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Collections, exhibits, events, programs, and store. Located in Bloomington, Indiana.

The story of London, river, port and people. Located in London.

Specializing in cultural history, serves both as the town museum for Jyväskylä and the provincial museum. Features prehistoric and ethnological items, archives and library. Includes hours and locat

Reflects and records the changing face of farming and the countryside through collections of objects, archives, photographs, film and books. Includes details and a map to the location in Reading, UK.

Collection of objects related to Antwerp's popular culture, with an emphasis is on the lives of ordinary people. Located in Belgium.

World's largest urban history museum with 1.1 million objects. Includes details of collections, hours, events, current and future exhibitions, admission fees, membership, educational programs and dir

Features displays of Northwest Coast human and natural history from the end of the last ice age to the 20th Century. Includes details of exhibits, programs, fees, hours, memberships and directions.

A collection dedicated to Saharan nomads, offering an insight into their daily life throughout the centuries.

Dedicated to the exploration of the history, evolution and cultural significance of human sexuality, advocating open discourse and striving to present to the public the best in current scholarship unh

Features art, history, and nature exhibits in two historic buildings. Contains a newsletter, details of the exhibits, events, and classes, a membership form, hours, an admission policy, and directions

A museum of 19th and 20th century funerary history in the United States. Online collections and membership information, and gift shop. Located in Houston, Texas.

Information and images for the Chapel and Columbarium, Pest House Medical Museum, Hearse House and Caretakers' Museum, Station House Museum, and the Mourning Museum. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Dedicated to the curation of peace related art and artifacts, its mission is to motivate adults and children to achieve creative solutions to violence. Located in Chicago, Illinois.

Offers collections of art, science, and civilization, and a planetarium. Contains details of the collections, events, memberships, volunteer opportunities, hours, admission rates, and directions to th

Dedicated to preserve the heritage of the Republic of Texas historic period and to educate the public about the history and culture of that era. Includes hours, admission fees and photos. Operated by

Contains culture, archaeology, maritime and textile displays. Includes details of exhibits, projects, photographic archive and newsletter. Located in the UK.

Nonprofit organization, dedicated to the discovery, understanding and celebration of the culinary heritage of the South, plans its opening in New Orleans, Louisiana in June, 2005. Provides membership

Features memorabilia, folk art, homemade inventions, a miniature animated town and gift shop. Includes hours, admission and directions. Located in Abita Springs, Louisiana.

Features indigenous and exotic species of extinct, endangered and common birds, mammals, reptiles, fish, insects, plants as well as rock and mineral specimens and collections devoted to human history

Collection features artifacts, memorabilia and over 60,000 photographs that interpret community life. Includes details of buildings and exhibits, hours, admission and directions. Based in Caithness

Exhibits celebrate the women's movement, women in the arts, sports, and science. Includes details of the collection, events, education programs, memberships, volunteer opportunities, hours, and admiss

International nautical/marine signal flags geographic.org.

Graphic word-to-signal converter.

Offers quiz of random phrases with English translations.

Translate your initials into nautical signal flags.

Records in gliding complied by the World Air Sports Federation. Consult the history of past gliding world records.

Records compiled by International Weightlifting Federation.

Features two modern English dictionaries, multilingual search, and translation. Also features a guide to language sites on the web and a language discussion forum.

Includes a list of slang terms and phrases in various languages.

Free online dictionary from Cambridge University Press.

A compilation of a large number of dictionary websites grouped by language.

Free 500,000 word dictionary of English with an encyclopedia and world atlas. Uses DjVu and JPEG formats to display page images. Has headword lookup and full text search of 22 million words of underly

Free edition of a complete Webster dictionary. Fully crosslinked.

A WWW interface to several freely available on-line dictionaries, including Webster's 1913, the Jargon File, the US Gazetteer, and Easton's Bible Dictionary.

Collection of links to various online dictionaries and other lexical references.

Link collection -- over 100 links to various dictionaries of about 40 languages.

Directory of English and foreign-language dictionaries.

Software program for realtime reporters and captioners that lists many diverse vocabulary lists.

A directory of free online language resources such as dictionaries, thesauruses, language translators, and encyclopedias.

A Dictionary of Comprehension in different languages.

Search or browse this dictionary of more than 13,000 words.

An international organization of librarians, booksellers, translators, linguists, publishers, writers, journalists, and collectors. Founded in 1975 to further research in dictionary making, study, co

Free online dictionary search, translator, word of the day, crossword puzzles and word games, and vocabulary learning resources for many languages.

Search a variety of dictionaries including monolingual, bilingual, and specialty dictionaries.

Provides definitions, synonyms, and related words.

Provides a directory of dictionaries.

Collection of free dictionaries and translation sites. Supports searching all dictionaries with just one mouse click.

