Aworowa

Town in Ghana: Aworowa is a town in the Bono East Region of Ghana.The town is known for the Aworowa Secondary Technical School.The school is a second cycle institution.The Bono East region of Ghana is a new region carved out of the Brong Ahafo region.Look it up on WikipediaPhoto: Pixabay/GDJ Palindromes:  A  B  C  D  E  F ...

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Alomomola

Alomomola (Japanese: ママンボウ Mamanbou) is a Water-type Pokémon introduced in Generation V. It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.Biology: Alomomola is a pink, fishlike Pokémon with darker pink markings on its heart-shaped body and fins. It has large dorsal and ventral fins resembling hands, each divided into four sections and tipped with a paler pink. The shape of the Pokémon resembles...

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Aeaea

Mythological island of the goddess-sorceress Circe:Aeaea, Ææa or Eëä (Ancient Greek: Αἰαία, romanized: Aiaíā [ai̯.ǎi̯.aː]) was a mythological island said to be the home of the goddess-sorceress Circe.In Homer's Odyssey, Odysseus tells Alcinous that he stayed here for one year on his way home to Ithaca. Before leaving Aeaea, Odysseus was given instructions by Circe about how to cross the ocean and assisted by...

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Alavala

Village in India: Alavala is a village in Palnadu district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.It is located in Rompicherla mandal of Narasaraopet revenue division.Alavala gram panchayat is the local self-government of the village. It is divided into wards and each ward is represented by a ward member. The ward members are headed by a Sarpanch.Look it up on WikipediaPhoto: Pixaba...

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Adinida

Suborder of planktonic organisms: A suborder of planktonic organisms dinoflagellates. Dinoflagellata (Peridinea, Cilioflagellata) are allied through their lowest form (Exuviella) to the Syngeneticæ and especially to the order Chrysomonadinaceæ. They may be divided into three orders: Adinida, Dinifera and Polydinida. Adinida: Without transverse or longitudinal furrows, but enclosed in two shells,...

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Akasaka

1. Town in Japan: Akasaka (赤坂町, Akasaka-chō) was a town located in Akaiwa District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 5,136 and a density of 119.47 persons per km2.The total area was 42.99 km2. On March 7, 2005, Akasaka, along with the towns of Kumayama, San'yō and Yoshii (all from Akaiwa District), were merged to create the city of Akaiwa. Akasaka was home to...

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Aoxomoxoa

Album by the Grateful Dead: Aoxomoxoa is the third studio album by the Grateful Dead. It was one of the first rock albums to be recorded using 16-track technology. The title is a meaningless palindrome, usually pronounced /ɒksə.məksˈoʊə/.Rolling Stone, upon reviewing the album, mentioned that "no other music sustains a lifestyle so delicate and loving and lifelike". The album was certified gold...

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Ailihphilia

A love of palindromes: ailihphilia: (humorous, nonce word) A love of palindromes. Deliberately constructed to be a palindrome, combining the suffix -philia with its reversed spelling. Antonym: aibohphobia Look it up on WiktionaryPhoto: Pixabay/GDJ Palindromes:  A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H...

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Aibohphobia

Irrational fear of palindromes: aibohphobia: (humorous, nonce word) A humorous term for the irrational fear of palindromes, which is a palindrome itself.  Deliberately constructed to be a palindrome, combining the suffix -phobia with its reversed spelling. Appears first as a response to National Challenge #36 - in a newspaper column written by J Baxter Newgate. The challenge was to...

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Aba aba

Novel by Anthony Burgess: ABBA ABBA is the 22nd novel by English author Anthony Burgess, published in 1977. It consists of two parts: the first is about the last months in the life of John Keats and his encounters with the Roman (dialectal) poet Giuseppe Gioacchino Belli.The second presents an English translation of a sequence of blasphemous sonnets by Belli.The title refers to the enclosed...

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Aba

1. Acronym:  Alabama Broadcasters Association, United StatesAsahi Broadcasting Aomori, Japanese television stationAustralian Broadcasting AuthorityAcadémie des Beaux-Arts (Kinshasa), Democratic Republic of the CongoAmerican British Academy, OmanABA League, Adriatic first-tier basketball leagueABA League Second Division, Adriatic second-tier basketball leagueAmerican Basketball Association, defunct...

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