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c. Tweet Definition of c. Like Definition of c. on Facebook
abbreviation 
  1. (context, preposition) circa
The document was written in the Middle Ages, 1250.
  1. (context, noun) city
     
CA Tweet Definition of CA Like Definition of CA on Facebook
abbreviation 
  1. California, a state of the United States of America.
  2. Canada.
  3. Cellular Automata
     
Caen Tweet Definition of Caen Like Definition of Caen on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. A city in the Calvados département of Basse-Normandie, France
  2. (San Francisco) A caenism, something from w:Herb Caen, the late, incredibly long-term columnist for the w:San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Chronicle.
     
Caernarvonshire Tweet Definition of Caernarvonshire Like Definition of Caernarvonshire on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. (alternative spelling of, Caernarfonshire)
     
Cagliari Tweet Definition of Cagliari Like Definition of Cagliari on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. Province of Sardinia, Italy.
  2. Capital and port of Cagliari and also the capital of Sardinia.
     
cairns Tweet Definition of cairns Like Definition of cairns on Facebook
noun 
  1. (plural of, cairn)
     
Cairo Tweet Definition of Cairo Like Definition of Cairo on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. The capital of Egypt.
     
Calabria Tweet Definition of Calabria Like Definition of Calabria on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. A region of southern Italy.
     
Calais Tweet Definition of Calais Like Definition of Calais on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. A town in Nord-Pas-de-Calais, in the north of France.
     
Calcutta Tweet Definition of Calcutta Like Definition of Calcutta on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. Former name of Kolkata, the State capital of West Bengal (India).
     
Calgary Tweet Definition of Calgary Like Definition of Calgary on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. The largest city of the province of Alberta (Canada).
     
Cali Tweet Definition of Cali Like Definition of Cali on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. A city of western Colombia on the Cali River, southwest of Bogotí¡.
  2. (slang) The state of California in the United States.
     
California Tweet Definition of California Like Definition of California on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. A western coastal state of the United States of America.Capital: Sacramento.
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Texas - One of 50 states that form the United States of America. Texas is the largest of the 48 contiguous states and is located in the South, center of the country along the border with Mexico. Texas was founded in 1835 as the Republic of Texas, a sovereign nation. Following a war of independence with Mexico, Texas was annexed as the 28th US state, on December 29, 1845.

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Caltanissetta Tweet Definition of Caltanissetta Like Definition of Caltanissetta on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. Province of Sicily, Italy.
  2. Town and capital of Caltanissetta.
     
Calvados Tweet Definition of Calvados Like Definition of Calvados on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. A département of France, in the Basse-Normandie region.
     
Cambodia Tweet Definition of Cambodia Like Definition of Cambodia on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Kingdom of Cambodia. Former name: Kampuchea
     
Cambridge Tweet Definition of Cambridge Like Definition of Cambridge on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. A city in England famous for its university.
  2. w:University of Cambridge, Cambridge University.
He went to Cambridge, you know.
     
Cambridgeshire Tweet Definition of Cambridgeshire Like Definition of Cambridgeshire on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. An inland eastern county of England bordered by Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire and Northamptonshire.
     
Camden Tweet Definition of Camden Like Definition of Camden on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. An inner London borough comprising Hampstead, Holborn and St Pancras.
  2. A town name in various other locales.
  3. An English habitational surname.
  4. (given name, male), modern transferred use of the surname.
     
Cameroon Tweet Definition of Cameroon Like Definition of Cameroon on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. Country in Central Africa. Official name: Republic of Cameroon.
     
Campania Tweet Definition of Campania Like Definition of Campania on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. A region of southern Italy.
     
Campbell Tweet Definition of Campbell Like Definition of Campbell on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. A Scottish surname from the Gaelic cam beul, crooked mouth.
  2. (given name, male) derived from the surname.
     
Campo Grande Tweet Definition of Campo Grande Like Definition of Campo Grande on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. State capital of Mato Grosso do Sul (Brazil).
     
Canada Tweet Definition of Canada Like Definition of Canada on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. A country in North America; official name : Canada.
     
