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Tsavo National Park(encyclopedia)
argyle(dictionary)
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Tsavo National Park (sh) and argyle (iou)


Tsavo National Park (sh)




Park, southeastern Kenya, east of Mount Kilimanjaro.

Established in 1948, it covers 8,036 sq mi (20,812 sq km) and is Kenya's largest national park. It comprises semiarid plains covered by dormant vegetation (which blooms after a light rain) and acacia and baobab trees. Wildlife includes elephants, lions, rhinoceroses, hippopotamuses, hartebeests, and hundreds of bird species. Poaching and brush fires are constant problems.


argyle (iou)



argyle noun. Also argyll, Argyle. L18.
[Argyll (Argyle), a former county of Scotland and a family name.]
A vessel, usu. of silver or Other metal and resembling a small coffee-pot, in which to serve hot gravy. obsolete exc. Hist. L18.
A knitting pattern with diamonds of various colours on a single background colour, based on the tartan of the Argyll branch of the Campbell clan. Also, a garment (esp. in pl., socks) in this pattern. M20.