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Jersey

(Encyclopedia) JerseyJerseyjûrˈzē [key], island (2005 est. pop. 90,800), 45 sq mi (117 sq km), in the English Channel, largest of the Channel Islands, which are dependencies of the British crown. It…

Dunbar, Paul Laurence

(Encyclopedia) Dunbar, Paul LaurenceDunbar, Paul Laurencedŭnˈbär [key], 1872–1906, American poet and novelist, b. Dayton, Ohio. The son of former slaves, he won recognition with his Lyrics of Lowly…

Leland, Charles Godfrey

(Encyclopedia) Leland, Charles GodfreyLeland, Charles Godfreylēˈlənd [key], pseud. Hans BreitmannHans Breitmannhänsˈ brītmän [key], 1824–1903, American author, b. Philadelphia, grad. College of New…

Tanintharyi

(Encyclopedia) TanintharyiTanintharyitănˌĭntärˈyē [key], formerly TenasserimTanintharyitĕnăsˈərĭm [key], region (1983 pop. 917,628), 21,297 sq mi (55,159 sq km), extreme S Myanmar. Dawei (Tavoy), the…

Reuter, Fritz

(Encyclopedia) Reuter, Fritz (Heinrich Ludwig Christian Friedrich Reuter)Reuter, Fritzfrĭts [key]Reuter, Fritz roiˈtər [key]Reuter, Fritz, hīnˈrĭkh l&oomacr;tˈvĭkh krĭsˈtyän frēˈdrĭkh [key], 1810…

Italian language

(Encyclopedia) CEE Italian language, member of the Romance group of the Italic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Romance languages). The official language of Italy and San…

Runyonese

The Question: What dialect are the characters in Guys and Dolls speaking? The Answer: "Runyonese." Guys and Dolls, a musical and motion picture, is based on the book of the same name by Damon…

Luxembourg, province, Belgium

(Encyclopedia) Luxembourg, Du. Luxemburg, province (1991 pop. 232,813), 1,706 sq mi (4,419 sq km), SE Belgium, in the Ardennes, bordering on the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in the east and on France in…

Magadha

(Encyclopedia) MagadhaMagadhamŭˈgädə [key], ancient Indian kingdom, situated within the area of the modern states of Bihar and Jharkhand. Its capital was Pataliputra (now Patna). The kingdom rose to…

Douglas, Gawin

(Encyclopedia) Douglas, Gawin or GavinDouglas, Gawin or Gavingäˈwĭn, găvˈĭn [key], 1474?–1522, Scottish poet and churchman; son of Archibald Douglas, 5th earl of Angus. He is considered one of the…