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collections from xix
Arapaho , genesis legend of 229 Arapaho , tribal medicine of 503 Arbuckle , General, on adoption of Cherokee constitution 135 Arbuckle , General, reward for capture of Tahchee offered by 141 Arch, John , bible translation by 110 Arizona , report on collections from xix–xx Arizona , work in xiii–xv Arkansas , collection from xxi Arkansas Cherokee , conference with Osage by 105 Arkansas Cherokee , fixing of boundaries to lands of 105 Arkansas Cherokee , friction between main band and 133 , 135 , 147 , 148 Arkansas Cherokee , history of 77 , 102 , 136 – 143 Arkansas Cherokee , request of, for recognition as separate tribe 105 Arkansas Cherokee , union of, with main band 135 Arkansas Cherokee , visit of Sequoya to 110 Arkansas river , settlement of Cherokee on 102 Arkansas river , cession to Cherokee of tract on 102 – 103 Arkansas river , exchange of tract on 139 Arts , see Fine arts .
— from Myths of the Cherokee Extract from the Nineteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology by James Mooney

collection from xx
Etowah valley , collection from xx–xxi Ettwein on name Tallige′wi 184 European myths , connection of Cherokee with 232 – 236 European myths , position of rabbit in 232 Evans , Dr J. B., on Ani′-Kuta′nĭ 392 – 393 Everett, Edward , on Davis’s letter to Secretary of War 127 Everett, Edward on General Dunlap’s address 128 Everett, Edward on Georgia laws affecting Cherokee 118 Everett, Edward on Jackson’s attitude toward Cherokee 117 Everett, Edward on Mason’s letter to Secretary of War 128 Everett, Edward on New Echota treaty 123 Everett, Edward on number of troops employed in Removal 129 Everett, Edward on pressure leading to Removal 125 Everett, Edward on Ridge’s letter to President Jackson 128 Everett, Edward on Ross arrest, etc. 123 Everett, Edward , on Wool’s letter concerning Removal 127 Everett, Edward , opposition to removal project by 129 Evergreens in Cherokee lore 421 Evil , discussion of lvii–lviii [ Contents ] F Fable , development of lxxxii–lxxxiii Fair, W. A. , acknowledgments to 13 Fairbanks on De Soto’s route 198 Fairies in Cherokee myth 330 – 337 , 476 – 477 Fallen Timbers , battle of 213 Farming among Cherokee 82 , 105 , 112 Farming among East Cherokee 166 Farming , Government aid in 82 Farming tools among Cherokee 101 Fasting among Cherokee 120 , 321 , 329 , 335 , 340 , 341 – 342 , 423 , 470 , 480 Fay and Davidson on battle of Horseshoe bend 95 , 96 Fay and Davidson on battles of Emukfaw and Enotochopco creeks 93 Fay and Davidson on capture of Hillabee.
— from Myths of the Cherokee Extract from the Nineteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology by James Mooney

country for xxiv
In these last we see Toru no longer attempting vainly, though heroically, to compete with European literature on its own ground, but turning to the legends of her own race and country for [xxiv] inspiration.
— from Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan by Toru Dutt

Competing forms xiii
5.13 Adding of /h/ or /ʔ/ to roots ending in a vowel when a suffix is added xii 5.14 Metathesis xii 5.15 Change of /r/ or /l/ to /d, g, h/ xiii 5.2 Competing forms xiii 5.21 Dropping of /l/ xiv
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

Claudian family XL
And when he was going to adopt Nero, as if there was little cause for censure in his adopting a son-in-law, when he had a son of his own arrived at years of maturity; he continually gave out in public, “that no one had ever been admitted by adoption into the Claudian family.” XL.
— from The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Complete by Suetonius

collection from xxi
143 King, Cussetah , on Cherokee attitude in war of 1812 89 Kingfisher , myths concerning 288 – 289 , 455 Kings mountain , battle at 57 Kinship , Cherokee terms of 468 Kinship , Indian use of terms of 491 , 497 Kinship , influence of, on tribal organization xlix Kintiel ruin , excavation of xiii Kintiel ruin , collection from xxi Kiowa , death song of warrior order of 491 – 492 Kiowa , myths of 433 , 434 , 438 , 443 , 449 , 459 , 501 Kiowa , owl-inspired medicine-man of 495 – 496 Kiowa , publication of paper on xvi, xxix Kiowa , tribal medicine of 503 Kirk family , murder of Cherokee by 65 Kirk family , murder of members of, by Cherokee 65 Kituhwa , introduction of Christianity at 165 Kituhwa , legend of mound at 396 Kituhwa , see also Ketoowah .
— from Myths of the Cherokee Extract from the Nineteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology by James Mooney

collection from xxix
Metabolism , pleasures of lix–lx Metaphor , development of lxxvii–xci Meteor , Cherokee name for 442 Methodists , work of, among East Cherokee 166 Mexico , alleged Cherokee agreement with 144 – 145 Mexico , Cherokee in 146 Mexico , collection from xxix Mexico , grant to Cherokee by 143 Mexico , memoir on numeral systems of xliv–xlv Mexico , proposed Cherokee emigration to 155 – 156 Mexico , work in xvi, xvii Migrations , Cherokee 17 – 21 Migration traditions , Cherokee 428 – 429 , 453 Migration traditions , see also Sacred myths .
— from Myths of the Cherokee Extract from the Nineteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology by James Mooney

consistent for Xerxes
Moreover, those who have written on the subject of the Magi condemn Herodotus; for they say that Xerxes would never have shot arrows against the sun, or have put fetters on the sea, as both sun and sea have been handed down by the Magi as gods, but that it was quite consistent for Xerxes to destroy the images of the gods.
— from The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers by Diogenes Laertius

