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Jhelum, town, Pakistan
(Encyclopedia) JhelumJhelumjāˈl&oobreve;m [key], town (1981 pop. 92,646), NE Pakistan, on the Jhelum River. Located on the main railroad and road on Punjab piedmont plain, it is an important…Ireland, Church of
(Encyclopedia) Ireland, Church of, Anglican church of both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. As a separate body the church goes back to the Reformation when the Irish church was…Játiva
(Encyclopedia) JátivaJátivahäˈtēvä [key], town (1990 pop. 25,577), Valencia prov., E Spain, in Valencia. The town is a processing and distribution center for farm products. Its famous linen industry…Achilles' tendon
(Encyclopedia) Achilles' tendon (tendo calcaneus)Achilles' tendontĕnˈdō kălkāˈnēəs [key], sinew prominent at the back of the ankle, connecting the tendons of the calf muscles to the heelbone. When…Munger
(Encyclopedia) Munger or MonghyrMonghyrboth: mŭngˈgĭr [key], city (1991 pop. 150,112), Bihar state, NE India, on the Ganges River. It is a district administrative center and a grain market, with…Lincoln, Benjamin
(Encyclopedia) Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733–1810, American Revolutionary soldier, b. Hingham, Mass. He served under Horatio Gates in the Saratoga campaign before becoming (1778) commander in the South. In…cittern
(Encyclopedia) citterncitternsĭtˈərn [key], stringed musical instrument of the guitar family having an oval body, a flat back, and a fretted neck. Its strings, made of wire and varying in number,…Chufut-Kale
(Encyclopedia) Chufut-KaleChufut-Kalech&oomacr;f&oomacr;tˈ-kəlyĕˈ [key] [Turk.,=Jews' city], ruined fortress and town, S Crimea (Ukraine, occupied and annexed by Russia in 2014). While under…Blunt, James Gilpatrick
(Encyclopedia) Blunt, James Gilpatrick, 1826–81, American physician and Union general in the Civil War, b. Hancock co., Maine. He practiced medicine in Ohio and later in Kansas, where he became…Aeneas, in Greek mythology
(Encyclopedia) AeneasAeneasĭnēˈəs [key], in Greek mythology, a Trojan, son of Anchises and Aphrodite. After the fall of Troy he escaped, bearing his aged father on his back. He stayed at Carthage…Trending
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