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Johnston, Alexander Keith
(Encyclopedia) Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804–71, Scottish cartographer and geographer royal of Scotland. He issued many notable atlases, maps, and gazetteers, including The National Atlas of…Kabyles
(Encyclopedia) KabylesKabyleskəbīlzˈ [key], people, predominantly agricultural, of North Africa, whose center is the rugged Kabylia region of Algeria. Of uncertain origin, they form one of the larger…Kafirs
(Encyclopedia) Kafirs or KaffirsKaffirsboth: kăfˈərz [key] [Arab.,=infidel], name applied by European settlers to the Xhosa branch of the Bantu-speaking people of S Africa. Originally used only for…Mott Foundation
(Encyclopedia) Mott Foundation, philanthropic trust created (1926) by automobile executive Charles Stewart Mott (1875–1973) to support programs dealing with selected urban problems. The foundation…morocco, type of leather
(Encyclopedia) morocco, goatskin leather, dyed on the grain side and boarded by hand or machine to bring up the grain in a bird's-eye effect. It probably originated with the Arabs in North Africa as…Nivelle, Robert Georges
(Encyclopedia) Nivelle, Robert GeorgesNivelle, Robert Georgesrôbĕrˈ zhôrzh nēvĕlˈ [key], 1856–1924, French general. His services in World War I gained him the post of chief assistant to General…Brantôme, Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de
(Encyclopedia) Brantôme, Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur deBrantôme, Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur depyĕr də b&oomacr;rdāˈyə sānyörˈ də bräNtōmˈ [key], 1540?–1614, French courtier, soldier, and…Teneriffe
(Encyclopedia) Teneriffe or TenerifeTeneriffeboth: tĕnˈərĭf, tĕnərēfˈ, Span. tānārēˈfā [key], island (1990 pop. 770,627), 795 sq mi (2,059 sq km), in the Atlantic off NW Africa, the largest of the…Canrobert, François Certain
(Encyclopedia) Canrobert, François CertainCanrobert, François CertainfräNswäˈ sĕrtăNˈ käNrôbĕrˈ [key], 1809–95, marshal of France. After brilliant service in Africa, he returned to Paris and aided…Turkana, Lake
(Encyclopedia) Turkana, Lake, c.2,500 sq mi (6,475 sq km), NW Kenya and SW Ethiopia, E Africa, in the Great Rift Valley; alt. 1,230 ft (375 m). Surrounded by desolate, volcanic mountains, the 170-mi-…Trending
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