'Lignite' definitions:
Definition of 'lignite'
(from WordNet)
noun
Intermediate between peat and bituminous coal [syn: lignite, brown coal, wood coal]
Definition of 'Lignite'
From: GCIDE
- Lignite \Lig"nite\ (l[i^]g"n[imac]t), n. [L. lignum wood: cf. F. lignite.] (Min.) Mineral coal retaining the texture of the wood from which it was formed, and burning with an empyreumatic odor. It is of more recent origin than the anthracite and bituminous coal of the proper coal series. Called also brown coal, {wood coal}. [1913 Webster]
Lignite, ND -- U.S. city in North Dakota
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Lignite, ND -- U.S. city in North Dakota
Population (2000) :
174
Housing Units (2000) :
111
Land area (2000) :
0.139831 sq. miles (0.362161 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.139831 sq. miles (0.362161 sq. km)
FIPS code :
46540
Located within :
North Dakota (ND), FIPS 38
Location :
48.876908 N, 102.562603 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
58752
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.