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1. Aalenian, n. and adj. View full entry 1882
...A stage at the lowest level of the Middle Jurassic, lying next below the Bajocian; the geological age corresponding to this stage....
2. Abassian, adj. and n. View full entry 1601
...= Abyssinian2....
3. Abbevillian, adj. and n. View full entry 1783
...Of or relating to Abbeville or its inhabitants. Now rare....
4. Aberdeen, n. View full entry 1639
...attrib. Of or relating to Aberdeen; spec. designating things originating in, made in, or associated with Aberdeen, as Aberdeen granite, Aberdeen sausage, etc....
5. Abkhazian, n. and adj. View full entry 1799
...A member of a Caucasian people inhabiting Abkhazia....
6. Abyssinia, int. View full entry 1932
...‘I'll be seeing you!’ (said on parting)....
7. Abyssinian, n. and adj. View full entry 1660
...Any of the languages spoken by the inhabitants of Abyssinia (now Ethiopia). Now usu. spec.= Amharic...
8. acadialite, n. View full entry 1840
...A reddish mineral long recognized as a particular form of chabazite....
9. Acadian, n. and adj. View full entry 1705
...A native or inhabitant of Acadia, a former French colony on the Atlantic seaboard of North America, which included the present Maritime Provinces of Canada (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward...
10. Acapulco, n. View full entry 1965
...In full Acapulco gold. A variety of marijuana grown in the Acapulco region (see quot. 1965)....
11. Acehnese, n. and adj. View full entry 1692
...A native or inhabitant of the province (formerly a sultanate) of Aceh in northern Sumatra....
12. Acol, n. View full entry 1938
...A system of bidding designed to enable partners with weaker hands to find suitable contracts. Freq. (and in earliest use) attrib., as Acol player, Acol system,...
13. adamellite, n. View full entry 1896
...= tonalite Now disused....
14. Adelaidean, n. and adj. View full entry 1839
...A native or inhabitant of the city of Adelaide....
15. Adélie, adj. and n. View full entry 1901
...a medium-sized Antarctic penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae, having a black back, head, and throat, white eye-ring, and white belly....
16. Adelphi, n. View full entry 1830
...attrib. Designating plays performed at or in a style characteristic of the Adelphi Theatre in London, esp. (in early use, chiefly in Adelphi screamer) a type of broad comedy...
17. Adenese, n. and adj. View full entry 1880
...= Adeni...
18. Adirondacker, n. View full entry 1870
...A native or inhabitant of the Adirondack region in New York State....
19. Adjarian, n. and adj. View full entry 1879
...A native or inhabitant of Adjara, a region of Georgia (now an autonomous republic) situated on the east coast of the Black Sea; = Adjar...
20. Adullamite, n. and adj. View full entry a1382
...In biblical use, or allusions to this: a native or inhabitant of the Canaanite city of Adullam; (also) a frequenter of the nearby cave of Adullam, where a group discontented with the...
