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Reading

Reading may refer to:

Activities

Reading (process), decoding symbols to derive their meaning (as in reading a book or reading music)
Reading (computer), the act of a computer extracting data from a storage medium
Reading (legislature), the mechanism by which a bill is introduced to a legislature
Poetry reading, a spoken performance of poetry
Divination, gaining insight through interpretation of omens or supernatural indicators

Reading, Berkshire and associated topics

Reading, Berkshire, England
Reading (HM Prison)
University of Reading
Reading and Leeds Festivals
Reading F.C., a Football League Championship team
Reading Town F.C., a Hellenic League football team
Reading R.F.C., a rugby team
Reading School, a grammar school
Reading Racers, a speedway team
Reading East (UK Parliament constituency) (created 1983)
Reading West (UK Parliament constituency) (created 1983)
Reading South (UK Parliament constituency) (1950-1955 and 1974-1983)
Reading North (UK Parliament constituency) (1950-1955 and 1974-1983)
Reading (UK Parliament constituency) (1295-1950 and 1955-1974)
Reading/Wokingham Urban Area, area defined by UK Office for National Statistics
Reading railway station, a principal railway station serving Reading, Berkshire
Reading West railway station, a local railway station serving Reading, Berkshire
Reading Southern railway station, a former railway station serving Reading, Berkshire
Battle of Reading (871)
Battle of Reading (1688)
Siege of Reading (1642-1643)
See also the Titles section below.

Places in the United States

Reading, Kansas
Reading, Massachusetts
Reading (MBTA station)
Reading, Michigan
Reading, New York
Reading, Ohio
Reading, Pennsylvania
Reading, Vermont
North Reading, Massachusetts
Port Reading, New Jersey
West Reading, Pennsylvania
Reading Township (disambiguation)

People

Bertice Reading (1933-1991), American singer
John of Reading (died 1346), theologian
John Reading (disambiguation), several people of the name
Peter Reading (born 1956), English poet
Pierson B. Reading (1816-1868), American pioneer

Titles

Baron Astley of Reading, title in peerage of England (1644-1688)
Bishop of Reading, Anglican suffragan bishop in Diocese of Oxford since 1889
Marquess of Reading, title in peerage of the UK since 1926
Marchioness of Reading (disambiguation), wife of the Marquess

Other uses

Reading Company, a railroad
Reading Phillies, a minor-league baseball team
Reading Power Station, Tel Aviv, Israel
Reading Works, a factory
HMS Reading (G71), a Royal Navy destroyer ship
USS Reading (PF-66), a U.S. Navy frigate

Source: Wikipedia

Translation

The word "Reading" occurs as such in the following languages: English, French, Dutch, Norwegian (Bokmål), Polish, Volapük.

Translation(s) in other languages: Belarusian (Taraškievica): Рэдынг, Danish: Reading (flertydig), German: Reading (Begriffsklärung), Korean: 레딩, Italian: Reading (disambigua), Hebrew: רדינג, Hungarian: Reading (egyértelműsítő lap), Portuguese: Reading (desambiguação), Russian: Рединг (значения), Slovak: Čítanie (rozlišovacia stránka), Chinese: 雷丁 (消歧義).


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