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Needles, the

(Encyclopedia)Needles, the, England: see Wight, Isle of. ...

Ozarks, the

(Encyclopedia)Ozarks, the, or Ozark Plateau, upland region, actually a dissected plateau, c.50,000 sq mi (129,500 sq km), chiefly in S Mo. and N Ark., but partly in Oklahoma and Kansas, between the Arkansas and Mis...

Pearl, The

(Encyclopedia)Pearl, The, one of four Middle English alliterative poems, all contained in a manuscript of c.1400, composed in the West Midland dialect, almost certainly by the same anonymous author, who flourished ...

Lusiads, The

(Encyclopedia)Lusiads, The: see Camões, Luís de. ...

Law, the

(Encyclopedia)Law, the, in Judaism: see Torah.

Lion, The

(Encyclopedia)Lion, The, English name for Leo, a constellation. ...

Archer, The

(Encyclopedia)Archer, The, English name for Sagittarius, a constellation. ...

Arctic, the

(Encyclopedia)CE5 Arctic, the northernmost area of the earth, centered on the North Pole. The arctic regions are not coextensive with the area enclosed by the Arctic Circle (lat. 66°30′N) but are usually defi...

Bahamas, the

(Encyclopedia)CE5 Bahamas, the bəhäˈməz [key], officially Commonwealth of the Bahamas, independent nation (2020 ...

Plain, the

(Encyclopedia)Plain, the, in French history, term designating the independent members of the National Convention during the French Revolution. The name was applied to them because, in contrast to the radical Mounta...