Canary Islands Tweet Definition of Canary Islands Like Definition of Canary Islands on Facebook
proper noun canary, Canary island, Islands
  1. An archipelago off the coast of north-west Morocco, belonging to Spain
     
Canberra Tweet Definition of Canberra Like Definition of Canberra on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. National capital of Australia, located in the Australian Capital Territory.
  2. (Colloquial) The Australian government.
A new tax policy was announced by Canberra today.
     
Cancer Tweet Definition of Cancer Like Definition of Cancer on Facebook
proper noun (symbol â��)
  1. (constellation) A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a crab.
     
Cannes Tweet Definition of Cannes Like Definition of Cannes on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. A town in the south-east of France
     
Canterbury Tweet Definition of Canterbury Like Definition of Canterbury on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. An ancient city in Kent, England
     
Canton Tweet Definition of Canton Like Definition of Canton on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. An alternative (former) name for Guangzhou in China.
  2. An alternative (former) name for Guangdong in China.
  3. A topographical surname of French or Galician derivation
     
canyon Tweet Definition of canyon Like Definition of canyon on Facebook
noun 
  1. A valley, especially a long, narrow, steep valley, cut in rock by a river.
     
Cape of Good Hope Tweet Definition of Cape of Good Hope Like Definition of Cape of Good Hope on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. a cape in southwestern South Africa, near Cape Town.
     
Cape Town Tweet Definition of Cape Town Like Definition of Cape Town on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. The legislative capital of South Africa.
     
Cape Verde Tweet Definition of Cape Verde Like Definition of Cape Verde on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. Country in Western Africa. Official name: Republic of Cape Verde.
     
Capri Tweet Definition of Capri Like Definition of Capri on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. an island in the Bay of Naples; part of Campania
     
Caracas Tweet Definition of Caracas Like Definition of Caracas on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. The capital of Venezuela.
     
Cardiff Tweet Definition of Cardiff Like Definition of Cardiff on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. The capital city of Wales
     
cardigan Tweet Definition of cardigan Like Definition of cardigan on Facebook
noun 
  1. A type of sweater or jumper that fastens up the front with buttons or a zipper, usually machine- or hand-knitted from wool. Cardigans are available for both sexes but recent fashions have resulted in them being more typically worn by women.
proper noun Cardigan
  1. A town in Wales.
     
Cardiganshire Tweet Definition of Cardiganshire Like Definition of Cardiganshire on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. A maritime traditional county of Wales, bordered by Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Brecknockshire, Radnorshire, Montgomeryshire and Merionethshire.
     
Carinthia Tweet Definition of Carinthia Like Definition of Carinthia on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. a federal state of Austria.
     
Carlisle Tweet Definition of Carlisle Like Definition of Carlisle on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. A city in north-western England, the county town of Cumbria and formerly of Cumberland.
     
Carmarthenshire Tweet Definition of Carmarthenshire Like Definition of Carmarthenshire on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. A maritime traditional county of Wales, bordered by Glamorganshire, Brecknockshire, Cardiganshire and Pembrokeshire.
  2. A local government principal area, bordered by Swansea, Neath Port Talbot, Powys, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire.
     
Carolina Tweet Definition of Carolina Like Definition of Carolina on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. (given name, female, from Latin, ), Latinate form of Caroline; rare in English.
     
Carson Tweet Definition of Carson Like Definition of Carson on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. An Irish and Scottish surname, possible a form of Curzon.
  2. (given name, male) (and very rarely a female name) transferred from the surname.
     
Carson City Tweet Definition of Carson City Like Definition of Carson City on Facebook
proper noun Carson city, City
  1. The capital of the US state of Nevada
     
Carthage Tweet Definition of Carthage Like Definition of Carthage on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. An ancient city in North Africa, in modern Tunisia.
     
Cary Tweet Definition of Cary Like Definition of Cary on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. A male given name, a variant of the Irish Carey
     
casbah Tweet Definition of casbah Like Definition of casbah on Facebook
noun 
  1. The older part of a city in northern Africa or Middle East.
     
cashmere Tweet Definition of cashmere Like Definition of cashmere on Facebook
noun 
  1. Fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat
  2. A soft fabric made of this wool
proper noun Cashmere (archaic)
  1. Kashmir
     
Caspian Sea Tweet Definition of Caspian Sea Like Definition of Caspian Sea on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. A landlocked sea between Asia and European Russia, and the world"s largest inland body of water.
     
