Asian loan words in English
by Ann-Marie Imbornoni One of the chief characteristics of English is its teeming vocabulary, an estimated 80% of which has come from other languages!…
(Encyclopedia) Cranbrook Educational Community, at Bloomfield Hills, Mich.; est. and endowed by George G. and Ellen Scripps Booth in 1927. It includes the Cranbrook Academy of Art, with graduate…
(Encyclopedia) aniseaniseănˈĭs [key], annual plant (Pimpinella anisum) of the family Umbelliferae (parsley family), native to the Mediterranean region but long cultivated elsewhere for its aromatic…
(Encyclopedia) Duchesne, Saint Rose PhilippineDuchesne, Saint Rose Philippinerōz fēlēpēnˈ [key]Duchesne, Saint Rose Philippine düshĕnˈ [key], 1769–1852, French educator in the United States, a Roman…
(Encyclopedia) United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), a specialized fund of the United Nations. It was established in 1946 as the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, and became…
(Encyclopedia) Montefiore, Sir Moses HaimMontefiore, Sir Moses Haimmŏnˌtĭfēôˈrē [key], 1784–1885, British-Jewish philanthropist, b. Italy. He married a Rothschild and became affiliated with the…
(Encyclopedia) Bethune, Mary McLeodBethune, Mary McLeodbəthy&oomacr;nˈ [key], 1875–1955, American educator, b. Mayesville, S.C., grad. Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, 1895. The 17th child of…
(Encyclopedia) New Harmony, town (1990 pop. 846), Posey co., SW Ind., on the Wabash River; founded 1814 by the Harmony Society under George Rapp. In 1825 the Harmonists sold their holdings to Robert…
(Encyclopedia) Almeida, Francisco deAlmeida, Francisco defrənsēshˈk&oobreve; [key]Almeida, Francisco de dĭ älmāˈdə [key], c.1450–1510, Portuguese admiral, first viceroy of Portuguese India. He…
(Encyclopedia) ginger, common name for members of the Zingiberaceae, a family of tropical and subtropical perennial herbs, chiefly of Indomalaysia. The aromatic oils of many are used in making…
