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Bourinot, Sir John George
(Encyclopedia)Bourinot, Sir John George bo͝orˈĭnōˌ [key], 1837–1902, Canadian historian and political scientist, b. Sydney, N.S. He is remembered as an authority on the Canadian constitution and government. ...Hesse-Nassau
(Encyclopedia)Hesse-Nassau, former Prussian province: see Hesse; Nassau. ...Tatnai
(Encyclopedia)Tatnai tătˈnāī [key], in the Bible, Persian governor of the province W of the Euphrates at the time of Zerubbabel. He opposed the rebuilding of the Temple. ...Camp Gagetown
(Encyclopedia)Camp Gagetown, military camp, S central N.B., Canada. It was established in 1952 and is the largest (436 sq mi/1,129 sq km) military camp in Canada. ...Laval, François Xavier de
(Encyclopedia)Laval, François Xavier de fräNswäˈ zävyāˈ də lävälˈ [key], 1623–1708, French prelate in Canada, first bishop of Quebec. Of noble family (his family name in full was Laval-Montmorency), he...Hainaut
(Encyclopedia)Hainaut ĕnōˈ [key], Du. Henegouwen, province, 1,437 sq mi (3,722 sq km), S Belgium, border...Yunnan
(Encyclopedia)Yunnan or Yun-nan both: yünˈnän [key] [south of the clouds], province (2010 pop. 45,966,239), c.162,000 sq mi (419,600 sq km), SW China. It borders Myanmar on the west and Laos and Vietnam on the s...New Age
(Encyclopedia)New Age, a term popularized in the 1980s to describe a wide-ranging set of beliefs and practices that are an outgrowth of the counterculture of the 1960s and 70s in the United States. Adherents of the...New Albany
(Encyclopedia)New Albany, city (1990 pop. 36,322), seat of Floyd co., S Ind., near the falls of the Ohio River opposite Louisville, Ky.; inc. 1819. The city was a shipbuilding center in the 19th cent., and the rive...New Alesund
(Encyclopedia)New Alesund, town, Spitsbergen: see Ny-Ålesund. ...Browse by Subject
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