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Look up: Bongo

  1. Bongo
    A pair of small Afro-Cuban drums, conical or cylindrical shaped, which are permanently attached to one another. One of the drums is larger than the other and tuned at a lower pitch than its partner. Bongos are held between the knees and are played by striking the head of the drums with the finger tips, flatted finger, butt of the hand, or palms.
    Found on http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/soldonsong/g

  2. bongo
    [n] - a small drum 2. [n] - large forest antelope of central Africa having a reddish-brown coat with white stripes and spiral horns
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. Bongo
    Bon'go (bŏn'gō) noun Either of two large antelopes ( Boöcercus eurycercus of West Africa, and B. isaaci of East Africa) of a reddish or chestnut-brown color with narrow white stripes on the body. Their flesh is especially esteemed as food.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/78

  4. bongo
    Tragelaphus eurycerus noun large forest antelope of central Africa having a reddish-brown coat with white stripes and spiral horns
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  5. bongo
    bongo drum noun a small drum; played with the hands
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  6. Bongo
    • (n.) Either of two large antelopes (Boocercus eurycercus of West Africa, and B. isaaci of East Africa) of a reddish or chestnut-brown color with narrow white stripes on the body. Their flesh is especially esteemed as food.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  7. Bongo
    a people once extensive in the southwestern area of present-day Sudan, now found in small, scattered settlements south and east of Waw. They speak a ... [1 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/b/90

  8. bongo
    (Boocercus, or Taurotragus, euryceros), large, brightly coloured antelope, family Bovidae (order Artiodactyla). Shy, swift, and elusive, the bongo ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/b/90

  9. bongo
    • a small drum; played with the hands
    • large forest antelope of central Africa having a reddish-brown coat with white stripes and spiral horns

    Found on

  10. bongo
    bongo (bong'gō) , spiral-horned antelope, Boocercus eurycerus, found in jungles and thick bamboo forests of equatorial Africa. Shy, elusive animals, bongos never emerge into the open and are seldom seen; they browse singly or in small groups. They are fairly large, heavy-bodied antelopes, ...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08082

  11. Bongo
    The bongo (Boocercus eurycerus) is a Central African antelope, living in dense humid forests, feeding upon shoots, leaves and fruits. Up to 1.4 m at the shoulder, the Bongo is the largest forest antelope. The body is a rich chestnut colour broken by eleven or twelve vertical white stripes down each ...
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  12. Bongo
    The Bongo are (were?) a Sudanese tribe living between the head-waters of the bahr el-Ghazal and the Ubangi.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  13. bongo
    Central African antelope Boocercus eurycerus, living in dense humid forests. Up to 1.4 m/4.5 ft at the shoulder, it has spiral horns which may be 80 cm/2.6 ft or more in length. The body is rich chestnut, with narrow white stripes running vertically down the sides, and a black belly
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

  14. Bongo
    (antelope) The `western or lowland bongo`, Tragelaphus eurycerus eurycerus, is a herbivorous, mostly nocturnal forest ungulate and among the largest of the African forest antelope species. Bongos are characterised by a striking reddish-brown coat, black and white markings, white-yellow...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bongo

  15. Bongo
    `Bongo(s)` may refer to: In `nature`: In `geography`: In `entertainment`: In `vehicles`: In `computing`: In `fiction`: In `other uses`: People with the surname: See also:
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bongo

  16. Bongo
    (Ghana parliament constituency) `Bongo` is one of the constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. Bongo is located in the Bongo district of the Upper East Region of title=Ghanaian parliamentary e...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bongo



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11 February 2012

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On 11th February, 1858, a 14 year old French peasant girl, Bernadette Soubirous claimed to have seen visions of the Virgin Mary at her native Lourdes. She also revealed that the waters of a spring near a grotto in Lourdes had been given healing powers by the Virgin. Eventually, the Roman Catholic church decided that the visions were authentic. Franz Werfel wrote the novel, Song of Bernadette, based on the story of Bernadette's visions. read more

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