kan|ga|roo — kan|ga|roo1 «KANG guh ROO», noun, plural roos or (collectively) roo. an animal of Australia, New Guinea, and nearby islands. Kangaroos are mammals with small forelegs and very strong hind legs which give them great leaping power and a heavy tail… … Useful english dictionary
kangaroo — kan•ga•roo [[t]ˌkæŋ gəˈru[/t]] n. pl. roos, (esp. collectively) roo. mam any herbivorous leaping marsupial of the family Macropodidae, of Australia and adjacent islands, having short forelimbs, powerful hind legs, and a long, thick tail •… … From formal English to slang
Chan Santa Cruz — Areas under the Mayas control, approximately 1870 Chan Santa Cruz or U Noh Kah Balam Nah Chan Santa Cruz is the Maya town now known as Felipe Carrillo Puerto in what is now the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. This name is often assigned to the… … Wikipedia
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
List of names in English with counterintuitive pronunciations — This is a set of lists of English personal and place names whose pronunciations are counterintuitive to their spelling, either because the pronunciation does not correspond to the spelling, or because a better known namesake has a markedly… … Wikipedia
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
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Cancún — Infobox City official name = Cancún other name = native name = nickname = settlement type = motto = imagesize = image caption = Cancún Aereal View flag size = image seal size = image shield = shield size = flag size = image seal size = image… … Wikipedia
Leute — 1. A de richa Lüta werd ma nüd rüdig1. – Sutermeister, 143; Tobler, 371. In Appenzell: Von den reichen Leuten bekommt man nicht leere Hände. (Tobler.) 2. Albern Leut dienen nicht in die Welt. – Petri, II, 4. 3. Alberne Lüe sind ock Lüe. (Hannover … Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon
Yucatán — Infobox Settlement name = Yucatán other name = native name = Estado Libre y Soberano de Akil Yucatán settlement type = State motto = imagesize = image caption = imagesize = image caption = flag size = 140px image seal size = image shield = Escudo … Wikipedia
