by two persons on a
      [bd]board[b8] marked off into twenty-four spaces called
      [bd]points[b8]. Each player has fifteen pieces, or
      [bd]men[b8], the movements of which from point to point are
      determined by throwing dice. Formerly called tables.
  
      {Backgammon board}, a board for playing backgammon, often
            made in the form of two rectangular trays hinged together,
            each tray containing two [bd]tables[b8].

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Backgammon \Back"gam`mon\, v. i.
      In the game of backgammon, to beat by ending the game before
      the loser is clear of his first [bd]table[b8].

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Backgammon \Back"gam`mon\, n. [Origin unknown; perhaps fr. Dan.
      bakke tray + E. game; or very likely the first part is from
      E. back, adv., and the game is so called because the men are
      often set back.]
      A game of chance and skill, played by two persons on a
      [bd]board[b8] marked off into twenty-four spaces called
      [bd]points[b8]. Each player has fifteen pieces, or
      [bd]men[b8], the movements of which from point to point are
      determined by throwing dice. Formerly called tables.
  
      {Backgammon board}, a board for playing backgammon, often
            made in the form of two rectangular trays hinged together,
            each tray containing two [bd]tables[b8].

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Baconian \Ba*co"ni*an\, n.
      1. One who adheres to the philosophy of Lord Bacon.
  
      2. One who maintains that Lord Bacon is the author of the
            works commonly attributed to Shakespeare.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Baconian \Ba*co"ni*an\, a.
      Of or pertaining to Lord Bacon, or to his system of
      philosophy.
  
      {Baconian method}, the inductive method. See {Induction}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Baconian \Ba*co"ni*an\, a.
      Of or pertaining to Lord Bacon, or to his system of
      philosophy.
  
      {Baconian method}, the inductive method. See {Induction}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bagman \Bag"man\, n.; pl. {Bagmen}.
      A commercial traveler; one employed to solicit orders for
      manufacturers and tradesmen. --Thackeray.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bagman \Bag"man\, n.; pl. {Bagmen}.
      A commercial traveler; one employed to solicit orders for
      manufacturers and tradesmen. --Thackeray.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Baisemains \Baise"mains`\, n. pl. [F., fr. baiser to kiss +
      mains hands.]
      Respects; compliments. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Black snake \Black" snake`\ (sn[amac]k) [or] Blacksnake
   \Black"snake\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      A snake of a black color, of which two species are common in
      the United States, the {Bascanium constrictor}, or racer,
      sometimes six feet long, and the {Scotophis Alleghaniensis},
      seven or eight feet long.
  
      Note: The name is also applied to various other black
               serpents, as {Natrix atra} of Jamaica.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Basement \Base"ment\, n. [F. soubassement. Of uncertain origin.
      Cf. {Base}, a., {Bastion}.] (Arch.)
      The outer wall of the ground story of a building, or of a
      part of that story, when treated as a distinct substructure.
      ( See {Base}, n., 3
      (a) .) Hence: The rooms of a ground floor, collectively.
  
      {Basement membrane} (Anat.), a delicate membrane composed of
            a single layer of flat cells, forming the substratum upon
            which, in many organs, the epithelioid cells are disposed.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Basement \Base"ment\, n. [F. soubassement. Of uncertain origin.
      Cf. {Base}, a., {Bastion}.] (Arch.)
      The outer wall of the ground story of a building, or of a
      part of that story, when treated as a distinct substructure.
      ( See {Base}, n., 3
      (a) .) Hence: The rooms of a ground floor, collectively.
  
      {Basement membrane} (Anat.), a delicate membrane composed of
            a single layer of flat cells, forming the substratum upon
            which, in many organs, the epithelioid cells are disposed.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Beacon \Bea"con\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beaconed} ([?]); p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Beaconing}.]
      1. To give light to, as a beacon; to light up; to illumine.
  
                     That beacons the darkness of heaven.   --Campbell.
  
      2. To furnish with a beacon or beacons.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Beckon \Beck"on\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beckoned} ([?]); p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Beckoning}.]
      To make a significant sign to; hence, to summon, as by a
      motion of the hand.
  
               His distant friends, he beckons near.      --Dryden.
  
               It beckons you to go away with it.         --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Become \Be*come"\, v. i. [imp. {Became}; p. p. {Become}; p. pr.
      & vb. n. {Becoming}.] [OE. bicumen, becumen, AS. becuman to
      come to, to happen; akin to D. bekomen, OHG.a piqu[89]man,
      Goth. biquiman to come upon, G. bekommen to get, suit. See
      {Be-}, and {Come}.]
      1. To pass from one state to another; to enter into some
            state or condition, by a change from another state, or by
            assuming or receiving new properties or qualities,
            additional matter, or a new character.
  
                     The Lord God . . . breathed into his nostrils the
                     breath of life; and man became a living soul. --Gen.
                                                                              ii. 7.
  
                     That error now which is become my crime. --Milton.
  