Castries Tweet Definition of Castries Like Definition of Castries on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. The capital city of Saint Lucia
     
Catalonia Tweet Definition of Catalonia Like Definition of Catalonia on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. A country of SW Europe, an autonomous community of Spain. Historically, a principality also including a strip of nowadays Aragon and the region of Roussillon (nowadays part of France).
    • Official name: Catalonia (Catalunya).
    • Area: 31,930 km.2
    • Population (2003): 6,505,600.
     
Catania Tweet Definition of Catania Like Definition of Catania on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. Province of Sicily, Italy.
  2. Town and capital of Catania.
     
Catanzaro Tweet Definition of Catanzaro Like Definition of Catanzaro on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. Province of Calabria, Italy.
  2. Town and capital of Catanzaro and also the capital of Calabria.
     
Cathay Tweet Definition of Cathay Like Definition of Cathay on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. The name that was given to northern China by Marco Polo
     
Caucasus Tweet Definition of Caucasus Like Definition of Caucasus on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. A mountain range in West Asia, between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, on the territory of Russia, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan.
     
cayenne Tweet Definition of cayenne Like Definition of cayenne on Facebook
noun 
  1. cayenne pepper, Cayenne pepper.
adjective 
  1. Of or pertaining to Cayenne, capital of French Guiana, its inhabitants, or to Cayenne Island at the mouth of the Cayenne River.
  2. Of or pertaining to cayenne pepper.
     
Cayman Islands Tweet Definition of Cayman Islands Like Definition of Cayman Islands on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. A British territory in the Caribbean.
     
Celebes Tweet Definition of Celebes Like Definition of Celebes on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. The former name of Sulawesi
     
central Tweet Definition of central Like Definition of central on Facebook
adjective 
  1. being in the centre
  2. being the most important
  3. having or containing the centre of something
     
Central African Tweet Definition of Central African Like Definition of Central African on Facebook
noun 
  1. A person from Central Africa or of Central African descent.
adjective 
  1. Of, from, or pertaining to Central Africa, the Central African people or the Central African language.
     
Central African Republic Tweet Definition of Central African Republic Like Definition of Central African Republic on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. Country in Central Africa. Official name: Central African Republic.
     
Central America Tweet Definition of Central America Like Definition of Central America on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. The part of the Americas between North America and South America, consisting of the following countries:
    • Guatemala
    • Belize
    • Honduras
    • El Salvador
    • Nicaragua
    • Costa Rica
    • Panama
     
Ceres Tweet Definition of Ceres Like Definition of Ceres on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. (mythology) The Roman goddess of agriculture; equivalent to the Greek goddess Demeter.
  2. (astronomy) A celestial body orbitting between Mars and Jupiter; previously defined as an asteroid; now officially known as a dwarf planet; officially called 1 Ceres.
(wikipedia, 1 Ceres)      
Ceuta Tweet Definition of Ceuta Like Definition of Ceuta on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. A Spanish enclave at the edge of Morocco
     
Ceylon Tweet Definition of Ceylon Like Definition of Ceylon on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. The old name for Sri Lanka, prior to 1972.
     
Chad Tweet Definition of Chad Like Definition of Chad on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. A country in Central Africa. Official name: Republic of Chad.
  2. (given name, male) from Old English Ceadda, a seventh century saint.
     
Champagne Tweet Definition of Champagne Like Definition of Champagne on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. A region and former province of France.
     
champaign Tweet Definition of champaign Like Definition of champaign on Facebook
noun 
  1. (geography) open countryside, or an area of open countryside
  • 1605: Of all these bounds even from this line to this, / With shadowy forests and with champaigns riched, / With plenteous rivers and wide-skirted meads, / We make thee lady. " William Shakespeare, King Lear, I.i
     
Champlain Tweet Definition of Champlain Like Definition of Champlain on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. A surname from a French topographic name from words meaning field and flat
  2. w:Samuel de Champlain, Samuel de Champlain French geographer and explorer
     
Chandigarh Tweet Definition of Chandigarh Like Definition of Chandigarh on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. Union territory in northern India.
  2. City located in the union territory of Chandigarh, serving simultaneously as capital of this union territory and of the states of Haryana and Punjab.
     
