Definition of Bale

Babylon English
bale
v. package, tie up
n. bundle, package; evil; misery (Archaic)

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BALE Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Bale
(v. t.)
To make up in a bale.
  
(v. t.)
See Bail, v. t., to lade.
  
(n.)
Misery; calamity; misfortune; sorrow.
  
(n.)
Evil; an evil, pernicious influence; something causing great injury.
  
(n.)
A bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation; also, a bundle of straw or hay, etc., put up compactly for transportation.
  

WordNet 2.0
Bale

Noun
1. a city in northwestern Switzerland
(synonym) Basel, Basle
(hypernym) city, metropolis, urban center
(part-holonym) Switzerland, Swiss Confederation, Suisse, Schweiz, Svizzera


bale

Noun
1. a large bundle bound for storage or transport
(hypernym) bundle, sheaf
(hyponym) hay bale

Verb
1. make into a bale; "bale hay"
(hypernym) roll up, collect, accumulate, pile up, amass, compile, hoard

Shakespeare Words
BALE
evil; mischief; injury.

Anagram
bale
  abel  elba

hEnglish - advanced version
bale

bale
\bale\, v. t. see bail, v. t., to lade.
bale
\bale\ (bāl), n. [as. bealo, bealu, balu; akin to os. balu, ohg. balo, icel. b?l, goth. balweins.]
1. misery; calamity; misfortune; sorrow. let now your bliss be turned into bale.
2. evil; an evil, pernicious influence; something causing great injury. [now chiefly poetic]
bale
\bale\ (&?;), n. [oe. bale, of. bale, f. balle, ll. bala, fr. ohg. balla, palla, pallo, g. ball, balle, ballen, ball round pack; cf. d. baal. cf. ball a round body.] a bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation; also, a bundle of straw &?; hay, etc., put up compactly for transportation.
bale
of dice, a pair of dice. [obs.] jonson.
bale
\bale\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. baled (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. baling.] to make up in a bale.


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 bale tie 
 bale of dice 

for Vocabulary Exams of KPDS, YDS,UDS (in Turkey); and SAT in America
bale
A large package prepared for transportation or storage.

Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1
bale
corna

JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary
Dyspyddu
Dyspyddu = v. to drain; to bale


BALE Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries

CIA World Factbook 2005
Burkina Faso: Government
Country name:
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Burkina Faso
former: Upper Volta, Republic of Upper Volta
Government type:
parliamentary republic
Capital:
Ouagadougou
Administrative divisions:
45 provinces; Bale, Bam, Banwa, Bazega, Bougouriba, Boulgou, Boulkiemde, Comoe, Ganzourgou, Gnagna, Gourma, Houet, Ioba, Kadiogo, Kenedougou, Komondjari, Kompienga, Kossi, Koulpelogo, Kouritenga, Kourweogo, Leraba, Loroum, Mouhoun, Namentenga, Nahouri, Nayala, Noumbiel, Oubritenga, Oudalan, Passore, Poni, Sanguie, Sanmatenga, Seno, Sissili, Soum, Sourou, Tapoa, Tuy, Yagha, Yatenga, Ziro, Zondoma, Zoundweogo
Independence:
5 August 1960 (from France)
National holiday:
Republic Day, 11 December (1958)
Constitution:
2 June 1991 approved by referendum; 11 June 1991 formally adopted; amended April 2000
Legal system:
based on French civil law system and customary law
Suffrage:
universal
Executive branch:
chief of state: President Blaise COMPAORE (since 15 October 1987)
head of government: Prime Minister Ernest Paramanga YONLI (since 6 November 2000)
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister
elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; election last held 15 November 1998 (next to be held NA 2005); in April 2000, the constitution was amended reducing the presidential term from seven to five years, enforceable as of 2005, and allowing the president to be reelected only once; it is unclear whether this amendment will be applied retroactively or not; prime minister appointed by the president with the consent of the legislature
election results: Blaise COMPAORE reelected president with 87.5% percent of the vote
Legislative branch:
unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (111 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
elections: National Assembly election last held 5 May 2002 (next to be held May 2007)
election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - CDP 57, RDA-ADF 17, PDP/PS 10, CFD 5, PAI 5, others 17
Judicial branch:
Supreme Court; Appeals Court
Political parties and leaders:
African Democratic Rally-Alliance for Democracy and Federation or RDA-ADF [Herman YAMEOGO]; Confederation for Federation and Democracy or CFD [Amadou Diemdioda DICKO]; Congress for Democracy and Progress or CDP [Roch Marc-Christian KABORE]; Movement for Tolerance and Progress or MTP [Nayabtigungou Congo KABORE]; Party for African Independence or PAI [Philippe OUEDRAOGO]; Party for Democracy and Progress or PDP [Joseph KI-ZERBO]; Socialist Party or PS [leader NA]; Union of Greens for the Development of Burkina Faso or UVDB [Ram OVEDRAGO]
Political pressure groups and leaders:
Burkinabe General Confederation of Labor or CGTB; Burkinabe Movement for Human Rights or MBDHP; Group of 14 February; National Confederation of Burkinabe Workers or CNTB; National Organization of Free Unions or ONSL; watchdog/political action groups throughout the country in both organizations and communities
International organization participation:
ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AU, ECOWAS, Entente, FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITU, MIGA, MONUC, NAM, OIC, ONUB, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNOCI, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTO
Diplomatic representation in the US:
chief of mission: Ambassador Tertius ZONGO
chancery: 2340 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone: [1] (202) 332-5577
FAX: [1] (202) 667-1882
Diplomatic representation from the US:
chief of mission: Ambassador Anthony HOLMES
embassy: 602 Avenue Raoul Follereau, Koulouba, Secteur 4
mailing address: 01 B. P. 35, Ouagadougou 01; pouch mail - U. S. Department of State, 2440 Ouagadougou Place, Washington, DC 20521-2440
telephone: [226] 306723
FAX: [226] 303890
Flag description:
two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and green with a yellow five-pointed star in the center; uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia

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  • Geography
  • People
  • Economy
  • Communications
  • Transportation
  • Military
  • Transnational Issues


  • BALE Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries

    UK Post Codes and Counties
    Bale
    County:  Norfolk
    Post Code: NR21

    Area Code International
    Basle
    Switzerland +41-61


    BALE Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries

    maritime&shipping&trade
    Bale
    Bale the boat; that is, lade or throw the water out of her.


    BALE Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries

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    BALE
    Bale Catalog of Israel Postage Stamps


    BALE Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries

    Cotton Textile Industry Glossary of Terms
    BALE
    A package of compressed raw cotton, weighing, for American cotton, about 500 lbs.; for Egyptian, 700 lbs.; Brazilian, 250 lbs.; and East Indian, 400 lbs.


    BALE Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

    Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
    Bale
    Bale can refer to any of the following:
    Places

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    Balé
    Balé is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, with Boromo as capital. Its area is 4,595 km² with a population of 197,000 (2005 est.)

    Boromo is located on the main road from Ouagadougou to Bobo-Dioulasso and known for its National Park where one can see savannah elephant herds.

    Bale is divided into 8 departments:


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    Basel
    Basel (British English traditionally: Basle and more recently Basel , , , ) is Switzerland's third most populous city (165,529 inhabitants (2006); 690,000 inhabitants in the metropolitan area stretching across the immediate cantonal and national boundaries made Basel Switzerland's second-largest urban area as of 2003).

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