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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—M

Mauri-gasima

An island near Formosa, said to have been sunk in the sea in consequence of the great crimes of its inhabitants. (Kempfer.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
Mauritania
Maundy Thursday
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