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11Belgium — /bel jeuhm/, n. a kingdom in W Europe, bordering the North Sea, N of France. 10,203,683; 11,779 sq. mi. (30,508 sq. km). Cap.: Brussels. French, Belgique /bel zheek /; Flemish, België /bel khee euh/. * * * Belgium Introduction Belgium Background …
12Saint Anne's Guild — was one of the medieval religious guilds or associations of the City of Dublin, Ireland. It is most noteworthy for the considerable documentary evidence extant and for having survived as a Catholic lay association until the eighteenth century,… …
13Louisiana — Louisianan, Louisianian, adj., n. /looh ee zee an euh, looh euh zee , looh ee /, n. a state in the S United States. 4,203,972; 48,522 sq. mi. (125,672 sq. km). Cap: Baton Rouge. Abbr.: LA (for use with zip code), La. * * * State (pop., 2000:… …
14Hyderabad, Sindh — This article is about Hyderabad, Pakistan. For other uses, see Hyderabad. Hyderabad حيدرآباد   City District   …
15cyberspace — /suy beuhr spays /, n. 1. the realm of electronic communication. 2. See virtual reality. [1985 90; CYBER(NETIC) + SPACE] * * * ▪ 1996 by Robert Everett Green Like the Land of Oz, cyberspace was originally the invention of a writer, the… …
16Constantinople — This article is about the city before the Fall of Constantinople (1453). For a more detailed approach after 1453, see History of Istanbul. For other uses, see Constantinople (disambiguation). Map of Byzantine Constantinople …
17Listed building — The Forth Bridge, designed by Sir Benjamin Baker and Sir John Fowler, opened in 1890, and now owned by Network Rail, is designated as a Category A listed building by Historic Scotland. A listed building in the United Kingdom is a building that… …
18Mamluk identity — The birth of the Mamluk System during the Abbasid PeriodAl Mu tasim was the first Caliph to depend on the Turkish Slaves Soldiers (Ghulams), when as Amir he bought around 3000 Ghulams. They were Turkish prisoners of war, captured in Central Asia …
19Roman Catholicism — the faith, practice, and system of government of the Roman Catholic Church. [1815 25] * * * Largest single Christian denomination in the world, with some one billion members, or about 18% of the world s population. The Roman Catholic church has… …
20UNITED STATES LITERATURE — The Influence of the Bible and Hebrew Culture The Jewish influence on American literary expression predated the actual arrival of Jews in the United States in 1654, for the Puritan culture of New England was marked from the outset by a deep… …
