Is there a free or creative commons licensed geographic names dictionary available (i.e. lists of countries, states/provinces, cities, neighborhoods)?
Thanks!
Free Geographic Names Dictionary?
here is a promising site for you, the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names Online
http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting...
it accesses worldwide names
Reply:sorry about the charge thing....it seemed a promising site, and I did not explore much....
maybe they can recommend something that is free?
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Reply:I'm not absolutely sure this is free in the sense you describe, but see the site below for an amazingly complete U.S. gazetteer.
leander
Friday, November 20, 2009
Why is the name of a book "the bible" in the dictionary?
when I search the definition of or read the dictionary, under the word bible, it only describes what is in the book the bible (Christian old and new testament), not the definition of the word? is it derived from the word bibliography? (a collection of books on a certain subject),when it is just the name of a fiction book? putting it in the dictionary as a word, then advertising the books contests as "sacred" puts it above other books that are not listed as words, free propaganda. how did the name of a book get word status. and when was it decided?
Why is the name of a book "the bible" in the dictionary?
You have a simplified dictionary. Mine contains (beside the reference to the "Bible" -- scriptures) the following: a reference publication esteemed for its usefulness and authority; a bird-watchers bible.
Most collegiate (college) dictionaries will contain this definition.
Edit: A compact dictionary is what I consider to be a simplified dictionary. Definitions are left out to allow for printing the compacted version. Sorry, but if you want to use a dictionary to find most of the definitions of a word, you'll have to go for one that is at least college caliber. It really wouldn't hurt to own an unabridged dictionary, as far as that goes.
Dianetics is a literary work of L. Ron Hubbard. Names of literary works generally do not appear in dictionaries. Evidently, the authors of the two dictionaries I have (along with yours) do not consider Scientology to be significant enough to give it an entry. Surprising, Mormon, Mormon Church, and Book of Mormon are in both of my dictionaries, so evidently any reference to religions has to exist for maybe a hundred years or more (The Church of Scientology was organized as a legal entity in 1953). I don't have an unabridged dictionary, so I don't know if you'll find Scientology in a recent edition or not. I suspect you'll find a reference in an encyclopedia, though.
Generally, I'll use both an encyclopedia and a dictionary, as needed. I prefer wikipedia for a quick reference over my set of Britannicas.
Reply:The definition is correct. Bible mean a collection of small books. You may feel offended because the Bible is also inspired of God as 2 Tim. 3: 16 %26amp; 17 brings out. The dictionary has to be unbiased and open minded in it's description of words and of people. Also there are other "holy" or "sacred" writtings other than the Bible. They may not be sacred to you because of your personal belief, but they are for others.
Reply:It is most certainly a work of fiction. A collaborative effort, compiled over a number of centuries, translated countless times with little or no quality control and badly misrepresented in many quarters.
It is undoubtedly a great work of literature. Its influence has been reverberating around the world for centuries.
But ithen we could describe many works of literature in just the same way. Tales From The Arabian Nights. The Karma Sutra. The Koran....they are all very similar in many ways. What makes the bible so special to your mind?
Reply:Bible is a word so common and widely used that it warrants a dictionary entry. It means "book/s" that should be in the etymology. Get a better dictionary. OED is good it will give you expanded meaning and usage, etymology, and early usage dates and examples.
Reply:Because the Hebrew word for bible just meant book.
And if that's the way they decide to define it, and you have a problem with it, buy a new dictionary.
Reply:Originally the bible was called "The Book"
Reply:Low Self Esteem Support Group will meet Thursday at 7 pm. Please use the back door.
Reply:Biblioteca = Spanish word for library.
Any resemblance?
Reply:Because believe it or not some ppl dont know what a bible is. Some children anyway
Why is the name of a book "the bible" in the dictionary?
You have a simplified dictionary. Mine contains (beside the reference to the "Bible" -- scriptures) the following: a reference publication esteemed for its usefulness and authority; a bird-watchers bible.
Most collegiate (college) dictionaries will contain this definition.
Edit: A compact dictionary is what I consider to be a simplified dictionary. Definitions are left out to allow for printing the compacted version. Sorry, but if you want to use a dictionary to find most of the definitions of a word, you'll have to go for one that is at least college caliber. It really wouldn't hurt to own an unabridged dictionary, as far as that goes.
