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     Czech word for "ninth."
     Czech word for "ninth."


 
<br> devítistého  
devítistého


     Czech word for "on the nine-hundredth."
     Czech word for "on the nine-hundredth."


devítistý
devítistý  


     Czech word for "nine hundredth."
     Czech word for "nine hundredth."


dewelke
dewelke  


     Dutch word for "of which, the which."
     Dutch word for "of which, the which."


dexter
dexter  


     Latin word for "right."
     Latin word for "right."


deyja
deyja  


     Icelandic word for "die."
     Icelandic word for "die."


dez
dez  


     Portuguese word for "ten."
     Portuguese word for "ten."


deze
deze  


     Dutch word for "this, these."
     Dutch word for "this, these."


Dezember (10ber, 10bris, Xber, Xbris)
Dezember (10ber, 10bris, Xber, Xbris)  


     German word for "December."
     German word for "December."


dezembro
dezembro  


     Portuguese word for "December."
     Portuguese word for "December."


dezenove
dezenove  


     Portuguese word for "nineteen."
     Portuguese word for "nineteen."


dezesseis
dezesseis  


     Portuguese word for "sixteen."
     Portuguese word for "sixteen."


dezessete
dezessete  


     Portuguese word for "seventeen."
     Portuguese word for "seventeen."


dezoito
dezoito  


     Portuguese word for "eighteen."
     Portuguese word for "eighteen."


di
di  


     Italian word for "of, about, concerning."
     Italian word for "of, about, concerning."


di anni
di anni  


     Italian word for "age."
     Italian word for "age."


di buon'ora
di buon'ora  


     italian word for "early (a.m.)."
     italian word for "early (a.m.)."


di ieri
di ieri  


     Italian word for "yesterday's."
     Italian word for "yesterday's."


di mattina
di mattina  


     Italian word for "in the morning."
     Italian word for "in the morning."


di pomeriggio
di pomeriggio  


     Italian word for "in the afternoon."
     Italian word for "in the afternoon."


di sera
di sera  


     Italian word for "in the evening."
     Italian word for "in the evening."


di sotto
di sotto  


     Italian word for "below.
     Italian word for "below.
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*A mark over a letter that changes the sound and sometimes the alphabetical order of a word.
*A mark over a letter that changes the sound and sometimes the alphabetical order of a word.


diario
diario  


     Spanish word for "daily."
     Spanish word for "daily."


diarre
diarre  


     Swedish word for "diarrhea."
     Swedish word for "diarrhea."


diarrea
diarrea  


     Italian and Spanish word for "diarrhea."
     Italian and Spanish word for "diarrhea."


diarree
diarree  


     Afrikaans and Dutch word for "diarrhea."
     Afrikaans and Dutch word for "diarrhea."


diarrhe
diarrhe  


     Icelandic word for "diarrhea."
     Icelandic word for "diarrhea."


diarréia
diarréia  


     Portuguese word for "diarrhea.
     Portuguese word for "diarrhea.
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*An individual’s daily or frequent account of his or her life. Also called a journal.
*An individual’s daily or frequent account of his or her life. Also called a journal.


diccionario
diccionario  


     Spanish word for "dictionary."
     Spanish word for "dictionary."


dice
dice  


     Spanish word for "December."
     Spanish word for "December."


diciembre (dice, 10bre)
diciembre (dice, 10bre)  


     Spanish word for "December."
     Spanish word for "December."


dicembre
dicembre  


     Italian word for "December."
     Italian word for "December."


dichiarante
dichiarante  


     Italian word for "informant."
     Italian word for "informant."


dichiarare
dichiarare  


     Italian word for "to declare."
     Italian word for "to declare."


dichiarato che
dichiarato che  


     Italian word for "declared that."
     Italian word for "declared that."


dichiarazione
dichiarazione  


     Italian word for "declaration."
     Italian word for "declaration."


dicho (a)
dicho (a)  


     Spanish word for "stated, said, mentioned."
     Spanish word for "stated, said, mentioned."


diciannove
diciannove  


     Italian word for "nineteen."
     Italian word for "nineteen."


diciannovesimo, -a
diciannovesimo, -a  


     Italian word for "nineteenth."
     Italian word for "nineteenth."


diciassette
diciassette  


     Italian word for "seventeen."
     Italian word for "seventeen."


diciassettesimo, -a
diciassettesimo, -a  


     Italian word for "seventeenth."
     Italian word for "seventeenth."


diciembre (dice, 10bre)
diciembre (dice, 10bre)  


     Spanish word for "December."
     Spanish word for "December."


dicionário
dicionário  


     Portuguese word for "dictionary."
     Portuguese word for "dictionary."


diciottesimo, -a
diciottesimo, -a  


     Italian word for "eighteenth."
     Italian word for "eighteenth."


diciotto
diciotto  


     Italian word for "eighteen."
     Italian word for "eighteen."


