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(Encyclopedia)Kurdish, language belonging to the Iranian group of the Indo-Iranian subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages. See Indo-Iranian languages. ...Navaho
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(Encyclopedia)Israel ĭzˈrēəl, ĭzˈrāəl [key] [as understood by Hebrews,=he strives with God], according to the book of Genesis, name given to Jacob as eponymous ancestor of the Hebrews, the chosen people of ...Jerome, Saint
(Encyclopedia)Jerome, Saint jərōmˈ, jĕrˈəm [key], c.347–420?, Christian scholar, Father of the Church, Doctor of the Church. He was born in Stridon on the border of Dalmatia and Pannonia of Christian parent...Scottish Gaelic language and literature
(Encyclopedia)Scottish Gaelic language and literature: see Celtic languages; Gaelic literature. ...Tamil
(Encyclopedia)Tamil tămˈĭl [key], Dravidian language of India. See Dravidian languages. ...Malayalam
(Encyclopedia)Malayalam mäˌləyäˈləm [key], Dravidian language of India. See Dravidian languages. ...Montreal, University of
(Encyclopedia)Montreal, University of, at Montreal, Que., Canada; French language; established 1876 as a branch of Laval Univ. It became an autonomous university in 1919. It has faculties of arts and sciences, grad...Telugu
(Encyclopedia)Telugu tĕlˈəgo͞oˌ [key], Dravidian language of India: see Dravidian languages. ...Browse by Subject
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