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scotia |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Scotia \Sco"ti*a\, n. [L., fr Gr skoti`a darkness, a sunken molding in the base of a pillar, so called from the dark shadow it casts, from sko`tos darkness.] (Arch.) A concave molding used especially in classical architecture. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Scotia \Sco"ti*a\, n. [L.] Scotland [Poetic] O Scotia! my dear, my native soil! --Burns. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Trochilus \Troch"i*lus\, n.; pl {Trochili}. [L. trochilus a kind of small bird. Gr ?, fr ? to run.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) a A genus of humming birds. It Formerly included all the known species. b Any one of several species of wrens and kinglets. [Obs.] c The crocodile bird. 2. (Arch.) An annular molding whose section is concave, like the edge of a pulley; -- called also {scotia}. From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Scotia, CA Zip code(s): 95565 Scotia, NE (village, FIPS 44070) Location: 41.46828 N, 98.70246 W Population (1990): 318 (162 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68875 Scotia, NY (village, FIPS 65893) Location: 42.83200 N, 73.96085 W Population (1990): 7359 (3176 housing units) Area: 4.4 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Scotia, SC (town, FIPS 64465) Location: 32.68194 N, 81.24307 W Population (1990): 182 (75 housing units) Area: 8.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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