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===== ceglarz  =====
===== ceglarz  =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; Polish word for "brick maker."<br>
  Polish word for "brick maker."<br>


===== cego (a)  =====
===== cego (a)  =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; Portuguese word for "blind."<br>
  Portuguese word for "blind."<br>


===== cejourd'hier  =====
===== cejourd'hier  =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; French word for "yesterday."<br>
  French word for "yesterday."<br>


===== cejourd'hui  =====
===== cejourd'hui  =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; French word for "today."<br>
  French word for "today."<br>


===== celator  =====
===== celator  =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; Latin word for "turner."<br>
  Latin word for "turner."<br>


===== celebrare il matrimonio  =====
===== celebrare il matrimonio  =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; Italian word for "solemnize a marriage."<br>
  Italian word for "solemnize a marriage."<br>


===== celebraverunt  =====
===== celebraverunt  =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; Latin word for "they celebrated, were married."<br>
  Latin word for "they celebrated, were married."<br>


===== celibe  =====
===== celibe  =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; Italian word for "bachelor, bachelorette, single, unmarried."<br>
  Italian word for "bachelor, bachelorette, single, unmarried."<br>


===== celle  =====
===== celle  =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; French word for "this one, she."<br>
  French word for "this one, she."<br>


===== celle-ci  =====
===== celle-ci  =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; French word for "the latter (f.)."<br>
  French word for "the latter (f.)."<br>


===== celle-là  =====
===== celle-là  =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; French word for "the former (f.)."<br>
  French word for "the former (f.)."<br>


===== celui  =====
===== celui  =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; French word for "this one, he."<br>
  French word for "this one, he."<br>


===== celui-ci  =====
===== celui-ci  =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; French word for "the latter (m.)."<br>
  French word for "the latter (m.)."<br>


===== celui-là  =====
===== celui-là  =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; French word for "the former (m.)."<br>
  French word for "the former (m.)."<br>


===== celý  =====
===== celý  =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; Czech word for "entire."<br>
  Czech word for "entire."<br>


===== cem  =====
===== cem  =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; Portuguese word for "one hundred."<br>
  Portuguese word for "one hundred."<br>


===== cementerio  =====
===== cementerio  =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; Spanish word for "cemetery."<br>
  Spanish word for "cemetery."<br>


===== Cementerios  =====
===== Cementerios  =====
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===== cemitério  =====
===== cemitério  =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; Portuguese word for "cemetery."<br>
  Portuguese word for "cemetery."<br>


===== censimento  =====
===== censimento  =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; Italian word for "census."<br>
  Italian word for "census."<br>


===== Censo  =====
===== Censo  =====
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===== Census  =====
===== Census  =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; An official count and description of the people living in a country, colony, state, county, township, or city.<br>
  An official count and description of the people living in a country, colony, state, county, township, or city.<br>


===== Census Birthplace Index, 1881 British Census  =====
===== Census Birthplace Index, 1881 British Census  =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; An index to the 1881 census that is arranged alphabetically by surname, then by place of birth, first name, and age in descending order.<br>
  An index to the 1881 census that is arranged alphabetically by surname, then by place of birth, first name, and age in descending order.<br>


===== Census bundle number, England<br> =====
===== Census bundle number, England<br> =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; A number assigned by the Public Record Office in England to each section of the census returns, 1841 to the present. Also called a piece number.<br>
  A number assigned by the Public Record Office in England to each section of the census returns, 1841 to the present. Also called a piece number.<br>


===== Census district  =====
===== Census district  =====
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===== Census division, Canada  =====
===== Census division, Canada  =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; In Canadian national censuses, the smallest area covered by the census. Canadian provinces are divided into census districts. Districts are divided into subdistricts. Only sometimes are the subdistricts divided into two or more divisions.<br>
  In Canadian national censuses, the smallest area covered by the census. Canadian provinces are divided into census districts. Districts are divided into subdistricts. Only sometimes are the subdistricts divided into two or more divisions.<br>


===== Census enumeration district, England  =====
===== Census enumeration district, England  =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; The geographic area assigned to one census taker, who was known as an enumerator. The size of the enumeration district depended on the number of people living in the area. The enumerator was responsible to collect information about every person in the district on a specific night. Several enumeration districts make up a section of the census known as a census piece or bundle.<br>
  The geographic area assigned to one census taker, who was known as an enumerator. The size of the enumeration district depended on the number of people living in the area. The enumerator was responsible to collect information about every person in the district on a specific night. Several enumeration districts make up a section of the census known as a census piece or bundle.<br>


