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Hun

One of a warlike nomadic people of Northern Asia who, in the 5th century, under Atilla, invaded and conquered a great part of Europe.

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German 76% connected

Nearly related; closely akin.

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Nomad 76% connected

One of a race or tribe that has no fixed location, but wanders from place to place in search of pasture or game.

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Badger noun · 78% connection

A carnivorous quadruped of the genus Meles or of an allied genus. It is a burrowing animal, with short, thick legs, and long claws on…

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Bedouin noun · 78% connection

One of the nomadic Arabs who live in tents, and are scattered over Arabia, Syria, and northern Africa, esp. in the deserts.

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Black death unknown · 78% connection

A pestilence which ravaged Europe and Asia in the fourteenth century.

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Bluethroat noun · 78% connection

A singing bird of northern Europe and Asia (Cyanecula Suecica), related to the nightingales; -- called also blue-throated robin and bl…

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Bothnic adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to Bothnia, a country of northern Europe, or to a gulf of the same name which forms the northern part of the Baltic s…

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Burbot noun · 78% connection

elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth

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Carcinoma in situ noun · 78% connection

a cluster of malignant cells that has not yet invaded the deeper epithelial tissue or spread to other parts of the body

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Celt noun · 78% connection

One of an ancient race of people, who formerly inhabited a great part of Central and Western Europe, and whose descendants at the pres…

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Comanches n. pl. · 78% connection

A warlike, savage, and nomadic tribe of the Shoshone family of Indians, inhabiting Mexico and the adjacent parts of the United States;…

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Cusk noun · 78% connection

elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth

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Eelpout noun · 78% connection

elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth

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Ermine noun · 78% connection

A valuable fur-bearing animal of the genus Mustela (M. erminea), allied to the weasel; the stoat. It is found in the northern parts of…

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Fieldfare noun · 78% connection

a small thrush (Turdus pilaris) which breeds in northern Europe and winters in Great Britain. The head, nape, and lower part of the ba…

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Francolin noun · 78% connection

A spurred partidge of the genus Francolinus and allied genera, of Asia and Africa. The common species (F. vulgaris) was formerly commo…

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Frank adjective · 78% connection

A member of one of the German tribes that in the fifth century overran and conquered Gaul, and established the kingdom of France.

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Glutton noun · 78% connection

A carnivorous mammal (Gulo luscus), of the family Mustelidae, about the size of a large badger. It was formerly believed to be inordin…

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Golden-eye noun · 78% connection

A duck (Glaucionetta clangula), found in Northern Europe, Asia, and America. The American variety (var. Americana) is larger. Called w…

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Grebe noun · 78% connection

One of several swimming birds or divers, of the genus Colymbus (formerly Podiceps), and allied genera, found in the northern parts of…

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