Skene may refer to:
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Skene, Aberdeenshire
Skene ( Gaelic: ''Sgainn'') is a small farming community in North East Scotland some 10 km west of Aberdeen. The two traditional villages are Kirkton of Skene and Lyne of Skene. As the name suggests, Kirkton is still the location of Skene Pa ...
, a community in North East Scotland, United Kingdom
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Skene, Mississippi
Skene is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States on Mississippi Highway 446. Skene is approximately west of Boyle and approximately north of Shaw. Skene was a station on the ...
, an unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States
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Skene, Sweden
Skene () is the second largest town in Mark Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. The area has about 5,800 inhabitants and was formerly a locality of its own, but has grown together with Kinna.
Skene is the home of sports club Skene IF ...
, a village now part of Kinna, Sweden
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Skene (automobile)
The Skene was an American automobile manufactured from 1900 to 1901. A twin-cylinder 5-hp steam car, it was built in Lewiston, Maine.
History
J. W. Skene Cycle Company of Lewiston finished its first steam carriage in 1900. R. H. B. Warburton o ...
, an American steam automobile manufactured by Skene American Automobile Company from 1900 to 1901
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Skene Boats
Skene Boats was a Canadian boat builder based in Gloucester, Ontario, now part of the city of Ottawa. The company specialized in the manufacture of fibreglass sailboats. It was founded in 1968 and went out business in 1992.
History
The co ...
, Canadian manufacturer
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Skene (theatre)
In the theatre of ancient Greece, the ''skene'' was the structure at the back of a stage. The word means 'tent' or 'hut', and it is thought that the original structure for these purposes was a tent or light building of wood and was a temporary ...
, a part of a classical Greek theatre
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Clan Skene
Clan Skene is a Scottish clan.Way, George and Squire, Romily. ''Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia''. (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin KT, Convenor, The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs). Published in 1994. Pages 324 - 325. ...
, a Lowland Scottish clan
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Skene! Records Skene! Records was an American DIY punk rock record label founded in Connecticut in 1988 by Jeff Spiegel, then later based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. An early album release was ''Better Yet Connecticut Hardcore'', featuring bands such as Bug Gulp, ...
, a record label based in Minneapolis, Minnesota
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''Skene'' (TV film), a 2004 Finnish television film
People with the surname
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Skene (surname) Skene is a surname of Scottish origin. Notable people with the surname include:
* Alan Skene (1932–2001), South African rugby footballer
* Alexander Skene (1837–1900), Scottish gynaecologist
* Clyde Skene (1884–1945), Scottish footballer
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See also
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Skene's glands
In female human anatomy, Skene's glands or the Skene glands ( , also known as the lesser vestibular glands, paraurethral glands) are glands located around the lower end of the urethra. The glands are surrounded by tissue that swells with blood d ...
, glands on the anterior wall of the vagina in human anatomy
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