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kamet
  • n  a mountain in the Himalayas in northern India (25,450 feet high)
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katsina
  • n  a city in northern Nigeria; a major center of the Hausa people
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isle of skye
  • n  an island of northwestern Scotland noted for its rugged mountain scenery
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ishmael
  • n  (Old Testament) the son of Abraham who was cast out after the birth of Isaac; considered the forebear of 12 Arabian tribes
  • n  a person who is rejected (from society or home)
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ishtar
  • n  Babylonian and Assyrian goddess of love and fertility and war; counterpart to the Phoenician Astarte
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isi
  • n  the Pakistan intelligence agency; a powerful and almost autonomous political and military force; has procured nuclear technology and delivery capabilities; has had strong ties with the Taliban and other militant Islamic groups
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isidor feinstein stone
  • n  United States journalist who advocated liberal causes (1907-1989)
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isidore auguste marie francois comte
  • n  French philosopher remembered as the founder of positivism; he also established sociology as a systematic field of study
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isinglass
  • n  any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves; used as dielectrics because of their resistance to electricity
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isis
  • n  Egyptian goddess of fertility; daughter of Geb; sister and wife of Osiris
  • n  the Pakistan intelligence agency; a powerful and almost autonomous political and military force; has procured nuclear technology and delivery capabilities; has had strong ties with the Taliban and other militant Islamic groups
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