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(Encyclopedia) BombayBombaybŏmbāˈ [key], former state, W central India, on the Arabian Sea. The state contained within its borders the former Portuguese colonies of Goa and Daman and Diu. Historical…tracery
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Types of tracery tracery, bands or bars of stone, wood, or other material, either subdividing an opening or standing in relief against a wall and forming an ornamental pattern…Franciscans
(Encyclopedia) FranciscansFranciscansfrănsĭsˈkənz [key], members of several Roman Catholic religious orders following the rule of St. Francis (approved by Honorius III, 1223). There are now three…Masai
(Encyclopedia) Masai or MaasaiMaasaimäsīˈ [key], a largely nomadic pastoral people of E Africa, chiefly in Kenya and Tanzania. Cattle and sheep form the basis of the economy that they have maintained…Nogaret, Guillaume de
(Encyclopedia) Nogaret, Guillaume deNogaret, Guillaume degēyōmˈ də nôgärāˈ [key], 1265?–1313, French statesman. A jurist, he was a member of the royal council of King Philip IV. During Philip's…iron lung
(Encyclopedia) iron lung, device used to maintain artificial respiration over an extended period of time. Before the successful vaccination program against poliomyelitis, it was used mostly in…inbreeding
(Encyclopedia) inbreeding, mating of closely related organisms. Inbreeding is chiefly used as a means of insuring the preservation of specific desired traits among the offspring of purebred animals (…Lerma, Francisco Gómez de Sandoval y Rojas, duque de
(Encyclopedia) Lerma, Francisco Gómez de Sandoval y Rojas, duque deLerma, Francisco Gómez de Sandoval y Rojas, duque defränthēsˈkō gōˈmāth dā sändōvälˈ ē rōˈhäs d&oomacr;ˈkā dā lārˈmä [key], 1553…Kobuk Valley National Park
(Encyclopedia) Kobuk Valley National ParkKobuk Valley National Parkkōb&oobreve;kˈ [key], 1,750,737 acres (709,048 hectares), NW Alaska. Located in rugged terrain N of the Arctic Circle, the park…Area 51
(Encyclopedia) Area 51, name for a U.S. military site, S Nev., c.80 mi (130 km) NNW of Las Vegas. Shrouded in secrecy since the mid-20th cent., it is located within the U.S. Air Force's enormous…Trending
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