Parap

Inner suburb of the city of Darwin in Australia: Parap is an inner suburb of the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Parap derived its name from that applied by Dr John A Gilruth, first Commonwealth Administrator in 1912.He applied the name Paraparap (believed to have been a pastoral property of Dewing near Moriac, Geelong), but had to abbreviate it to Parap later during his term. Parap...

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Pullup

Pullup (pull up and pull-up) plural pullups:1. An exercise: An exercise done for strengthening the arms and upper body, in which one lifts one's own weight while hanging from a bar.A pull-up is an upper-body strength exercise. The pull-up is a closed-chain movement where the body is suspended by the hands, gripping a bar or other implement at a distance typically wider than shoulder-width, and pulled up....

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Planalp

1. Alpine pasture: Planalp is the name of an alpine pasture (alp) and dispersed settlement above Brienz, Bernese Oberland, on the southern flank of Brienzer Rothorn, at an altitude between about 1300 and 1900 metres above sea level, now also the name of a stop of the Brienz Rothorn Railway (1341 m).The settlement is a Walser foundation, first recorded in 1306. At least seasonal use of the area is assumed...

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Peeweep

1. Type of bird: Peeweep is a type of bird, often understood to be a lapwing.It is common through temperate Eurosiberia.It is highly migratory over most of its extensive range, wintering further south as far as North Africa, northern India, Nepal, Bhutan and parts of China. It migrates mainly by day, often in large flocks. Lowland breeders in westernmost areas of Europe are resident. It occasionally...

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Paraparap

1. Rural locality in Australia: Paraparap is a rural locality in the Surf Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia. The Paraparap Parish was made available for sale in the 1850s, but was much less successful than other sales in the region, with slightly more than half of the lots being sold in the initial sales.The locality remains largely rural, and now contains the Drol Kar Buddhist Centre, the headquarters...

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