A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0-9 Eastern Madurese ... Ebert, G. Eastern Madurese (from the article "Madurese language") an Austronesian language of the Indonesian subfamily, spoken on Madura Island, some smaller offshore islands, ... Eastern Mayan languages (from the article "Maya languages") The family may be subdivided into the Huastec, Yucatec, Western Maya, and Eastern Maya groups. ... eastern meadowlark (from the article "meadowlark") ...to 28 cm (8 to 11 inches) long. The two species in North America look ... Eastern mesophytic forest (from the article "North America") Extending from the mid-Atlantic states to northern Florida, the Eastern mesophytic forest is a mixture ... Eastern Michigan University public, coeducational institution of higher learning in Ypsilanti, Mich., U.S. It consists of the colleges ... Eastern Mnong language (from the article "Mnong language") Speakers of different varieties of Mnong in Vietnam, numbering approximately 70,000, are divided into three ... Eastern Mongolian languages (from the article "Mongolian languages") The split between Eastern Mongolian (Khalkha, Buryat, and the dialects of Inner Mongolia) and Western ... eastern mudminnow (from the article "mudminnow") The seven or so species are of the genera Umbra, Novumbra, and Dallia. In North ... eastern narrow-mouthed toad (from the article "narrow-mouthed toad") The eastern narrow-mouthed toad, Gastrophryne carolinensis, is a small, terrestrial microhylid of the United States. ... eastern native cat (from the article "native cat") Native cats have bushy tails and white-spotted upperparts. The eastern native cat (D. viverrinus, or ... Eastern Neo-Assyrian language (from the article "Aramaic language") East Aramaic includes Syriac, Mandaean, Eastern Neo-Assyrian, and the Aramaic of the Babylonian Talmud. One ... Eastern Niantic (from the article "Niantic") Algonquian-speaking woodland Indians of southern New England. The Eastern Niantic lived on the western coast ... Eastern Oder River (from the article "Oder River") ...the Baltic, the Oder splits into two main branches; the left canalized branch, called the ... Eastern Orthodoxy one of the three major doctrinal and jurisdictional groups of Christianity. It is characterized by ... [126 Related Articles] eastern Pacific round stingray (from the article "chondrichthian") The disk of the eastern Pacific round stingray (Urolophus halleri) increases in width on the ... Eastern Pahari languages (from the article "Pahari languages") group of Indo-Aryan languages spoken in the lower ranges of the Himalayas (pahari is Hindi ... eastern phoebe (from the article "phoebe") any of three species of New World birds of the family Tyrannidae (order Passeriformes). In ... eastern pipistrelle (from the article "pipistrelle") ...fliers, they appear before most other bats in the evening and sometimes even fly about ... Eastern Pomerania (from the article "Pomerania") Eastern Pomerania was held by the Teutonic Knights from 1308 to 1454, when it was ... Eastern Pyrenees (from the article "Pyrenees") ...of their relief and from the climatic conditions (especially on the south) that derive from ... Eastern Question diplomatic problem posed in the 19th and early 20th centuries by the disintegration of the ... [4 Related Articles] eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana), an evergreen ornamental and timber tree of the cypress family (Cupressaceae), native to ... [3 Related Articles] eastern redbud (from the article "redbud") The eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis), up to 12 metres (40 feet) tall, is the hardiest ... Eastern Region (from the article "Paraguay") ...of its primary western tributary, the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River, which runs from north ... Eastern Republic of Uruguay, Bank of (from the article "Uruguay") ...other foreign currencies. The Central Bank of Uruguay (1967) issues currency (the Uruguayan peso), regulates ... Eastern Rift Valley (from the article "Eastern Rift Valley") major branch of the East African Rift System (q.v.).BRITANNICA BOOK OF THE YEAR 2006geology Eastern rite church any of a group of Eastern Christian churches that trace their origins to various ancient ... [12 Related Articles] eastern rocket (from the article "rocket") ...that are common in waste areas and fields of the Northern Hemisphere and mountains in ... Eastern Rumelia (from the article "Bulgaria") ...of the Sublime Porte, in the territory