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Mishael

(Encyclopedia) MishaelMishaelmĭshˈāəl [key], in the Bible. 1 Kohathite Levite. 2 Companion of Ezra. 3 One of the Three Young Men.

Mishawaka

(Encyclopedia) MishawakaMishawakamĭshəwôkˈə [key], city (1990 pop. 42,608), St. Joseph co., N Ind., on both banks of the St. Joseph River and adjacent to South Bend; settled c.1830, inc. 1899.…

Mishima, Yukio

(Encyclopedia) Mishima, YukioMishima, Yukioy&oomacr;ˈkēō mĭshˈēmä [key], 1925–70, Japanese author, b. Tokyo. His original name was Kimitake Hiraoka and he was born into a samurai family. Mishima…

Mishima

(Encyclopedia) MishimaMishimamēˈshēmä [key], city (1990 pop. 105,418), Shizuoka prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. It is a hot-spring resort, a transportation hub, and a center for dairy processing…

Mishma

(Encyclopedia) MishmaMishmamĭshˈmə [key], in the Bible. 1 Son of Ishmael. 2 Son of Simeon.

Athabascan

(Encyclopedia) AthabascanAthabascanăthəbăsˈkən [key], Athapascan, or AthapaskanAthapaskanboth: –păsˈ– [key], group of related Native American languages forming a branch of the Nadene linguistic…

Mishmannah

(Encyclopedia) MishmannahMishmannahmĭshmănˈə [key], in the Bible, Gadite ally of David.

Mishna

(Encyclopedia) MishnaMishnamĭshˈnə [key], in Judaism, codified collection of Oral Law—legal interpretations of portions of the biblical books of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy and other…

Mishustin, Mikhail Vladimirovich

(Encyclopedia) Mishustin, Mikhail Vladimirovich, 1966–, Russian economist and political leader. Trained in systems engineering and economics, he was Russia's deputy tax minister (1998–2004), then…

Miskolc

(Encyclopedia) MiskolcMiskolcmĭshˈkôlts [key], city (1991 est. pop 194,000), NE Hungary, on the Sajó River. Hungary's second largest city and a major industrial center, Miskolc has large iron and…