===== Census folio number  =====
===== Census folio number  =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; A census folio is a two-sided sheet of paper used for recording the census. The folio number is stamped in the top right corner of the front of the sheet. Folio numbers run consecutively through a section of the census known as a piece or bundle.<br>
  A census folio is a two-sided sheet of paper used for recording the census. The folio number is stamped in the top right corner of the front of the sheet. Folio numbers run consecutively through a section of the census known as a piece or bundle.<br>


===== Census index  =====
===== Census index  =====
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===== Census page number  =====
===== Census page number  =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; A number printed on a page in an enumerator's book. The number appears in the top middle or a top corner of each page. Page numbers run consecutively through one enumeration district only.<br>
  A number printed on a page in an enumerator's book. The number appears in the top middle or a top corner of each page. Page numbers run consecutively through one enumeration district only.<br>


===== Census piece number  =====
===== Census piece number  =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; A number assigned by the Public Record Office in England to each section of the census returns, 1841 to the present. Also called a bundle number.<br>
  A number assigned by the Public Record Office in England to each section of the census returns, 1841 to the present. Also called a bundle number.<br>


===== Census Place Index, 1881 British Census  =====
===== Census Place Index, 1881 British Census  =====
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===== Census Record-As-Enumerated, 1881 British Census  =====
===== Census Record-As-Enumerated, 1881 British Census  =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; An index to the 1881 British census that is arranged in the same order as the original census, with individuals listed by the household in which they were enumerated. Use this index after using the Surname Index, Birthplace Index, or Census Place Index.<br>
  An index to the 1881 British census that is arranged in the same order as the original census, with individuals listed by the household in which they were enumerated. Use this index after using the Surname Index, Birthplace Index, or Census Place Index.<br>


===== Census schedule  =====
===== Census schedule  =====
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Census street index  
Census street index  


&nbsp;&nbsp; An alphabetical list of streets appearing in the census record of a geographic area. The index shows the name of the street and a set of reference numbers that are helpful in finding the street in a census record of most large cities.<br>
  An alphabetical list of streets appearing in the census record of a geographic area. The index shows the name of the street and a set of reference numbers that are helpful in finding the street in a census record of most large cities.<br>


===== Census subdistrict, Canada  =====
===== Census subdistrict, Canada  =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; In Canadian national censuses, an area covered by the census. Canadian provinces are divided into census districts. Districts are divided into subdistricts. In some provinces, townships are census subdistricts. A political ward in a city may also be a census subdistrict. Only sometimes are the subdistricts further divided into two or more divisions.<br>
  In Canadian national censuses, an area covered by the census. Canadian provinces are divided into census districts. Districts are divided into subdistricts. In some provinces, townships are census subdistricts. A political ward in a city may also be a census subdistrict. Only sometimes are the subdistricts further divided into two or more divisions.<br>


===== Census substitutes  =====
===== Census substitutes  =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; Records which can be used instead of a census. The substitutes are lists of people in an area, such as tax lists.<br>
  Records which can be used instead of a census. The substitutes are lists of people in an area, such as tax lists.<br>


===== Census Surname Index, 1881 British Census  =====
===== Census Surname Index, 1881 British Census  =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; An index to the 1881 British census that is arranged alphabetically by surname, then by first name and age in descending order.<br>
  An index to the 1881 British census that is arranged alphabetically by surname, then by first name and age in descending order.<br>


===== Census, PERiodical Source Index  =====
===== Census, PERiodical Source Index  =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; A record type used in the Locality and Research Methodologies sections of the PERiodical Source Index (PERSI) to identify articles that contain information about census records.<br>
  A record type used in the Locality and Research Methodologies sections of the PERiodical Source Index (PERSI) to identify articles that contain information about census records.<br>


===== Census, Latin and Czech  =====
===== Census, Latin and Czech  =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; Latin and Czech word for "census."<br>
  Latin and Czech word for "census."<br>


===== cent  =====
===== cent  =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; French word for "hundred."<br>
  French word for "hundred."<br>


===== centenario  =====
===== centenario  =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; Spanish word for "centennial."<br>
  Spanish word for "centennial."<br>


===== centenarius  =====
===== centenarius  =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; Latin word for "a person one hundred years of age."<br>
  Latin word for "a person one hundred years of age."<br>


===== centenário  =====
===== centenário  =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; Portuguese word for "centennial."<br>
  Portuguese word for "centennial."<br>


===== centesimo, -a  =====
===== centesimo, -a  =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; Italian word for "hundredth."<br>
  Italian word for "hundredth."<br>


