LANDES

Meaning of LANDES in English

/lahonnd/ , n.

a department in SW France. 288,323; 3615 sq. mi. (9365 sq. km). Cap.: Mont-de-Marsan.

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LANDES — geographical name coastal region SW France on Bay of Biscay between Gironde Estuary & the Adour
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LANDES — geographical name coastal region SW France on Bay of Biscay between Gironde Estuary & the Adour
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LANDES — dpartement, Aquitaine region, southwestern France, created from parts of the historic provinces of Guyenne, Gascony, and Barn (qq.v.). Its 3,569 …
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LANDES — Ланды
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
LANDES — Pronunciation: ' lä n d Function: geographical name coastal region SW France on Bay of Biscay bet. Gironde Estuary & …
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SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY, LANDES — Сен-Бартельми
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LANDA — n moor (= moorland); Landas Landes
Interlingua English vocab
TROPIC — tropic. THE TROPICS: li tropic landes.
English interlingue dictionary
DAX — geographical name commune SW France in the Landes on the Adour NE of Biarritz population 20,119
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LANDESITE — ˈlandəˌsīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Kenneth K. Landes b 1899 American geologist + English -ite : a mineral Fe …
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LANDE — ˈläⁿd noun ( -s ) Etymology: French — more at laund 1. : an infertile moor 2. landes plural : …
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VIRGATE — virgate 1 /verr"git, -gayt/ , adj. shaped like a rod or wand; long, slender, and straight. [ 1815-25; virgatus; see …
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MONT-DE-MARSAN — /mawonndeu mannrdd sahonn"/ , n. a city in and the capital of Landes in SW France. 30,171.
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LANDSMAN — /landz"meuhn/ , n. , pl. landsmen . 1. Also, landman . a person who lives or works on land. 2. …
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DAX — geographical name commune SW France in the Landes on the Adour NE of Biarritz population 20,119
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TECHNOLOGY, HISTORY OF — the development over time of systematic techniques for making and doing things. The term technology, a combination of the Greek …
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SCULPTURE, HISTORY OF
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ROSIN — also called colophony, or colophonium translucent, brittle, friable resin used for varnish and in manufacturing many products. It becomes sticky …
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PETROLEUM — complex mixture of hydrocarbons that occur in the Earth in liquid, gaseous, or solid forms. The term is often restricted …
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MODERNIZATION — in sociology, the transformation from a traditional, rural, agrarian society to a secular, urban, industrial society. The progression of human …
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SAMADET FAIENCE — tin-glazed earthenware made in the 18th century in Samadet, Landes, France, at a factory founded in 1732. It is delicately …
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RANCE RIVER — river, rising in the Landes du Men, a chain of hills in Ctes-d'Armor dpartement, western France. It flows for 60 …
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MORBIHAN — dpartement, Bretagne rgion, northwestern France, created from a part of western Brittany. It takes its name from the practically landlocked …
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MONT-DE-MARSAN — town, capital of Landes dpartement, Aquitaine rgion, southwestern France, south of Bordeaux. It is situated at the confluence of the …
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MIDI-PYRNES — rgion, southwestern France, encompassing the dpartements of Lot, Aveyron, Tarn, Tarn-et-Garonne, Gers, Hautes-Pyrnes, Haute-Garonne, and Arige. The capital is Toulouse. …
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MEDOC — wine-producing district, southwestern France, on the left bank of the Gironde River estuary, northwest of Bordeaux. An undulating plain extending …
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LUXEMBOURG — officially Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, French Grand-Duch de Luxembourg, German Grossherzogtum Luxemburg one of the smallest nations in Europe, situated …
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LATECOERE, PIERRE — born 1883, Bagnres-de-Bigorre, Fr. died Aug. 11, 1943, Paris French aircraft manufacturer who aided the development of international airline service. …
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HESSEN — also called Hesse, Land (state) of Germany, eighth largest of the 16 Lnder, occupying an area of 8,152 square miles …
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HEINE, HEINRICH — born Dec. 13, 1797, Dsseldorf, Prussia died Feb. 17, 1856, Paris in full Christian Johann Heinrich Heine, original name (until …
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GASCONY — French Gascogne, historical and cultural region encompassing the southwestern French dpartements of Landes, Gers, and Hautes-Pyrnes and parts of Pyrnes-Atlantiques, …
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DAX — town, Landes dpartement, Aquitaine rgion, southwestern France. It lies on the left bank of the Adour River, 88 miles (142 …
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