Chandler Tweet Definition of Chandler Like Definition of Chandler on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. An English occupational surname for a maker or seller of candles.
  2. (given name, male), transferred use of the surname.
     
Channel Islands Tweet Definition of Channel Islands Like Definition of Channel Islands on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. A group of islands in the English Channel - Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Sark, Herm, Brecqhou, Lihou, Jethou and Burhou
  2. A group of islands off the coast of California
     
Charles Tweet Definition of Charles Like Definition of Charles on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. (given name, male)
     
Charleston Tweet Definition of Charleston Like Definition of Charleston on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. The capital city of West Virginia, USA.
  2. A large city and port in South Carolina, USA.
  3. A dance named for the city of Charleston, South Carolina.
     
Charlotte Tweet Definition of Charlotte Like Definition of Charlotte on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. (given name, female, from French, ) used in the English-speaking world since the seventeenth century.
    1. The largest city in the state of North Carolina.
     
Charlottetown Tweet Definition of Charlottetown Like Definition of Charlottetown on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. provincial, Provincial capital of Prince Edward Island (Canada).
     
Chattanooga Tweet Definition of Chattanooga Like Definition of Chattanooga on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. A city in Tennessee near the border with Georgia
     
Chautauqua Tweet Definition of Chautauqua Like Definition of Chautauqua on Facebook
noun 
  1. A place in the state of New York where people go over in the summer for vacation to enjoy artistic events.
  2. A kind of travelling tent-show which used to move across America featuring popular talks.
     
Cheapside Tweet Definition of Cheapside Like Definition of Cheapside on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. any of several streets in English towns and cities that were originally marketplaces
  1. (London) a street, and surrounding district, in the City; links Newgate Street, Cornhill, Threadneedle Street, Poultry and Lomboard Street (and others)
     
Chelmsford Tweet Definition of Chelmsford Like Definition of Chelmsford on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. The county town of Essex, England
     
Chelsea Tweet Definition of Chelsea Like Definition of Chelsea on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. A district on the northern bank of the river Thames in western London.
  2. A type of porcelain once manufactured there.
    1. Several cities (mostly in the US) named after it.
  1. (given name, female, ), derived from the London borough.
     
Cher Tweet Definition of Cher Like Definition of Cher on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. A short form of the female given name Cherilyn.
     
Cherbourg Tweet Definition of Cherbourg Like Definition of Cherbourg on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. A coastal town in Normandy, France
     
Cheshire Tweet Definition of Cheshire Like Definition of Cheshire on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. A maritime county of England, bordered by the Irish Sea, Lancashire, Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Denbighshire and Flintshire.
     
Chester Tweet Definition of Chester Like Definition of Chester on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. The county town of Cheshire, in northwest England.
  2. Any of a number of towns in the United States. (See W:Chester (disambiguation), Chester)
  3. A town in Nova Scotia, Canada.
  4. A male given name.
     
cheviot Tweet Definition of cheviot Like Definition of cheviot on Facebook
noun 
  1. a coarse woolen fabric made from the wool of Cheviot sheep
     
Cheyenne Tweet Definition of Cheyenne Like Definition of Cheyenne on Facebook
proper noun (plural: or Cheyennes)
  1. A member of the Cheyenne tribe.
  2. A western member of the w:Algonquian languages, Algonquian branch of the w:Algic languages, Algic language family. Cheyenne is spoken in Oklahoma and on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation in Montana. There are currently (2005) approximately 1,200 Cheyenne-speakers in Montana and 500 in Oklahoma.
  3. The capital of the State of Wyoming.
  4. (given name, female or male) of modern American usage.
     
Chicago Tweet Definition of Chicago Like Definition of Chicago on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. A large city in Illinois, USA.
     
Chihuahua Tweet Definition of Chihuahua Like Definition of Chihuahua on Facebook
noun 
  1. A desert state in northwestern Mexico.
  2. The capital city of the Mexican state of Chihuahua.
     
