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(Encyclopedia) Coleraine Coleraine kōlrānˈ [key], town and district, N Northern Ireland, near the mouth of the Bann…Cush
(Encyclopedia) Cush or KushCushkŭsh, k&oobreve;sh [key]. 1 Son of Ham and father of the Asian nation of the same name, perhaps the same nation as one of similar name in E Mesopotamia. Gen. 10.8;…Hamm, city, Germany
(Encyclopedia) Hamm Hamm häm [key], city, North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany, on the Lippe River…Otway, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Otway, Thomas, 1652–85, English dramatist, educated at Winchester and at Oxford. After failing as an actor, Otway wrote his first play, Alcibiades, produced in 1675. Later plays…Hamun-i-Helmand
(Encyclopedia) Hamun-i-HelmandHamun-i-Helmandhäm&oomacr;nˈ-ē-hĕlˈmänd [key] or Sistan LakeHamun-i-Helmandsēstänˈ [key], marshy lake in the Sistan, c.5,000 sq mi (12,950 sq km), on the Iran-…Noah
(Encyclopedia) NoahNoahnōˈə [key] [Heb.,=to rest], in the Bible, the builder of the ark. Righteous Noah and his family were the only people God saved from a world sunk in sin. At divine direction…Hammurabi
(Encyclopedia) HammurabiHammurabihäm&oobreve;räˈbē [key], fl. 1792–1750 b.c., king of Babylonia. He founded an empire that was eventually destroyed by raids from Asia Minor. Hammurabi may have…Dubuque
(Encyclopedia) Dubuque Dubuque dəby&oomacr;kˈ [key], city (2020 pop. 59,667), seat of Dubuque co., NE Iowa, on the…Seuss, Dr.
(Encyclopedia) Seuss, Dr., pseud. of Theodor Seuss Geisel, 1904–91, American author and illustrator of children's books, b. Springfield, Mass, grad. Dartmouth College, studied Lincoln College, Oxford…Great Ape Profiles
Great Ape Profiles by Holly Hartman Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) The largest Great Ape Males: 400 pounds (180 kg); up to 6 feet (1.8 m) standingFemales: 200 pounds (90 kg); up to 5 feet (1.5 m…