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Poplar, city, England

(Encyclopedia)Poplar, former metropolitan borough, SE England. See Tower Hamlets. ...

Hananeel

(Encyclopedia)Hananeel hānănˈēĕl, hănˈənēl [key], in the Bible, tower, on the Jerusalem wall. ...

Meah

(Encyclopedia)Meah mēˈə [key], in the Bible, tower of the wall of Jerusalem. ...

Loewy, Raymond Fernand

(Encyclopedia)Loewy, Raymond Fernand, 1893–1986, American designer, b. Paris, France. He emigrated in 1919, settling in New York City; he became a U.S. citizen in 1938. Known as the father of industrial design, L...

Slidell, John

(Encyclopedia)Slidell, John slīdĕlˈ, slīˈdəl [key], 1793–1871, American political leader and diplomat, b. New York City. He became a prominent lawyer and political figure in New Orleans and served as a Demo...

Edar

(Encyclopedia)Edar ēˈdär [key], in the Bible, tower, near which Jacob pitched his tent. ...

World Trade Center

(Encyclopedia)World Trade Center, former building complex in lower Manhattan, New York City, consisting of seven buildings and a shopping concourse on a 16-acre (6.5-hectare) site; it was destroyed by a terrorist a...

Hammurabi

(Encyclopedia)Hammurabi hämo͝oräˈbē [key], fl. 1792–1750 b.c., king of Babylonia. He founded an empire that was eventually destroyed by raids from Asia Minor. Hammurabi may have begun building the tower of B...

Beefeaters

(Encyclopedia)Beefeaters, popular name for the Yeomen of the Guard and for the warders of the Tower of London. Both wear colorful uniforms modeled after those of the Elizabethan period. ...

Bristol, John Digby, 1st earl of

(Encyclopedia)Bristol, John Digby, 1st earl of, 1580–1653, English diplomat. He spent most of the years 1611–24 at the Spanish court, where as ambassador he conducted the prolonged negotiations for the marriage...