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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Victoria \Vic*to"ri*a\, prop. n. [NL.]
     1. (Bot.) A genus of aquatic plants named in honor of Queen
        Victoria. The {Victoria regia} is a native of Guiana and
        Brazil. Its large, spreading leaves are often over five
        feet in diameter, and have a rim from three to five inches
        high; its immense rose-white flowers sometimes attain a


        diameter of nearly two feet.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A kind of low four-wheeled pleasure carriage, with a
        calash top, designed for two persons and the driver who
        occupies a high seat in front.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Astron.) An asteroid discovered by Hind in 1850; --
        called also {Clio}.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. One of an American breed of medium-sized white hogs with a
        slightly dished face and very erect ears.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     {Victoria cross}, a bronze Maltese cross, awarded for valor
        to members of the British army or navy. It was first
        bestowed in 1857, at the close of the Crimean war. The
        recipients also have a pension of [pounds]10 a year.
  
     {Victoria green}. (Chem.) See {Emerald green}, under {Green}.
        
  
     {Victoria lily} (Bot.), the {Victoria regia}. See def. 1,
        above.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Clio \Cli"o\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? the proclaimer, fr. ? to call,
     tell of, make famous.] (Class. Myth.)
     The Muse who presided over history.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Clione \Cli*o"ne\, n.
     A genus of naked pteropods. One species ({Clione
     papilonacea}), abundant in the Arctic Ocean, constitutes a
     part of the food of the Greenland whale. It is sometimes
     incorrectly called {Clio}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Clio
       n : (Greek mythology) the Muse of history

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  60 Moby Thesaurus words for "Clio":
     Calliope, Erato, Euterpe, Melpomene, Muse of history, Polyhymnia,
     Terpsichore, Thalia, adventures, annals, artistic imagination,
     autobiography, biographical sketch, biography, case history,
     chronicle, chronicles, chronology, conception, confessions,
     creative imagination, creative power, creative thought,
     curriculum vitae, diary, esemplastic imagination,
     esemplastic power, experiences, fortunes, genius, hagiography,
     hagiology, historiography, history, inspiration, journal, legend,
     life, life and letters, life story, martyrology, memoir, memoirs,
     memorabilia, memorial, memorials, muse, mythicization,
     mythification, mythopoeia, necrology, obituary, photobiography,
     poetic imagination, profile, record, resume, shaping imagination,
     story, theory of history
  
  

From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:

  CLIO, n.  One of the nine Muses.  Clio's function was to preside over
  history -- which she did with great dignity, many of the prominent
  citizens of Athens occupying seats on the platform, the meetings being
  addressed by Messrs. Xenophon, Herodotus and other popular speakers.
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Clio, AL (town, FIPS 15640)
    Location: 31.70928 N, 85.61055 W
    Population (1990): 1365 (513 housing units)
    Area: 25.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 36017
  Clio, CA
    Zip code(s): 96106
  Clio, IA (city, FIPS 14475)
    Location: 40.63472 N, 93.45185 W
    Population (1990): 103 (47 housing units)
    Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 50052
  Clio, MI (city, FIPS 16620)
    Location: 43.17710 N, 83.73615 W
    Population (1990): 2629 (1218 housing units)
    Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 48420
  Clio, SC (town, FIPS 15310)
    Location: 34.57854 N, 79.54642 W
    Population (1990): 882 (331 housing units)
    Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 29525
  Clio, WV
    Zip code(s): 25046

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Clio, CA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in California
     Population (2000):    90
     Housing Units (2000): 60
     Land area (2000):     0.594180 sq. miles (1.538918 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.594180 sq. miles (1.538918 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            14106
     Located within:       California (CA), FIPS 06
     Location:             39.745044 N, 120.571412 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     96106
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Clio, CA
      Clio
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Clio, AL -- U.S. town in Alabama
     Population (2000):    2206
     Housing Units (2000): 527
     Land area (2000):     10.055062 sq. miles (26.042489 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.008978 sq. miles (0.023254 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    10.064040 sq. miles (26.065743 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            15640
     Located within:       Alabama (AL), FIPS 01
     Location:             31.709922 N, 85.606708 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     36017
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Clio, AL
      Clio
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Clio, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
     Population (2000):    91
     Housing Units (2000): 46
     Land area (2000):     0.743301 sq. miles (1.925140 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.743301 sq. miles (1.925140 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            14475
     Located within:       Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
     Location:             40.636462 N, 93.450290 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     50052
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Clio, IA
      Clio
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Clio, SC -- U.S. town in South Carolina
     Population (2000):    774
     Housing Units (2000): 339
     Land area (2000):     0.835488 sq. miles (2.163904 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.835488 sq. miles (2.163904 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            15310
     Located within:       South Carolina (SC), FIPS 45
     Location:             34.579921 N, 79.543401 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     29525
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Clio, SC
      Clio
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Clio, MI -- U.S. city in Michigan
     Population (2000):    2483
     Housing Units (2000): 1205
     Land area (2000):     1.176907 sq. miles (3.048175 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    1.176907 sq. miles (3.048175 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            16620
     Located within:       Michigan (MI), FIPS 26
     Location:             43.178175 N, 83.736059 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     48420
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Clio, MI
      Clio
  

















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