Chile Tweet Definition of Chile Like Definition of Chile on Facebook
noun chile (plural: chillun)
  1. (defn, English)
proper noun 
  1. A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Chile.
While I come from , my friend is from England, so I had to learn to speak English.
     
China Tweet Definition of China Like Definition of China on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. A country in East Asia. Official name: People's Republic of China (Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo).
  2. Region in East Asia comprising the areas governed by the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China (Taiwan).
  3. The civilisation/civilization of the Chinese people.
     
chino Tweet Definition of chino Like Definition of chino on Facebook
noun (wikipedia, Chino_cloth)
(plural chinos)
  1. A coarse cotton fabric commonly used to make trousers and uniforms.
     
Chios Tweet Definition of Chios Like Definition of Chios on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. One of the Sporades Islands of Greece.
  2. The capital of Chios.
     
chosen Tweet Definition of chosen Like Definition of chosen on Facebook
verb 
  1. (past participle of, choose)
     
Christmas Island Tweet Definition of Christmas Island Like Definition of Christmas Island on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. non self-governing territory of Australia located in the Indian Ocean.
  2. Alternative name for Kiritimati, an island of Kiribati
     
Churchill Tweet Definition of Churchill Like Definition of Churchill on Facebook
proper noun (wikipedia, Churchill (disambiguation))
  1. Any of several English placenames from church and hill
  2. A habitational surname from any of these places
  3. w:Winston Churchill, Winston Churchill English statesman and author
     
Cicero Tweet Definition of Cicero Like Definition of Cicero on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. The Roman statesman and orator M�rcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC).
     
Cincinnati Tweet Definition of Cincinnati Like Definition of Cincinnati on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. A town in Ohio.
     
Clayton Tweet Definition of Clayton Like Definition of Clayton on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. Any of several placenames in England and elsewhere, from Old English clí¦g "clay" + tÅ«n "enclosure, settlement".
  2. An English habitational surname from the placename.
  3. (given name, male) from the surname.
     
Cleveland Tweet Definition of Cleveland Like Definition of Cleveland on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. A city in Ohio.
  2. A former county in northeast England bordering Yorkshire and County Durham.
     
Clifton Tweet Definition of Clifton Like Definition of Clifton on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. Any of several places in England, especially a suburb of Bristol, England
  2. An English habitational surname for someone who lived in a town of this name.
     
Clinton Tweet Definition of Clinton Like Definition of Clinton on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. An Irish surname, the short form of McClinton?
  2. An English habitational surname from either of several places named "Glinton" or "Glympton"
  3. w:Bill Clinton, Bill Clinton US President
     
Clyde Tweet Definition of Clyde Like Definition of Clyde on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. (rivers) A river in Scotland that flows through Glasgow into the Firth of Clyde.
  2. (mostly U.S:) (given name, male) from the river name.
     
coco Tweet Definition of coco Like Definition of coco on Facebook
noun 
  1. coconut palm
  2. coconut
adjective 
  1. Of a chocolate-like nature. Containing or flavoured like chocolate.
     
Cocoa Tweet Definition of Cocoa Like Definition of Cocoa on Facebook
proper noun (wikipedia, Cocoa (API))
  1. (computing) an object-oriented programming API for Mac OS X
     
COD Tweet Definition of COD Like Definition of COD on Facebook
initialism or C.O.D.
  1. Cash on delivery.
     
Colchester Tweet Definition of Colchester Like Definition of Colchester on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. A town in Essex, England
     
Colo. Tweet Definition of Colo. Like Definition of Colo. on Facebook
abbreviation 
  1. Colorado
     
Cologne Tweet Definition of Cologne Like Definition of Cologne on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. A city in northwestern Germany on the Rhine River.
     
Colombia Tweet Definition of Colombia Like Definition of Colombia on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. Country in South America. Official name: Republic of Colombia.
     