 
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===== Dictionary  =====
===== Dictionary  =====
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*A seven-volume genealogical dictionary by Cyprien Tanguay that gives information about a large number of French-Canadian families in the Province of Québec. It contains marriage, christening, and burial information from the late 1500s to about 1800. The text is in French.
*A seven-volume genealogical dictionary by Cyprien Tanguay that gives information about a large number of French-Canadian families in the Province of Québec. It contains marriage, christening, and burial information from the late 1500s to about 1800. The text is in French.


dictionnaire
dictionnaire  


     French word for "dictionary."
     French word for "dictionary."


dictionnaire des communes
dictionnaire des communes  


     French word for "gazetteer."
     French word for "gazetteer."


 
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===== Dictionnaire généalogique des familles du Québec, Canada  =====
===== Dictionnaire généalogique des familles du Québec, Canada  =====
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*A genealogical dictionary by René Jetté that attempts to list the entire population of Québec before 1730. The text is in French.
*A genealogical dictionary by René Jetté that attempts to list the entire population of Québec before 1730. The text is in French.


dictus
dictus  


     Latin word for "said, stated, known as."
     Latin word for "said, stated, known as."


didymus
didymus  


     Latin word for "twin."
     Latin word for "twin."


die sequenti
die sequenti  


     Latin word for "on the following day."
     Latin word for "on the following day."


die vero
die vero  


     Latin word for "this very day."
     Latin word for "this very day."


die, Afrikaans
die, Afrikaans  


     Afrikaans word for "the."
     Afrikaans word for "the."


die, Dutch
die, Dutch  


     Dutch word for "those, that."
     Dutch word for "those, that."


die, German (d.)
die, German (d.)  


     German word for "the."
     German word for "the."


die, Latin
die, Latin  


     Latin word for "on the day."
     Latin word for "on the day."


diecezja
diecezja  


     Polish word for "diocese."
     Polish word for "diocese."


dieci
dieci  


     Italian word for "ten."
     Italian word for "ten."


diecinueve
diecinueve  


     Spanish word for "nineteen."
     Spanish word for "nineteen."


dieciocho
dieciocho  


     Spanish word for "eighteen."
     Spanish word for "eighteen."


dieciseis
dieciseis  


     Spanish word for "sixteen."
     Spanish word for "sixteen."


diecisiete
diecisiete  


     Spanish word for "seventeen."
     Spanish word for "seventeen."


diecéze
diecéze  


     Czech word for "diocese."
     Czech word for "diocese."


 
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===== Dielman-Hayward File, Maryland  =====
===== Dielman-Hayward File, Maryland  =====
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*A collection of 250,000 obituary and marriage notices and other biographical items printed in Maryland newspapers from the late 1700s to the present. This collection is at the Maryland Historical Society in Baltimore, Maryland.
*A collection of 250,000 obituary and marriage notices and other biographical items printed in Maryland newspapers from the late 1700s to the present. This collection is at the Maryland Historical Society in Baltimore, Maryland.


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<br> Diener  
 
 
Diener


     German word for "servant."
     German word for "servant."


diens
diens  


     Afrikaans word for "duty, in service of."
     Afrikaans word for "duty, in service of."


diensbode (archaic)
diensbode (archaic)  


     Afrikaans word for "courier, domestic servant."
     Afrikaans word for "courier, domestic servant."


dienskneg
dienskneg  


     Afrikaans word for "domestic servant."
     Afrikaans word for "domestic servant."


diensmeisie
diensmeisie  


     Afrikaans word for "maid."
     Afrikaans word for "maid."


dienst
dienst  


     Dutch word for "service, employment."
     Dutch word for "service, employment."


