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Encyclopedia > Garland
Look up garland in
Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
For Garland used as a surname, see Garland (surname).

Garland, which in French originally denoted "wreath of flowers", may refer to: Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ... Garland is a surname, and may refer to Alex Garland (born 1970), British novelist, author of the novels The Beach (1996), The Tesseract (1998), The Coma (2004), and the screenplay for Danny Boyles 2003 movie 28 Days Later Augustus Hill Garland Beverly Garland, actress Billy Garland Donald Edward Garland...

  • Garland (decoration), a class of decoration, of which there are many types
  • Garlands, the name of the Cocteau Twins' 1981 debut album
  • Garland Publishing, a scholarly publisher, now part of Taylor & Francis Group.
  • Fifteen vessels of the Royal Navy have been called HMS Garland

This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Garlands is the 1982 debut album of Cocteau Twins. ... Taylor & Francis Group is a company that publishes books and academic journals. ... This article is about the navy of the United Kingdom. ... Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Garland. ...

Places

In the United States of America:

In the United Kingdom: Garland is a town located in Miller County, Arkansas. ... Garland is a town located in Sampson County, North Carolina. ... Garland is a village located in Seward County, Nebraska. ... Garland is a city in Dallas County, Texas, (USA). ... Garland Independent School District is a school district based in Garland, Texas (USA). ... Garland is a city located in Box Elder County, Utah. ... Meteorite falls are those meteorites that were witnessed by people or automated devices as they transitted the atmosphere or impacted the Earth, and were subsequently collected. ...

  • Garlands, Liverpool, a Gay friendly nightclub in Liverpool, UK

Fiction

  • In the anime Megazone 23, Garland is a combat motorcycle used by the protagonist Shogo Yahagi.
  • In the Final Fantasy series of video games, Garland is the name of the main antagonist in several installments (I, Dawn of Souls, IX).
  • In 8-Bit Theater, a webcomic which parodies Final Fantasy I, Garland was the Light Warriors' first major opponent.
  • A Character from the anime Beyblade.

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Player Bio: Mike Garland :: Men's Basketball (1285 words)
Garland has started the Vikings on the trip up the mountain by assembling a group of athletes that fit into his basketball style that uses all 94 feet on the court.
A native of Ypsilanti, Mich., Garland was a three-year letterman in basketball at Northern Michigan, graduating in 1977 with a Bachelor of Science in physical education and community recreation.
Garland, 51, is married to the former Cynthia White and the couple have three children, daughter, Simone (26), and sons Quentin (27) and Michael Ray (20).
Fiction: Hamlin Garland (341 words)
Hamlin Garland (1860-1940) was born in West Salem, Wisconsin, the son of a New England father lured west by the prospect of cheap land.
When Garland was nine, his family moved to a farm on the unfenced prairie of northern Iowa, where he was educated at the Cedar Valley Seminary.
Garland's bitter picture of farmers caught in the grip of relentless capitalism provoked a storm of denials, but the author was established as the voice of the rebellious Populists, a political party urging agricultural reform.
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