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(j ´b l ) (KEY) , in the Bible, a year when alienated property and land were restored, slaves were manumitted, debts were forgiven, and a general sab...
common name for small, terrestrial wild fowl comprising four species in the genus Gallus. Most important of these is the red jungle fowl, which Charle...
(hwän f rnän´d s) (KEY) , group of small islands, S Pacific, c.400 mi (640 km) W of Valparaiso, Chile. They belong to Chile and are administered as...
(j ´p t r) (KEY) , in astronomy, fifth planet from the sun and largest planet of the solar system.
Astronomical and Physical Characteristics
Jupite...
1589–1677, French philologist; son of Franciscus Junius (1545–1602), French Huguenot theologian. The younger Franciscus Junius was born in Heidelb...
1906–46, British Nazi propagandist, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., called Lord Haw-Haw. Taken to England as a child, Joyce became involved there in the fascist ...