Dienst
Dienst  


     German word for "service, employment."
     German word for "service, employment."


Dienstag
Dienstag  


     German word for "Tuesday."
     German word for "Tuesday."


dienstbode
dienstbode  


     Dutch word for "servant."
     Dutch word for "servant."


Dienstmagd
Dienstmagd  


     German word for "servant girl."
     German word for "servant girl."


dienstmeisje
dienstmeisje  


     Dutch word for "servant girl."
     Dutch word for "servant girl."


dienstsmeid
dienstsmeid  


     Dutch word for "maid."
     Dutch word for "maid."


diente
diente  


     Spanish word for "tooth."
     Spanish word for "tooth."


dies (diei)
dies (diei)  


     Latin word for "day."
     Latin word for "day."


dies dominuca
dies dominuca  


     Latin word for "Sunday."
     Latin word for "Sunday."


dies Jovis
dies Jovis  


     Latin word for "Thursday."
     Latin word for "Thursday."


dies Lunae
dies Lunae  


     Latin word for "Monday."
     Latin word for "Monday."


dies Martis
dies Martis  


     Latin word for "Tuesday."
     Latin word for "Tuesday."


dies Mercurii
dies Mercurii  


     Latin word for "Wednesday."
     Latin word for "Wednesday."


dies sabbatinus
dies sabbatinus  


     Latin word for "Saturday."
     Latin word for "Saturday."


dies Saturni
dies Saturni  


     Latin word for "Saturday."
     Latin word for "Saturday."


dies Solis
dies Solis  


     Latin word for "Sunday."
     Latin word for "Sunday."


dies Veneris
dies Veneris  


     Latin word for "Friday."
     Latin word for "Friday."


dieser
dieser  


     German word for "this, these."
     German word for "this, these."


dietro
dietro  


     Italian word for "behind."
     Italian word for "behind."


dietro scritto
dietro scritto  


     Italian word for "after signed."
     Italian word for "after signed."


diez
diez  


     Spanish word for "ten."
     Spanish word for "ten."


diez y nueve
diez y nueve  


     Spanish word for "nineteen."
     Spanish word for "nineteen."


diez y ocho
diez y ocho  


     Spanish word for "eighteen."
     Spanish word for "eighteen."


diez y seis
diez y seis  


     Spanish word for "sixteen."
     Spanish word for "sixteen."


diez y siete
diez y siete  


     Spanish word for "seventeen."
     Spanish word for "seventeen."


diezmo
diezmo  


     Spanish word for "tithing."
     Spanish word for "tithing."
difunto (difo.)
    Spanish word for "deceased."
difteri
    Norwegian and Swedish word for "diphtheria."
difteria
    Polish word for "diphtheria."
difterite
    Italian word for "diphtheria."
difteritis
    Danish word for "diphtheria."


difunto (difo.)
difunto (difo.)
    Spanish word for "deceased."
difunto (a)


     Spanish word for "deceased."
     Spanish word for "deceased."
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*A compilation or collection containing the most pertinent information from several records or other sources.
*A compilation or collection containing the most pertinent information from several records or other sources.


Diocesan court, Church of England: The highest court in a diocese of the Church of England. These courts also had superior jurisdiction over lesser courts in probate matters. Diocesan courts are also called episcopal, commissary, bishop's, exchequer, and consistory courts.  
digno (a)
 
    Portuguese and Spanish word for "worthy."
 
dignus
 
    Latin word for "worthy."
 
digo
 
    Portuguese word for "that is, I mean to say."
 
dij
 
    Hungarian word for "fee."
 
dikwels
 
    Afrikaans word for "frequently, often."
 
dimanche
 
    French word for "Sunday."
 
dimidium
 
    Latin word for "half."
 
din
 
    Norwegian word for "your."
 
din, dit
 
    Danish word for "your, yours."
 
dinsdag
 
    Dutch word for "Tuesday."
 
Dinsdag
 
    Afrikaans word for "Tuesday."
 
diocees
 
    Dutch word for "diocese."
 
 
 
Diocesan court, Church of England
 
    The highest court in a diocese of the Church of England. These courts also had superior jurisdiction over lesser courts in probate matters. Diocesan courts are also called episcopal, commissary, bishop's, exchequer, and consistory courts.  
 
diocese
 
    Portuguese word for "diocese."
 
