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91Aargau — /ahr gow/, n. a canton in N Switzerland. 443,900; 542 sq. mi. (1400 sq. km). Cap.: Aarau. French, Argovie. * * * ▪ canton, Switzerland (German), French Argovie, canton, northern Switzerland. It borders Germany to the north and is bounded …
92aracari — /ahr euh sahr ee/, n. any of several small toucans of the genus Pteroglossus, having strongly serrate bills and yellow underparts marked with black and red. [ < Pg araçari < Tupi arasári] * * * any of certain toucan species. See toucan. * * …
93'Arafat — /ahr euh fat , ar euh fat /, n. a hill 15 mi. (24 km) southeast of Mecca, in Saudi Arabia: site of Muslim pilgrimages. * * * …
94Arakan Yoma — /ahr euh kahn yoh meuh, ar euh kan / a mountain range on the W border of Burma (Myanmar). Highest peak, Saramati, 12,633 ft. (3851 m). * * * …
95Arapesh — /ahr euh pesh /, n., pl. Arapeshes, (esp. collectively) Arapesh. a member of a Papuan people of Papua New Guinea. * * * …
96Arbela — /ahr bee leuh/, n. an ancient city of Assyria, E of the Tigris, on the site of modern Erbil: headquarters of Darius III before his defeat by Alexander the Great at Gaugamela 331 B.C. * * * …
97arbiter — /ahr bi teuhr/, n. 1. a person empowered to decide matters at issue; judge; umpire. 2. a person who has the sole or absolute power of judging or determining. [1350 1400; ME arbitour, arbitre < AF, OF < L arbiter] * * * …
98arbitrable — /ahr bi treuh beuhl/, adj. capable of arbitration; subject to the decision of an arbiter or arbitrator: an arbitrable dispute. [1525 35; ( < MF) < L arbitr(ari) to decide (see ARBITRATE) + ABLE] * * * …
99arbitral — /ahr bi treuhl/, adj. pertaining to an arbiter or to arbitration. [1600 10; ( < OF) < LL arbitralis. See ARBITER, AL1] * * * …
100arbitrament — /ahr bi treuh meuhnt/, n. 1. the act of arbitrating; arbitration. 2. the decision or sentence pronounced by an arbiter. 3. the power of absolute and final decision. Also, arbitrement. [1375 1425; late ME < ML arbitramentum, equiv. to L… …
