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    Lake of the Woods (French: Lac des Bois; Ojibwe: Pikwedina Sagainan , lit. 'inland lake of the sand hills') is a lake occupying parts of the Canadian provinces...
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    Lac is the resinous secretion of a number of species of lac insects, of which the most commonly cultivated is Kerria lacca. Cultivation begins when a...
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    Kerriidae (redirect from Lac insect)
    harvested and converted commercially into lac and shellac, used in various dyes, cosmetics, food glazes, wood finishing varnishes and polishes.[citation...
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    Shellac (redirect from Lac culture)
    Shellac (/ʃəˈlæk/) is a resin secreted by the female lac bug on trees in the forests of India and Thailand. Chemically, it is mainly composed of aleuritic...
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    Lac qui Parle County (/ˌlæk ki ˈpɑːrl/ LAK kee PARL) is a county in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population...
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    Fond du Lac (/ˈfɒndəlæk/ ) is a city in and the county seat of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States, located at the southern end of Lake Winnebago...
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    The Lac-Mégantic rail disaster occurred in the town of Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, Canada, on July 6, 2013, at approximately 1:14 a.m. EDT, when an unattended...
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  • District of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. Wood was born on December 21 or 25, 1830 in Schoharie County, New York, the son of David I. Wood (1797–1883) and...
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    became Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche in 2018. Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo is currently represented by Tany Yao and Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche is represented...
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    insect lac was used since ancient times. Shellac is the secretion of the lac bug (Tachardia lacca Kerr. or Laccifer lacca). It is used for wood finish...
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    php3?cgndb=BACSK&formattype=&city=Wood%20Islands LAC - PSFDS03-(15308) Item Number: 19710, See: http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/postal-heritage...
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    other symbols instead of chữ Nôm, chữ Hán and chữ Quốc ngữ. Lạc Long Quân ("Dragon King of Lạc", also known as Sùng Lãm) is an ancient king of the Hồng Bàng...
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    Lancelot (redirect from Lancelot du Lac)
    Lancelot du Lac (French for Lancelot of the Lake), alternatively written as Launcelot and other variants, is a popular character in Arthurian legend's...
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    the RM of Wood Buffalo and the MD of Bonnyville No. 87). The following localities are located within Lac La Biche County. Localities The Lac La Biche Settlement...
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  • Lancelot du Lac is a 1974 French fantasy drama film written and directed by Robert Bresson. It retells the story of Lancelot and Guinevere's love as Camelot...
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    Lake Saint Pierre (French: Lac Saint-Pierre, pronounced [lak sɛ̃ pjɛʁ]; Western Abnaki: Nebesek) is a lake in Quebec, Canada, a widening of the Saint...
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  • of Kenneth Woods in 2019. Lamartine admired Julie Charles, the wife of the famous physicist Jacques Charles. The two planned to meet at Lac du Bourget...
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    Schleichera (redirect from Lac tree)
    Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Schleichera oleosa, kusum tree, Ceylon oak, lac tree, gum lac tree. It is a large deciduous (nearly evergreen) tree with a comparatively...
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    of the portion of the Kikino Metis Settlement that is within Lac La Biche County. Wood Buffalo's 2015 municipal census also counted a shadow population...
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    Lac-Mégantic (French pronunciation: [lak meɡɑ̃tik]) is a town in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on Lac Mégantic, a freshwater lake...
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    riding and Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche, with the northern neighbourhood of Timberlea falling within the boundaries of Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo. Other communities...
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    Lac-des-Écorces (French pronunciation: [lak dez‿ekɔʁs]) is a municipality and village in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Antoine-Labelle...
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    The Town of Brome Lake (officially Ville de Lac-Brome) is a town in southern Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 5,609. Tourism...
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  • Lake of the Woods (Lac des Bois), a lake lying between Canada and the USA. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Lac du Bois....
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  • 14th Wisconsin was raised at Fond du Lac, under Wood; the camp in Fond du Lac where they trained was renamed "Camp Wood," after him. The 14th Wisconsin was...
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    Lac La Biche (/ˌlæk lə ˈbɪʃ/ LAK lə BISH) is a large lake in north-central Alberta, Canada. It is located along the Northern Woods and Water Route, 95 km...
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    within the city of Fond du Lac. These Episcopalians first worshiped in a variety of makeshift locations until in 1851 a wood-frame building was erected...
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    Caddo Lake (redirect from Lac Caddo)
    Caddo Lake (French: Lac Caddo) is a 25,400-acre (10,300 ha) lake and bayou (wetland) on the border between Texas and Louisiana, in northern Harrison County...
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    directly with the Cree traders, the large lake was referred to as "Grand lac des Esclaves" which was eventually translated into English as "Great Slave...
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  • located in the town of Empire, Wisconsin, overlooking the city of Fond du Lac. Established in 1845, it is one of the oldest known cemeteries in Wisconsin...
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