Cedar

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• Cedar — (engl.: Zeder) steht für Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten: Cedar (Arizona) Cedar (Idaho) Cedar (Indiana) Cedar (Iowa) Cedar (Kansas) Cedar (Maine) Cedar (Massachusetts) Cedar (Michigan) Cedar (Minnesota) Cedar (Oklahoma) Cedar (Utah) Sonstiges:… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• CEDAR — (Heb. אֶרֶז, erez), the Cedrus libani. The cedar formerly covered extensive areas of the Lebanon mountains. In biblical times, potentates used cedar wood in the construction of palaces and other major buildings (cf. Isa. 9:9). The cedar was… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• cedar — ce dar (s[=e] d[ e]r), n. [AS. ceder, fr. L. cedrus, Gr. ke dros.] (Bot.) The name of several evergreen trees. The wood is remarkable for its durability and fragrant odor. [1913 Webster] Note: The cedar of Lebanon is the {Cedrus Libani}; the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• cedar — cȅdar m <G dra, N mn dri> DEFINICIJA bot. zimzeleno stablo (Cedrus sp.) iz porodice borova (Pinaceae) [libanonski cedar; atlantski cedar; japanski cedar]; kedar ETIMOLOGIJA lat. cedrus ← grč. kédros …   Hrvatski jezični portal

• cedar — [sē′dər] n. [ME & OFr cedre < L cedrus < Gr kedros < ? IE base * ked , to smoke, be sooty] 1. any of a genus (Cedrus) of widespreading coniferous trees of the pine family, having clusters of needlelike leaves, cones, and durable wood… …   English World dictionary

• Cedar — Administration Pays  Canada Province …   Wikipédia en Français

• Cedar — Cedar, 1) Grafschaft im südwestlichsten Theile des Staates Missouri der Vereinigten Staaten von Nordamerika, 20 QM.; Flüsse: Sac River u. Cedar u. Horse Creeks; Boden hügelig u. mäßig fruchtbar; Producte: Mais, Weizen, Hafer, Rindvieh, Schweine;… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

• Cedar — Cedar, KS U.S. city in Kansas Population (2000): 26 Housing Units (2000): 17 Land area (2000): 0.176617 sq. miles (0.457437 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.176617 sq. miles (0.457437 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

• Cedar, KS — U.S. city in Kansas Population (2000): 26 Housing Units (2000): 17 Land area (2000): 0.176617 sq. miles (0.457437 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.176617 sq. miles (0.457437 sq. km) FIPS code:… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

• cedar — O.E. ceder, blended in M.E. with O.Fr. cedre, from L. cedrus, from Gk. kedros cedar, juniper, origin uncertain. Cedar oil was used by the Egyptians in embalming as a preservative against decay and the word for it was used figuratively for… …   Etymology dictionary

• Cedar — Ce dar, a. Of or pertaining to cedar. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English