Air Force ISR
— Noun
– English
～ an agency focused on ensuring that the United States military attains information superiority; operates worldwide ground sites and an array of airborne reconnaissance and surveillance platforms
Afars and Issas
— Noun
– English
～ a country in northeastern Africa on the Somali peninsula; formerly under French control but became independent in 1997
ask for it
— Verb
– English
～ persist with actions or an attitude despite the probability that it will cause trouble; "He is asking for trouble with his behavior"
as it is
— Adverb
– English
～ in the actual state of affairs and often contrary to expectations; "he might have been killed; as it is he was severely injured"
agenda item
— Noun
– English
～ one of the items to be considered
al Itihaad al Islamiya
— Noun
– English
～ a fundamentalist Islamic group in Somalia who initially did fundraising for al-Qaeda; responsible for ambushing United States Army Rangers and for terrorist bombings in Ethiopia; believed to have branches in several countries
al-Itihaad al-Islamiya
— Noun
– English
～ a fundamentalist Islamic group in Somalia who initially did fundraising for al-Qaeda; responsible for ambushing United States Army Rangers and for terrorist bombings in Ethiopia; believed to have branches in several countries
Amenhotep IV
— Noun
– English
～ early ruler of Egypt who rejected the old gods and replaced them with sun worship (died in 1358 BC)
American ivy
— Noun
– English
～ common North American vine with compound leaves and bluish-black berrylike fruit
air jacket
— Noun
– English
～ an inflatable life jacket
Andrew Jackson
— Noun
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～ 7th president of the US; successfully defended New Orleans from the British in 1815; expanded the power of the presidency (1767-1845)
Andrew Jackson Downing
— Noun
– English
～ United States landscape architect who designed the grounds of the White House and the Capitol Building (1815-1852)
Arthur Jacob Arshawsky
— Noun
– English
～ United States clarinetist and leader of a swing band (1910-2004)
Aletta Jacobs
— Noun
– English
～ Dutch physician who opened the first birth control clinic in the world in Amsterdam (1854-1929)
Arthur James Balfour
— Noun
– English
～ English statesman; member of the Conservative Party (1848-1930)
Astilbe japonica
— Noun
– English
～ a Japanese shrub that resembles members of the genus Spiraea; widely cultivated in many varieties for its dense panicles of flowers in many colors; often forced by florists for Easter blooming
Acer japonicum
— Noun
– English
～ leaves deeply incised and bright red in autumn; Japan
Arabian jasmine
— Noun
– English
～ East Indian evergreen vine cultivated for its profuse fragrant white flowers
Augustin Jean Fresnel
— Noun
– English
～ French physicist who invented polarized light and invented the Fresnel lens (1788-1827)
Ask Jeeves
— Noun
– English
～ a widely used search engine accepting plain English questions or phrases or terms