Fife

Fife
A traditional county of Scotland now a Unitary Authority, situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with landward boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire.

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  • Fife — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Para otros usos de este término, véase Fife (desambiguación). Fife, también conocido como región de Fife o Reino de Fife (Kingdom of Fife en inglés) es unas de las nueve regiones de Escocia, situada en la costa Este …   Wikipedia Español

  • Fife — ist der Name von: Fife (Schottland), schottische Region Orte in Sambia: Fife (Sambia), sambische Stadt in den Vereinigten Staaten: Fife (Georgia) Fife (Montana) Fife (North Dakota) Fife (Texas) Fife (Virginia) Fife (Washington) Sonstiges:… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • FIFe — ist der Name von: Fife (Schottland), schottische Region Fife (Sambia), sambische Stadt Fife (Virginia) Fife (Washington), Stadt in den USA Fife (Texas), Stadt in Texas Schwegel, (engl.), ein Musikinstrument aus Holz FIFE steht als Abkürzung für:… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Fife — (f[imac]f), n. [F. fifre, OHG. pf[=i]fa, LL. pipa pipe, pipare to play on the pipe, fr. L. pipire, pipare, to peep, pip, chirp, as a chiken. See {Pipe}.] (Mus.) A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Fife — Fife, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fifed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {fifing}.] To play on a fife. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Fife [1] — Fife (spr. Feif), Grafschaft im südlichen Schottland, 22,35 QM.; grenzt an die Nordsee, an die Grafschaften Perth, Clackmannan u. Kinroß; im NW. gebirgig (die Lomond Hills mit dem West Lomond 1721 Fuß u. East Lomond 1376 Fuß hoch), im SO. flach u …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Fife — Fife, WA U.S. city in Washington Population (2000): 4784 Housing Units (2000): 2232 Land area (2000): 5.564485 sq. miles (14.411949 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.094154 sq. miles (0.243858 sq. km) Total area (2000): 5.658639 sq. miles (14.655807… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Fife, WA — U.S. city in Washington Population (2000): 4784 Housing Units (2000): 2232 Land area (2000): 5.564485 sq. miles (14.411949 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.094154 sq. miles (0.243858 sq. km) Total area (2000): 5.658639 sq. miles (14.655807 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • fife — 1550s, from Ger. Pfeife fife, pipe, from O.H.G. pfifa, or via M.Fr. fifre (15c.) from the same O.H.G. word; ultimately imitative. German musicians provided music for most European courts in those days. As a verb from 1590s. Agent noun fifer is… …   Etymology dictionary

  • fife — [fīf] n. [Ger pfeife, a pipe, fife < MHG pfife < OHG pfifa < VL * pipa, PIPE] a small flute having from six to eight finger holes, and usually no keys, used mainly with drums in playing marches vt., vi. fifed, fifing to play on a fife… …   English World dictionary

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