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Chapter X: =Xanthippe=, m., Xantippus

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=Xanthippe=, _f._, Xantippe.

=Xénocrate=, _m._, Xenocrates.

=Xénophane=, _m._, Xenophanes.

=Xerxès= (gzèrcès), _m._, Xerxes.

=Ximénès= (gzim-nès), _m._, Ximenes.

Z

=Zacharie= (zakarî), _m._, Zachariah, Zachary.

=Zachée=, _m._, Zaccheus.

=Zébédée=, _m._, Zebedee, Zebediah.

=Zénobie=, _f._, Zenobia.

=Zénon=, _m._, Zeno.

=Zéphire=, _m._, Zephyr, Zephyrus.

=Zoïle=, _m._, Zoilus.

=Zopyre=, _m._, Zopyrus.

=Zoroastre=, _m._, Zoroaster.

=Zorobabel=, _m._, Zerubbabel.

=Zosime=, _m._, Zosimus.

VOCABULARY OF ANCIENT AND MODERN GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES.

A

=Abdère=, _f._, Abdera.

=Abruzze=, =L’=, _f._, Abruzzo.

=Abruzzes=, =Les=, _f.pl._, the Abruzzi.

=Abyssinie=, _f._, Abyssinia.

=Acadie=, _f._, Acadia.

=Acarnanie=, _f._, Acarnania.

=Achaïe= (aka-î), _f._, Achaia.

=Achantis=, =L’=, _m._, Ashantee.

=Achéron=, =L’=, _m._, the Acheron.

=Açores=, =Les=, _f.pl._, the Azores.

=Acre=, _or_ =St. Jean d’Acre=, _m._, Acre.

=Adriatique=, _f._, the Adriatic.

=Afrique=, _f._, Africa.

=Agrigente=, _m._, Agrigentum.

=Aigle=, =Cap de l’=, _m._, Eagle-Point.

=Aix-la-Chapelle=, _n.f._, Aix-la-Chapelle, Aachen.

=Albanie=, _f._, Albania.

=Albe=, _f._, Alba, Alva.

=Albion=, =L’=, _f._, Albion.

=Aléoutiennes= (îles), _f.pl._, the Aleutian Islands.

=Alep=, _m._, Aleppo.

=Alexandrette=, _f._, Alexandretta.

=Alexandrie=, _f._, Alexandria.

=Algarve=, _f._, Algarva.

=Alger=, _m._, Algiers.

=Algérie=, _f._, Algeria.

=Alicante=, _f._, Alicant.

=Allegany=, =Les Monts=, _m._, the Alleghany Mountains.

*=Allemagne=, _f._, Germany. La mer d’—; _the German Ocean_.

=Alpes=, _f.pl._, Alps. _Basses-—_; the Lower Alps. _Hautes-—_; the Upper Alps.

=Alphée=, _m._, Alpheus.

=Alsace= (alza-s), =L’=, _f._, Alsace.

=Amarapoura= _or_ =Umerapoura=, _m._, Amarapoora.

=Amazones= (fleuve des), _m._, the Amazon river, Maranon.

=Ambracie=, _f._, Ambracia.

=Amérique=, _f._, America. Etats Unis d’—; _United States of America_.

=Amirauté=, =Îles de l’=, _f._, Admiralty Islands.

=Amis=, =Îles des=, _f._, Friendly Islands.

=Anatolie=, _f._, Anatolia.

=Ancône=, _f._, Ancona.

=Andalousie=, _f._, Andalusia.

=Andes=, =Les=, _f._, the Andes.

=Andorre=, =La République d’=, _m._, Andorra.

=Andrinople=, _f._, Adrianople.

=Angleterre=, _f._, England.

*=Anguille=, =L’=, _f._, Snake’s Island.

=Annam=, =L’=, _m._, Annam.

=Anse=, _f._ _V._ =Hanse=.

=Anséatiques=, =Villes=, _f._ _V._ =Hanséatiques=.

=Antigoa=, _f._, Antigua.

*=Antilles=, =Les=, _f.pl._, the West Indies. Grandes —; _the Greater Antilles_. Petites —; _the Lesser Antilles_. La mer des —; _the Caribbean Sea_.

=Antioche=, _f._, Antioch.

=Anvers= (anvèrs), _m._, Antwerp.

=Aorne=, _m._, Aornus.

=Aoude=, _m._, Oude.

=Apennins=, =Les=, _m.pl._, Apennines.

=Apulie=, _f._, Apulia.

=Aquilée=, _f._, Aquilea.

=Aquitaine=, _f._, Aquitaine, Aquitania.

=Arabie=, _f._, Arabia. — Heureuse; _Arabia Felix_. — Déserte; _Arabia Deserta_. — Pétrée; _Arabia Petræa_.

=Aragon=, _m._, Aragon.

=Arbèles=, _f._, Arbela.

=Arcadie=, _f._, Arcadia.

=Archipel=, =L’=, _m._, the Archipelago.

=Arcole=, _f._, Arcola.

=Ardennes= (ardè-n), =Les=, _f._, Ardennes.

=Argentine=, =La République=, the Argentine Republic, Argentina.

=Argolide=, _f._, Argolis.

=Argovie=, _f._, Aargau.

=Arménie=, _f._, Armenia.

=Armorique=, _f._, Armorica.

