Search
Search results
Displaying 231 - 240
puli
(Encyclopedia) pulipulip&oobreve;lˈē, py&oomacr;ˈlē [key] (pl. pulik), a breed of wiry, medium-sized working dog developed nearly 1,000 years ago in Hungary. It stands from 16 to 18 in. (40.6…Stavropol Territory
(Encyclopedia) Stavropol Territory, administrative division (1995 pop. 2,650,000), 31,120 sq mi (80,601 sq km), S European Russia, in the North Caucasus, the northern foothills of the main Caucasian…Hadhramaut
(Encyclopedia) Hadhramaut or HadramautHadhramautboth: hädrəmoutˈ, –môtˈ [key], region, S Arabia, on the Gulf of Aden and the Arabian Sea, occupying the southeastern part of Yemen. Historically, the…Galway, county, Republic of Ireland
(Encyclopedia) Galway Galway gôlˈwā [key], county, 2,293 sq mi (5,939 sq km), W Republic of Ireland. The…Bedlington terrier
(Encyclopedia) Bedlington terrier, breed of long-legged, lithe terrier developed in the eastern Border districts of England in the 19th cent. It stands about 16 in. (40.6 cm) high at the shoulder and…kosher
(Encyclopedia) kosher [Heb.,=proper, i.e., fit for use], in Judaism, term used in rabbinic literature to mean what is ritually correct, but most widely applied to food that is in accordance with…Danakil
(Encyclopedia) Danakil, desert region, NE Ethiopia and neighboring portions of Djibouti and Eritrea, c.350 mi (560 km) long and 50–250 mi (80–400 km) wide, between the gulfs of Zula and Tadjoura. It…Saintonge
(Encyclopedia) SaintongeSaintongesăNtôNzhˈ [key], region of W France, on the Bay of Biscay. It is now part of the Charente-Maritime dept. Cattle and sheep raising, dairying, and the manufacture of…Wicklow, county, Republic of Ireland
(Encyclopedia) WicklowWicklowwĭkˈlō [key], county (1991 pop. 97,265), 782 sq mi (2,025 sq km), E Republic of Ireland. The county seat is Wicklow. The Wicklow Mts. and their foothills occupy almost…silage
(Encyclopedia) silagesilagesīˈlĭj [key] or ensilagesilageĕnˈsəlĭj [key], succulent, moist feed made by storing a green crop in a silo. The crop most used for silage is corn; others are sorghum,…