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Thus Melinoë is described as such not in order to be designated as a divinity of lower status, but rather as a young woman of marriageable age; the same word is applied to Hecate and Tethys (a Titaness) in their own Orphic hymns. [11] As an underworld "queen" (Basileia), Melinoë is at least partially syncretized with Persephone herself. [12]
Kalaloch / ˈ k l eɪ l ɒ k / is an unincorporated resort area entirely within Olympic National Park in western Jefferson County, Washington, United States. [2] Kalaloch accommodations, which include a lodge, rental cabins, and campgrounds, are on a 50-foot (15 m) bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean, west of U.S. Route 101 on the Olympic Peninsula, north of the reservation of the Quinault ...
Pronunciation is the way in which a word or a language is spoken. This may refer to generally agreed-upon sequences of sounds used in speaking a given word or language in a specific dialect ("correct" or "standard" pronunciation) or simply the way a particular individual speaks a word or language.
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Speakers of non-rhotic accents, as in much of Australia, England, New Zealand, and Wales, will pronounce the second syllable [fəd], those with the father–bother merger, as in much of the US and Canada, will pronounce the first syllable [ˈɑːks], and those with the cot–caught merger but without the father–bother merger, as in Scotland ...
There are a variety of pronunciations in Modern English and in historical forms of the language for words spelled with the letter a .Most of these go back to the low vowel (the "short A") of earlier Middle English, which later developed both long and short forms.
Just a note to the author of the article on Hanauma Bay: The correct pronunciation is not "Ha-NOW-mah." That is a modern and unfortunate corruption of the original Hawaiian. The correct pronunciation is "Ha-nah-oo-mah." 'Hana' means 'bay' and 'uma' means 'shelter,' therefore: Shelter Bay, which is obviously true of the natural features.
The Mānele Bay Resort was built in 1991, the year that marked the island of Lānaʻi's last harvest of pineapple, which began in the 1920s by James Dole, dubbed as King of Pineapple. Over the following decades, the island became a major supplier, and in some years its production was accounted for 75% of the world's production of pineapple. [ 3 ]