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Neapolis
(Encyclopedia)Neapolis nēăpˈəlĭs [key] [Gr.,=new city], name of many cities in ancient Greek and Roman times. The most important is the modern Naples, Italy. ...Yahweh
(Encyclopedia)Yahweh yäˈwĕ [key], modern reconstruction of YHWH, the ancient Hebrew ineffable name for God. Other forms are Jah, Jahve, Jahveh, Jahweh, Jehovah, Yahve, Yahveh, and Yahwe. ...Bozrah
(Encyclopedia)Bozrah bŏzˈrə [key], in the Bible. 1 Important city of Edom, probably the modern Busayra (Jordan), SE of the Dead Sea. The prophets often linked the name Bozrah with that of Edom. 2 City of Moab, p...loom
(Encyclopedia)loom, frame or machine used for weaving; there is evidence that the loom has been in use since 4400 b.c. Modern looms are of two types, those with a shuttle (the part that carries the weft through the...Serbo-Croatian
(Encyclopedia)Serbo-Croatian sûrˈbō-krōāˈshən [key], language belonging to the South Slavic group of the Slavic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Slavic languages). Serbo-Croatian compr...Stockholm
(Encyclopedia)Stockholm stŏkˈhôlmˌ [key], city (1995 pop. 692,954), capital of Sweden and of Stockholm co., E Sweden, situated where Lake Mälaren flows into the Baltic Sea. It is Sweden's largest city and its ...Neanderthal man
(Encyclopedia)Neanderthal man –tôlˌ [key], a species of Homo, the genus to which contemporary humans belong, known as H. neandertalensis after Neanderthal (now Neandertal), Germany, the valley where the first s...Sanskrit literature
(Encyclopedia)Sanskrit literature, literary works written in Sanskrit constituting the main body of the classical literature of India. Nearly all Sanskrit literature, except that dealing with grammar and philosop...Maniitsoq
(Encyclopedia)Maniitsoq so͝okˈərtôˌpən [key], town (1996 pop. 3,000), Maniitsoq dist., W Greenland. The town is a fishing center with modern canneries. ...Mehunim
(Encyclopedia)Mehunim mĕyo͞oˈ– [key], in the Bible, Canaanite tribe, located SE of Petra, near the modern Maan (Jordan). ...Browse by Subject
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