ARAN ISLANDS

Meaning of ARAN ISLANDS in English

Ar ‧ an Is ‧ lands, the /ˈærən ˌaɪləndz/ BrE AmE

a group of three small islands off the west coast of the Republic of Ireland

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ARAN ISLANDS — geographical name islands W Ireland off coast of Galway; largest island Inishmore
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ARAN ISLANDS — Islands (pop., 2001: 543), Galway Bay, western Ireland. The group of small islands, totaling about 18 sq mi (47 sq …
Английский словарь Британика
ARAN ISLANDS — /ar"euhn/ a group of three islands off the W central coast of Ireland. ab. 18 sq. mi. (47 sq. km).
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ARAN ISLANDS — geographical name islands W Ireland off coast of Galway; largest island Inishmore
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ARAN ISLANDS — Irish Arainn, three limestone islandsInishmore, Inishmaan, and Inisheercomprising 18 square miles (47 square km) and lying across the mouth of …
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ARAN ISLANDS — Pronunciation: ' a-r ə n Function: geographical name islands W Ireland off coast of Galway; largest island Inishmore
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ARAN ISLANDS — Islands (pop., 2001: 543), Galway Bay, western Ireland. The group of small islands, totaling about 18 sq mi (47 sq …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ARAN ISLANDS — n [ pl ] a group of three islands off the west coast of Ireland.
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
ARAN ISLANDS — Аран
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
ARAN ISLANDS — геогр. острова Аран
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ARAN ISLANDS — о-ва Аран
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ARAN ISLANDS — геогр. острова Аран
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ARAN ISLANDS — геогр. острова Аран
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ARAN ISLANDS — о-ва Аран
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ARAN — [ 'ar(ə)n ] ■ adjective denoting a type of knitwear with patterns of cable stitch and large diamond designs, traditionally …
Concise Oxford English vocab
ARAN — Aran BrE AmE ˈær ə n ˈer-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ARAN — / ˈærən; NAmE / adjective [ only before noun ] ( BrE ) ( of knitted clothing ) with a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ARAN — (wild goat), a Horite, son of Dishan and brother of Uz. Genesis 36:28; 1Chr 1:42
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
ARAN — an ark; their curse
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ISLANDS — Изолированные
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ISLANDS — Острова
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ISLANDS — Архипелаг
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ARAN — Аран
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ISLANDS — Chile
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ISLANDS — Изолированные
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ISLAND — I Any area of land smaller than a continent and entirely surrounded by water. Islands may occur in oceans, seas, …
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VIRGIN ISLANDS — group of about 90 small islands, islets, cays, and rocks in the West Indies, situated some 40 to 50 miles …
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TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS — British dependency in the West Indies, comprising two small groups of islands at the southeastern end of The Bahamas and …
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PACIFIC ISLANDS, HISTORY OF — history of the islands from prehistoric times to the end of colonial rule in the period after World War II. …
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PACIFIC ISLANDS — island geographic region of the Pacific Ocean. It comprises three ethnogeographic regionsMelanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesiabut conventionally excludes the neighbouring island …
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P'ENG-HU ISLANDS — P'eng-hu also spelled Penghu, Chinese (Wade-Giles) P'eng-hu Ch'n-tao, or P'eng-hu Lieh-taoconventional Pescadores archipelago and hsien (county) of Taiwan, consisting of …
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NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS — also called Northern Marianas, officially Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, a self-governing commonwealth in political union with the United …
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GALAPAGOS ISLANDS — Spanish Islas Galpagos, officially Archipilago de Coln (Columbus Archipelago), island group of the eastern Pacific Ocean, administratively part of Ecuador. …
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FRISIAN ISLANDS — low-lying chain of islands from 3 to 20 miles (5 to 32 km) off the northern European mainland. They extend …
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CAYMAN ISLANDS — British colony in the Caribbean Sea, comprising the islands of Grand Cayman, Little Cayman, and Cayman Brac, situated about 180 …
