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(Encyclopedia)nectarine nĕkˌtərēnˈ [key], name for a tree (Prunus persica var. nectarina) of the family Rosaceae (rose family) and for its fruit, a smooth-skinned variety of the peach. The nectarine is a class...Hilo
(Encyclopedia)Hilo hēˈlō [key], city (2020 pop. 44,186), seat of Hawaii co., on Hilo Bay of Hawaii islan...Zaria
(Encyclopedia)Zaria zäˈrēə [key], city (1991 est. pop. 335,000), N Nigeria. It is the ginning center for Nigeria's main cotton-growing region. Cottonseed, peanuts, and shea-nut oil are produced. The city is on ...Al Aswany, Alaa
(Encyclopedia)Al Aswany, Alaa, 1957–, Egyptian author, b. Cairo. The son of a novelist-lawyer, he was trained as a dentist at Cairo Univ. (grad. 1980) and the Univ. of Illinois at Chicago (M.S., 1987) and has com...Harrison, Jane Ellen
(Encyclopedia)Harrison, Jane Ellen, 1850–1928, English classical scholar. She applied archaeological discoveries in the interpretation of Greek religion. Her works include Prolegomena to the Study of Greek Religi...Ismail Pasha
(Encyclopedia)Ismail Pasha ĭsˌmäēl päshäˈ [key], 1830–95, ruler of Egypt (1863–79), son of Ibrahim Pasha. He succeeded his uncle Said Pasha as ruler. Ismail used the Egyptian cotton crop, enormously enha...Jarha
(Encyclopedia)Jarha järˈhə [key], in the Bible, Egyptian slave to whom Sheshan gave his daughter. ...Bamako
(Encyclopedia)Bamako bämäkōˈ [key], city (2020 est. pop. 2,710,000), capital of Mali and of the Bamako ...Carus, Paul
(Encyclopedia)Carus, Paul, 1852–1919, American philosopher, born and educated in Germany. For many years he was editor of the Open Court and the Monist, periodicals devoted to philosophy and religion. His philoso...Egypt
(Encyclopedia) CE5 CE5 Egypt ēˈjĭpt [key], Arab. Misr, biblical Mizraim, officially Arab Republic o...Browse by Subject
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