      2. To come; to get. [Obs.]
  
                     But, madam, where is Warwick then become! --Shak.
  
      {To become of}, to be the present state or place of; to be
            the fate of; to be the end of; to be the final or
            subsequent condition of.
  
                     What is then become of so huge a multitude? --Sir W.
                                                                              Raleigh.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Becoming \Be*com"ing\, a.
      Appropriate or fit; congruous; suitable; graceful; befitting.
  
               A low and becoming tone.                        --Thackeray.
  
      Note: Formerly sometimes followed by of.
  
                        Such discourses as are becoming of them.
                                                                              --Dryden.
  
      Syn: Seemly; comely; decorous; decent; proper.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Becoming \Be*com"ing\, n.
      That which is becoming or appropriate. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Becomingly \Be*com"ing*ly\, adv.
      In a becoming manner.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Becomingness \Be*com"ing*ness\, n.
      The quality of being becoming, appropriate, or fit;
      congruity; fitness.
  
               The becomingness of human nature.            --Grew.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Begem \Be*gem"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Begemmed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Begemming}.]
      To adorn with gems, or as with gems.
  
               Begemmed with dewdrops.                           --Sir W.
                                                                              Scott.
  
               Those lonely realms bright garden isles begem.
                                                                              --Shelley.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Begin \Be*gin"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Began}, {Begun}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Beginning}.] [AS. beginnan (akin to OS. biginnan, D.
      & G. beginnen, OHG. biginnan, Goth., du-ginnan, Sw. begynna,
      Dan. begynde); pref. be- + an assumed ginnan. [root]31. See
      {Gin} to begin.]
      1. To have or commence an independent or first existence; to
            take rise; to commence.
  
                     Vast chain of being! which from God began. --Pope.
  
      2. To do the first act or the first part of an action; to
            enter upon or commence something new, as a new form or
            state of being, or course of action; to take the first
            step; to start. [bd]Tears began to flow.[b8] --Dryden.
  
                     When I begin, I will also make an end. --1 Sam. iii.
                                                                              12.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Beginning \Be*gin"ning\, n.
      1. The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement
            of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being
            or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a
            succession of acts or states.
  
                     In the beginning God created the heaven and the
                     earth.                                                --Gen. i. 1.
  
      2. That which begins or originates something; the first
            cause; origin; source.
  
                     I am . . . the beginning and the ending. --Rev. i.
                                                                              8.
  
      3. That which is begun; a rudiment or element.
  
                     Mighty things from small beginnings grow. --Dryden.
  
      4. Enterprise. [bd]To hinder our beginnings.[b8] --Shak.
  
      Syn: Inception; prelude; opening; threshold; origin; outset;
               foundation.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Begnaw \Be*gnaw"\, v. t. [p. p. {Begnawed}, (R.) {Begnawn}.]
      [AS. begnagan; pref. be- + gnagan to gnaw.]
      To gnaw; to eat away; to corrode.
  
               The worm of conscience still begnaw thy soul. --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Beseem \Be*seem"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beseemed}; p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Beseeming}.] [Pref. be- + seem.]
      Literally: To appear or seem (well, ill, best, etc.) for
      (one) to do or to have. Hence: To be fit, suitable, or proper
      for, or worthy of; to become; to befit.
  
               A duty well beseeming the preachers.      --Clarendon.
  
               What form of speech or behavior beseemeth us, in our
               prayers to God ?                                    --Hocker.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Beseeming \Be*seem"ing\, n.
      1. Appearance; look; garb. [Obs.]
  
                     I . . . did company these three in poor beseeming.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      2. Comeliness. --Baret.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Beseeming \Be*seem"ing\, a.
      Becoming; suitable. [Archaic] -- {Be*seem"ing*ly}, adv. --
      {Be*seem"ing*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Beseeming \Be*seem"ing\, a.
      Becoming; suitable. [Archaic] -- {Be*seem"ing*ly}, adv. --
      {Be*seem"ing*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Beseeming \Be*seem"ing\, a.
      Becoming; suitable. [Archaic] -- {Be*seem"ing*ly}, adv. --
      {Be*seem"ing*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Beshine \Be*shine"\ (b[esl]*sh[imac]n"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
      {Beshone}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Beshining}.]
      To shine upon; to illumine.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bezonian \Be*zo"ni*an\, n. [Cf. F. besoin need, want, It
      bisogno.]
      A low fellow or scoundrel; a beggar.
  
               Great men oft die by vile bezonians.      --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Biacuminate \Bi`a*cu"mi*nate\, a. [Pref. bi- + acuminate.]
      (Bot.)
      Having points in two directions.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bigeminate \Bi*gem"i*nate\, a. [Pref. bi- + geminate.] (Bot.)
      Having a forked petiole, and a pair of leaflets at the end of
      each division; biconjugate; twice paired; -- said of a
      decompound leaf.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bignonia \Big*no"ni*a\, n. [Named from the Abb[82] Bignon.]
      (Bot.)
      A large genus of American, mostly tropical, climbing shrubs,
      having compound leaves and showy somewhat tubular flowers.
      {B. capreolata} is the cross vine of the Southern United
      States. The trumpet creeper was formerly considered to be of
      this genus.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Chica \[d8]Chi"ca\, n. [Sp.]
      A red coloring matter. extracted from the {Bignonia Chica},
      used by some tribes of South American Indians to stain the
      skin.
  