Diocese, England
 
    An ecclesiastical division that often consisted of one or more counties in England plus the many parishes within its jurisdiction.
 
diocesi
 
    Italian word for "diocese."
 
diocesis
 
    Latin word for "diocese."
 
diocèse
 
    French word for "diocese."
 
dipense
 
    French word for "exemption, dispensation."


Diocese, England: An ecclesiastical division that often consisted of one or more counties in England plus the many parishes within its jurisdiction.


===== Dirección General de Administración Civil, Philippines  =====
===== Dirección General de Administración Civil, Philippines  =====
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*A list of individuals and information about them, such as name, address, and telephone number. Directories usually focus on a specific group of people, such as all people living in a city or all members of an organization.
*A list of individuals and information about them, such as name, address, and telephone number. Directories usually focus on a specific group of people, such as all people living in a city or all members of an organization.
direito
    Portuguese word for "law, right, privilege."
discendente
    Italian word for "descendant."
discessit
    Latin word for "he/she died."


===== Disciples of Christ  =====
===== Disciples of Christ  =====


*A Protestant religion formed in Kentucky in 1809 by Thomas Campbell, Alexander Campbell, and Barton W. Stone. Its full name is the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). The church practices baptism by immersion, but most congregations will accept people as members if they were baptized into another church.
*A Protestant religion formed in Kentucky in 1809 by Thomas Campbell, Alexander Campbell, and Barton W. Stone. Its full name is the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). The church practices baptism by immersion, but most congregations will accept people as members if they were baptized into another church.
disenteri
    Afrikaans word for "dysentery."
disenteria
    Portuguese and Spanish word for "dysentery."


===== Disk  =====
===== Disk  =====
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*A storage device used for computer information. The term disk generally refers to a floppy disk, but it can refer to a hard disk or compact disc.
*A storage device used for computer information. The term disk generally refers to a floppy disk, but it can refer to a hard disk or compact disc.


===== Dissenters  =====


*Also known as "[[Religious non-conformity in England|Non-conformists]]," English religious dissenters were those who disagreed with (dissented from) the established state Church of England.
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===== Diskette  =====
===== Diskette  =====


*A removable storage device used for computer information. Also called a floppy disk or disk.
*A removable storage device used for computer information. Also called a floppy disk or disk.
disopra
    Italian word for "above."
dispensa
    Portuguese and Spanish word for "exemption, permission."
dispensa di matrimonio
    Italian word for "marriage license."
Dispersed
    Scattered; spread over a wide area.
disponsationis
    Latin word for "permission."
disposto
    Italian word for "disposed."
disputa
    Portuguese word for "disagreement."
disse
    Danish and Norwegian word for "these."
dissenteria
    Italian word for "dysentery."
Dissenters (religion)
    People who belong to a religious movement outside of the church or churches which a government has established or approved. Sometimes known as separatists.
disso
    Portuguese word for "of this."
disteso
    Italian word for "extended."
distretto di
    Italian word for "district of."


===== Distribution  =====
===== Distribution  =====
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*A region within a country that is used for voting, record-keeping, and other purposes.
*A region within a country that is used for voting, record-keeping, and other purposes.
distrito
    Portuguese word for "district."
distrito de paz
    Portuguese word for "peace district."
dit
    Dutch word for "this."
dit(e) (ditte)
    French word for "said, also known as, aforementioned."
dito (a)
    Portuguese word for "stated, said, mentioned."
diventare
    Italian word for "become."
divers(e)
    French word for "various."
diverse
    Norwegian word for "various."
diversi
    Italian word for "miscellaneous."


===== Divorce  =====
===== Divorce  =====
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*The French word for divorces.
*The French word for divorces.
divorciado (a)
    Portuguese and Spanish word for "divorced."
divorcé(e)
    French word for "divorced."
divortium
    Latin word for "divorce."
divorziare
    Italian word for "divorce (verb)."
divorzio
    Italian wordf or "divorce (noun)."
dix
    French word for "ten."
dix-huit
    French word for "eighteen."
dix-huitième
    French word for "eighteenth."
dix-neuf
    French word for "nineteen."
dix-neuvième
    French word for "nineteenth."
dix-sept
    French word for "seventeen."
dix-septième
    French word for "seventeenth."


===== Docket  =====
===== Docket  =====
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