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ALEUTIAN ISLANDS — Aleutian Islands chain of small islands that separate the Bering Sea (north) from the main portion of the Pacific Ocean …
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ARAN SWEATER — ˌAran ˈjumper BrE AmE ( also ˌAran ˈsweater ) noun a thick woollen ↑ jumper with a raised pattern of …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ARAN SWEATER — ➡ Aran jumper
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
ARAN JUMPER — ( also Aran sweater ) n a sweater (= a piece of clothing for the upper body) made of thick …
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O'FLAHERTY, LIAM — born Aug. 28, 1896, Inishmore, Aran Islands, County Galway, Ire. died Sept. 7, 1984, Dublin Irish novelist and short-story writer. …
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FLAHERTY, ROBERT (JOSEPH) — born Feb. 16, 1884, Iron Mountain, Mich., U.S. died July 23, 1951, Dummerston, Vt. U.S. filmmaker, considered the father of …
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ARAIN — I. ˈärən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English arain, irain, aran, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French araigne, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PAMPOOTIE — pamˈpüd.ē noun ( -s ) Etymology: perhaps alteration of papoosh : a shoe of untanned cowhide worn in the Aran …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MASONRY — the art and craft of building and fabricating in stone, clay, brick, or concrete block. Construction of poured concrete, reinforced …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1999: SPOTLIGHT
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SYNGE, JOHN MILLINGTON — born April 16, 1871, Rathfarnham, near Dublin, Ire. died March 24, 1909, Dublin leading figure in the Irish literary renaissance, …
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SALT RANGE — series of hills and low mountains between the valleys of the Indus and Jhelum rivers, located in the northern part …
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POLYNESIA — ethnogeographic grouping of islands scattered across a huge triangular area of the east-central Pacific Ocean. The triangle has its apex …
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OUTER HEBRIDES — islands in Scotland, off the northwestern coast of the Scottish mainland. They constitute the Western Isles council area. Lewis, the …
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OCEANIC ARTS
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O'FLAHERTY, LIAM — born Aug. 28, 1896, Inishmore, Aran Islands, County Galway, Ire. died Sept. 7, 1984, Dublin Irish novelist and short-story writer …
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NETHERLANDS ANTILLES — Dutch Nederlandse Antillen, five islands in the Caribbean Sea, an autonomous part of The Netherlands since 1954. The islands are …
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MICRONESIAN CULTURE — the beliefs and practices of the indigenous peoples of those Pacific Islands grouped as Micronesia. The islands include Kiribati (formerly …
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MICRONESIA — officially Federated States of Micronesia, country in the western Pacific Ocean. It is composed of more than 600 islands and …
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MELANESIAN CULTURE — the beliefs and practices of those indigenous peoples of the Pacific Islands grouped as Melanesia. The islands include (generally from …
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LERIDA — capital of Lrida provincia, in the comunidad autnoma (autonomous community) of Catalonia, northeastern Spain, on the Segre River near its …
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LAKSHADWEEP — formerly (195673) Laccadive, Minicoy, and Amindivi Islands, union territory of India. It is a group of some two dozen islands …
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ILA — also called Baila, Sukulumbwe, or Shukulumbwe a Bantu-speaking people inhabiting an area west of Lusaka, the national capital of Zambia. …
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GARONNE RIVER — Spanish Ro Garona, most important river of southwestern France, rising in the Spanish central Pyrenees and flowing into the Atlantic …
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GALWAY — Irish Gaillimh seaport and county town (seat) of County Galway, Ireland, on the northern shore of Galway Bay. After the …
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FRENCH POLYNESIA — officially Territory of French Polynesia, French Territoire de la Polynsie Franaise collection of island groups and overseas territory of France …
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FLAHERTY, ROBERT (JOSEPH) — born Feb. 16, 1884, Iron Mountain, Mich., U.S. died July 23, 1951, Dummerston, Vt. U.S. explorer and filmmaker, called the …
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DODECANESE — Modern Greek Dhodheknisos, group of islands in the Aegean Sea, off the southwestern coast of Turkey, and constituting the noms …
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BASQUE LANGUAGE — language isolate, the only remnant of the languages spoken in southwestern Europe before the region was Romanized. The Basque language …
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