between the Danube and the Balkan Mountains and ... Eastern Schelde channel extending about 30 miles (50 km) northwestward through the Delta Islands in southwestern Netherlands ... [2 Related Articles] Eastern Seaboard region of the eastern United States, fronting the Atlantic Ocean and extending from Maine in ... Eastern Shore (from the article "Maryland") The Eastern Shore, the area east of Chesapeake Bay, is flat with extensive wetlands. The ... eastern skunk cabbage (from the article "skunk cabbage") any of three species of plants that grow in bogs and meadows of temperate regions. ... Eastern Slovakian Lowland (from the article "Slovakia") ...by valleys and intermontane basins. Two large lowland areas north of the Hungarian border, the ... Eastern Solomons, Battle of the (from the article "World War II") ...Japanese cruisers and destroyers, attempting to hold Guadalcanal, sank four U.S. cruisers, themselves sustaining one ... Eastern spotted skunk (from the article "skunk") ...Breeding occurs in the spring, except in the Western spotted skunk (S. gracilis), which breeds ... eastern spruce gall adelgid (from the article "aphid") The eastern spruce gall adelgid (Adelges abietis) produces pineapple-shaped galls 1 to 2.5 cm (0.4 ... Eastern Steppe (from the article "Steppe, the") ...the Western Steppe, with greater seasonal extremes of temperature than are found anywhere else in ... Eastern Sudanic languages a group of languages representing the most diverse of the major divisions within the Nilo-Saharan ... [1 Related Articles] eastern tent caterpillar moth (from the article "tent caterpillar moth") The eastern tent caterpillar moth Malacosoma americanum of eastern North America deposits its eggs on ... Eastern Townships (from the article "Quebec") The Appalachian region was first inhabited by Abenaki people. The southeastern corner of the province ... Eastern Upland (from the article "Connecticut") The Eastern Upland resembles the Western in being a hilly region drained by numerous rivers. ... Eastern Upland forest (from the article "North America") Also known as the Acadian forest in Canada, the Eastern Upland forest covers much of ... Eastern Uplands (from the article "Australia") The Eastern Uplands are a complex series of high ridges, high plains, plateaus, and basins ... Eastern Utah, College of (from the article "Price") ...the arrival of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad in 1883. Coal production, livestock, ... eastern wood pewee (from the article "pewee") ...Contopus (family Tyrannidae); it is named for its call, which is monotonously repeated from an ... Eastern Woodlands Indians (from the article "Eastern Woodlands Indians") aboriginal peoples of North America whose traditional territories were east of the Mississippi River and ... Eastern Yiddish language (from the article "Yiddish language") ...period (ending about 1350). It comprises Southwestern (Swiss-Alsatian-Southern German), Midwestern (Central German), and Northwestern (Netherlandic-Northern ... Eastern Zhou dynasty (from the article "arts, East Asian") The bronzes of the Tung (Eastern) Chou period, after 771 BC, show signs of a ... Eastern-crested swift (from the article "crested swift") ...ranging from Southeast Asia eastward to the Celebes. It is about 20 cm (8 inches) ... Eastham town (township), Barnstable county, southeastern Massachusetts, U.S. It extends across the northern arm of Cape ... Eastlake, Charles Locke English museologist and writer on art who gave his name to a 19th-century furniture style. Eastlake, Sir Charles Lock English Neoclassical painter who helped develop England's national collection of paintings. [1 Related Articles] Eastleigh (from the article "Eastleigh") town and borough (district), administrative and historic county of Hampshire, England. It lies north and ... Eastleigh town and borough (district), administrative and historic county of Hampshire, England. It lies north and ... Eastmain River river in Nord-du-Quebec region, western Quebec province, Canada, rising in the Otish Mountains of central ... Eastman Kodak Company American manufacturer of film, cameras, photographic supplies, and digital imaging products and processing services. Headquarters ... [9 Related Articles] Eastman School of Music (from the article "Hanson, Howard") ...Hanson taught in San Jose, Calif., and spent three years in Italy (1921-24) as winner ... Eastman, Crystal American lawyer, suffragist, and writer, a leader in early 20th-century