Compartment for x
Q. Compartment for x′ y′ m ?
— from Symbolic Logic by Lewis Carroll

copia fandi XI
'Opportunity'; compare Met XI 278 ' copia ... facta est adeundi tecta tyranni', EP III i 135-37 'cum domus Augusti ... laeta ... plenaque pacis erit, / tum tibi di faciant adeundi copia fiat', and Aen I 520 'coram data copia fandi', XI 248 (=I 520) & XI 378.
— from The Last Poems of Ovid by Ovid

core fodo xei
(118v) 'if one forgives one who repents, how much more will God,' core fodo xei vo iruru saie coto naricanuru ni; ucato xite va, incadeca banji canavǒzo?
— from Diego Collado's Grammar of the Japanese Language by Diego Collado

CFA franc XOF
country comparison to the world: 155 Exchange rates: Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - 447.81 (2008 est.), 493.51 (2007), 522.59 (2006), 527.47 (2005), 528.29 (2004) note: since 1 January 1999, the West African CFA franc (XOF) has been pegged to the euro at a rate of 655.957 CFA francs per euro; West African CFA franc (XOF) coins and banknotes are not accepted in countries using Central African CFA francs (XAF), and vice versa, even though the two currencies trade at par Communications ::Guinea-Bissau Telephones - main lines in use: 4,600 (2008) country comparison to the world: 214 Telephones - mobile cellular: 500,200 (2008) country comparison to the world: 155 Telephone system: general assessment: small system domestic: combination of microwave radio relay, open-wire lines, radiotelephone, and cellular communications; fixed-line teledensity less than 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity approached 35 per 100 in 2008 international: country code - 245 (2008) Radio broadcast stations: AM 1 (transmitter out of service), FM 4, shortwave 0 (2001) Television broadcast stations: 1 (2007) Internet country code: .gw
— from The 2009 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

celebrated Francis Xavier
One of them represents Ignatius Loyola, founder of the order of Jesuits; the other is the full-length picture of the celebrated Francis Xavier, apostle to the Indies, who died at Goa while engaged in his benevolent labours.
— from Flagg's The Far West, 1836-1837, part 1 by Edmund Flagg

CFA francs XOF
Exchange rates: Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF) per US dollar - 447.81 (2008 est.), 493.51 (2007), 522.59 (2006), 527.47 (2005), 528.29 (2004) note: since 1 January 1999, the Central African CFA franc (XAF) has been pegged to the euro at a rate of 655.957 CFA francs per euro; Central African CFA franc (XAF) coins and banknotes are not accepted in countries using West African CFA francs (XOF), and vice versa, even though the two currencies trade at par Communications ::Cameroon Telephones - main lines in use: 198,300 (2008) country comparison to the world: 124 Telephones - mobile cellular: 6.161 million (2008) country comparison to the world: 79 Telephone system: general assessment: fixed-line connections stand at less than 1 per 100 persons; equipment is old and outdated, and connections with many parts of the country are unreliable; mobile-cellular usage, in part a reflection of the poor condition and general inadequacy of the fixed-line network, has increased sharply, reaching a subscribership base of 33 per 100 persons domestic: cable, microwave radio relay, and tropospheric scatter international: country code - 237; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2008) Radio broadcast stations: AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 3 (2001) Television broadcast stations: 1 (2001) Internet country code: .cm
— from The 2009 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

CFA franc XAF
Exchange rates: Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF) per US dollar - 447.81 (2008 est.), 481.83 (2007), 522.89 (2006), 527.47 (2005), 528.29 (2004) note: since 1 January 1999, the Central African CFA franc (XAF) has been pegged to the euro at a rate of 655.957 CFA francs per euro; Central African CFA franc (XAF) coins and banknotes are not accepted in countries using West African CFA francs (XOF), and vice versa, even though the two currencies trade at par Communications ::Gabon Telephones - main lines in use: 26,500 (2008) country comparison to the world: 182 Telephones - mobile cellular: 1.3 million (2008) country comparison to the world: 137 Telephone system: general assessment: adequate service by African standards and improving with the help of a growing mobile cell network system with multiple providers; mobile-cellular subscribership reached nearly 90 per 100 persons in 2008
— from The 2009 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

curiosity Figure XXX
In "Istar" a similar use is made of it for the calls which announce Istar's arrival at the different doors; to it is due a large measure of the mystical expression of the B flat Symphony, especially of the opening bass motive (Figure XXX, b ) founded on the tritone which used to be regarded as " diabolus in musica ," while the middle section of the scherzo draws upon its power of suspending the sense and piquing the musical curiosity (Figure XXX, c ); in the opening of the piano [219] sonata splendid use is made of its clangorous sonorities.
— from Contemporary Composers by Daniel Gregory Mason

cure for x
68; Midsummer bonfires deemed a cure for, x. 162; leaps across the Midsummer bonfires thought to be a preventive of, x. 174 Agutainos of the Philippines, customs observed by widows among the, iii.
— from The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Third Edition, Vol. 12 of 12) by James George Frazer

Castaños Francisco Xavier
Castaños, Francisco Xavier de, 93 .
— from The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837) by John Knight Fotheringham


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