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April, Brevarium Grimani, fol. 5v (Flemish) The Romans gave this month the Latin name Aprilis [1] but the derivation of this name is uncertain. The traditional etymology is from the verb aperire, "to open", in allusion to its being the season when trees and flowers begin to "open", which is supported by comparison with the modern Greek use of άνοιξη (ánixi) (opening) for spring.
The term vagina is from Latin vāgīna, meaning "sheath" or "scabbard". [1] The vagina may also be referred to as the birth canal in the context of pregnancy and childbirth. [2] [3] Although by its dictionary and anatomical definitions, the term vagina refers exclusively to the specific internal structure, it is colloquially used to refer to the vulva or to both the vagina and vulva.
In Indonesia, district is the third-level administrative subdivision, below regency or city. [1] [2] [3] [4] The local term kecamatan is used in the majority of ...
Għar Dalam (Maltese pronunciation: [aːr ˈdalam]; "Cave of Dalam" (a fifteenth century family name)) is a 144-metre long phreatic tube and cave, [1] located in the outskirts of Birżebbuġa, Malta. The cave contains the bone remains of animals that were stranded and subsequently became extinct in Malta at the end of the Last Glacial Maximum .
Jenin municipality was established in 1886 under the Ottoman rule with no more than 80 voters and elections were made every 4 years until 1982 when the Israeli government took control over the municipality until 1995. [citation needed] List of Jenin mayors: [97]
A traditional Cantonese mooncake [2] is a round pastry, measuring about 10 cm (4 in) in diameter and 3–4 cm (1 + 1 ⁄ 4 – 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) thick, with a rich, thick filling usually made from lotus seed paste (other typical fillings include red bean paste or mixed nuts) surrounded by a thin, 2–3 mm (approximately 1/8 of an inch) crust and ...
Janina Zione Gavankar (/ dʒ ə ˈ n iː n ə ɡ ə ˈ v ɑː ŋ k ər /; born November 29, 1980) [1] [2] [3] is an American actress and musician. She is trained as a pianist, vocalist, and orchestral percussionist, and she majored in theatre at the University of Illinois Chicago.
The number of wild card qualifiers was expanded to two per conference in 1978 – the divisional winners were granted a bye week while the wild card teams, seeded #4 and #5, played each other in a "wild card game" with the #4 seed having home field advantage. Since there were two wild card games, one per conference, the phrase "wild card round ...