- emmet
- emmet "ant," from O.E. æmete (see ANT (Cf. ant)), surviving as a dialect word in parts of England; also, in Cornwall, a colloquial name for holiday tourists.
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Emmet — steht für: Emmet (Upland), Berg (742,5 m) im Rothaargebirge (Upland, Hessen) Emmet County, zwei Verwaltungseinheiten in Iowa und Michigan Emmet (Arkansas) Emmet (Nebraska) Emmet (North Dakota) Emmet (South Dakota) Emmet (Dodge County, Wisconsin)… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Emmet — may refer to: Places in the United States * Emmet, Arkansas * Emmet, Nebraska * Emmet, South Dakota * Emmet, Dodge County, Wisconsin * Emmet, Marathon County, Wisconsin * Emmet County, Iowa * Emmet County, Michigan * Emmet Township, Union County … Wikipedia
Emmet — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Emmet puede hacer referencia a: Personas Robert Emmet (1778 1803), activista nacionalista irlandés. Robert Emmet Sherwood (1896 1955), dramaturgo estadounidense. Emmet Fox (1886 1951), ministro de la Iglesia de la… … Wikipedia Español
Emmet — Emmet, AR U.S. city in Arkansas Population (2000): 506 Housing Units (2000): 220 Land area (2000): 1.517628 sq. miles (3.930638 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.517628 sq. miles (3.930638 sq.… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Emmet — m English: transferred use of the surname, which itself was derived in the Middle Ages from the female given name Emmet, a diminutive form of EMMA (SEE Emma). It may sometimes be used by parents with Irish connections, in honour of the rebel… … First names dictionary
Emmet, AR — U.S. city in Arkansas Population (2000): 506 Housing Units (2000): 220 Land area (2000): 1.517628 sq. miles (3.930638 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.517628 sq. miles (3.930638 sq. km) FIPS… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Emmet, NE — U.S. village in Nebraska Population (2000): 77 Housing Units (2000): 28 Land area (2000): 0.259554 sq. miles (0.672242 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.259554 sq. miles (0.672242 sq. km) FIPS… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Emmet — Em met ([e^]m m[e^]t), n. [OE. emete, amete, AS. [ae]mete. See {Ant}.] (Zo[ o]l.) An ant. [chiefly dialect] [1913 Webster] {Emmet hunter} (Zo[ o]l.), the {wryneck[3]}, a type of bird related to the woodpeckers. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Emmet — Emmet, 1) Grafschaft im Staate Iowa (Nordamerika). ungefähr 20 QM., an das Gebiet Minnesota grenzend, vom Des Moines River durchflossen; mehrere kleine Seen im Nordosten; genannt nach dem Irländer Robert Emmet; Hauptort u. Einwohnerzahl noch… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
emmet — [em′it] n. [see ANT1] Archaic an ant … English World dictionary
