CAHOKIA MOUNDS

Meaning of CAHOKIA MOUNDS in English

Pronunciation: k ə - ' h ō -k ē - ə

Function: geographical name

group of prehistoric Indian mounds Ill. ENE of E. St. Louis

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

CAHOKIA MOUNDS — geographical name group of prehistoric Indian mounds Illinois ENE of East St. Louis
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CAHOKIA MOUNDS — a group of very large prehistoric Indian earthworks in southwestern Illinois, consisting of mounds with flat tops that supported temples …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CAHOKIA MOUNDS — geographical name group of prehistoric Indian mounds Illinois ENE of East St. Louis
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CAHOKIA MOUNDS — курганы Кахокия Группа из 400 доисторических индейских курганов в Иллинойсе, главным является курган Кахокия (высота свыше 30 м, площадь основания свыше …
CAHOKIA MOUNDS — курганы Кахокия Группа из 400 доисторических индейских курганов в Иллинойсе, главным является курган Кахокия (высота свыше 30 м, площадь основания …
CAHOKIA — /keuh hoh"kee euh/ , n. a city in SW Illinois. 18,904.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CAHOKIA — village, St. Clair county, southwestern Illinois, U.S. It lies along the Mississippi River, opposite St. Louis, Mo. Founded in 1699 …
Britannica English vocabulary
MOUNDS — Mounds /maʊndz/ BrE AmE trademark a type of chocolate bar in the US which is made from ↑ coconut
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MOUNDS — Classification: Town Located in: Oklahoma (OK) Total Population (2000): 1153 Total Housing Units (2000): 500 Land Area (square meters): 3026421 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
MOUNDS — Classification: City Located in: Illinois (IL) Total Population (2000): 1117 Total Housing Units (2000): 504 Land Area (square meters): 3148382 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
CAHOKIA — Classification: Village Located in: Illinois (IL) Total Population (2000): 16391 Total Housing Units (2000): 6213 Land Area (square meters): 24887868 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
MOUNDS — Насыпи
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MOUNDS — Холм
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
MOUNDS — Рушь
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
MOUNDS — Валы
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
MOUNDS — Вали
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
MOUNDS — Бугор
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
MOUNDS — "Маундс" Товарный знак шоколадных батончиков с начинкой из кокосового ореха; выпускаются фирмой "Питер Пол" [Peter Paul Inc.]
CAHOKIA — 1) кахокия Индейское племя конфедерации иллинойсов [Illinois] на юго-западе штата Иллинойс; смешалось с другими племенами конфедерации, живущей ныне на месте бывшей …
MOUNDS — "Маундс" Товарный знак шоколадных батончиков с начинкой из кокосового ореха; выпускаются фирмой "Питер Пол" [Peter Paul Inc.]
CAHOKIA — 1) кахокия Индейское племя конфедерации иллинойсов [Illinois] на юго-западе штата Иллинойс; смешалось с другими племенами конфедерации, живущей ныне на месте …
MOUNDS — Насыпи
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
EFFIGY MOUNDS NATIONAL MONUMENT — National preserve, northeastern Iowa, U.S. Located on the Mississippi River, it covers 1,475 acres (597 hectares). Established in 1949, the …
Английский словарь Британика
EFFIGY MOUNDS NATIONAL MONUMENT — area of 1,475 ac (597 ha) containing numerous ancient Indian burial mounds, in northeastern Iowa, U.S., on the Mississippi River, …
Britannica English vocabulary
EFFIGY MOUNDS NATIONAL MONUMENT — National preserve, northeastern Iowa, U.S. Located on the Mississippi River, it covers 1,475 acres (597 hectares). Established in 1949, the …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
62206 — State: ILLINOIS City: CAHOKIA
US Zip Codes english vocab
ST. LOUIS DOWNTOWN AIRPORT — Airport Name : St. Louis Downtown Airport Airport Location : Cahokia, Illinois IATA Code : CPS ICAO Code : KCPS
Airport Code English Dictionary
KCPS — Airport Name : St. Louis Downtown Airport Airport Location : Cahokia, Illinois IATA Code : CPS ICAO Code : KCPS
Airport Code English Dictionary
CPS — Airport Name : St. Louis Downtown Airport Airport Location : Cahokia, Illinois IATA Code : CPS ICAO Code : KCPS
Airport Code English Dictionary
TOMB — I Home or house for the dead. The term is applied loosely to all kinds of graves, funerary monuments, and …
Английский словарь Британика
PONTIAC — born с 1720, on the Maumee River in present-day Ohio, U.S. died April 20, 1769, near the Mississippi River at …
Английский словарь Британика
MISSISSIPPIAN CULTURE — Last major prehistoric cultural development in North America, с AD 800–1550. It spread over much of the southeast and the …
Английский словарь Британика
ILLINOIS — State (pop., 2000: 12,419,293), midwestern U.S. Bordered by Wisconsin, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, and Iowa, it covers 57,918 sq mi (150,008 …
Английский словарь Британика