Collection of more than 2400 links to glossaries and dictionaries.

Directory of multilingual dictionaries and dictionaries on specific subjects, alphabetized by language.

Searchable directory of glossaries and topical dictionaries containing terms and definitions on hundreds of subjects.

Mixed collection of drug terminology with an apparently arbitrarily selected mix of other, unrelated terms. Dictionary accepts contributions of new terms.

Includes a thesaurus and searchable dictionaries for English, computers, dreams and medicine.

WWW interface to multiple English dictionaries.

Infoplease's free online dictionary. Features almanacs, an encyclopedia, and an atlas.

The European Commission's multilingual term bank. Particularly rich in technical and specialized terminology related to European Union policy.

Simple and integrated access to dictionaries, thesauri, encylopedias, and quotation databases.

Searchable directory of bilingual and multilingual dictionaries.

Explanations of terms used in architectural lighting and lighting simulation.

Search over 40,000 entries to get clear concise definitions and when available related pictures.

Online specialty dictionaries for English, Russian, German, Finnish and Latin.

Online dictionaries, translators, references accessible from a small pop-window. Requires use of a browser with Java script enabled.

A large directory of online dictionaries, both in English and bilingual, including specialist dictionaries.

Allows users to search, free of charge, for entries in the latest (year 2000) edition of the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

Directory of dictionaries, including unilingual, multilingual, and topical resources.

Project to create a searchable online database and a quotation dictionary from Yale University Press.

Includes several dictionaries and a thesaurus as well as online tools for shipping and mailing, currency exchange, and language translation.

A collection of reference tools.

Skeptical definitions and essays on occult, paranormal, supernatural and pseudoscientific ideas and practices with references to the best skeptical literature.

Free online versions of the Dictionary of One-Letter Words, the Dictionary of All-Vowel Words, the Dictionary of All-Consonant Words, and other strange dictionary resources.

Each entry compares a superhero's name with its real life meaning and includes comparison pictures and pronunciations.

Online dictionary and thesaurus web linking lookup reference tool.

Multi-search tool by Tinh Van, which consults English-only dictionaries, and Vietnamese into English or French translation dictionaries.

This database doubled with a metasearch tool extracts records from a variety of online and public-domain paper dictionaries, both general and specialized. It offers English definitions, as well as tra

Looks up multiple words simultaneously using several databases including Webster's, Easton's, Wordnet, and the Devil's Dictionary.

Student dictionary and rhyming dictionary online at Merriam-Webster's website. Daily Buzzword by subscription.

Site dedicated to recently coined words and existing words revived into modern usage.

A free English thesaurus and dictionary for Windows.

An index of on-line dictionaries in over 200 different languages. Includes an index of on-line grammars, word of the day by email, and several pages of linguistic fun.

Includes the Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, dictionaries, and thesauri.

Featuring 28,000 short articles.

Electronic encyclopedia with its own content as well as over 10,000 links to the best reference sites on the Internet.

Provides complete text of Encyclopaedia Britannica with search capabilities, related links, and multimedia enhancements. Full text for subscribers only; free trial available.

Offers the 11th Edition Encyclopedia Britannica which is now in the public domain. All articles are searchable and alphabetized.

Links to on-line Smithsonian resources and answers to frequently asked questions from A to Z.

Articles explain how hundreds of things work, from elements of the human body to space-age technology.

"A subset of the content (concise set) is provided for free, the access to the rest of the Hutchinson Encyclopedia requires subscription."

On-Line dictionary, Internet encyclopedia, and almanac reference.

Browsable. Based on the eleventh edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica, first published in 1911.

Includes a world atlas, dictionary, thesaurus, multimedia collection, and homework tools.

Approximately 14,000 entries on topics including art, geography, literature, philosophy, religion. Originally published in 1907.

Reference source with several hypertext linked entries covering a broad variety of subjects.

User-contributed online encyclopedia intended for people whose first language is not English.

User edited encyclopedia based on Wiki software. Contains articles, information on editing, and a list of differences between this encyclopedia and Wikipedia.

A free encyclopedia built collaboratively using Wiki software. (GNU Free Documentation License) and with over 1,000,000 articles. Note that because articles can be "vandalized," information on Wikiped

Online version of the complete reference work along with dictionary, atlas, links, magazines, historical documents, audio, video, images, and 3D photographs. Requires free temporary registration with

Links to directories of business information, phone numbers, government resources, maps, FAQs, dictionaries, and financial calculations.

Sources for quick answers to reference questions.

An enormous reference resource featuring links in categories like programming, computer help, genealogy, hobbies, business and travel.

Free worldwide directory listings of lost and found property.

Search Associations on the Internet through the Internet Public Library.

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