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11Lalla Fatma N'Soumer — Lalla Fadhma n Soumer, in Kabyle Lla Faḍma n Sumer (Werja, Kabylie about 1830 Béni Slimane 1863) was an important figure of the Kabyle resistance movement during the first years of the French colonial conquest of Algiers. The impact of her… …
12cricket — cricket1 cricketlike, adj. /krik it/, n. 1. any of several jumping, orthopterous insects of the family Gryllidae, characterized by long antennae and stridulating organs on the forewings of the male, as one of the species commonly found in… …
13Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… …
14Judaism — /jooh dee iz euhm, day , deuh /, n. 1. the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the… …
15children's literature — Body of written works produced to entertain or instruct young people. The genre encompasses a wide range of works, including acknowledged classics of world literature, picture books and easy to read stories, and fairy tales, lullabies, fables,… …
16Clement XIV — Pope Clement XIV † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Clement XIV (LORENZO–or GIOVANNI VINCENZO ANTONIO–GANGANELLI). Born at Sant’ Arcangelo, near Rimini, 31 October, 1705; died at Rome, 22 September, 1774. At the death of Clement… …
17Galileo Galilei — Galileo Galilei † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Galileo Galilei Generally called GALILEO. Born at Pisa, 15 February, 1564; died 8 January, 1642. His father, Vincenzo Galilei, belonged to a noble family of straitened fortune, and had… …
18Determinately — De*ter mi*nate*ly, adv. 1. In a determinate manner; definitely; ascertainably. [1913 Webster] The principles of religion are already either determinately true or false, before you think of them. Tillotson. [1913 Webster] 2. Resolutely;… …
19Moses Amyraut — Moïse Amyraut Moses Amyraut (September 1596 – January 8, 1664), also known as Amyraldus, was a French Protestant theologian and metaphysician. He is perhaps most noted for his modifications to Calvinist theology regarding the nature of Christ s… …
20USS Brooklyn (1858) — was a sloop of war authorized by the U.S. Congress and commissioned in 1859. Brooklyn was active in Caribbean operations until the start of the American Civil War at which time she became an active participant in the Union blockade of the… …
