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Island No. 10
(Encyclopedia) Island No. 10, former island in the Mississippi River, between NW Tenn. and SE Mo.; site of an important western campaign of the Civil War. With the advance of Union Gen. U. S. Grant…Ono no Komachi
(Encyclopedia) Ono no KomachiOno no Komachiōˈnō nō kōˈmäˈchē [key], fl. c.833–857, Japanese poet. She was celebrated for her beauty and erotically charged poetry. Ranked among the most prominent…Ama-no-hashidate
(Encyclopedia) Ama-no-hashidate: see Miyazu, Japan.No, chemical symbol
(Encyclopedia) No, symbol for the element nobelium.No, Japanese drama
(Encyclopedia) No: see Asian drama.no-fault insurance
(Encyclopedia) no-fault insurance, type of indemnity plan, usually applied to automobile coverage, in which those injured in an accident receive direct payment from the company with which they…no-see-um
(Encyclopedia) no-see-um: see midge.Kakinomoto no Hitomaro
(Encyclopedia) Kakinomoto no HitomaroKakinomoto no Hitomarokäˈkēˈnōˈmōˈtō nō hēˈtōˈmäˈrō [key], ?–710?, early Japanese lyric poet. He is the greatest poet represented in the Manyôshu [collection of…Ki no Tsurayuki
(Encyclopedia) Ki no TsurayukiKi no Tsurayukikē nō ts&oomacr;ˈräˈy&oomacr;ˈkē [key], c.872–945, early Japanese diarist, literary theorist, and poet. Renowned for his erudition and skill in…Kose no Kanaoka
(Encyclopedia) Kose no Kanaoka: see Kanaoka.