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11Desolating — Desolate Des o*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Desolated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Desolating}.] 1. To make desolate; to leave alone; to deprive of inhabitants; as, the earth was nearly desolated by the flood. [1913 Webster] 2. To lay waste; to ruin; to… …
12devastated — adj. same as {desolated}. Syn: blasted, desolate, desolated, ravaged, ruined, wasted. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] …
13The Land (fiction) — This article is about the setting for a series of books by Stephen R. Donaldson. For other uses, see The Land (disambiguation) The Land is the primary setting for the series of fantasy books by Stephen R. Donaldson called The Chronicles of Thomas …
14Sieges of Galway — The city of Galway, Ireland built as a naval base and military fort by Tairrdelbach mac Ruaidri Ua Conchobair in 1124, refounded as a military outpost and town by Richard Mor de Burgh in 1230 has been subjected to a number of battles, sacks and… …
15Rétság — Infobox Settlement subdivision type = Country subdivision name = HUN timezone=CET utc offset=+1 timezone DST=CEST utc offset DST=+2 pushpin pushpin label position = pushpin map caption =Location of Rétság pushpin mapsize = official name=Rétság… …
16Mameluco — • The general term applied in South America to designate the mixed European Indian race, and more specifically applied in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries to the organized bands of Portuguese slave hunters who desolated the vast interior… …
17Russia — • Geography and history Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Russia Russia † Catholic E …
18St. Vincent de Paul — St. Vincent de Paul † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Vincent de Paul Born at Pouy, Gascony, France, in 1580, though some authorities have said 1576; died at Paris, 27 September, 1660. Born of a peasant family, he made his humanities… …
19desolate — des|o|late1 [ˈdesələt] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: desolatus, from solus alone ] 1.) a place that is desolate is empty and looks sad because there are no people there ▪ a desolate landscape 2.) someone who is desolate feels very sad… …
20desolate — 1 adjective 1 a place that is desolate is empty and looks sad because there are no people there and not much activity: desolate moorland 2 someone who is desolate feels very sad and lonely desolately adverb desolation noun (U) 2 verb (transitive… …
