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Look up: guan

  1. Guan
    The guan is a gallinaceous bird of the family Cracidae, genus Penelope. The sides of the head and front of the throat are naked and wattled, the wattles being capable of inflation. The guans perch on trees descending in search of grain and fruits. They are native to Brazil and Guiana, and there was a suggestion in the 19th century of breeding them in Europe as poultry.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  2. guan
    [n] - any of several large turkey-like game birds of the family Cracidae
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. Guan
    Guan (gwän) noun ((Zoology) Any one of many species of large gallinaceous birds of Central and South America, belonging to Penelope , Pipile , Ortalis , and allied genera. Several of the species are often domesticated.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/G/63

  4. guan
    noun any of several large turkey-like game birds of the family Cracidae; native to jungles of tropical America; resembling the curassows and valued as food
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  5. Guan
    `Guan` may refer to either of two Chinese family names (both rendered in Cantonese as Kwan, or also in English as Kuan, Quan, or Quon). The two names are as follows: `Guan` Prominent people named `GuÄÂ?n` include: *Guan Yu , general *Guan Ping , Guan Yu's son *Guan Hanqing , playwright *Nancy Kwan , Chinese-American actress *Jade Kwan , Cantopop singer *Michelle Kwan , American competitive figure skater `Guan` Prominent people named `GuÇŽn`...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guan

  6. Guan
    • (n.) Any one of many species of large gallinaceous birds of Central and South America, belonging to Penelope, Pipile, Ortalis, and allied genera. Several of the species are often domesticated.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  7. guan
    any of several small birds of the curassow family. See curassow.[1 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/g/76

  8. guan
    double-reed Chinese wind instrument, having a cylindrical body with seven frontal finger holes and one thumb hole. The northern version is made of ... [1 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/g/77

  9. guan
    guan: see curassow.
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A09140


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12 March 2010

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On 12th March 1881, the first black player to play top level football in Britain, Andrew Watson won his first international cap when he played as right-back for Scotland against England. He was captain and led his country to a 6-1 victory. Two days later he played in the team that beat Wales 5-1. The following year he won his third cap when Scotland beat England 5-1. Watson sacrificed his international career when he moved to England in 1882. The Scottish Football Association refused to select men who played football outside Scotland. Watson joined London Swifts and in 1882 he became the first black man to play in the FA Cup. In 1884 he joined the elite amateur club, Corinthians. read more

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