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1. nightingale
   [n] - English nurse remembered for her work during the Crimean War (1820-1910) 2. [n] - European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song
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2. Nightingale
   Night'in·gale noun [ Middle English nihtegale , nightingale , Anglo-Saxon nihtegale ; niht night + galan to sing, akin to English yell ; confer Dutch nachtegaal , Old Saxon nahtigala , Old High ...
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3. nightingale
   1. <zoology> A small, plain, brown and gray European song bird (Luscinia luscinia). It sings at night, and is celebrated for the sweetness of its song. ... 2. <zoology> A larger species (Lucinia philomela), of Eastern Europe, having similar habits; the thrush nightingale. The name is als...
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4. nightingale
   Luscinia megarhynchos noun European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song
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5. Nightingale
   Florence Nightingale noun English nurse remembered for her work during the Crimean War (1820-1910)
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6. Nightingale
   • (n.) A small, plain, brown and gray European song bird (Luscinia luscinia). It sings at night, and is celebrated for the sweetness of its song. • (n.) A larger species (Lucinia philomela), of Eastern Europe, having similar habits; the thrush nightingale. The name is also applied to other...
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7. Nightingale
   (from the article `Tristan da Cunha`) ...of St. Helena, in the South Atlantic Ocean about midway between southern Africa and South America. The territory consists of six small islands, of ...
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8. nightingale
   any of several small Old World thrushes, belonging to the family Turdidae (order Passeriformes), renowned for their song. The name refers in ... [1 related articles]
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9. nightingale
   nightingale, common name for a migratory Old World bird of the family Turdidae (thrush family), celebrated for its vocal powers. The common nightingale of England and Western Europe, Luscinia megarhynchos, is about 6 1/2 in. (16.3 cm) long, reddish-brown above and grayish-white below. It winters in ...
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10. Nightingale
    The Nightingale (also known as the attic bird and the bulbul) is any song bird of the Passerine genus Daulias of the Thrush family. The Common Nightingale (Daulias luscinia) is about 17 centimetres long with plumage of a rich chestnut-brown above with a rufous tinge to the tail and greyish-white bel...
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11. Nightingale
    Type: Term Pronunciation: nīt′in-gāl Definitions: 1. Florence, 1820-1910. English nurse; founder of modern nursing.
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12. nightingale
    Songbird belonging to the thrush family; it sings with remarkable beauty by night as well as during the day. About 16.5 cm/6.5 in long, it is dull brown with a reddish-brown rounded tail; the breast is dull greyish-white, tinting to brown. It migrates in summer to Europe and winters in Africa. It feeds on insects, small animals,...
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13. Nightingale
    The `Nightingale` (Luscinia megarhynchos), also known as `Rufous ` and `Common Nightingale`, is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae. It belongs to a group o...
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14. Nightingale
    (band) `Nightingale` are a once goth rock, now progressive/AOR metal/rock band from Örebro in Sweden. They are signed to Black Mark Records. Biography: Nightingale began in 1995 as a solo goth rock project of Dan Swanö, designed to explore his brief fascination with the genre, also evi...
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15. Nightingale
    (disambiguation) The `Nightingale` is an Old World passerine bird. `Nightingale` may also refer to: Birds : Literature: Music: People: Places : Television and film : Other uses:
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16. Nightingale
    (musical) `Nightingale: A New Musical` is a musical (described by the composer as a children`s opera) in one act, with book, music and lyrics by Charles Strouse. It is based on Hans Christian Andersen`s fairy tale, The Nightingale, and tells the story of a Chinese emperor who le...
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17. Nightingale
    (comics) `Nightingale` is a fictional superhero from Marvel Comics, who first appeared in Marvel: The Lost Generation # 12. Nightingale was a founding member of the First Line, joining at the request of the Yankee Clipper. Her origin is unknown, but she is apparently Caribbean. Powers ...
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18. Nightingale
    (ballet) `Nightingale` was a ballet composed in the Byelorussian SSR (now Belarus). Created in 1940, it was the first Belarusian ballet to be formed at the National Academic Bolshoi Ballet Theatre. Originally from a book written by Źmitrok Biadula, the ballet was choreographed by Al...
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