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Navajo, indigenous people of North America
(Encyclopedia) Navajo or NavahoNavahoboth: näˈvəhō [key], Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Athabascan branch of the Nadene linguistic stock (see Native American languages). A…ruminant
(Encyclopedia) ruminant, any of a group of hooved mammals that chew their cud, i.e., that regurgitate and chew again food that has already been swallowed. Ruminants have an even number of toes on…Bikaner
(Encyclopedia) Bikaner Bikaner bĭkənērˈ [key], former native state, NW India. The state is now part of Rajasthan…Polyphemus
(Encyclopedia) PolyphemusPolyphemuspŏlĭfēˈməs [key], in Greek mythology, a Cyclops. He was a shepherd and the son of Poseidon. In the Odyssey, Polyphemus imprisoned Odysseus and his men in his cave.…Ushant
(Encyclopedia) UshantUshantŭshˈənt [key], Fr. Ouessant, island, 10 sq mi (25.9 sq km), Finistère dept., off Brittany, in the Atlantic, c.10 mi (16 km) from the mainland. A hazard to navigation and…Murray, cities, United States
(Encyclopedia) Murray. 1 City (1990 pop. 14,439), seat of Calloway co., SW Ky., near the Tenn. line; inc. 1844. There is light manufacturing. Tobacco and grain are grown, livestock and poultry are…1964 Tony Awards
PlayLutherMusicalHello, Dolly!Alec Guinness, DylanArchive PhotosActor—PlayAlec Guinness, DylanActress—PlaySandy Dennis, Any WednesdaySupporting or Featured Actor—PlayHume Cronyn,…Sheppey, Isle of
(Encyclopedia) Sheppey, Isle of, c.30 sq mi (80 sq km), Kent, SE England, at the mouth of the Thames, separated from the mainland by The Swale, a narrow strait. It is largely flat, with wave-eroded…Exmoor
(Encyclopedia) Exmoor, high moorland of the Cornwall peninsula, SW England, comprising much of Exmoor National Park (265 sq mi/686 sq km; est. 1954). Underlaid by slate and sandstone, the rugged…Kangaroo Island
(Encyclopedia) Kangaroo Island, island, c.1,700 sq mi (4,400 sq km), S Australia, in South Australia at the entrance to Gulf St. Vincent. It is 93 mi (150 km) long and 35 mi (57 km) wide. The chief…Trending
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