Colombo Tweet Definition of Colombo Like Definition of Colombo on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. Capital and largest city of Sri Lanka.
     
colon Tweet Definition of colon Like Definition of colon on Facebook
noun (plural: colons or obsolete: cola)
  1. (grammar) The punctuation mark ":" introducing a quotation or a series of items, or separating clauses.
  2. (anatomy) The final segment of the digestive system, after (distal to) the ileum and before (proximal to) the anus
  3. A rhetorical figure consisting of a clause which is grammatically, but not logically, complete.
     
colony Tweet Definition of colony Like Definition of colony on Facebook
noun (colonies)
  1. Region or governmental unit created by another country and generally ruled by another country.
    • Bermuda is a crown of Great Britain.
      1. A group of organisms of same or different species living together in close association.
    • ant
    • The Portuguese Man O' War (Physalia physalis), also known as the bluebubble, bluebottle or the man-of-war, is commonly thought of as a jellyfish but is actually a siphonophore " a of specialized polyps and medusoids. Wikipedia article on (w, Portuguese Man o' War)
     
colophon Tweet Definition of colophon Like Definition of colophon on Facebook
noun 
  1. In handwritten manuscripts (before the invention of printing), the note, usually at the end, left by the scribe who copied it, giving information on his exemplar, where and when the copy was made, and sometimes, his own name.
  2. A printer's or publisher's identifying inscription or logo appearing at the end of a book, or the same appearing on the spine or dust-jacket.
  3. On websites, the page identifying the details of the creation, such as owner and technology used.
     
Colorado Tweet Definition of Colorado Like Definition of Colorado on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. A (USstate) Capital: Denver.
     
Colton Tweet Definition of Colton Like Definition of Colton on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. Any of several placenames in England derived from Old English cola (coal) and tun (settlement)
  2. An English and Scottish habitational surname derived from any of these places
  3. A male given name transferred from the surname
     
Columbia Tweet Definition of Columbia Like Definition of Columbia on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. (poetic) America; the United States; an appellation given in honor of Columbus, the discoverer.
  2. (archaic) The female personification of the USA.
  3. Shortened form of w:Columbia University, Columbia University.
  4. The space shuttle Columbia.
  5. The capital and largest city of South Carolina.
  6. A city in Missouri
     
Columbus Tweet Definition of Columbus Like Definition of Columbus on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. A masculine given name.
  2. w:Christopher Columbus, Christopher Columbus (1451?-1506), Italian explorer of the Americas.
  3. One of various cities in the USA, among others the capital of Ohio.
     
commerce Tweet Definition of commerce Like Definition of commerce on Facebook
noun (business)
  1. The exchange or buying and selling of commodities; esp. the exchange of merchandise, on a large scale, between different places or communities; extended trade or traffic.
  2. Social intercourse; the dealings of one person or class in society with another; familiarity.
"Fifteen years of thought, observation, and with the world had made him Bunyan wiser." -Macaulay.
  1. Sexual intercourse.
  2. A round game at cards, in which the cards are subject to exchange, barter, or trade.
verb (commerc, ing)
  1. (dated) To carry on trade; to traffic. Obs.
Beware you not with bankrupts. -B. Jonson.
  1. (dated) To hold intercourse; to commune.
Commercing with himself. -Tennyson.
Musicians ... taught the people in angelic harmonies to with heaven. -Prof. Wilson.
     
Commonwealth of Independent States Tweet Definition of Commonwealth of Independent States Like Definition of Commonwealth of Independent States on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. Successor to the Soviet Union, this is a confederation of eleven former Soviet republics: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.
     
Como Tweet Definition of Como Like Definition of Como on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. Province of Lombardy, Italy.
  2. City and capital of Como.
     
Comoros Tweet Definition of Comoros Like Definition of Comoros on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. Country in Eastern Africa. Official name: Union of the Comores.
     
Conakry Tweet Definition of Conakry Like Definition of Conakry on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. The capital of Guinea.
     
Concord Tweet Definition of Concord Like Definition of Concord on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. The state capital of New Hampshire
     
Congo Tweet Definition of Congo Like Definition of Congo on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. Country in Central Africa with Brazzaville as capital. Official name: Republic of the Congo.
  2. Country in Central Africa with Kinshasa as capital (formerly Zaire). Official name: Democratic Republic of the Congo.
  3. (rivers) A large river in Africa which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
     
Conn. Tweet Definition of Conn. Like Definition of Conn. on Facebook
abbreviation 
  1. Connecticut.
     
Connacht Tweet Definition of Connacht Like Definition of Connacht on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. The western province in Ireland, comprising of counties of Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon, and Sligo.
     
