GAMBIER ISLANDS

Meaning of GAMBIER ISLANDS in English

Pronunciation: ' gam- ˌ bir

Function: geographical name

islands S. Pacific SE of Tuamotu Archipelago belonging to France pop 620 ― see MANGAREVA

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GAMBIER ISLANDS — Island group (pop., 1996: 1,087), French Polynesia . It is the southeasternmost extension of the Tuamotu Archipelago . The largest …
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GAMBIER ISLANDS — French les Gambier, also called Mangareva Islands, southeasternmost extension of the Tuamotu Archipelago of French Polynesia in the central South …
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GAMBIER ISLANDS — Island group (pop., 1996: 1,087), French Polynesia . It is the southeasternmost extension of the Tuamotu Archipelago . The largest …
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GAMBIER ISLANDS — geographical name islands S Pacific SE of Tuamotu Archipelago belonging to France population 620
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GAMBIER ISLANDS — /gam"bear/ a group of islands in French Polynesia, belonging to the Tuamotu Archipelago. 8226; 12 sq. mi. (31 sq. km).
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GAMBIER ISLANDS — geographical name islands S Pacific SE of Tuamotu Archipelago belonging to France population 620 — see Mangareva
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GAMBIER ISLANDS — Острова Гамбье
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
GAMBIER — also gambir noun Etymology: Malay gambir Date: 1830 a yellowish catechu that is obtained from a tropical southeast Asian woody …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GAMBIER — noun also gam·bir ˈgamˌbi(ə)r, -iə ( -s ) Etymology: Malay gambir : a yellowish catechu obtained from a Malayan woody …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GAMBIER — (n.) Catechu.
Английский словарь Webster
GAMBIER — (n.) The inspissated juice of a plant (Uncaria Gambir) growing in Malacca. It is a powerful astringent, and, under the …
Английский словарь Webster
GAMBIER — ( n. ) The inspissated juice of a plant (Uncaria Gambir) growing in Malacca. It is a powerful astringent, and, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GAMBIER — ( n. ) Catechu.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GAMBIER — /gam"bear/ , n. an astringent extract obtained from the leaves and young shoots of a tropical Asian shrub, Uncaria gambir, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GAMBIER — also gam·bir ˈgam-ˌbir Etymology: Malay gambir Date: 1830 : a yellowish catechu that is obtained from a tropical southeast Asian …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GAMBIER — noun catechu. 2. gambier ·noun the inspissated juice of a plant (uncaria gambir) growing in malacca. it is a powerful …
Webster English vocab
GAMBIER — [ 'gambɪə ] ■ noun an astringent extract of a tropical Asian plant, used in tanning. Origin C19: from Malay …
Concise Oxford English vocab
GAMBIER — [gam.bier] also gam.bir n [Malay gambir] (1830): a yellowish catechu that is obtained from a Malayan woody vine (Uncaria gambir) …
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GAMBIER — Gambier, g~ BrE AmE ˈɡæm bi‿ə AmE ‿ ə r
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GAMBIER — n. an astringent extract of an Eastern plant used in tanning etc. [Malay gambir name of the plant]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GAMBIER — n. an astringent extract of an Eastern plant used in tanning etc. [ Malay gambir name of the plant ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GAMBIER — n. an astringent extract of an Eastern plant used in tanning etc. Etymology: Malay gambir name of the plant
Oxford English vocab
GAMBIER — Classification: Village Located in: Ohio (OH) Total Population (2000): 1871 Total Housing Units (2000): 305 Land Area (square meters): 2424731 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
GAMBIER — n. [Written also Gambir and Gambeer .] Catechu, cutch, terra japonica, japan earth.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
ISLANDS — Изолированные
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ISLANDS — Острова
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ISLANDS — Архипелаг
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ISLANDS — Chile
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ISLANDS — Изолированные
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MOUNT GAMBIER AIRPORT — Airport Name : Mount Gambier Airport Airport Location : Mount Gambier, Australia IATA Code : MGB ICAO Code : YMTG
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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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MOUNT GAMBIER — city, southeastern South Australia. It is situated about 280 miles (450 km) southeast of Adelaide, with which it is connected …
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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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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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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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43022 — State: OHIO City: GAMBIER
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YMTG — Airport Name : Mount Gambier Airport Airport Location : Mount Gambier, Australia IATA Code : MGB ICAO Code : YMTG
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MGB — Airport Name : Mount Gambier Airport Airport Location : Mount Gambier, Australia IATA Code : MGB ICAO Code : YMTG
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MANGAREVA — geographical name island S Pacific, chief of the Gambier Islands area 7 square miles (18 square kilometers )
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GAMBIR — noun see: gambier
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
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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MANGAREVAN — I. |mäŋ(g)ə|rāvən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Mangareva island, Gambier islands, French Polynesia + English -an 1. a. : of, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RANSOM, JOHN CROWE — born April 30, 1888, Pulaski, Tenn., U.S. died July 4, 1974, Gambier, Ohio American poet and critic, leading theorist of …
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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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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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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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DUNDONALD, THOMAS COCHRANE, 10TH EARL OF — born Dec. 14, 1775, Annesfield, Lanarkshire, Scot. died Oct. 30, 1860, London, Eng. British admiral, who ranks among the greatest …
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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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CHASE, PHILANDER — born Dec. 14, 1775, Cornish, N.H. died Sept. 20, 1852, near Peoria, Ill., U.S. U.S. clergyman and bishop in the …
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BAHAMAS, THE — officially Commonwealth of the Bahamas, archipelago and state on the northwestern edge of the West Indies. The group occupies an …
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ISLAND — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an island chain ▪ the island chain from Asia to Australasia desert island traffic island …
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ISLAND — n. Holy Island Sandalwood Island Alcatraz Island Alexander Island Anticosti Island Baffin Island Banks Island Bathurst Island Block Island Cape …
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