Emerald

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Emerald is a green gemstone. Because of its color, the word Emerald is often used to describe a shade of green.

Emerald may also refer to:

In arts and literature:

• Emerald (ballet), the first movement of George Balanchine's Jewels, often performed by itself
• The Emerald City of Oz, a book by L. Frank Baum
  • Emerald City, a fictional city in the Land of Oz
• "Emerald", a song by Thin Lizzy
• The Detroit Emeralds, an American R&B vocal group most active in the 1970s

In biology:

• Hummingbirds; several species in the genera Chlorostilbon, Elvira and Amazilia are called Emeralds
• Emerald damselflies, a member of the family Lestidae
• Emerald dragonflies, a member of the family Corduliidae
• Large Emerald, a moth of the family Geometridae

In business:

• Emerald Group Publishing, a UK publisher of management and business journals
• Emerald Moon Records, a record label
• Emerald Music, a record label
• Emerald Records (1966), a record label
• Emerald Records (2000s), a record label

In locations:

• Emerald, Queensland, Australia
• Emerald, Victoria, a town on the edge of suburbia in Melbourne, Australia
• Emerald, New South Wales, a small township 15 km north of Coffs Harbour, Australia
• Emerald, Texas
• Emerald, Wisconsin, a town
• Emerald Beach, Missouri
• Emerald Coast, Florida
• Emerald Grove, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community
• Emerald Isle, North Carolina
• Emerald Lake Hills, California
• Emerald Park, Saskatchewan
• Emerald Township, Minnesota
• Emerald Triangle, California
• The Emerald City, the nickname for Seattle, Washington and several other places; see also Emerald City (disambiguation)
• The Emerald Isle, a nickname for Ireland

In maritime:

• USS Emerald (PYc-1), a United States Navy patrol vessel of World War II
• SS The Emerald, a Greek-owned passenger cruise ship chartered by Thomson Holidays
• Emerald class cruiser, a light cruiser class built for the Royal Navy at the end of World War I
• Emerald Princess, a cruise ship

In people:

• Emerald (porn star), an American erotic actress

In others:

• Emerald (window decorator), a theme manager for Compiz
• Emerald Buddha, a figurine of Buddha made of green jade
• Eugene Emeralds, a minor league baseball team in Eugene, Oregon
• Pokémon Emerald, one of the Pokémon video games
• Emerald (Pokémon), a main character in Pokémon Adventures
• Chaos Emeralds, a set of gems with mythical powers in Sonic the Hedgehog video games
• "Emerald" was the name given to Green Esmeraude in the English dub of the anime Sailor Moon

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