      2. A fermented liquor or beer made in South American from a
            decoction of maize.
  
      3. A popular Moorish, Spanish, and South American dance, said
            to be the original of the fandango, etc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Whitewood \White"wood`\, n.
      The soft and easily-worked wood of the tulip tree
      ({Liriodendron}). It is much used in cabinetwork, carriage
      building, etc.
  
      Note: Several other kinds of light-colored wood are called
               whitewood in various countries, as the wood of
               {Bignonia leucoxylon} in the West Indies, of
               {Pittosporum bicolor} in Tasmania, etc.
  
      {Whitewood bark}. See the Note under {Canella}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bignoniaceous \Big*no`ni*a"ceous\, a. (Bot.)
      Of pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of
      which the trumpet flower is an example.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bison \Bi"son\ (b[imac]"s[ocr]n; 277), n. [L. bison, Gr. bi`swn,
      a wild ox; akin to OHG. wisunt, wisant, G. wisent, AS.
      wesend, Icel. v[c6]sundr: cf. F. bison.] (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) The aurochs or European bison.
      (b) The American bison buffalo ({Bison Americanus}), a large,
            gregarious bovine quadruped with shaggy mane and short
            black horns, which formerly roamed in herds over most of
            the temperate portion of North America, but is now
            restricted to very limited districts in the region of the
            Rocky Mountains, and is rapidly decreasing in numbers.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bookman \Book"man\, n.; pl. {Bookmen}.
      A studious man; a scholar. --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bookman \Book"man\, n.; pl. {Bookmen}.
      A studious man; a scholar. --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bookmonger \Book"mon`ger\, n.
      A dealer in books.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bosom \Bos"om\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bosomed} (-[ucr]md); p. pr.
      & vb. n. {Bosoming}.]
      1. To inclose or carry in the bosom; to keep with care; to
            take to heart; to cherish.
  
                     Bosom up my counsel, You'll find it wholesome.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      2. To conceal; to hide from view; to embosom.
  
                     To happy convents bosomed deep in vines. --Pope.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sea corn \Sea" corn`\ (Zo[94]l.)
      A yellow cylindrical mass of egg capsule of certain species
      of whelks ({Buccinum}), which resembles an ear of maize.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Whelk \Whelk\, n. [OE. welk, wilk, AS. weoloc, weloc, wiloc. Cf.
      {Whilk}, and {Wilk}.] (Zo[94]l.)
      Any one numerous species of large marine gastropods belonging
      to {Buccinum} and allied genera; especially, {Buccinum
      undatum}, common on the coasts both of Europe and North
      America, and much used as food in Europe.
  
      {Whelk tingle}, a dog whelk. See under {Dog}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bushman \Bush"man\, n.; pl. {Bushmen}. [Cf. D. boschman,
      boschjesman. See 1st {Bush}.]
      1. A woodsman; a settler in the bush.
  
      2. (Ethnol.) One of a race of South African nomads, living
            principally in the deserts, and not classified as allied
            in race or language to any other people.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bushman \Bush"man\, n.; pl. {Bushmen}. [Cf. D. boschman,
      boschjesman. See 1st {Bush}.]
      1. A woodsman; a settler in the bush.
  
      2. (Ethnol.) One of a race of South African nomads, living
            principally in the deserts, and not classified as allied
            in race or language to any other people.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bushment \Bush"ment\, n. [OE. busshement ambush, fr. bush.]
      1. A thicket; a cluster of bushes. [Obs.] --Raleigh.
  
      2. An ambuscade. [Obs.] --Sir T. More.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Beech Mountain, NC (town, FIPS 4512)
      Location: 36.21076 N, 81.88903 W
      Population (1990): 239 (1477 housing units)
      Area: 17.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Beechmont, KY
      Zip code(s): 42323

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Bowesmont, ND
      Zip code(s): 58225

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Bozeman, MT (city, FIPS 8950)
      Location: 45.67691 N, 111.04247 W
      Population (1990): 22660 (9117 housing units)
      Area: 25.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 59715

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Bozman, MD
      Zip code(s): 21612

