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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
Shaw
    n 1: United States clarinetist and leader of a swing band
         (1910-2004) [syn: Shaw, Artie Shaw, Arthur Jacob
         Arshawsky]
    2: United States humorist who wrote about rural life (1818-1885)
       [syn: Shaw, Henry Wheeler Shaw, Josh Billings]
    3: United States physician and suffragist (1847-1919) [syn:
       Shaw, Anna Howard Shaw]
    4: British playwright (born in Ireland); founder of the Fabian
       Society (1856-1950) [syn: Shaw, G. B. Shaw, George
       Bernard Shaw]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Shaw \Shaw\ (sh[add]), n. [OE. schawe, scha[yogh]e, thicket,
   grove, AS. scaga; akin to Dan. skov, Sw. skog, Icel.
   sk[=o]gr.]
   1. A thicket; a small wood or grove. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. &
      Scot.] --Burns.
      [1913 Webster]

            Gaillard he was as goldfinch in the shaw. --Chaucer.
      [1913 Webster]

            The green shaws, the merry green woods. --Howitt.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. pl. The leaves and tops of vegetables, as of potatoes,
      turnips, etc. [Scot.] --Jamieson.
      [1913 Webster]

3. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Shaw, MS -- U.S. city in Mississippi
   Population (2000):    2312
   Housing Units (2000): 785
   Land area (2000):     1.110031 sq. miles (2.874967 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1.110031 sq. miles (2.874967 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            67000
   Located within:       Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28
   Location:             33.601549 N, 90.770720 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     38773
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Shaw, MS
    Shaw


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