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(Encyclopedia) MzabMzabəmzäbˈ [key], stony, barren valley, Algeria, in the N Sahara. It was settled c.1000 by members of an austere Muslim sect, the Kharijites. The inhabitants, called Mozabites, dug…N
(Encyclopedia) N, 14th letter of the alphabet. It is a usual symbol for a voiced alveolar (or dental) nasal, as in the English not. The diagraph ng represents a different sound, a voiced velar nasal…Na
(Encyclopedia) Na, symbol for the element sodium.Naam
(Encyclopedia) NaamNaamnāˈăm [key], in the Bible, son of Caleb.Auerstedt
(Encyclopedia) AuerstedtAuerstedtouˈərshtĕt [key], village, Thuringia, S central Germany. At Auerstedt on Oct. 14, 1806 (the same day Napoleon I triumphed at Jena), French Marshal Louis Nicholas…Naamah
(Encyclopedia) NaamahNaamahnāˈəmə [key], in the Bible. 1 Daughter of Lamech. 2 Mother of King Rehoboam.Naaman
(Encyclopedia) NaamanNaamannāˈəmən [key]. In the Bible, Syrian captain whom Elisha cured miraculously of leprosy.Naarah
(Encyclopedia) NaarahNaarahnāˈārə, nāāˈrə [key], in the Bible, wife of Ashur.Nabal
(Encyclopedia) NabalNabalnāˈbəl [key], in the Bible, wealthy sheep owner who resisted David's attempt at extortion. David's anger was appeased by the blandishments of Abigail, Nabal's wife.Nabataea
(Encyclopedia) NabataeaNabataeanăbˌətēˈə [key], ancient kingdom of Arabia, south of Edom, in present-day Jordan. It flourished from the 4th cent. b.c. to a.d. 106, when it was conquered by Rome. The…Trending
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