Dianetics is a literary work of L. Ron Hubbard. Names of literary works generally do not appear in dictionaries. Evidently, the authors of the two dictionaries I have (along with yours) do not consider Scientology to be significant enough to give it an entry. Surprising, Mormon, Mormon Church, and Book of Mormon are in both of my dictionaries, so evidently any reference to religions has to exist for maybe a hundred years or more (The Church of Scientology was organized as a legal entity in 1953). I don't have an unabridged dictionary, so I don't know if you'll find Scientology in a recent edition or not. I suspect you'll find a reference in an encyclopedia, though.
Generally, I'll use both an encyclopedia and a dictionary, as needed. I prefer wikipedia for a quick reference over my set of Britannicas.
Reply:The definition is correct. Bible mean a collection of small books. You may feel offended because the Bible is also inspired of God as 2 Tim. 3: 16 %26amp; 17 brings out. The dictionary has to be unbiased and open minded in it's description of words and of people. Also there are other "holy" or "sacred" writtings other than the Bible. They may not be sacred to you because of your personal belief, but they are for others.
Reply:It is most certainly a work of fiction. A collaborative effort, compiled over a number of centuries, translated countless times with little or no quality control and badly misrepresented in many quarters.
It is undoubtedly a great work of literature. Its influence has been reverberating around the world for centuries.
But ithen we could describe many works of literature in just the same way. Tales From The Arabian Nights. The Karma Sutra. The Koran....they are all very similar in many ways. What makes the bible so special to your mind?
Reply:Bible is a word so common and widely used that it warrants a dictionary entry. It means "book/s" that should be in the etymology. Get a better dictionary. OED is good it will give you expanded meaning and usage, etymology, and early usage dates and examples.
Reply:Because the Hebrew word for bible just meant book.
And if that's the way they decide to define it, and you have a problem with it, buy a new dictionary.
Reply:Originally the bible was called "The Book"
Reply:Low Self Esteem Support Group will meet Thursday at 7 pm. Please use the back door.
Reply:Biblioteca = Spanish word for library.
Any resemblance?
Reply:Because believe it or not some ppl dont know what a bible is. Some children anyway
Can u name the site to get list of words (other than those 3000) used to define advanced reader's dictionary?
What do you mean be 3000? Is that all there is in the Advanced Learners Dictionary? I've been meaning to read it since a child(having had great belief in myself) but never did. I have no idea what isn't in it then. Sesquipedalian(love the word)? Not sure. If you take this English advancement seriously though, learn three other languages; ancient Greek, Latin %26amp; French. Then there will be no further pretense about being advanced. You will be.
Name me some very good "English to Chinese dictionary Software". Thanks.?
I've used this once to translate Korean to English. I'm sure there are better products on the market, but this one is free.
Name me some very good "English to Chinese dictionary Software". Thanks.?
Yahoo Hong Kong dictionary.
http://hk.dictionary.yahoo.com/
Name me some very good "English to Chinese dictionary Software". Thanks.?
Yahoo Hong Kong dictionary.
http://hk.dictionary.yahoo.com/
Poll: Can you name five words that were not in the dictionary 50 years ago?
1. CDRom
2. Cell Phone
3. Email
4. Downloading
5. Gobal Positioning
Poll: Can you name five words that were not in the dictionary 50 years ago?
1. Crunk
2. Super Size
3. Gastric Bypass
4. Drama Queen
5. Unibrow
Reply:1. Internet
2. Cable tv
3. Blue Ray
4. Satellite tv
5. Ebonics
Reply:1. DVD
2. answering machine
3. dry erase board
4. post-its
5. treadmill
6. power walking
Reply:1. dissed
2.Internet
3.Desktop
4. MP3 Players
5. heavy metal music
Reply:global warming
ain't
texting
computers
Reply:brother from another mother
fo shizzle
Reply:cell phone
e-mail
cassete
dvd
blue ray
answer mine plz
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?...
Reply:i pod
lap top
X box
Kool Aid
bondage
cotton rose
2. Cell Phone
3. Email
4. Downloading
5. Gobal Positioning
Poll: Can you name five words that were not in the dictionary 50 years ago?
