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Tip Manufactures a Pumpkinhead In the Country of the Gillikins, which is at the North of the Land of Oz, lived a youth called Tip.
The Marvelous Land of Oz Baum, L. Frank 1904
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Then came the Rulers of the four Kingdoms of Oz: the Emperor of the Winkies, the Monarch of the Munchkins, the King of the Quadlings and the Sovereign of the Gillikins, each wearing a long chain of emeralds around his neck to show that he was a vassal of the Ruler of the Emerald City.
Love Letters 2010
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Chapter Four The Loons of Loonville Toward evening, the travelers found there was no longer a path to guide them, and the purple hues of the grass and trees warned them that they were now in the Country of the Gillikins, where strange peoples dwelt in places that were quite unknown to the other inhabitants of Oz. The fields were wild and uncultivated and there were no houses of any sort to be seen.
The Tin Woodman of Oz Baum, L. Frank 1918
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For attendants Glinda has half a hundred of the loveliest girls in Oz. They are gathered from all over Oz. from among the Winkies, the Munchkins, the Gillikins and the Quadlings, as well as from Oz.a's magnificent Emerald City, and it is considered a great favor to be allowed to serve the Royal Sorceress.
The Scarecrow of Oz Baum, L. Frank 1915
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There are four gates, one facing the Munchkin Country, one facing the Country of the Winkies, one facing the Country of the Quadlings and one facing the Country of the Gillikins.
The Patchwork Girl of Oz Baum, L. Frank 1913
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At the foot of the mountain that separated the Country of the Munchkins from the Country of the Gillikins, the path divided.
The Patchwork Girl of Oz Baum, L. Frank 1913
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"Are you quite certain you understand the languages of both the Gillikins and the Munchkins?"
The Marvelous Land of Oz: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of the Scarecrow and Tim Woodman ... a Sequel to the Wizard of Oz Lyman Frank 1904
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"Do you understand the language of the Gillikins, my dear?"
The Marvelous Land of Oz: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of the Scarecrow and Tim Woodman ... a Sequel to the Wizard of Oz Lyman Frank 1904
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"Are you quite certain you understand the languages of both the Gillikins and the Munchkins?"
The Marvelous Land of Oz Baum, L. Frank 1904
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So the Scarecrow commanded the Soldier with the Green Whiskers to search among his people until he found one who understood the language of the Gillikins as well as the language of the Emerald City, and to bring that person to him at once.
The Marvelous Land of Oz: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of the Scarecrow and Tim Woodman ... a Sequel to the Wizard of Oz Lyman Frank 1904
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