(Encyclopedia) Aurora Aurora ərôrˈə, ô– [key]. 1 City (2020 pop. 386,261), Adams and Arapahoe counties, N central Colo., a growing suburb on the east side of Denver; inc.…
(Encyclopedia) NegevNegevnĕgˈĕv [key] or NegebNegebnĕgˈĕb [key] [Heb.,=dry], hilly desert region of S Israel, c.5,140 sq mi (13,310 sq km), bordered by the Judaean Hills, the Wadi Arabah, the Sinai…
(Encyclopedia) NeginahNeginahnĕgˈĭnä [key], plural NeginothNeginothnĕgˈĭnŏth [key], in the Bible, direction for the musical accompaniment of a psalm. Psalms 4, 6, 54, 55, 61, 67, 76.
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(Encyclopedia) NegoiuNegoiunĕgoiˈ&oomacr; [key], peak, 8,317 ft (2,535 m) high, central Romania, NW of Cîmpulung; second highest peak of the Transylvanian Alps.
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(Encyclopedia) negotiable instrument, bill of exchange, check, promissory note, or other written contract for payment that may serve as a substitute for money. It is simple in form and easy to…
(Encyclopedia) Negri, AdaNegri, Adaäˈdä nĕˈgrē [key], 1870–1945, Italian writer. Her first poems, Fatalità (1892, tr. Fate and Other Poems, 1898) voiced bitter protest against the state of the poor.…
