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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- An island of the central Azores in the northern Atlantic Ocean.
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Group, "Terceira," was sighted between 1444-50, and added to the
Prince Henry the Navigator, the Hero of Portugal and of Modern Discovery, 1394-1460 A.D. With an Account of Geographical Progress Throughout the Middle Ages As the Preparation for His Work. C. Raymond Beazley 1911
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Prior to discovery, the archipelago was covered in Atlantic-type forests that persist in some places, for example at the top of the Santa Bárbara range on Terceira.
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Peat bogs found on Flores and Terceira are very rich in endemic species and are also in immediate danger from overgrazing.
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These native Macaronesian laurel forests are best preserved on Pico, Terceira, and San Miguel Islands.
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The four leaders huddled with their top aides for a closed-door session at an air-base on Terceira Island on Sunday, March 16.
Plan of Attack Bob Woodward 2004
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The four leaders huddled with their top aides for a closed-door session at an air-base on Terceira Island on Sunday, March 16.
Plan of Attack Bob Woodward 2004
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CNN's Chris Burns is with us now live from the site of the summit, Terceira.
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CNN's Chris Burns will join us from Terceira in the Azores.
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Government had stipulated to pay for indemnifying our citizens for property illegally captured in the blockade of Terceira.
State of the Union Address (1790-2001) United States. Presidents.
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In the late blockade of Terceira some of the Portuguese fleet captured several of our vessels and committed other excesses, for which reparation was demanded, and I was on the point of dispatching an armed force to prevent any recurrence of a similar violence and protect our citizens in the prosecution of their lawful commerce when official assurances, on which I relied, made the sailing of the ships unnecessary.
State of the Union Address (1790-2001) United States. Presidents.
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