===== centesimus  =====
===== centesimus  =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; Latin word for "hundredth."<br>
  Latin word for "hundredth."<br>


===== centesimus primus  =====
===== centesimus primus  =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; Latin word for "one-hundred-first."<br>
  Latin word for "one-hundred-first."<br>


===== centesimus quinquagesimus  =====
===== centesimus quinquagesimus  =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; Latin word for "one-hundred-fiftieth."<br>
  Latin word for "one-hundred-fiftieth."<br>


===== centième  =====
===== centième  =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; French word for "hundredth."<br>
  French word for "hundredth."<br>


===== cento  =====
===== cento  =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; Italian and Portuguese word for "one hundred."<br>
  Italian and Portuguese word for "one hundred."<br>


===== Central Bureau of Statistics, Sweden  =====
===== Central Bureau of Statistics, Sweden  =====
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===== centum  =====
===== centum  =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; Latin word for "hundred."<br>
  Latin word for "hundred."<br>


===== centum quinquaginta  =====
===== centum quinquaginta  =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; Latin word for "one-hundred-fifty."<br>
  Latin word for "one-hundred-fifty."<br>


===== centum unus  =====
===== centum unus  =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; Latin word for "one-hundred-one."<br>
  Latin word for "one-hundred-one."<br>


===== Century Farm Applications, Iowa  =====
===== Century Farm Applications, Iowa  =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; A collection of records gathered by the Iowa American Revolution Bicentennial Commission. These records contain information about farm owners in Iowa whose property had remained in the family for 100 years or longer.<br>
  A collection of records gathered by the Iowa American Revolution Bicentennial Commission. These records contain information about farm owners in Iowa whose property had remained in the family for 100 years or longer.<br>


===== centésimo  =====
===== centésimo  =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; Portuguese and Spanish word for "one-hundredth."<br>
  Portuguese and Spanish word for "one-hundredth."<br>


===== centésimo primero  =====
===== centésimo primero  =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; Spanish word for "one-hundred-first."
  Spanish word for "one-hundred-first."


===== cerca =====
===== cerca =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; Portuguese and Spanish word for "near, approximate."<br>
  Portuguese and Spanish word for "near, approximate."<br>


===== cerdo (cerdonis)  =====
===== cerdo (cerdonis)  =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; Latin word for "handworker."<br>
  Latin word for "handworker."<br>


===== cerrajero  =====
===== cerrajero  =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; Spanish word for "locksmith."<br>
  Spanish word for "locksmith."<br>


===== certidão  =====
===== certidão  =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; Portuguese word for "certificate."<br>
  Portuguese word for "certificate."<br>


===== certificado  =====
===== certificado  =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; Spanish word for "certificate."<br>
  Spanish word for "certificate."<br>


===== Certificate of arrival  =====
===== Certificate of arrival  =====
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===== certificato  =====
===== certificato  =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; Italian word for "certificate."<br>
  Italian word for "certificate."<br>


===== Certificats  =====
===== Certificats  =====
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===== Cumberland Plateau  =====
===== Cumberland Plateau  =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; A highland area that covers parts of eastern Tennessee and Kentucky. The Cumberland Plateau is bounded on the east by the Appalachian Mountain range.<br>  
  A highland area that covers parts of eastern Tennessee and Kentucky. The Cumberland Plateau is bounded on the east by the Appalachian Mountain range.<br>  


===== cumpleaños  =====
===== cumpleaños  =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; Spanish word for "birthday."<br>  
  Spanish word for "birthday."<br>  


===== cunhado (a)  =====
===== cunhado (a)  =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; Portuguese word for "brother-in-law, sister-in-law."<br>  
  Portuguese word for "brother-in-law, sister-in-law."<br>  


===== cuoco  =====
===== cuoco  =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; Italian word for "cook."<br>  
  Italian word for "cook."<br>  


===== cuore  =====
===== cuore  =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; Italian word for "heart."<br>  
  Italian word for "heart."<br>  


===== cuprifaber  =====
===== cuprifaber  =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; Latin word for "coppersmith."<br>  
  Latin word for "coppersmith."<br>  


===== cur  =====
===== cur  =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; Latin word for "why."<br>  
  Latin word for "why."<br>  


===== cura  =====
===== cura  =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; Portuguese and Spanish word for "clergyman."<br>  
  Portuguese and Spanish word for "clergyman."<br>  


===== curateur  =====
===== curateur  =====


&nbsp;&nbsp; French word for "guardian".<br>  
  French word for "guardian".<br>  


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