Encyclopedias

Encyclopedias

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Encyclopedias

The chief commander of a fleet, of which there are in Britain three grades—admirals, vice-admirals, and rear-admirals, the first displaying his flag on the main mast, the second on the fore, and the ...

Antananarivo

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The capital of Madagascar, in the centre of the island, on a well-nigh inaccessible rocky height 5000 ft. above the sea-level.

Angra

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The capital of the Azores, on the island of Terceira, a fortified place.

Alceste

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The chief character in Molière's Misanthrope.

Amhara

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The central and largest division of Abyssinia.

Actinism

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The chemical action of sunlight.

Aphrodite

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The Greek goddess of love and beauty, wife of Hephaestos and mother of Cupid; sprung from sea-foam; as queen of beauty had the golden apple awarded her by Paris, and possessed the power of conferring ...