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Amru al-Kais Amru al-Kais
Amru al-Kais , fl. 6th cent., Arabic poet. His verse, like much of the poetry of the pre-Islamic period, is intensely subjective and stylistically perfect. He was esteemed by Arabs as the great model for erotic poetry. He is thought to have lived in high favor with the imperial court at... Read more
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Hawaii Hawaii
Hawaii island (1990 pop. 120,217), 4,037 sq mi (10,456 sq km), largest and southernmost island of the state of Hawaii and coextensive with Hawaii co.; known as the Big Island. Geologically the youngest of the Hawaiian group, Hawaii is made up of three volcanic mountain masses rising from the floor... Read more
Neil Simon Neil Simon
Neil Simon (Marvin Neil Simon), 1927-, American playwright, b. New York City. His plays, nearly all of them popular, if not always critical successes, are comedies treating recognizable aspects of modern middle-class life. Particularly adept at portraying the middle-aged, Simon is a master... Read more
Claire Lee Chennault Claire Lee Chennault
Claire Lee Chennault , 1890-1958, American general, b. Commerce, Tex. In World War I he was a pioneer in air pursuit tactics. Retired (1937) from the army, he went to China and organized air defenses for Chiang Kai-shek . He formed there (1941) the American Volunteer Group (known as the Flying... Read more
Kai Islands Kai Islands
Kai Islands or Kei Islands , island group (c.550 sq mi/ 1,420 sq km), E Indonesia, SE of Seram, in the Banda Sea, in the Moluccas . It is densely forested with valuable timber; the people are skilled boat builders. The chief island is Great Kai. The group is sometimes called the Key Islands.... Read more
Kailua Kailua
Kailua, Hawaii/USA On the island of Oahu, it means ‘Two Seas’ from the Hawaiian kai ‘seawater’.... Read more
scorched earth policy scorched earth policy
scorched earth policy, whereby retreating armies destroyed or dismantled everything in the path of their advancing opponents to deprive them of shelter, food, natural resources, working factories, anything that might be of use to them. Chiang Kai-shek employed it during the China incident when he... Read more
Ledo Road Ledo Road
Ledo Road, 770 km. (478 mi.) long India–China supply road and oil pipeline built through the mountainous area of northern Burma. It ran from Ledo (situated in India near the northern border with Burma) to Myitkyina in northern Burma, then Bhamo, and finally to Muse where it... Read more
Kaikoura Kaikoura
Kaikoura, South Island/New Zealand A shortening of Te Ahi Kai Koura a Tamakiterangi which means ‘The Fire at which the Crayfish were cooked for Tamakiterangi’, an early Maori explorer in the region, from the Maori kai ‘food’ and koura ‘crayfish’. Seafood... Read more

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