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121gardening — /gahrd ning/, n. 1. the act of cultivating or tending a garden. 2. the work or art of a gardener. [1570 80; GARDEN + ING1] * * * Laying out and tending of a garden. Though palatial gardens existed in ancient times, small home gardens became… …
122Peshawar — /pe shah weuhr/, n. a city in N Pakistan, near the Khyber Pass: capital of the former North West Frontier province. 555,000. * * * City (pop., 1998 est.: 988,055), capital of North West Frontier province, Pakistan. It is located west of the Bara… …
123Tajikistan — /teuh jik euh stan , stahn , jee keuh /, n. Tadzhikistan. * * * Tajikistan Introduction Tajikistan Background: Tajikistan has experienced three changes in government and a five year civil war since it gained independence in 1991 from the USSR. A… …
124La Esperanza — ▪ Honduras town, southwestern Honduras, at an elevation of 4,951 ft (1,509 m) above sea level in the Sierra de Opalaca. It was founded in 1848 adjacent to the Indian settlement of Intibucá and was elevated to city status and department… …
125Lebanon — • So called from the snow which covers the highest peaks during almost the entire year, or from the limestone which glistens white in the distance Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Lebanon Lebanon …
126Sardinia — • The second largest Italian island in the Mediterranean Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Sardinia Sardinia † …
127galangal — noun /ˈɡæləŋɡəl/ Any of several east Asian plants of the ginger family, used as a spice, but principally Alpinia galanga. An early English version [of marmelade] was called charedequynce, of which one version included wine, honey, ginger,… …
128nenuphar — noun /ˈnɛnjʊfɑː/ a water lily, especially the common white water lily (Nymphaea alba) or the yellow water lily (Nuphar lutea) , 1923: Arrived at the stall of a fruiterer, she bought Syrian apples, Osmāni quinces, peaches from Uman, jasmine of… …
