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anthrax

(Encyclopedia)anthrax ănˈthrăks [key], acute infectious disease of animals that can be secondarily transmitted to humans. It is caused by a bacterium (Bacillus anthracis) that primarily affects sheep, horses, ho...

bin Laden, Osama

(Encyclopedia)bin Laden, Osama or Usama ōsäˈmə bĭn lädˈən, ŭsäˈmə [key], 1957?–2011, Saudi-born leader of Al Qaeda, a terrorist organization devoted to uniting all Muslims and establishing a transnati...

Al Qaeda

(Encyclopedia)Al Qaeda or Al Qaida äl kīˈĕdə, käˈĭdä [key] [Arab.,=the base], Sunni Islamic terrorist organization with the stated goals of uniting all Muslims and establishing a transnational, strict-fund...

Rama, in the Ramayana

(Encyclopedia)Rama, hero: see Ramayana.

Rama, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia)Rama rāˈmə [key], variant of Ramah. ...

Hadar, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia)Hadar hāˈdär [key], variant of Hadad (1,) (3.) ...

Berea, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia)Berea or Beroea both: bērēˈə [key]. 1 Town near Jerusalem, mentioned in First Maccabees. It is probably identical with Beeroth (1.) 2 See Véroia, Greece. 3 See Aleppo, Syria. ...

Zara, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia)Zara or Zarah both: zāˈrə [key], same as Zerah (1.) ...

Benoni, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia)Benoni bĕnōˈnī [key]: see Benjamin. ...

Fulbright, James William

(Encyclopedia)Fulbright, James William, 1905–95, U.S. Senator from Arkansas (1945–75), b. Sumner, Mo. A Rhodes scholar, he was admitted (1934) to the bar and served (1934–35) in the antitrust division of the ...