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   Homosexuality in Japan

   A term for the burnt rice that sticks to the bottom of a cooking pot, this currently-used word refers to the straight, female friends of gay males. ... List of LGBT rights by region
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   List of French words and phrases used by English speakers

   a cooking mixture of two parts onions and one part each of celery and carrots ... after skiing socializing after a ski session; in French, this word refers to boots used to walk in snow (e.g. MoonBootsTM).
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   Jaggery

   Though the word jaggery is used for the products of both sugarcane and the date palm tree, technically, the word refers solely to sugarcane sugar. ... Jaggery is also considered auspicious in many parts of India, and is eaten raw before commencement of good work or any important new venture.
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   List of South African slang words

   (Durban region, from Afrikaans for "thin" or "emaciated".) ... chommie - More likely to be used by young girls than guys, the word refers to a friend.
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   Mahal language

   This depends on whether the loan word refers to (a) a person, (b) a thing or (c) some kind of action. ... Portuguese influence, in the language can be seen from the period of Portuguese colonial power in the region.
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   Macedonia (terminology)

   (Note: the asterisk before a word indicates that it is a hypothetical construction, not an attested form) ... Aegean MacedoniaN- (or Greek Macedonia) is a term that refers to an area in the south of the Macedonia region.
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   Microsoft Office Word

   Though usually just referred to as "Word Document Format", this term refers primarily to the range of formats used by default in Word version 97–2003. ... 2004 — Word 2004, part of Office 2004 for Mac
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   Universe

   This Greek word refers to an early Greek model of the universe, in which all matter was contained within rotating spheres centered on the Earth; according to Aristotle, the rotation of the outermost sphere was responsible for the motion and change of everything within. ... Hubble Ultra Deep Field image of a small region of the sky, near the constellation Fornax.
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   American and British English differences

   There are also differences in the English spoken by different socio-economic groups in any particular region. ... As transportation in Britain was a penalty for a crime, that is, deportation, the British use the word communication to include goods and persons, whereas in America the word primarily refers to messages sent by post or electronics.
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    Canadian English

    Northern Canada is, according to Labov, a dialect region in formation, and a homogenous dialect has not yet formed. ... The word hoser, used extensively in Bob and Doug McKenzie skits, refers to an uncouth, beer drinking man.

Explore the following pages on Powerset:

• Homosexuality in Japan,
• List of French words and phrases used by English speakers,
• Jaggery,
• List of South African slang words,
• Mahal language,
• Macedonia (terminology),
• Microsoft Office Word,
• Universe,
• American and British English differences,
• Canadian English