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Buchanan, GA (city, FIPS 11616)
      Location: 33.80123 N, 85.18057 W
      Population (1990): 1009 (386 housing units)
      Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 30113
   Buchanan, MI (city, FIPS 11400)
      Location: 41.82790 N, 86.36681 W
      Population (1990): 4992 (2117 housing units)
      Area: 6.3 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 49107
   Buchanan, ND (city, FIPS 10060)
      Location: 47.06296 N, 98.82920 W
      Population (1990): 40 (15 housing units)
      Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 58420
   Buchanan, NY (village, FIPS 10341)
      Location: 41.26322 N, 73.94485 W
      Population (1990): 1970 (759 housing units)
      Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.8 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 10511
   Buchanan, TN
      Zip code(s): 38222
   Buchanan, VA (town, FIPS 10744)
      Location: 37.52071 N, 79.68939 W
      Population (1990): 1222 (524 housing units)
      Area: 6.0 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Buchanan County, IA (county, FIPS 19)
      Location: 42.46908 N, 91.83941 W
      Population (1990): 20844 (8272 housing units)
      Area: 1479.6 sq km (land), 5.4 sq km (water)
   Buchanan County, MO (county, FIPS 21)
      Location: 39.66648 N, 94.80602 W
      Population (1990): 83083 (35652 housing units)
      Area: 1061.3 sq km (land), 12.5 sq km (water)
   Buchanan County, VA (county, FIPS 27)
      Location: 37.26662 N, 82.03552 W
      Population (1990): 31333 (12222 housing units)
      Area: 1305.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Buchanan Dam, TX (CDP, FIPS 10984)
      Location: 30.79914 N, 98.43833 W
      Population (1990): 1099 (995 housing units)
      Area: 19.7 sq km (land), 32.5 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 78609

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Buckhannon, WV (city, FIPS 11188)
      Location: 38.98951 N, 80.22543 W
      Population (1990): 5909 (2457 housing units)
      Area: 4.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Buckman, MN (city, FIPS 8416)
      Location: 45.89798 N, 94.09235 W
      Population (1990): 201 (77 housing units)
      Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   backgammon   See {bignum} (sense 3), {moby} (sense 4), and
   {pseudoprime}.
  
  

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   bignum /big'nuhm/ n.   [common; orig. from MIT MacLISP] 1.
   [techspeak] A multiple-precision computer representation for very
   large integers.   2. More generally, any very large number.   "Have
   you ever looked at the United States Budget?   There's bignums for
   you!"   3. [Stanford] In backgammon, large numbers on the dice
   especially a roll of double fives or double sixes (compare {moby},
   sense 4).   See also {El Camino Bignum}.
  
      Sense 1 may require some explanation.   Most computer languages
   provide a kind of data called `integer', but such computer integers
   are usually very limited in size; usually they must be smaller than
   2^(31) (2,147,483,648) or (on a {bitty box}) 2^(15) (32,768).   If
   you want to work with numbers larger than that, you have to use
   floating-point numbers, which are usually accurate to only six or
   seven decimal places.   Computer languages that provide bignums can
   perform exact calculations on very large numbers, such as 1000! (the
   factorial of 1000, which is 1000 times 999 times 998 times ... times
   2 times 1).   For example, this value for 1000!   was computed by the
   MacLISP system using bignums:
  
      40238726007709377354370243392300398571937486421071
      46325437999104299385123986290205920442084869694048
      00479988610197196058631666872994808558901323829669
      94459099742450408707375991882362772718873251977950
      59509952761208749754624970436014182780946464962910
      56393887437886487337119181045825783647849977012476
      63288983595573543251318532395846307555740911426241
      74743493475534286465766116677973966688202912073791
      43853719588249808126867838374559731746136085379534
      52422158659320192809087829730843139284440328123155
      86110369768013573042161687476096758713483120254785
      89320767169132448426236131412508780208000261683151
      02734182797770478463586817016436502415369139828126
      48102130927612448963599287051149649754199093422215
      66832572080821333186116811553615836546984046708975
      60290095053761647584772842188967964624494516076535
      34081989013854424879849599533191017233555566021394
      50399736280750137837615307127761926849034352625200
      01588853514733161170210396817592151090778801939317
      81141945452572238655414610628921879602238389714760
      88506276862967146674697562911234082439208160153780
      88989396451826324367161676217916890977991190375403
      12746222899880051954444142820121873617459926429565
      81746628302955570299024324153181617210465832036786
      90611726015878352075151628422554026517048330422614
      39742869330616908979684825901254583271682264580665
      26769958652682272807075781391858178889652208164348
      34482599326604336766017699961283186078838615027946
      59551311565520360939881806121385586003014356945272
      24206344631797460594682573103790084024432438465657
      24501440282188525247093519062092902313649327349756
      55139587205596542287497740114133469627154228458623
      77387538230483865688976461927383814900140767310446
      64025989949022222176590433990188601856652648506179
      97023561938970178600408118897299183110211712298459
      01641921068884387121855646124960798722908519296819
      37238864261483965738229112312502418664935314397013
      74285319266498753372189406942814341185201580141233
      44828015051399694290153483077644569099073152433278
      28826986460278986432113908350621709500259738986355
      42771967428222487575867657523442202075736305694988
      25087968928162753848863396909959826280956121450994
      87170124451646126037902930912088908694202851064018
      21543994571568059418727489980942547421735824010636
      77404595741785160829230135358081840096996372524230
      56085590370062427124341690900415369010593398383577
      79394109700277534720000000000000000000000000000000
      00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
      00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
      00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
      00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
      000000000000000000.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Bachman
  
      A proposed a style of {Entity-Relationship model} which
      differs from Chen's.
  
