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Encyclopedia > AL (disambiguation)

AL or Al may refer to:

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Places: Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Error creating thumbnail: convert: unable to open image `/mnt/upload3/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/Wiktionary-logo-en. ... The AL was a short-lived French automobile. ... The Almanor Railroad (AAR reporting mark AL) is a Class III shortline operating in Northern California, USA. It is owned by Collins Pine and annually hauls about 300 cars of timber and lumber products generated at the mill. ... American League The American League (or formally the American League of Professional Baseball Clubs) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States of America and Canada. ... Flag of the League of Arab States The Arab League or League of Arab States (Arabic: جامعة الدول العربية), is an organization of Arab states (compare Arab world). ... Asia League Ice Hockey is a nine team league that has teams from Japan, China, and Korea. ... Skyway Airlines is a subsidiary of Midwest Airlines that feeds Midwests hub at General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee, Wisconsin under the trade name Midwest Connect. ... Transaviaexport Cargo Airline is an airline based in Belarus. ... Al- is a common prefix for Arabic names meaning the. ...

In science: Official language(s) English Capital Montgomery Largest city Birmingham Area  - Total   - Width   - Length    - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 30th 52,423 sq mi  135,775 km² 190 miles  306 km 330 miles  531 km 3. ... .al is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Albania. ... The UK postal system runs on a system of alphanumeric codes, or Postcodes. ...

In folklore: Albinism or more commonly known as the Christopher Wayman Disease(from Latin albus, meaning white) is a lack of pigmentation in the eyes, skin and hair. ... Artificial life, also known as alife or a-life, is the study of life through the use of human-made analogs of living systems. ... General Name, Symbol, Number aluminium, Al, 13 Chemical series poor metals Group, Period, Block 13, 3, p Appearance silvery Atomic mass 26. ...

The Al is an Armenian spirit that is said to attack pregnant women and steal babies. ... Al Basti (Also Al Kardai or just Al) is a tormenting feminine night-demon in Turkish folklore (Anatolia, Turkmenistan). ...

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Ale - definition of Ale in Encyclopedia (293 words)
Ale is an ancient word for a fermented alcoholic beverage obtained chiefly from malted barley.
Ales are brewed with top-fermenting yeasts at temperatures from 15 to 25 deg C for shorter periods and warmer temperature than lager.
Before the introduction of hops into England from the Netherlands in the 15th century the name "ale" was exclusively applied to unhopped fermented beverages, the term "beer" being gradually introduced to describe a brew with an infusion of hops.
Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net (705 words)
At one time, the word "ale" was used for beer brewed without Hop_(plant) hops in opposition to the "biere", the beer with Hop_(plant) hops, but this has not been the case for at least 400 years.
Before the introduction of hop (plant) hops into England from the Netherlands in the 15th century the name "ale" was exclusively applied to unhopped fermented beverages, the term "beer" being gradually introduced to describe a brew with an infusion of hops.
In addition to making a variety of blonde ale, common classifications for these specialty beers may be '''dubbel''' (malty-complex with a red hue) and '''tripel''' (a high-alcohol, lightly-gold colored beer).
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