MOUND — I. ˈmau̇nd verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: origin unknown transitive verb 1. archaic a. : to surround with a barrier …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MONKS' MOUND — the largest of the Cahokia Mounds.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TERMITE
Britannica English vocabulary
SHELL MOUND — also called Kitchen Midden, in anthropology, prehistoric refuse heap, or mound, consisting chiefly of the shells of edible mollusks intermingled …
Britannica English vocabulary
EFFIGY MOUND — earthen mound in the form of an animal or bird found throughout the north-central United States. The effigy mounds are …
Britannica English vocabulary
BURIAL MOUND — artificial hill of earth and stones built over the remains of the dead. In England the equivalent term is barrow; …
Britannica English vocabulary
SQUIER, E(PHRAIM) G(EORGE) — born June 17, 1821, Bethlehem, N.Y., U.S. died April 17, 1888, Brooklyn, N.Y. U.S. newspaper editor, diplomat, and archaeologist who, …
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SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY — private, coeducational institution of higher learning in St. Louis, Mo., U.S. It is affiliated with the Jesuit order of the …
Britannica English vocabulary
PONTIAC — born c. 1720, , on the Maumee River [now in Ohio, U.S.] died April 20, 1769, near the Mississippi River …
Britannica English vocabulary
MISSISSIPPIAN CULTURE — the last major prehistoric cultural development in North America, lasting from about AD 800 to the time of the arrival …
Britannica English vocabulary
ILLINOIS, FLAG OF — U.S. state flag consisting of a white field (background) with the state seal in the centre showing a bald eagle, …
Britannica English vocabulary
ILLINOIS — a confederation of small, Algonquian-speaking Indian tribes originally spread over what is now southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois and parts …
Britannica English vocabulary
HOPEWELL CULTURE — the most notable ancient Indian culture of the east-central area of North America. It flourished from about 200 BC to …
Britannica English vocabulary
GEORGIA, FLAG OF — national flag consisting of a red field with a canton horizontally divided black over white. The flag's width-to-length ratio is …
Britannica English vocabulary
EAST SAINT LOUIS — city, St. Clair county, southwestern Illinois, U.S. It lies along the Mississippi River opposite St. Louis, Mo. A ferry station …
Britannica English vocabulary
COLLINSVILLE — city, on the MadisonSt. Clair county line, southwestern Illinois, U.S. Laid out in 1837 and named for an early pioneer …
Britannica English vocabulary
CLARK, GEORGE ROGERS — born Nov. 19, 1752, Albemarle County, Va. died Feb. 13, 1818, near Louisville, Ky., U.S. frontier military leader in the …
Britannica English vocabulary
CARBONIFEROUS PERIOD — Table 4: Geologic time scale. To see more information about a period, select one from the chart. fifth interval of …
Britannica English vocabulary
MOUND — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a mound of earth (= a pile of earth that looks like a small hill …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LAY
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BURIAL — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a burial site ▪ A Bronze Age burial site has been discovered. burial customs (= …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TOMB — n. Home or house for the dead. The term is applied loosely to all kinds of graves, funerary monuments, and …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PONTIAC — n. born 0441; 1720, on the Maumee River in present-day Ohio, U.S. died April 20, 1769, near the Mississippi River …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MISSISSIPPIAN CULTURE — Last major prehistoric cultural development in North America, 0441; AD 8001550. It spread over much of the southeast and the …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ILLINOIS — n. State (pop., 2000: 12,419,293), midwestern U.S. Bordered by Wisconsin, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, and Iowa, it covers 57,918 sq mi …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PRE-COLUMBIAN NORTH AMERICA — Pre-Columbian means ‘before the time of Columbus ’ and refers to the period of North American history before the region …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
NINEVEH — (abode of Ninus), the capital of the ancient kingdom and empire of Assyria. The name appears to be compounded from …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
КОЧКОВАТЫЙ — прил. abounding in mounds, covered with mounds, tussocky, hummocky abounding in mounds, covered with mounds, tussocky, hummocky
Русско-Английский словарь общей тематики
MOUND — 1. курган Земляное сооружение, характерное для индейских культур адена [Adena Culture], хопуэллская [Hopewell Culture] и др. в восточной части США; среди них …
ILLINOIS — I Иллинойс Штат на Среднем Западе [Midwest], ведущий в группе Северо-Восточного Центра [East North Central States]. Площадь - 150 тыс. кв. км. …
MOUND — 1. курган Земляное сооружение, характерное для индейских культур адена [Adena Culture], хопуэллская [Hopewell Culture] и др. в восточной части США; …

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