Connecticut Tweet Definition of Connecticut Like Definition of Connecticut on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. A (USstate) Capital: Hartford.
     
Constance Tweet Definition of Constance Like Definition of Constance on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. (given name, female, from Latin, ); a medieval form of the Latin Constantia from a word meaning constancy
     
Constantine Tweet Definition of Constantine Like Definition of Constantine on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. A male given name.
     
Constantinople Tweet Definition of Constantinople Like Definition of Constantinople on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. Name of present-day Istanbul from AD 330 to AD 1930. Previously known as Byzantium.
     
continent Tweet Definition of continent Like Definition of continent on Facebook
noun 
  1. A large contiguous landmass that is at least partially surrounded by water, together with any islands on its continental shelf
adjective 
  1. exercising continence
     
Conway Tweet Definition of Conway Like Definition of Conway on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. Former English name of Conwy in North Wales
  2. A Welsh habitational surname derived from the city or its river
  3. A male given name transferred from the surname
     
COO Tweet Definition of COO Like Definition of COO on Facebook
initialism 
  1. Chief Operating Officer
     
Cook Tweet Definition of Cook Like Definition of Cook on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. an English occupational name (surname) for a cook, or a seller of cooked food
     
Cook Islands Tweet Definition of Cook Islands Like Definition of Cook Islands on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. Self-governing country in Oceania, in free association with New Zealand. Official name: Cook Islands.
     
coorg Tweet Definition of coorg Like Definition of coorg on Facebook
noun Coorg
  1. A mountainous region found in south western India. Also known locally as kodagu.
  2. A member of the ethnic community originating from the region of Coorg in India.
     
Copenhagen Tweet Definition of Copenhagen Like Definition of Copenhagen on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. The capital city of Denmark.
  2. One of the former counties of Denmark.
  3. A community in Louisiana.
     
Coral Springs Tweet Definition of Coral Springs Like Definition of Coral Springs on Facebook
proper noun (wikipedia, Coral Springs, Florida )
  1. a city in Florida named for its natural spring water
     
cordovan Tweet Definition of cordovan Like Definition of cordovan on Facebook
noun 
  1. a leather from Córdoba originally of tanned goatskin later of horsehide.
adjective 
  1. oxblood (the color)
     
Corfu Tweet Definition of Corfu Like Definition of Corfu on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. One of the Ionian Islands, Greece.
  2. The capital of Corfu.
     
Corinth Tweet Definition of Corinth Like Definition of Corinth on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. A city in Greece.
     
Cork Tweet Definition of Cork Like Definition of Cork on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. Principal city of County Cork.
  2. County in the Republic of Ireland. (County Cork)
     
Cornwall Tweet Definition of Cornwall Like Definition of Cornwall on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. A maritime county of England, forming its south-western extremity, bordered by Devon in the east.
     
corona Tweet Definition of corona Like Definition of corona on Facebook
noun (plural: coronae or coronas)
  1. A crown or garland bestowed among the Romans as a reward for distinguished services.
  2. (star): The luminous plasma atmosphere of the Sun or other star, extending millions of kilometres into space, most easily seen during a total solar eclipse,
  3. (biology): Any crown-like appendage of a plant or animal.
  4. (electrical): a low energy discharge caused by ionization of a gas by an electric field quite common at conductor bends of 12kV or higher.
     
Coronado Tweet Definition of Coronado Like Definition of Coronado on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. A peninsula in San Diego
     
corse Tweet Definition of corse Like Definition of corse on Facebook
noun 
  1. (archaic) a corpse
     
Corsica Tweet Definition of Corsica Like Definition of Corsica on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. an island in the Mediterranean to the north of Sardinia; it is part of France
     
Cos Tweet Definition of Cos Like Definition of Cos on Facebook
proper noun or Kos
  1. An island of the Dodecanese, Greece.
     
Cosenza Tweet Definition of Cosenza Like Definition of Cosenza on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. Province of Calabria, Italy.
  2. Town and capital of Cosenza.
     
Costa Rica Tweet Definition of Costa Rica Like Definition of Costa Rica on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. Country in Central America; Official name: Republic of Costa Rica.
     