      (1995-02-08)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Bachman Information Systems
  
      The company which merged with {CADRE} to form
      {Cayenne Software} in July 1996.
  
      (1998-02-06)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   backgammon
  
      See {bignum}, {moby}, {pseudoprime}.
  
      [{Jargon File}]
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   base memory
  
      The lowest 640 {kilobytes} of memory in an
      {IBM PC}-compatible computer running {MS-DOS}.   Other PC
      {operating systems} can usually compensate and "ignore" the
      fact that there is a 640K limit to base memory.   This was put
      in place because the original {CPU} - the {Intel 8088} - could
      only access one {megabyte} of memory, and {IBM} wanted to
      reserve the upper 384KB for {device drivers}.   The {high
      memory area} (HMA) lies above 640KB and can be accessed on
      MS-DOS computers that have an {A20 handler}.
  
      (1997-05-30)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   basename
  
      The name of a file which, in contrast to a
      {pathname}, does not mention any of the {directories}
      containing the file.   Examples:
  
      pathname basename
      -------- --------
      /etc/hosts hosts
      ./alma alma
      korte/a.a a.a
      a.a a.a
  
      See also {pathname}.
  
      (1996-11-23)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   bignum
  
      /big'nuhm/ (Originally from {MIT} {MacLISP}) A
      {multiple-precision} computer representation for very large
      integers.
  
      Most computer languages provide a type of data called
      "integer", but such computer integers are usually limited in
      size; usually they must be smaller than 2^31 (2,147,483,648)
      or (on a {bitty box}) 2^15 (32,768).   If you want to work with
      numbers larger than that, you have to use {floating-point}
      numbers, which are usually accurate to only six or seven
      decimal places.   Computer languages that provide bignums can
      perform exact calculations on very large numbers, such as
      1000! (the factorial of 1000, which is 1000 times 999 times
      998 times ... times 2 times 1).   For example, this value for
      1000! was computed by the {MacLISP} system using bignums:
  
      40238726007709377354370243392300398571937486421071
      46325437999104299385123986290205920442084869694048
      00479988610197196058631666872994808558901323829669
      94459099742450408707375991882362772718873251977950
      59509952761208749754624970436014182780946464962910
      56393887437886487337119181045825783647849977012476
      63288983595573543251318532395846307555740911426241
      74743493475534286465766116677973966688202912073791
      43853719588249808126867838374559731746136085379534
      52422158659320192809087829730843139284440328123155
      86110369768013573042161687476096758713483120254785
      89320767169132448426236131412508780208000261683151
      02734182797770478463586817016436502415369139828126
      48102130927612448963599287051149649754199093422215
      66832572080821333186116811553615836546984046708975
      60290095053761647584772842188967964624494516076535
      34081989013854424879849599533191017233555566021394
      50399736280750137837615307127761926849034352625200
      01588853514733161170210396817592151090778801939317
      81141945452572238655414610628921879602238389714760
      88506276862967146674697562911234082439208160153780
      88989396451826324367161676217916890977991190375403
      12746222899880051954444142820121873617459926429565
      81746628302955570299024324153181617210465832036786
      90611726015878352075151628422554026517048330422614
      39742869330616908979684825901254583271682264580665
      26769958652682272807075781391858178889652208164348
      34482599326604336766017699961283186078838615027946
      59551311565520360939881806121385586003014356945272
      24206344631797460594682573103790084024432438465657
      24501440282188525247093519062092902313649327349756
      55139587205596542287497740114133469627154228458623
      77387538230483865688976461927383814900140767310446
      64025989949022222176590433990188601856652648506179
      97023561938970178600408118897299183110211712298459
      01641921068884387121855646124960798722908519296819
      37238864261483965738229112312502418664935314397013
      74285319266498753372189406942814341185201580141233
      44828015051399694290153483077644569099073152433278
      28826986460278986432113908350621709500259738986355
      42771967428222487575867657523442202075736305694988
      25087968928162753848863396909959826280956121450994
      87170124451646126037902930912088908694202851064018
      21543994571568059418727489980942547421735824010636
      77404595741785160829230135358081840096996372524230
      56085590370062427124341690900415369010593398383577
      79394109700277534720000000000000000000000000000000
      00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
      00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
      00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
      00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
      000000000000000000.
  
