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city (1993 pop. 16,183), W central Peru, in the Andes. In the vicinity on Aug. 6, 1824, Simón Bolívar, aided by Antonio José de Sucre, defeated the...
in the Bible. 1 See Jude, Saint. 2 Judas Maccabeus: see Maccabees. 3 See Judas Iscariot. 4 See Judah 1 (of which Judas is the Greek form). 5 In the Ac...
in the New Testament, centurion in whose charge Paul was sent to Rome....
rodent slightly larger than the common mouse, found in North America and N Asia, also called the kangaroo mouse. Its long hind legs and tail enable it...
(zhôz f´ zh b r´) (KEY) , 1754–1824, French moralist. His Pensées (of which there are many English translations) rank with those of La Rochefouc...
(yü´l kh) (KEY) , former duchy, Germany, between Cologne and Aachen. At first a county, Jülich was raised to a duchy in 1356, and in 1423 it was un...