Cotonou Tweet Definition of Cotonou Like Definition of Cotonou on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. The de facto capital of Benin.
     
Coventry Tweet Definition of Coventry Like Definition of Coventry on Facebook
noun 
  1. Banishment.
::Joe received from his colleagues after telling the sexist joke. proper noun 
  1. An industrial city in central England.
     
Cracow Tweet Definition of Cracow Like Definition of Cracow on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. A city in Poland.
     
crater lake Tweet Definition of crater lake Like Definition of crater lake on Facebook
noun 
  1. (geology) a lake that has formed in the caldera of a volcano
     
Cremona Tweet Definition of Cremona Like Definition of Cremona on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. Province of Lombardy, Italy.
  2. Town and capital of Cremona.
     
Cretan Tweet Definition of Cretan Like Definition of Cretan on Facebook
noun 
  1. An inhabitant or a resident of Crete.
adjective 
  1. Of or relating to Crete or its inhabitants.
     
Crete Tweet Definition of Crete Like Definition of Crete on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. one of the 13 peripheries of Greece; an island in the Mediterranean Sea.
     
Crimea Tweet Definition of Crimea Like Definition of Crimea on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. An autonomous republic within Ukraine
     
Cristobal Tweet Definition of Cristobal Like Definition of Cristobal on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. Town and port in Panama, near Colón and the Caribbean end of the Panama Canal.
  2. The .30 Kiraly-Cristobal sub-machine gun
     
Croatia Tweet Definition of Croatia Like Definition of Croatia on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. Country in Europe. Official name: Republic of Croatia.
     
Cromwell Tweet Definition of Cromwell Like Definition of Cromwell on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. an English habitational surname from either of several placenames
  2. w:Oliver Cromwell, Oliver Cromwell English military leader, politician, and dictator, or his son w:Richard Cromwell, Richard Cromwell
     
Croydon Tweet Definition of Croydon Like Definition of Croydon on Facebook
proper noun (wikipedia, London Borough of Croydon)
  1. A borough and town in the south of Greater London.
     
Crystal Tweet Definition of Crystal Like Definition of Crystal on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. (given name, female).
  2. (slang) The drug Crystal Meth (methamphetamine hydrochloride)
     
Cumberland Tweet Definition of Cumberland Like Definition of Cumberland on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. A maritime traditional county of England, bordered by Dumfries-shire, Roxburghshire, Northumberland, County Durham, Westmorland, Lancashire and the Irish Sea; part of Cumbria for administrative purposes.
  2. A city in Allegany County, Maryland, USA. Cumberland, Maryland is the county seat of Allegany County.
     
Cumbria Tweet Definition of Cumbria Like Definition of Cumbria on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. A modern county of England made up of the former counties of Cumberland, Westmorland and part of Lancashire.
     
Cuneo Tweet Definition of Cuneo Like Definition of Cuneo on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. Province of Piedmont, Italy.
  2. City and capital of Cuneo.
     
Curitiba Tweet Definition of Curitiba Like Definition of Curitiba on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. State capital of Paraní¡ (Brazil).
     
cutch Tweet Definition of cutch Like Definition of cutch on Facebook
noun 
  1. (nautical) a preservative, made from catechu gum boiled in water, used to prolong the life of a sail
     
Cyclades Tweet Definition of Cyclades Like Definition of Cyclades on Facebook
proper noun      
Cycladic Tweet Definition of Cycladic Like Definition of Cycladic on Facebook
adjective 
  1. of, or relating to the Cyclades
     
cypress Tweet Definition of cypress Like Definition of cypress on Facebook
noun (plural: cypresses)
  1. An evergreen coniferous tree with flatterned shoots bearing small scale-like leaves, whose dark foliage is sometimes associated with mourning.
     
Cyprus Tweet Definition of Cyprus Like Definition of Cyprus on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. Country between Europe and the Middle East, in the Mediterranean Sea. Member state of the European Union since 2004. Official name: Republic of Cyprus.
  2. Island between Europe and the Middle East, in the Mediterranean Sea.
     
Cyrenaica Tweet Definition of Cyrenaica Like Definition of Cyrenaica on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. A Roman province on the North African coast, now part of Libya
     
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