      [{Jargon File}]
  
      (1996-06-27)
  
  

From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]:
   Bosnia And Herzegovina
  
   Note--Bosnia and Herzegovina is set to enter its third year of
   interethnic civil strife which began in the spring of 1992 after the
   Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina held a referendum on
   independence. Bosnia's Serbs - supported by neighboring Serbia -
   responded with armed resistance aimed at partitioning the republic
   along ethnic lines and joining Serb-held areas to 'greater Serbia'. In
   March 1994, Bosnia's Muslims and Croats reduced the number of warring
   factions from three to two by signing an agreement in Washington, DC,
   creating the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. A group of rebel
   Muslims, however, continues to battle government forces in the
   northwest enclave of Bihac. A Contact Group of countries, the US, UK,
   France, Germany, and Russia, continues to seek a resolution between
   the Federation and the Bosnian Serbs. In July of 1994 the Contact
   Group presented a plan to the warring parties that roughly equally
   divides the country between the two, while maintaining Bosnia in its
   current internationally recognized borders. The Federation agreed to
   the plan almost immediately, while the Bosnian Serbs rejected it.
  
   Bosnia And Herzegovina:Geography
  
   Location: Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Croatia
  
   Map references: Ethnic Groups in Eastern Europe, Europe
  
   Area:
   total area: 51,233 sq km
   land area: 51,233 sq km
   comparative area: slightly larger than Tennessee
  
   Land boundaries: total 1,459 km, Croatia 932 km, Serbia and Montenegro
   527 km (312 km with Serbia; 215 km with Montenegro)
  
   Coastline: 20 km
  
   Maritime claims: NA
  
   International disputes: as of January 1995, Bosnian Government and
   Bosnian Serb leaders remain far apart on territorial and
   constitutional solutions for Bosnia; the two sides did, however, sign
   a four-month cessation of hostilities agreement effective January 1;
   the Bosnian Serbs continue to reject the Contact Group Plan submitted
   by the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Russia, and
   accepted by the Bosnian Government, which stands firm in its desire to
   regain lost territory and preserve Bosnia as a multiethnic state
   within its current borders; Bosnian Serb forces control approximately
   70% of Bosnian territory
  
   Climate: hot summers and cold winters; areas of high elevation have
   short, cool summers and long, severe winters; mild, rainy winters
   along coast
  
   Terrain: mountains and valleys
  
   Natural resources: coal, iron, bauxite, manganese, timber, wood
   products, copper, chromium, lead, zinc
  
   Land use:
   arable land: 20%
   permanent crops: 2%
   meadows and pastures: 25%
   forest and woodland: 36%
   other: 17%
  
   Irrigated land: NA sq km
  
   Environment:
   current issues: air pollution from metallurgical plants; sites for
   disposing of urban waste are limited; widespread casualties, water
   shortages, and destruction of infrastructure because of civil strife
   natural hazards: frequent and destructive earthquakes
   international agreements: party to - Air Pollution, Law of the Sea,
   Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone
   Layer Protection
  
   Bosnia And Herzegovina:People
  
   Population: 3,201,823 (July 1995 est.)
   note: all data dealing with population is subject to considerable
   error because of the dislocations caused by military action and ethnic
   cleansing
  
   Age structure:
   0-14 years: 22% (female 337,787; male 370,966)
   15-64 years: 68% (female 1,082,357; male 1,085,610)
   65 years and over: 10% (female 190,992; male 134,111) (July 1995 est.)
  
   Population growth rate: 0.65% (1995 est.)
  
   Birth rate: 11.29 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)
  
   Death rate: 7.51 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)
  
   Net migration rate: 2.72 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)
  
   Infant mortality rate: 11.6 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)
  
   Life expectancy at birth:
   total population: 75.47 years
   male: 72.75 years
   female: 78.37 years (1995 est.)
  
   Total fertility rate: 1.65 children born/woman (1995 est.)
  
   Nationality:
   noun: Bosnian(s), Herzegovinian(s)
   adjective: Bosnian, Herzegovinian
  
   Ethnic divisions: Muslim 38%, Serb 40%, Croat 22% (est.)
  
   Religions: Muslim 40%, Orthodox 31%, Catholic 15%, Protestant 4%,
   other 10%
  
   Languages: Serbo-Croatian 99%
  
   Literacy: NA%
  
   Labor force: 1,026,254
   by occupation: NA%
  
   Bosnia And Herzegovina:Government
  
   Note: The US recognizes the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The
   Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, formed by the Muslims and Croats
   in March 1994, remains in the implementation stages.
  
   Names:
   conventional long form: Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
   conventional short form: Bosnia and Herzegovina
   local long form: Republika Bosna i Hercegovina
   local short form: Bosna i Hercegovina
  
