[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

viola \vi"ola\, n. l., a violet. see violet. bot.
   a genus of polypetalous herbaceous plants, including all
   kinds of violets.
   1913 webster
see also:
violet 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

viola \vi"ola\, n. it. see viol. mus.
   an instrument in form and use resembling the violin, but
   larger, and a fifth lower in compass.
   1913 webster

   viola da braccio it., viol for the arm, the tenor viol,
      or viola, a fifth lower than the violin. its part is
      written in the alto clef, hence it is sometimes called the
      alto.

   viola da gamba it., viol for the leg, an instrument
      resembling the viola, but larger, and held between the
      knees. it is now rarely used.

   viola da spalla it., viol for the shoulder, an instrument
      formerly used, resembling the viola, and intermediate in
      size between the viola and the viola da gamba.

   viola di amore it., viol of love: cf. f. viole d'amour, a
      viol, larger than the viola, having catgut strings upon,
      and brass or steel wires under, the keyboard. these,
      sounding sympathetically with the strings, yield a
      peculiarly soft and silvery sound. it is now seldom used.
      1913 webster
see also:
viol viola da braccio alto viola da gamba viola da spalla viola di amore 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

viola
     n 1: any of the numerous plants of the genus viola
     2: large genus of flowering herbs of temperate regions syn: genus
        viola
     3: a bowed stringed instrument slightly larger than a violin,
        tuned a fifth lower
see also:
genus viola 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

97 moby thesaurus words for "viola":
   a string, amati, cremona, d string, e string, english horn,
   g string, strad, stradivari, stradivarius, bass, bass viol,
   bassoon, block flute, bombard, bourdon, bow, bridge, bull fiddle,
   cello, claribel, clarinet, clarion, concert flute, contrabass,
   cornet, cornopean, cromorna, crowd, cymbel, diapason, double bass,
   dulciana, fiddle, fiddlebow, fiddlestick, fingerboard, flute stop,
   foundation stop, fourniture, gamba, gedeckt, gemshorn,
   harmonic flute, hybrid stop, kit, kit fiddle, kit violin,
   koppel flute, larigot, melodia, mixture, mutation stop, nazard,
   oboe, octave, organ stop, piccolo, plein jeu, posaune, principal,
   quint, quintaten, rank, ranket, reed stop, register, rohr flute,
   scroll, sesquialtera, shawm, soundboard, spitz flute, stop,
   stopped diapason, stopped flute, string, string diapason,
   string stop, tenor violin, tierce, tremolo, trombone, trumpet,
   tuning peg, twelfth, unda maris, vibrato, violin, violinette,
   violoncello, violoncello piccolo, violone, violotta, voix celeste,
   vox angelica, vox humana

[5] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

viola
     
        an experimental hypercard-like interpreted hypertext
        system by pei y. wei of berkeley.
     
        1994-11-30
     
     
see also:
hypercard hypertext berkeley 

[6] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

viola, ar town, fips 72140
  location: 36.39616 n, 91.98494 w
  population 1990: 320 152 housing units
  area: 3.4 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 72583
viola, de town, fips 74330
  location: 39.04211 n, 75.57195 w
  population 1990: 153 58 housing units
  area: 0.5 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 19979
viola, id
  zip codes: 83872
viola, il village, fips 78123
  location: 41.20524 n, 90.58741 w
  population 1990: 964 399 housing units
  area: 2.1 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 61486
viola, ks city, fips 74025
  location: 37.48246 n, 97.64456 w
  population 1990: 185 69 housing units
  area: 0.4 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 67149
viola, mn
  zip codes: 55934
viola, ny cdp, fips 77574
  location: 41.12938 n, 74.08247 w
  population 1990: 4504 1370 housing units
  area: 7.0 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
viola, tn town, fips 77400
  location: 35.53803 n, 85.86063 w
  population 1990: 123 55 housing units
  area: 0.4 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
viola, wi village, fips 82900
  location: 43.50756 n, 90.67311 w
  population 1990: 644 306 housing units
  area: 2.7 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 54664

[7] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

viola, wi -- u.s. village in wisconsin
   population 2000:    667
   housing units 2000: 319
   land area 2000:     1.053815 sq. miles 2.729368 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    1.053815 sq. miles 2.729368 sq. km
   fips code:            82900
   located within:       wisconsin wi, fips 55
   location:             43.507552 n, 90.670178 w
   zip codes 1990:     54664
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    viola, wi
    viola

[8] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

viola, ar -- u.s. town in arkansas
   population 2000:    381
   housing units 2000: 181
   land area 2000:     1.290812 sq. miles 3.343187 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.003040 sq. miles 0.007873 sq. km
   total area 2000:    1.293852 sq. miles 3.351060 sq. km
   fips code:            72140
   located within:       arkansas ar, fips 05
   location:             36.397319 n, 91.983233 w
   zip codes 1990:     72583
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    viola, ar
    viola

[9] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

viola, de -- u.s. town in delaware
   population 2000:    156
   housing units 2000: 62
   land area 2000:     0.177590 sq. miles 0.459956 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    0.177590 sq. miles 0.459956 sq. km
   fips code:            74330
   located within:       delaware de, fips 10
   location:             39.042224 n, 75.571595 w
   zip codes 1990:     19979
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    viola, de
    viola

[10] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

viola, ny -- u.s. census designated place in new york
   population 2000:    5931
   housing units 2000: 1738
   land area 2000:     2.705296 sq. miles 7.006683 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    2.705296 sq. miles 7.006683 sq. km
   fips code:            77574
   located within:       new york ny, fips 36
   location:             41.126295 n, 74.083285 w
   zip codes 1990:    
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    viola, ny
    viola

[11] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

viola, il -- u.s. village in illinois
   population 2000:    956
   housing units 2000: 401
   land area 2000:     0.827121 sq. miles 2.142234 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    0.827121 sq. miles 2.142234 sq. km
   fips code:            78123
   located within:       illinois il, fips 17
   location:             41.203833 n, 90.584620 w
   zip codes 1990:     61486
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    viola, il
    viola

[12] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

viola, ks -- u.s. city in kansas
   population 2000:    211
   housing units 2000: 79
   land area 2000:     0.158445 sq. miles 0.410370 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    0.158445 sq. miles 0.410370 sq. km
   fips code:            74025
   located within:       kansas ks, fips 20
   location:             37.483526 n, 97.644918 w
   zip codes 1990:     67149
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    viola, ks
    viola

[13] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

viola, tn -- u.s. town in tennessee
   population 2000:    129
   housing units 2000: 59
   land area 2000:     0.166247 sq. miles 0.430578 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    0.166247 sq. miles 0.430578 sq. km
   fips code:            77400
   located within:       tennessee tn, fips 47
   location:             35.538085 n, 85.860606 w
   zip codes 1990:    
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    viola, tn
    viola

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