Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of eastern Bulgaria on the Black Sea north-northeast of Burgas. Founded in the sixth century BC as a Greek colony, it came under Turkish control in 1391 and was ceded to newly independent Bulgaria in 1878. It is a port and an industrial center.
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- noun Alternative capitalization of
varna - proper noun A
city innortheastern Bulgaria .
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- noun (Hinduism) the name for the original social division of Vedic people into four groups (which are subdivided into thousands of jatis)
- noun a port city in northeastern Bulgaria on the Black Sea
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Examples
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The diamonds of Borneo are distinguished into _four waters_, which they call _varna_, viz. Varna _Ambon_, varna _Loud_, varna _Sackar_, and varna _Bessee_.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 Robert Kerr 1784
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This version of Lynx is called Varna वर्ण, a Sanskrit word for 'color' or 'to enclose'.
Varna Lynx Papercraft | Papercraft Paradise | PaperCrafts | Paper Models | Card Models Michael James 2009
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The first, heading west to Varna, is Pineridge Residences, which I noted before in an earlier post.
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Sign prohibiting dogs at Cornell research fields in Varna
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Last week I noted that some rental properties in Varna were for sale, and Kimball Real Estate's site had a lot of information on them.
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Moving toward Varna from the last set of buildings, 1101 Dryden Road is the last house in the 1100 block, though it looks like it's on Turkey Hill Road.
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It was hard to avoid contrast between the discussion of "strong neighborhoods" and the actual conditions in Varna, especially as trucks rolled by periodically.
Living in Dryden: County Comprehensive Plan examined in Varna 2004
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I noticed a few weeks ago that several houses in Varna had for sale signs on them, all from Christopher George Real Estate, which tends to focus on Ithaca rental properties.
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BoingBoing reader Kristiyan in Varna, Bulgaria says:
Boing Boing: December 12, 2004 - December 18, 2004 Archives 2004
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Recreation Coordinator Jennifer Glaab began with the recreation report, noting that contra dancing turnout had varied from zero in Varna to 45 in Dryden and 25 in Freeville, with one remaining dance in Bethel Grove, which was going to have the extra benefit of George Wilson fiddling.
EmmaSmith commented on the word Varna
What a crazy word I thought that it wasn't a word but I was wrong.
January 25, 2011