bumpkin — [16] Originally, bumpkin seems to have been a humorously disparaging epithet for a Dutch person: in the first known record of the word, in Peter Levins’s Dictionary of English and Latin words 1570, it is glossed batavus (Batavia was the name of… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
bumpkin — [16] Originally, bumpkin seems to have been a humorously disparaging epithet for a Dutch person: in the first known record of the word, in Peter Levins’s Dictionary of English and Latin words 1570, it is glossed batavus (Batavia was the name of… … Word origins
Round Island — may refer to:In Australia: * Round Island (Queensland), Frankland Islands * Round Island (Tasmania), Hogan Group, northern Bass StraitIn Mauritius: * Round Island (Mauritius) * Bolyeriidae, also known as the Round Island boas * Round Island day… … Wikipedia
List of islands of Massachusetts — Rainsford Island is part of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, a National Recreation Area situated among the islands of Boston Harbor of Boston, Massachusetts The islands of Massachusetts range from barren, almost completely… … Wikipedia
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area — Infobox Protected area name = Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area iucn category = caption = locator x = 266 locator y = 50 location = Norfolk, Plymouth, and Suffolk counties, Massachusetts, USA nearest city = Boston, Massachusetts lat… … Wikipedia
Boston Harbor — This article is about Boston Harbor, Massachusetts. For other uses, see Boston Harbor (disambiguation). Topographic map of Boston Harbor Boston Harbor is a natural harbor and estuary of Massachusetts Bay, and is located adjacent to the city of… … Wikipedia
Boston Harbor — ist ein natürliches Hafenbecken bei Boston, Massachusetts. Es beherbergt den Port of Boston, einen bedeutenden Frachthafen im Nordosten der USA. Seit seiner Entdeckung durch den Abenteurer John Smith im Jahr 1614 zählt Boston Harbor zu den… … Deutsch Wikipedia
List of beaches in New England — A beach on the coast of Massachusetts on a foggy early spring day. This is a list of beaches in New England sorted by state then town. Beaches are not exclusively all on seashores but may also be located on lakes, rivers or other bodies of water … Wikipedia
Boston Harbor Islands State Park — is a Massachusetts state park comprising 13 islands located in Boston Harbor, which now forms part of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area.The park was developed from the 1970s by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental… … Wikipedia
Ile Ronde — Île Ronde Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différentes îles partageant un même nom. L’île Ronde peut désigner : l’île Ronde, une île des Kerguelen ; l’île Ronde, une île de Maurice ; l’île Ronde, une île de Grenade dans… … Wikipédia en Français
