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ALAND
Etymology
Proper noun
Aland
An archipelago in Baltic Sea
An autonomous province of Finland, consisting of the Aland archipelago.
Anagrams
• Landa, N.D. Ala., Ndala
Etymology
Adverb
aland (not comparable)
(obsolete) On dry land, as opposed to in the water. [13th-19th c.]
(now rare, poetic) To the land; ashore. [from 14th c.]
Anagrams
• Landa, N.D. Ala., Ndala
Source: Wiktionary
A*land", adv. Etym: [Pref. a- + land.]
Definition: On land; to the land; ashore. "Cast aland." Sir P. Sidney.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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27 July 2024
BOORISH
(adjective) ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance; “was boorish and insensitive”; “the loutish manners of a bully”; “her stupid oafish husband”; “aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude”
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