   Digraph: BK
  
   Type: emerging democracy
  
   Capital: Sarajevo
  
   Administrative divisions: 109 districts (opstinas, singular - opstina)
   Banovici, Banja Luka, Bihac, Bijeljina, Bileca, Bosanska Dubica,
   Bosanska Gradiska, Bosanska Krupa, Bosanski Brod, Bosanski Novi,
   Bosanski Petrovac, Bosanski Samac, Bosansko Grahovo, Bratunac, Brcko,
   Breza, Bugojno, Busovaca, Cazin, Cajnice, Capljina, Celinac, Citluk,
   Derventa, Doboj, Donji Vakuf, Foca, Fojnica, Gacko, Glamoc, Gorazde,
   Gornji Vakuf, Gracanica, Gradacac, Grude, Han Pijesak, Jablanica,
   Jajce, Kakanj, Kalesija, Kalinovik, Kiseljak, Kladanj, Kljuc, Konjic,
   Kotor Varos, Kresevo, Kupres, Laktasi, Listica, Livno, Lopare,
   Lukavac, Ljubinje, Ljubuski, Maglaj, Modrica, Mostar, Mrkonjic-Grad,
   Neum, Nevesinje, Odzak, Olovo, Orasje, Posusje, Prijedor, Prnjavor,
   Prozor, (Pucarevo) Novi Travnik, Rogatica, Rudo, Sanski Most,
   Sarajevo-Centar, Sarajevo-Hadzici, Sarajevo-Ilidza, Sarajevo-Ilijas,
   Sarajevo-Novi Grad, Sarajevo-Novo, Sarajevo-Pale, Sarajevo-Stari Grad,
   Sarajevo-Trnovo, Sarajevo-Vogosca, Skender Vakuf, Sokolac, Srbac,
   Srebrenica, Srebrenik, Stolac, Sekovici, Sipovo, Teslic, Tesanj,
   Drvar, Duvno, Travnik, Trebinje, Tuzla, Ugljevik, Vares, Velika
   Kladusa, Visoko, Visegrad, Vitez, Vlasenica, Zavidovici, Zenica,
   Zvornik, Zepce, Zivinice
   note: currently under negotiation with the assistance of international
   mediators
  
   Independence: NA April 1992 (from Yugoslavia)
  
   National holiday: NA
  
   Constitution: promulgated in 1974 (under the Communists), amended
   1989, 1990, and 1991; the Assembly planned to draft a new constitution
   in 1991, before conditions deteriorated; constitution of Federation of
   Bosnia and Herzegovina (including Muslim and Croatian controlled parts
   of Republic) ratified April 1994
  
   Legal system: based on civil law system
  
   Suffrage: 16 years of age, if employed; 18 years of age, universal
  
   Executive branch:
   chief of state: President Alija IZETBEGOVIC (since 20 December 1990),
   other members of the collective presidency: Ejup GANIC (since NA
   November 1990), Nijaz DURAKOVIC (since NA October 1993), Stjepan
   KLJUJIC (since NA October 1993), Ivo KOMSIC (since NA October 1993),
   Mirko PEJANOVIC (since NA June 1992), Tatjana LJUJIC-MIJATOVIC (since
   NA December 1992)
   head of government: Prime Minister Haris SILAJDZIC (since NA October
   1993)
   cabinet: executive body of ministers; members of, and responsible to,
   the National Assembly
   note: the president of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is
   Kresimir ZUBAK (since 31 May 1994); Vice President Ejup GANIC (since
   31 May 1994)
  
   Legislative branch: bicameral National Assembly
   Chamber of Municipalities (Vijece Opeina): elections last held
   November-December 1990 (next to be held NA); percent of vote by party
   NA; seats - (110 total) SDA 43, SDS BiH 38, HDZ BiH 23, Party of
   Democratic Changes 4, DSS 1, SPO 1
   Chamber of Citizens (Vijece Gradanstvo): elections last held
   November-December 1990 (next to be held NA); percent of vote by party
   NA; seats - (130 total) SDA 43, SDS BiH 34, HDZ BiH 21, Party of
   Democratic Changes 15, SRSJ BiH 12, LBO 2, DSS 1, DSZ 1, LS 1
   note: legislative elections for Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
   are slated for late 1994
  
   Judicial branch: Supreme Court, Constitutional Court
  
   Political parties and leaders: Party of Democratic Action (SDA), Alija
   IZETBEGOVIC; Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina (HDZ
   BiH), Dario KORDIC; Serbian Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina
   (SDS BiH), Radovan KARADZIC, president; Liberal Bosnian Organization
   (LBO), Adil ZULFIKARPASIC, president; Democratic Party of Socialists
   (DSS), Nijaz DURAKOVIC, president; Party of Democratic Changes, leader
   NA; Serbian Movement for Renewal (SPO), Milan TRIVUNCIC; Alliance of
   Reform Forces of Yugoslavia for Bosnia and Herzegovina (SRSJ BiH), Dr.
   Nenad KECMANOVIC, president; Democratic League of Greens (DSZ), Drazen
   PETROVIC; Liberal Party (LS), Rasim KADIC, president
  
   Other political or pressure groups: NA
  
   Member of: CE (guest), CEI, ECE, FAO, ICAO, IFAD, ILO, IMO, INTELSAT
   (nonsignatory user), INTERPOL, IOC, IOM (observer), ITU, NAM (guest),
   OSCE, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WTO
  
