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Libni

(Encyclopedia) LibniLibnilĭbˈnī [key], in the Bible. 1 Founder of a Gershonite family. 2 Head of a Merarite family.

Epher

(Encyclopedia) EpherEpherēˈfər [key], in the Bible. 1 Son of Midian. 2 Head of a Manassite family.

Sauðárkrókur

(Encyclopedia) SauðárkrókurSauðárkrókursöˈüᵺourkrōˌkür [key], town (1993 pop. 2,717), N Iceland, at the head of the Skagafjorður. It is a commercial center and a fishing port.

Hamor

(Encyclopedia) HamorHamorhāˈmôr [key], in the Bible, head of the family from whom Abraham bought his tomb. An alternate form is Emmor.

Ridge, Tom

(Encyclopedia) Ridge, Tom (Thomas Joseph Ridge), 1945–, U.S. politician and government official, first secretary of Homeland Security (2003–5), b. Munhall, Pa. A graduate of Harvard (1967) and the…

Shonekan, Ernest Adegunle Oladeinde

(Encyclopedia) Shonekan, Ernest Adegunle Oladeinde, 1936–, Nigerian businessman and political leader, b. Lagos. He received a law degree in 1962 from the Univ. of London and joined the United African…

Higashikuni, Naruhiko

(Encyclopedia) Higashikuni, Naruhiko, 1887–1990, Japanese military officer and political leader, b. Kyoto. A prince of the imperial family and an uncle of Hirohito, he received military training in…

Hopkins, Harry Lloyd

(Encyclopedia) Hopkins, Harry Lloyd, 1890–1946, American public official, b. Sioux City, Iowa. A social worker, he was appointed (1931) head of New York's Temporary Emergency Relief Administration by…

notochord

(Encyclopedia) notochordnotochordnōˈtəkôrdˌ [key], in biology, supporting rod running most of the length of animals of the phylum Chordata and present at varying times in the life cycle. Composed of…

Martha's Vineyard

(Encyclopedia) Martha's VineyardMartha's Vineyardvĭnˈyərd [key], island (1990 est. pop. 8,900), c.100 sq mi (260 sq km), SE Mass., separated from the Elizabeth Islands and Cape Cod by Vineyard and…