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Look up: Bantam

  1. Bantam
    Bantam is British army slang for a short person.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  2. bantam
    [adj] - very small 2. [n] - any of various small breeds
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. Bantam
    Term for members of battalions between 5ft 1in and 5ft 4in.
    Found on http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWW

  4. Bantam
    capital of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Category: The cosmos
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  5. Bantam
    Ban'tam noun A variety of small barnyard fowl, with feathered legs, probably brought from Bantam, a district of Java.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/12

  6. bantam
    diminutive adjective very small; `diminutive in stature`; `a lilliputian chest of drawers`; `her petite figure`; `tiny feet`; `the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  7. bantam
    noun any of various small breeds of fowl
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  8. Bantam
    • (n.) A variety of small barnyard fowl, with feathered legs, probably brought from Bantam, a district of Java.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  9. Bantam
    former city and sultanate of Java, Indonesia. It lay near the site of present-day Banten, on Banten Bay, at the extreme northwest of the island, just ... [2 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/b/18

  10. Bantam
    Bantam is British army slang for a short person.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  11. Bantam
    The Bantam Fowl is a small but spirited breed of domestic fowl, first brought from the East Indies, supposed to derive its name from Bantam in Java. Most of the sub-varieties have feathered legs; but these are not to be preferred. In point of colour the black and nankeen varieties take the palm. A w...
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  12. bantam
    Small ornamental variety of domestic chicken weighing about 0.5–1 kg/1–2 lb. Bantams can either be a small version of one of the larger breeds, or a separate type. Some are prolific egg layers. Bantam cocks have a reputation as spirited fighters
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

  13. Bantam
    (poultry) : For the band, see Bantam Rooster. For the Jake Thackray album, see Bantam Cock. For the Merrie Melodies "Banty Rooster" character see Banty Raids. A `bantam` is a small variety of poultry, especially date=June 2011--> from the Bantam (city)|city of Bantam, once a ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bantam

  14. Bantam
    (military) A `bantam`, in British army usage, was a soldier of less-than-average height. During the First World War, the British Army raised battalions in which the normal minimum height requirement for recruits was reduced from 5`3" to 5`. This enabled otherwise healthy young men to enl...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bantam

  15. Bantam
    (car) Not to be confused with American Bantam The `Bantam` was a British cyclecar manufactured by Slack and Harrison in Kegworth, Leicestershire in 1913. It was powered by an 8 hp V-twin engine made by Precision. There was no gearbox and variation in transmission ratios was pr...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bantam

  16. Bantam
    (comics) `Bantam` is the name of two fictional characters in the Marvel Comics Universe. Bantam: image= --> Created by Jim Lee and John Byrne, the first Bantam was a mutant who debuted Uncanny X-Men #282. Fictional character biography: Bantam was an assistant of Trevor Fitzroy who used...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bantam

  17. Bantam
    (missile) The `Bantam` (Bofors ANti-TAnk Missile) or `Robot 53` (Rb 53) was a Swedish wire-guided anti-tank missile developed in the late 1950s. It served with the Swedish and Swiss armies from 1963 and 1967 respectively. It can either be deployed by a single man carrying a missile and contro...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bantam



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12 February 2012

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/calendar/ On February 12, 1809, Charles Robert Darwin was born at The Mount in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Darwin was one of the last of the eclectic scientists who preceded the age of professional specialization. His genius lay in his ability to select, from the facts which he so diligently collected, every relevant point and fit it into his bold and far-reaching theories. He was not the first to advance a theory of evolution; but his massive weight of evidence carried conviction where earlier theorists had failed. He was shy and modest and shrank from controversy, an unfortunate trait in the author of the most controversial book of the century. read more

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