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  • 11Mead, CO — U.S. town in Colorado Population (2000): 2017 Housing Units (2000): 663 Land area (2000): 4.307645 sq. miles (11.156749 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.117131 sq. miles (0.303367 sq. km) Total area (2000): 4.424776 sq. miles (11.460116 sq. km) FIPS… …

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  • 12Mead, NE — U.S. village in Nebraska Population (2000): 564 Housing Units (2000): 210 Land area (2000): 0.320681 sq. miles (0.830561 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.320681 sq. miles (0.830561 sq. km) FIPS… …

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  • 13Mead, OK — U.S. town in Oklahoma Population (2000): 123 Housing Units (2000): 64 Land area (2000): 0.107655 sq. miles (0.278826 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.107655 sq. miles (0.278826 sq. km) FIPS code …

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  • 14Mead — (m[=e]d), n. [OE. mede, AS. meodo; akin to D. mede, G. met, meth, OHG. metu, mitu, Icel. mj[ o][eth]r, Dan. mi[ o]d, Sw. mj[ o]d, Russ. med , Lith. midus, W. medd, Gr. me qy wine, Skr. madhu honey, a sweet drink, as adj., sweet. [root]270. Cf.… …

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  • 15Mead — Mead, n. [AS. m[=ae]d. See {Meadow}.] A meadow. [1913 Webster] A mede All full of freshe flowers, white and reede. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] To fertile vales and dewy meads My weary, wandering steps he leads. Addison. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 16Mead — Mead1 [mēd] Margaret 1901 78; U.S. anthropologist Mead2 [mēd] Lake [after E. Mead (1858 1936), U.S. engineer] lake in SE Nev. & NW Ariz., formed by Hoover Dam on the Colorado River: c. 250 sq mi (647 sq km) …

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  • 17mead — mead1 [mēd] n. [ME mede < OE meodu, akin to Ger met < IE base * medhu , honey > Sans mādhu, Gr methy, wine, Welsh medd, mead] an alcoholic liquor made of fermented honey and water, often with spices, fruit, malt, etc. added mead2 [mēd] n …

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  • 18Mead — (spr. Mihd), Richard, geb. 1673 in London, Arzt, prakticirte, nach einem Aufenthalt in Rom u. Neapel, seit 1696 in London, wurde 1703 Arzt am St. Thomashospital in London, 1727 königlicher Leibarzt u. st. 1754; Werke, 2 Bde., englisch Lond. 1762 …

    Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • 19Mead — (Margaret) (1901 1978) anthropologue américaine. Elle étudia (Nouvelle Guinée, Samoa, Bali) l influence du milieu socioculturel sur l individu …

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  • 20mead — [ mid ] noun uncount a sweet alcoholic drink made from HONEY …

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