to lay fallow
11fal´low|ness — fal|low1 «FAL oh», adjective, noun, verb. –adj. 1. plowed but not seeded for a season or more: »We ll let the north forty acres lie fallow next spring. 2. Figurative. (of the mind) uncultivated; inactive. –n. 1. land plowed and left without… …
12fal|low — fal|low1 «FAL oh», adjective, noun, verb. –adj. 1. plowed but not seeded for a season or more: »We ll let the north forty acres lie fallow next spring. 2. Figurative. (of the mind) uncultivated; inactive. –n. 1. land plowed and left without… …
13Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …
14pre-Columbian civilizations — Introduction the aboriginal American Indian (Mesoamerican Indian) cultures that evolved in Meso America (part of Mexico and Central America) and the Andean region (western South America) prior to Spanish exploration and conquest in the 16th …
15three-field system — ▪ agriculture method of agricultural organization introduced in Europe in the Middle Ages and representing a decisive advance in production techniques. In the old two field system half the land was sown to crop and half left fallow each… …
16Constantine I of Greece — Constantine I King of the Hellenes Reign 18 March 1913 – 11 June 1917 Predecessor George I Successor …
17Aegean civilizations — The Bronze Age civilizations that arose and flourished с 3000–1000 BC in the region bordering the Aegean Sea. They included Crete, the Cyclades, the Greek mainland south from Thessaly, including the Peloponnese, and Macedonia, Thrace, and western …
18Chitemene — field in Zambia Chitemene (also spelled citemene), from the ciBemba word meaning “place where branches have been cut for a garden”, is a system of slash and burn agriculture practiced throughout northern Zambia. It involves coppicing or… …
19Operation Passage to Freedom — Up to a million refugees left the communist North Vietnam during Operation Passage to Freedom after the country was partitioned. Operation Passage to Freedom was the term used by the United States Navy to describe its transportation in 1954–55 of …
20Great Orme — Coordinates: 53°20′0″N 3°51′20″W / 53.333333°N 3.85556°W / 53.333333; 3.85556 …