=Asie=, _m._, Asia. — Mineure; _Asia Minor_.

=Assise=, _f._, Assisi.

=Assyrie=, _f._, Assyria.

=Astrakan=, _m._, Astrakhan.

=Asturies=, =Les=, _f.pl._, the Asturias.

=Athènes=, _f._, Athens.

=Atlantique=, =L’=, _m._, the Atlantic.

=Atlas= (-lâs), _m._, Atlas.

=Attique=, _f._, Attica.

=Augsbourg=, _m._, Augsburg.

=Aulide=, _f._, Aulis.

*=Aurigny=, _m._, Alderney.

=Ausonie=, =L’=, _f._, Ausonia (poet. for Italy).

=Australasie=, =L’=, _f._, Australasia.

=Australie=, =L’=, _f._, Australia.

=Autriche=, _f._, Austria.

=Auxerre= (ô-sèr), _m._, Auxerre; _x_ sounded as _ss_.

=Auxonne= (ô-so-n), _m._, Auxonne.

=Aventin=, =L’=, _m._, the Aventine.

=Averne=, =L’=, _m._, Averno.

=Azincourt=, _m._, Agincourt.

=Azof=, _m._, Azov. La mer d’—; _the Sea of Azov_.

B

=Babylone=, _f._, Babylon.

=Babylonie=, _f._, Babylonia.

=Bactriane=, _f._, Bactriana.

=Bade=, _f._, Baden.

=Baffin=, =Baie de=, _f._, Baffin’s Bay.

=Bahama=, =Les Îles=, _f._, the Bahama Islands _or_ the Bahamas.

=Bahia=, _m._, Bahia.

=Bâle=, _f._, Basle, Basel.

=Baléares=, =Les Îles=, _f.pl._, the Balearic Isles.

=Baltique=, =La=, _f._, the Baltic.

=Barbade=, _f._, Barbadoes.

=Barbaresques=, =États=, _m._, the Barbary States.

=Barbarie=, =La=, _f._, Barbary.

=Barboude=, _f._, Barbuda.

=Barcelone=, _f._, Barcelona.

=Barcelonnette=, _f._, Barcelonnette.

=Basan=, _m._, Bashan.

=Batavia=, _f._, Batavia (capital of Java).

=Batavie=, =La=, _f._, Batavia (Holland).

=Bavière=, _f._, Bavaria.

=Belgique=, =La=, _f._, Belgium.

=Béloutchistan=, _m._, Beloochistan.

=Bénarès= (-rès), _m._, Benares.

=Bénévent=, _m._, Benevento.

=Bengale= (bingal), _m._, Bengal. Le Golfe du —; _the Bay of Bengal_.

=Béotie=, _f._, Beotia.

=Bergame=, _f._, Bergamo.

=Berg-op-zoom=, _m._, Bergen-op-zoom.

=Berks= (=Comté de=), Berkshire.

=Berlin=, _m._, Berlin.

=Bermudes=, =Les=, _f.pl._, the Bermudas.

=Berne=, _f._, Bern.

=Bersabée=, _f._, Beersheba.

=Bessarabie=, _f._, Bessarabia.

=Béthanie=, _f._, Bethany.

=Bethléem= (bètlé-èm), _f._, Bethlehem.

=Bétique=, _f._, Bætica.

=Beydjapour=, _m._, Bejapoor.

=Birman Empire=, =Le=, _m._, Burmah.

=Biscaye=, _f._, Biscay. La Mer _or_ le Golfe de —; _the Bay of Biscay_. _V._ =Gascogne=.

=Bithynie=, _f._, Bithynia.

=Blanc=, =Le Cap=, _m._, Cape Blanco.

=Bohème=, =La=, _f._, Bohemia.

*=Bologne=, _f._, Bologna.

=Bolonais=, _m._, Bolognese.

=Bone=, _f._, Bona.

=Borysthène=, _m._, Borysthenes.

=Bosnie=, _f._, Bosnia.

=Bosphore=, =Le=, _m._, Bosphorus.

=Bothnie=, _f._, Bothnia.

=Boukarest=, =Bucharest= (-rèst), _m._, Bucharest.

=Boukharie=, _f._, Bukaria, Bucharia.

*=Boulogne=, Boulogne.

*=Bourgogne=, _f._, Burgundy.

=Bragance=, _f._, Braganza.

=Brahmapoutre=, _m._, Brahmapootra.

=Brandebourg= (brandbour), _m._, Brandenburg.

=Brème=, _m._, Bremen.

=Brésil=, =Le=, _m._, Brazil.

*=Bretagne=, _f._, Brittany (France). La Grande —; _Great Britain_. La Nouvelle —; _New Britain_.

=Brindes=, _m._, Brindisi.

=Britanniques=, =Les Îles=, _f._, British Isles.

=Brousse=, _m._, Broussa.

=Brunswick= (bronsvick), _m._, Brunswick.

=Bruxelles= (brussèl; _x_ sounded as _ss_), _f._, Brussels.

=Bucharie= (bukarî), _f._ _V._ =Boukharie=.

=Bude=, _m._, Buda.

=Buénos-Ayres= (buénozèr), _m._, Buenos Ayres.

=Bulgarie=, _f._, Bulgaria.

=Byzance=, _f._, Byzantium.

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