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Brewer's: I

This letter represents a finger, and is called in Hebrew yod or jod (a hand). I per se [I by itself], i.e. without compeer, pre-eminently so. If then your I [yes] agreement want, I to…

Mystic, rivers, United States

(Encyclopedia) Mystic. 1 River, c.10 mi (16 km) long, rising in SE Conn. and flowing S past Old Mystic and Mystic villages to the Long Island Sound. Mystic Seaport, a maritime museum, is at its mouth…

Vietnam: Rulers

North Vietnam Ho Chi Minh, president (1945–1969) Ton Duc Thang, president (1969–1976) South Vietnam Ngo Dinh Diem, president (1955–1963) Duong Van Minh, president (1963–1964, 1975) Nguyen Khanh…

Rába

(Encyclopedia) RábaRábaräˈbŏ [key], Ger. Raab, river, c.160 mi (260 km) long, rising in the mountains of SE Austria. It flows SE to the Austria-Hungary line, then NE through W Hungary to the Danube…

Piscataqua

(Encyclopedia) PiscataquaPiscataquapĭskătˈəkwə, –kwā [key], navigable river, 12 mi (19 km) long, formed by the junction of the Cocheco and the Salmon Falls rivers, SE N.H., and flowing SE to…

Brewer's: Language

The primeval language. Psammetichos, an Egyptian king, entrusted two new-born infants to a shepherd, with strict charge that they were never to hear any one utter a word. These children…

Geographic Centers of States

Alabama In Chilton Co., 12 mi. SW of ClantonAlaska 60 mi. NW of Mt. McKinleyArizona In Yavapai Co., 55 mi. ESE of PrescottArkansas In Pulaski Co., 12 mi. SW of Little RockCalifornia In Madera…

Indonesia: Presidents

Presidents Sukarno (1945–1967) Sjafruddin Prawiranegara (1948–1949, 1958–1961) Suharto (1967–1998) B. J. Habibie (1998–1999) Abdurrahman Wahid (1999–2001) Megawati Sukarnoputri, daughter of…

Minnehaha Falls

(Encyclopedia) Minnehaha FallsMinnehaha Fallsmĭnˌēhäˈhä [key] [laughing water], 53 ft (16.1 m) high, SE Minn., in Minnehaha Creek, which flows from Lake Minnetonka (23 sq mi/60 sq km) SE to the…

Buzzards Bay

(Encyclopedia) Buzzards Bay, inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, 30 mi (48 km) long, from 5 to 10 mi (8–16 m) wide, SE Mass., connected with Cape Cod Bay by…