(Encyclopedia) Dias, Antônio GonçalvesDias, Antônio Gonçalvesəntôˈny&oobreve; g&oobreve;nsälˈvəs dēˈəs [key], 1823–64, Brazilian poet and dramatist. A leading writer of the romantic school,…
(Encyclopedia) Ali, Irfaan (Mohammed Irfaan Ali), 1980–, Guyanese political leader. He worked for the Caribbean Development Bank before he was first elected to Guyana's national assembly in 2006. A…
(Encyclopedia) Dias, BartolomeuDias, Bartolomeubärˌt&oobreve;l&oobreve;māˈ&oobreve; dēˈəsh [key], d. 1500, Portuguese navigator. He was the first European to round (1488) the Cape of Good…
(Encyclopedia) DiasporaDiasporadīăsˈpərə [key] [Gr.,=dispersion], term used today to denote the Jewish communities living outside the Holy Land. It was originally used to designate the dispersal of…
(Encyclopedia) diathermydiathermydīˈəthûrˌmē [key], therapeutic measure used in medicine to generate heat in the body tissues. Electrodes and other instruments are used to transmit electric current…
(Encyclopedia) diatomdiatomdīˈətŏmˌ, –tōmˌ [key], unicellular organism of the kingdom Protista, characterized by a silica shell of often intricate and beautiful sculpturing. Most diatoms exist singly…
(Encyclopedia) Diaz, ArmandoDiaz, Armandoärmänˈdō dēˈäts [key], 1861–1928, Italian field marshal. In World War I he replaced (1917) Cadorna as chief Italian commander. He defeated (1918) the…
