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(j r´ , Fr. zhürä´ , Ger. y ´rä) (KEY) , canton (1993 pop. 68,300), 3,256 sq mi (840 sq km), NW Switzerland. In the Jura Mts., bordered by the S...
(j ´b ), city (1993 pop. 114,980), S Sudan, a port on the White Nile. It is the southern terminus of river traffic in Sudan and is a highway hub, wit...
pope (337–52), a Roman; successor of St. Marcus. In the controversy over Arianism, when both sides appealed to him for support, he convened a synod ...
1873–1946, American psychologist, b. India. He was educated at the Univ. of Leipzig (Ph.D., 1896), where he studied with Wilhelm Wundt. Judd taught ...
snowbird, small seed-eating bird of North America closely related to the sparrows. Juncos have white underparts and gray (sometimes also brown) backs....
(j ´ t, jou´ t) (KEY) , 1817–93, English educator and Greek scholar, b. London. Jowett was a Church of England clergyman, master of Balliol Colleg...