1. Crunk
2. Super Size
3. Gastric Bypass
4. Drama Queen
5. Unibrow
Reply:1. Internet
2. Cable tv
3. Blue Ray
4. Satellite tv
5. Ebonics
Reply:1. DVD
2. answering machine
3. dry erase board
4. post-its
5. treadmill
6. power walking
Reply:1. dissed
2.Internet
3.Desktop
4. MP3 Players
5. heavy metal music
Reply:global warming
ain't
texting
computers
Reply:brother from another mother
fo shizzle
Reply:cell phone
cassete
dvd
blue ray
answer mine plz
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?...
Reply:i pod
lap top
X box
Kool Aid
bondage
cotton rose
Every dictionary has a nice pronunciation key to help us out. Anyone know the names for these symbols?
the symbols that appear over the letters that is.
Every dictionary has a nice pronunciation key to help us out. Anyone know the names for these symbols?
The alphabet that tells us how to pronounce words is the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). "Diacritics" are the symbols that appear above various letters in the IPA.
Reply:well the symbols, which represent sounds are called phonemes or phones. the other symbols indicate stress and are called stress marks
police /p蓹'li:s/
' is a stress mark
and in such cases %26gt;脻 脠
these are diacritical marks
Reply:Diacritical marks
Reply:well in spanish they are called accents...
Reply:As a group they're called 'accents'.
This link has the most common forms and names;
http://tlt.psu.edu/suggestions/internati...
Every dictionary has a nice pronunciation key to help us out. Anyone know the names for these symbols?
The alphabet that tells us how to pronounce words is the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). "Diacritics" are the symbols that appear above various letters in the IPA.
Reply:well the symbols, which represent sounds are called phonemes or phones. the other symbols indicate stress and are called stress marks
police /p蓹'li:s/
' is a stress mark
and in such cases %26gt;脻 脠
these are diacritical marks
Reply:Diacritical marks
Reply:well in spanish they are called accents...
Reply:As a group they're called 'accents'.
This link has the most common forms and names;
http://tlt.psu.edu/suggestions/internati...
I go to www.dictionary.com/translate and im trying to get my name in chinese, but i cant, just read my details
but instead giving challigraphy, it gives my little blank boxes.. iv been told i need the language pack system, and its free.
but where do i get it?
I go to www.dictionary.com/translate and im trying to get my name in chinese, but i cant, just read my details
http://www.mandarintools.com/chinesename...
They give you an option for your name, such as whether you want a name based on beauty, wealth, knowledge etc. All you have to do is enter your full name and gender and it creates it for you.
I did mine ages ago and it came out as Mao Kang Ren, which I now use whenever I talk to a Chinese exchange student.
Hope you enjoy your new name!
Be aware though, that your name will change every time you do it as different words have different meanings, so play around with it until you're happy.
Reply:Ronnie, download it here:
For Traditional Chinese Text:
http://www.download.com/Office-XP-Tool-T...
For Simplified Chinese Text:
http://www.download.com/Office-XP-Tool-S...
This is for XP. Hope this helps.
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Btw, what is the name that you want translated to Chinese? I can help you with that. Write me an email.
Reply:Names cannot be translated to some other language, especially not Chinese. Languages similar to English have many times names that are same or resemble some names in English, but to translate a name, especially a name of a language that has no roots in the English language is just not possible.
but where do i get it?
I go to www.dictionary.com/translate and im trying to get my name in chinese, but i cant, just read my details
http://www.mandarintools.com/chinesename...
They give you an option for your name, such as whether you want a name based on beauty, wealth, knowledge etc. All you have to do is enter your full name and gender and it creates it for you.
I did mine ages ago and it came out as Mao Kang Ren, which I now use whenever I talk to a Chinese exchange student.
Hope you enjoy your new name!
Be aware though, that your name will change every time you do it as different words have different meanings, so play around with it until you're happy.
Reply:Ronnie, download it here:
For Traditional Chinese Text:
http://www.download.com/Office-XP-Tool-T...
For Simplified Chinese Text:
http://www.download.com/Office-XP-Tool-S...
This is for XP. Hope this helps.
-----------------------------
Btw, what is the name that you want translated to Chinese? I can help you with that. Write me an email.
Reply:Names cannot be translated to some other language, especially not Chinese. Languages similar to English have many times names that are same or resemble some names in English, but to translate a name, especially a name of a language that has no roots in the English language is just not possible.
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