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(Encyclopedia)queen of the meadow or queen of the prairie: see spiraea. ...Rachel, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Rachel rāˈchəl [key], in the Bible, wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin. She is one of the four Jewish matriarchs. An alternate form is Rahel. ...Rama, in the Ramayana
(Encyclopedia)Rama, hero: see Ramayana.Rama, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Rama rāˈmə [key], variant of Ramah. ...Pyrenees, Peace of the
(Encyclopedia)Pyrenees, Peace of the, 1659, treaty ending the warfare between France and Spain that, continuing after the Peace of Westphalia, which ended the Thirty Years War, had been complicated by French interv...Rhine, Confederation of the
(Encyclopedia)Rhine, Confederation of the: see Confederation of the Rhine. ...Nun, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Nun nŭn, no͞on [key], in the Bible, father of Joshua. ...obliquity of the ecliptic
(Encyclopedia)obliquity of the ecliptic: see inclination. ...Niagara-on-the-Lake
(Encyclopedia)Niagara-on-the-Lake or Niagara, town (1991 pop. 12,945), S Ont., Canada, on Lake Ontario at the mouth of the Niagara River. It was settled (1784) by American Loyalists and in 1792 Lt. Gov. Simcoe made...Niger, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Niger nīˈjər [key], in the Bible: see Simeon (3.) ...Browse by Subject
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