   Diplomatic representation in US:
   chief of mission: Ambassador Sven ALKALAJ
   chancery: Suite 760, 1707 L Street NW, Washington, DC 20036
   telephone: [1] (202) 833-3612, 3613, 3615
   FAX: [1] (202) 833-2061
   consulate(s) general: New York
  
   US diplomatic representation:
   chief of mission: Ambassador Victor JACKOVICH
   embassy: address NA
   mailing address: American Embassy Bosnia, c/o AmEmbassy Vienna
   Boltzmangasse 16, A-1091, Vienna, Austria; APO: (Bosnia) Vienna,
   Department of State, Washington, DC 20521-9900
   telephone: [43] (1) 313-39
   FAX: [43] (1) 310-0682
  
   Flag: white with a large blue shield; the shield contains white Roman
   crosses with a white diagonal band running from the upper hoist corner
   to the lower fly side
  
   Economy
  
   Overview: Bosnia and Herzegovina ranked next to The Former Yugoslav
   Republic of Macedonia as the poorest republic in the old Yugoslav
   federation. Although agriculture has been almost all in private hands,
   farms have been small and inefficient, and the republic traditionally
   has been a net importer of food. Industry has been greatly
   overstaffed, one reflection of the rigidities of Communist central
   planning and management. TITO had pushed the development of military
   industries in the republic with the result that Bosnia hosted a large
   share of Yugoslavia's defense plants. As of February 1995, Bosnia and
   Herzegovina was being torn apart by the continued bitter interethnic
   warfare that has caused production to plummet, unemployment and
   inflation to soar, and human misery to multiply. No economic
   statistics for 1992-94 are available, although output clearly has
   fallen substantially below the levels of earlier years and almost
   certainly is well below $1,000 per head. The country receives
   substantial amounts of humanitarian aid from the international
   community.
  
   National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $NA
  
   National product real growth rate: NA%
  
   National product per capita: $NA
  
   Inflation rate (consumer prices): NA%
  
   Unemployment rate: NA%
  
   Budget:
   revenues: $NA
   expenditures: $NA, including capital expenditures of $NA
  
   Exports: $NA
   commodities: NA
   partners: NA
  
   Imports: $NA
   commodities: NA
   partners: NA
  
   External debt: $NA
  
   Industrial production: growth rate NA%; production is sharply down
   because of interethnic and interrepublic warfare (1991-94)
  
   Electricity:
   capacity: 3,800,000 kW
   production: NA kWh
   consumption per capita: NA kWh (1993)
  
   Industries: steel production, mining (coal, iron ore, lead, zinc,
   manganese, and bauxite), manufacturing (vehicle assembly, textiles,
   tobacco products, wooden furniture, 40% of former Yugoslavia's
   armaments including tank and aircraft assembly, domestic appliances),
   oil refining (1991)
  
   Agriculture: accounted for 9.0% of GDP in 1989; regularly produces
   less than 50% of food needs; the foothills of northern Bosnia support
   orchards, vineyards, livestock, and some wheat and corn; long winters
   and heavy precipitation leach soil fertility reducing agricultural
   output in the mountains; farms are mostly privately held, small, and
   not very productive (1991)
  
   Illicit drugs: NA
  
   Economic aid: $NA
  
   Currency: 1 dinar = 100 para; Croatian dinar used in Croat-held area,
   presumably to be replaced by new Croatian kuna; old and new Serbian
   dinars used in Serb-held area; hard currencies probably supplanting
   local currencies in areas held by Bosnian government
  
   Exchange rates: NA
  
   Fiscal year: calendar year
  
   Bosnia And Herzegovina:Transportation
  
   Railroads:
   total: 1,021 km (electrified 795 km)
   standard gauge: 1,021 km 1.435-m gauge (1994)
  
   Highways:
   total: 21,168 km
   paved: 11,436 km
   unpaved: gravel 8,146 km; earth 1,586 km (1991)
  
   Inland waterways: NA km
  
   Pipelines: crude oil 174 km; natural gas 90 km (1992); note -
   pipelines now disrupted
  
   Ports: Bosanski Brod
  
   Merchant marine: none
  
   Airports:
   total: 27
   with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 4
   with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
   with paved runways under 914 m: 11
   with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,438 m: 1
   with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 8
  
   Bosnia And Herzegovina:Communications
  
   Telephone system: 727,000 telephones; telephone and telegraph network
   is in need of modernization and expansion; many urban areas are below
   average when compared with services in other former Yugoslav republics
  
   local: NA
   intercity: NA
   international: no earth stations
  
   Radio:
   broadcast stations: AM 9, FM 2, shortwave 0
   radios: 840,000
  
   Television:
   broadcast stations: 6
   televisions: 1,012,094
  
   Bosnia And Herzegovina:Defense Forces
  
   Branches: Army
  
   Manpower availability: males age 15-49 815,055; males fit for military
   service 657,454; males reach military age (19) annually 38,201 (1995
   est.)
  
   Defense expenditures: $NA, NA% of GDP
  
  
  
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