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(Encyclopedia)Mechitar mĕkˈĭtärˌ [key]: see Armenian literature. ...new novel
(Encyclopedia)new novel: see French literature; Robbe-Grillet, Alain. ...Puranas
(Encyclopedia)Puranas po͝oräˈnə [key]: see Sanskrit literature. ...Dutch and Flemish literature
(Encyclopedia)Dutch and Flemish literature, literary works written in the standard language of the Low Countries since the Middle Ages. It is conventional to use the term Dutch when referring to the language spoken...Lehabim
(Encyclopedia)Lehabim lēhāˈbĭm [key], in the Bible, an African people, perhaps the same as the Ludim. ...Chub, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Chub kŭb [key], in the Bible, an African people. This may be a textual error for Lub (i.e., Lubim). ...Hampton University
(Encyclopedia)Hampton University, at Hampton, Va.; coeducational; founded 1868, chartered 1870 as a normal and agricultural school; known as Hampton Institute 1930–84. Founded by Samuel Chapman Armstrong, it was ...Simon of Cyrene
(Encyclopedia)Simon of Cyrene sīrēˈnē [key], in the New Testament, bystander made to carry Jesus' cross. He was probably an African Jew, and is identified as the father of Alexander and Rufus. ...Southern University
(Encyclopedia)Southern University, main campus at Baton Rouge, La.; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; est. 1880; predominantly African American. It comprises Southern Univ. and Agricultural and Mechani...Powell, Colin Luther
(Encyclopedia)Powell, Colin Luther, 1937–2021, U.S. army general and government official, b. New York City, grad., City College (B.S., 1958); George Washington Univ...Browse by Subject
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