feminist and civil liberties activism. Eastman, George American entrepreneur and inventor whose introduction of the first Kodak camera helped to promote amateur ... [6 Related Articles] Eastman, Mary Henderson 19th-century American writer whose work on Native Americans, though coloured by her time and circumstance, ... Eastman, Max American poet, editor, and prominent radical before and after World War I. [3 Related Articles] Eastmancolor (from the article "motion picture, history of the") ...and Kodak simultaneously introduced a new multilayered film stock in which emulsions sensitive to the ... Easton town, seat of Talbot county, eastern Maryland, U.S. It is situated in the tidewater region ... Easton city, seat (1752) of Northampton county, eastern Pennsylvania, U.S. It lies at the confluence of ... [1 Related Articles] Easton, David (from the article "political science") Systems analysis studies first appeared alongside behavioral and political culture studies in the 1950s. A ... Eastphalia (from the article "Germany") The storm broke in 1073. A group of Saxon nobles and prelates and the free ... Eastpointe city, Macomb county, Michigan, U.S., adjacent to the northeast corner of the Detroit city limits. ... Eastport easternmost city of the United States, in Washington county, eastern Maine. It is situated on ... Eastwood, Clint American motion-picture actor who emerged as one of the most popular Hollywood stars in the ... [8 Related Articles] Easy Club (from the article "Ramsay, Allan") Ramsay settled in Edinburgh about 1700 and in 1701 became an apprentice wigmaker. Established in ... eating disorder (from the article "mental disorder") Two of the more common eating disorders involve not only abnormalities of eating behaviour but ... Eaton, Amos (from the article "Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute") The institute was founded in 1824 by Stephen Van Rensselaer and Amos Eaton; Eaton, its ... Eaton, Cyrus S. U.S.-Canadian industrialist and philanthropist, founder of the Republic Steel Corporation (1930). Eaton, John H. (from the article "Eaton, Margaret") The daughter of a Washington tavernkeeper, Peggy O'Neale was married to a navy purser, John ... Eaton, John, Jr. American educator, second U.S. commissioner of education (1870-86), and first U.S. superintendent of schools for ... Eaton, Margaret woman whose marriage in 1829 to a prominent Democratic politician caused the famous "cabinet crisis" ... Eaton, Theophilus merchant who was cofounder and colonial governor of New Haven colony. [1 Related Articles] Eaton, William U.S. Army officer and adventurer who in 1804 led an expedition across the Libyan Desert ... Eaton, Wyatt U.S. painter whose portraits of many well-known 19th-century figures were noted for delicate feeling. Eatwell, Roger (from the article "fascism") ...fascist parties, such as paramilitary uniforms and Roman salutes, and many explicitly denounced fascist policies ... Eau Claire city, Eau Claire and Chippewa counties, seat (1857) of Eau Claire county, west-central Wisconsin, U.S. ... eau de Creole (from the article "mammee apple") ...is eaten raw and also used for preserves. Its one to four large, rough seeds ... Eau Gallie (from the article "Melbourne") ...on tourism, high-technology industries, the military, and services (especially health care). The city is the ... eau-de-vie de marc (from the article "brandy") ...Pisco, mainly produced in Peru, is distilled from muscat wines. Brandies distilled from grape pomace, ... Eazy-E (ERIC WRIGHT), U.S. gangsta rapper and founding member of the influential group N.W.A (b. Sept. ... Ebadi, Shirin Iranian lawyer, writer, and teacher, who received the Nobel Prize for Peace in 2003 for ... Ebal, Mount (from the article "Gerizim, Mount") ...it became part of the West Bank (territory known within Israel by its biblical names, ... Eban, Abba foreign minister of Israel (1966-74) whose exceptional oratorical gifts in the service of Israel won ... [1 Related Articles] eBay global online auction and trading company launched by American entrepreneur Pierre Omidyar in 1995. eBay ... [8 Related Articles] ebb tide seaward flow in estuaries or tidal rivers during a tidal phase of lowering water level. ... [1 Related Articles] Ebb, Fred American lyricist (b. April 8, 1928?, New York, N.Y.