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  • 111Wampanoag people — For other uses, see Wampanoag (disambiguation). Wampanoag Total population 2000+ Regions with signifi …

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  • 112Matengo people — The Matengo are an ethnic and linguistic group based in Mbinga District,[1] Ruvuma Region in southern Tanzania. In 1957, the population estimate was 57,000,[2] while in 2010, the Matengo population was estimated to number 284,000. Their religious …

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  • 113extensiv — EXTENSÍV, Ă, extensivi, e, adj. 1. Referitor la extindere, bazat pe cantitate, pe spaţiu. ♢ Agricultură (sau cultură) extensivă = agricultură (sau cultură) care îşi bazează sporirea producţiei pe mărirea suprafeţelor cultivate. 2. Care are… …

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  • 114franc — FRANC3, Ă, franci, ce, adj. (Despre oameni) Care are un caracter sincer, loial, cinstit; care spune pe faţă, fără înconjur, ceea ce gândeşte; (despre înfâţişarea sau manifestările cuiva) care trădează un astfel de caracter. ♦ (Despre acţiuni)… …

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  • 115plantaţie — PLANTÁŢIE, plantaţii, s.f. 1. Totalitatea plantelor cultivate după o anumită metodă pe un teren amenajat în acest scop. ♢ Plantaţie de protecţie = plantaţie de arbori sau de arbuşti făcută pentru a apăra un teren de cultură împotriva secetei, a… …

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  • 116foster — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. nourish, nurture, cherish; encourage, support. See aid, endearment. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To support] Syn. cherish, nurse, nourish, rear; see raise 2 . 2. [To harbor] Syn. encourage, nurture,… …

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  • 117plow — I plow, plough (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. cultivate, dig, till, turn, break, furrow. See agriculture. II (Roget s IV) n. Types of plows include: moldboard, gang, steam, tractor, double, straddle, sulky, wheel, mole, skim,… …

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  • 118cult — [17] The Indo European base *quel ,* quoldenoted primarily ‘move around, turn’ (it is the source of English cycle and wheel). By metaphorical extension it came to signify ‘be busy’, which later branched out in two semantic directions: ‘inhabiting …

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  • 119manure — {{11}}manure (n.) dung or compost used as fertilizer, 1540s, see MANURE (Cf. manure) (v.). {{12}}manure (v.) c.1400, to cultivate land, also to hold property, from Anglo Fr. meynoverer, O.Fr. manouvrer to work with the hands, cultivate; carry… …

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  • 120till — {{11}}till (n.) cashbox, mid 15c., from Anglo Fr. tylle compartment, O.Fr. tille compartment, shelter on a ship, probably from O.N. þilja plank, floorboard, from P.Gmc. *theljon. The other theory is that the word is from M.E. tillen to draw, from …

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