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(Encyclopedia) Yankee, term used by Americans generally in reference to a native of New England and by non-Americans, especially the British, in reference to an American of any section. The word is…bark, sailing vessel
(Encyclopedia) bark or barquebarqueboth: bärk [key], sailing vessel with three masts, of which the mainmast and the foremast are square-rigged while the mizzenmast is fore-and-aft-rigged. Although…bacon
(Encyclopedia) bacon, flesh of hogs—especially from the sides, belly, or back—that has been preserved by being salted or pickled and then dried with or without wood smoke. Traditionally, the process…Latvian
(Encyclopedia) Latvian or LettishLettishlĕtˈĭsh [key], a language belonging to the Baltic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Baltic languages). The mother tongue of close to 3…Lee, Ann
(Encyclopedia) Lee, Ann, 1736–84, English religious visionary, founder of the Shakers in America. Born in Manchester, she worked there in the cotton factories and then became a cook. In 1762 she was…legate
(Encyclopedia) legatelegatelĕgˈət [key] [Lat. legare=to send], one sent as a representative of a state or of some high authority. In Roman history a legate was sent by the senate to the provinces as…Goncharov, Ivan Aleksandrovich
(Encyclopedia) Goncharov, Ivan AleksandrovichGoncharov, Ivan Aleksandrovichēvänˈ əlyĭksänˈdrəvĭch gənchərôfˈ [key], 1812–91, Russian novelist. Goncharov was a government official from 1835 to 1867.…Niterói
(Encyclopedia) NiteróiNiteróinētəroiˈ [key], city (1996 pop. 450,124), Rio de Janeiro prov., SE Brazil, on Guanabara Bay opposite the city of Rio de Janeiro. It is a residential suburb of Rio, and…Neenah
(Encyclopedia) NeenahNeenahnēˈnə [key], city (1990 pop. 23,219), Winnebago co., E Wis., on Lake Winnebago at the mouth of the Fox River; settled c.1835 on the site of a Winnebago village, inc. as a…palmtop
(Encyclopedia) palmtop or hand-held personal computer, lightweight, small, battery-powered, general-purpose programmable computer. It typically had a miniaturized full-function, typewriterlike…Trending
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