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Aksum Aksum
Aksum or Axum , town (1994 pop. 27,148), Tigray region, N Ethiopia. Aksum was the capital of an empire (c.1st-8th cent. AD) that controlled much of what is now N Ethiopia. In the 4th cent. the emperor Ezana was converted to Christianity, and today Aksum is a major center of Ethiopian... Read more
Hopi Hopi
Hopi Shoshonean-speaking tribe of Native Americans. They are famous for having retained the purest form of pre-Columbian life to have survived in the USA today. Today, c.6000 Hopi live in Arizona.... Read more
Henderson Henderson
Henderson: Economy Major Industries and Commercial Activity For most of Henderson's short history, the city has been a manufacturing center. Though its beginnings were fast and furious as a magnesium producer for World War II efforts, Henderson's economy today has... Read more
Iridectomy Iridectomy
Iridectomy Definition An iridectomy is a procedure in eye surgery in which the surgeon removes a small, full-thickness piece of the iris, which is the colored circular membrane behind the cornea of the eye. An iridectomy is also known as a corectomy. In recent years, lasers... Read more
Diaspora Diaspora
Diaspora [Gr.,=dispersion], term used today to denote the Jewish communities living outside the Holy Land. It was originally used to designate the dispersal of the Jews at the time of the destruction of the first Temple (586 BC) and the forced exile [Heb.,=Galut] to Babylonia (see Babylonian... Read more
Drug Abuse Resistance Education Drug Abuse Resistance Education
DRUG ABUSE RESISTANCE EDUCATION (DARE) Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) is the most widely adopted drug education program in the United States today. The DARE program is designed to give young people skills to resist pressures to use drugs. It originated as a collaborative effort between the... Read more
Dalmatian Dalmatian
Dalmatian , breed of hardy, strong-bodied nonsporting dog probably developed in the Austrian province of Dalmatia (now Croatia) several hundred years ago. It stands from 19 to 23 in. (48.3-58.4 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 35 to 50 lb (15.9-22.7 kg). Its short, dense, hard coat is... Read more
coffin coffin
coffin closed receptacle for a corpse. Its purpose is usually to protect and to aid preservation of the body, although in the past some have believed that it may confine the spirit of the deceased. Bark, skins, and mats were commonly used in primitive societies to wrap the body prior to burial.... Read more
palette knife palette knife
palette knife. A thin, flexible, dull-edged blade, set in a handle, used for mixing paint, scraping it off the palette or canvas, and also as a painting instrument (although more delicate tools—‘painting knives’, shaped like miniature trowels—are often preferred for this... Read more
AB AB
AB, the abbreviated title for the rating of able seaman, indicating someone able to perform all the duties of a seaman on board ship. In the days of sail it was someone who could hand, reef, and steer, but today he or she must have many more maritime skills than that. The initials have been thought... Read more

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