Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of ophiocephaloid fishes destitute of ventral fins, whose name has been taken as a component of the name Channiformes.
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Examples
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Simeon was a little amused at the idea of Channa being bowled over by another personality.
The City Who Fought McCaffrey, Anne 1993
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“Like many other armies in peasant and tribal societies,” writes Channa Wickremesekera in Kandy at War: Indigenous Military Resistance to European Expansion in Sri Lanka 1594 to 1818 (2004), “the Kandyan army fought in loosely organized and highly mobile units depending on a flimsy logistical base,” making optimum use of its rugged, jungly terrain.
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“Like many other armies in peasant and tribal societies,” writes Channa Wickremesekera in Kandy at War: Indigenous Military Resistance to European Expansion in Sri Lanka 1594 to 1818 (2004), “the Kandyan army fought in loosely organized and highly mobile units depending on a flimsy logistical base,” making optimum use of its rugged, jungly terrain.
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Since this post is about kids, sharing here a story told by Channa to his daughter and a message for the adults for a new kind of discipline that we need to build in ourselves and the kids.
Beetroot Bhat Moodh Anjali 2009
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Seasoned south coast performers, the boys' trips to Brighton always provoke considerable interest and tonight's show also features two locally based regulars from Electronicsessions, Jamie Wadman and Justin Howard, plus a live PA from Amrick Channa.
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Since this post is about kids, sharing here a story told by Channa to his daughter and a message for the adults for a new kind of discipline that we need to build in ourselves and the kids.
Archive 2009-03-01 Anjali 2009
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Lamb Vindaloo and Channa (chickpea) Masala curries (2009)
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“Like many other armies in peasant and tribal societies,” writes Channa Wickremesekera in Kandy at War: Indigenous Military Resistance to European Expansion in Sri Lanka 1594 to 1818 (2004), “the Kandyan army fought in loosely organized and highly mobile units depending on a flimsy logistical base,” making optimum use of its rugged, jungly terrain.
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To disobey Channa was not just to do wrong, it was to threaten the survival of the relationship.
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Channa worked at Woolworth's, took English classes at night, went to the movies on weekends.
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