-d. Sept. 11, 2004, New York City), ... [1 Related Articles] Ebbers, Bernard (from the article "Law, Crime, and Law Enforcement") Bernard Ebbers, the former WorldCom CEO who was alleged to have orchestrated the $11 billion ... Ebbet's Field (from the article "New York City") ...Field (now part of Gateway National Recreation Area). Brooklyn had something that Manhattan could never ... Ebbinghaus, Hermann German psychologist who pioneered in the development of experimental methods for the measurement of rote ... [2 Related Articles] Ebbo of Reims archbishop whose pioneering missions to the North helped prepare the ground for the Christianization of ... [1 Related Articles] Ebbw Vale industrial town, Blaenau Gwent county borough, historic county of Monmouthshire (Sir Fynwy), Wales. It first ... [1 Related Articles] Ebed-melech (from the article "Jeremiah") ...was arrested on a charge of desertion and placed in prison. Subsequently he was placed ... Ebeid, Atef (from the article "Egypt") Area: 997,739 sq km (385,229 sq mi) | Population (2004 est.): 69,261,000 | Capital: ... Eben Emael (from the article "fortification") ...the Metaxas Line facing Bulgaria; and the Belgians erected a series of elaborate forts along ... Eben Fardd Welsh-language poet, the last of the 19th-century bards to contribute works of genuine poetic distinction ... [1 Related Articles] Ebenaceae (from the article "Ericales") Ebenaceae, or the persimmon or ebony family, includes trees and shrubs placed in four genera, ... Ebenebe (from the article "African dance") ...a distinct rhythm dictating its own movement pattern. As in most African dances, the rhythm ... Ebenezer Baptist Church (from the article "King, Martin Luther, Jr.") ...black ministry: both his father and maternal grandfather were Baptist preachers. His parents were college-educated, ... Ebenezer Society (from the article "Amana Colonies") ...from the civil authorities because of its members' opposition to war, and in 1842 they ... ebeniste (from the article "interior design") ...a new, rare, and expensive wood-ebony. (In 17th century France, the craftsmen skillful enough to ... Ebensee town, north-central Austria, where the Traun River enters Lake Traun (Traunsee) in the Salzkammergut region, ... Eberbach, Heinrich German tank force commander in World War II. Eberhard duke of Franconia from 918. [1 Related Articles] Eberhard I count, later 1st duke of Wurttemberg (from 1495), administrative and ecclesiastic reformer who laid the ... [1 Related Articles] Eberhard Louis (from the article "Wurttemberg") ...and fell prey to French invasions from 1688 until 1693 during the War of the ... Eberhard of Gandersheim (from the article "Bad Gandersheim") The memory of Gandersheim is preserved by its literary memorials: the 10th-century poet, dramatist, and ... Eberhard, Johann August German philosopher and lexicographer who defended the views of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz against those of ... Eberhard, Martin, and Tarpenning, Marc and Eberhard, Martin, and Tarpenning, Marc and Eberhardt, Isabella (from the article "Oued, el-") ...with cube-shaped buildings of clay-stone topped by cupolas. The houses are clustered, creating the image ... Eberhart, George M. (from the article "Redefining the Library in the Digital Age") By 2007 most libraries in the developed world had an online catalog, a Web site, ... Eberhart, Nellie Richmond (from the article "Cadman, Charles Wakefield") By age 13 Cadman was studying the piano and organ. At about age 19 he ... Eberhart, Richard American poet and teacher who was noted for his lyric verse and for his mentorship ... [2 Related Articles] Eberharter, Stephan (from the article "Skiing") ...Alpine skiing World Cup season: Bode Miller became the first American man to win a ... Eberlein, Johann Friedrich (from the article "Swan Service") set of porcelain tableware made at the Meissen factory in Germany between 1737 and 1741 ... Ebers papyrus Egyptian compilation of medical texts dated about 1550 BC, one of the oldest known medical ... [3 Related Articles] Ebers, George Maurice (from the article "Ebers papyrus") ...accurate description of the circulatory system, noting the existence of blood vessels throughout the body ... Eberswalde city, Brandenburg Land (state), northeastern Germany. It lies in the Thorn-Eberswalder glacial ... Ebert, Friedrich leader of the Social Democratic movement in Germany and a moderate socialist, who was a ... [4 Related Articles] Ebert, G. (from the article "elastomer") ...by present-day standards, and after the war German manufacturers returned to the cheaper and more ...

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