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AĂ©rocentre NC 1080 The SNCA du Centre (AĂ©rocentre) NC 1080 was a prototype single-seat carrier-borne fighter aircraft first flown on 29 July 1949. Development was discontinued following an unexplained accident on 10 April 1950, and the contest for which the design was intended was eventually rendered moot when the AĂ©ronavale adopted the de Havilland Sea Venom in 1952.
AĂ©rospatiale Alouette II The Alouette II is a light helicopter originally manufactured by Sud Aviation and later AĂ©rospatiale of France. The Alouette II is the first helicopter to use a gas turbine instead of a conventional heavier piston engine.
AĂ©rospatiale Alouette III The AĂ©rospatiale Alouette III is a general purpose, single-engined light utility helicopter originally manufactured by Sud Aviation (later AĂ©rospatiale of France, now Eurocopter). It was mostly used for military purposes, although civilian versions also flew.
Añasco, Puerto Rico Añasco (ah-NYAHS-ko), named after one of its settlers, Don Luis de Añasco is a municipality of Puerto Rico located on the west coast of the island bordering the Mona Passage to the west, north of Mayagüez, and Las Marias; south of Rincón, Aguada, and Moca and west of San Sebastián and Las Marias.
Añejo cheese Añejo cheese is a firm, aged Mexican cheese traditionally made from skimmed goat's milk but most often available made from skimmed cow's milk. After it is made it is rolled in paprika to add additional flavor to its salty sharp flavor, which is somewhat similar to Parmesan cheese or Romano cheese, but not as strong flavored as Cotija cheese.
Año Nuevo Island Año Nuevo Island (Año Nuevo is Spanish for New Year) is a small island off Año Nuevo Point on the coast of Northern California. It is an important breeding site for Northern Elephant Seals and the endangered Steller's Sea Lion, as well as several species of seabirds, including Rhinoceros Auklets, Brandt's Cormorants and Western Gulls.
Añover de Tormes Añover de Tormes is a village and municipality in the province of Salamanca, western Spain, part of the autonomous community of Castile-Leon. It is located 34 kilometres from the city of Salamanca and has a population of 102 people.
Açaí na tijela Açaí na tigela (açaí in the bowl) is a typical Brazilian dish made of frozen and mashed açaí palm fruit. It is served like a sorbet in a bowl and is sided with cereals and other fruits, especially bananas.
Açaí Palm Açaí Palm (IPA ) is a member of the genus Euterpe, which contains 7 species of palms native to tropical Central and South America, from Belize south to Brazil and Peru, growing mainly in floodplains and swamps. The genus is named after the muse Euterpe of Greek mythology.
Ağrı Province Ağrı (Armenian: Արարատի; Kurdish: Agirî is a province on the eastern borders of Turkey], bordering [[Iran to the east, Kars to the North, Erzurum to the Northeast, Muş and Bitlis to the Southeast, Van to the south, and Iğdır to the northeast. Area 11,376 km².
Ab DeMarco Sr Ab DeMarco (Born - May 10, 1916 in North Bay, Ontario, Canada) was a Canadian Professional Hockey Centerman who played 7 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Blackhawks, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, and New York Rangers.
Ab Dilli Dur Nahin Ab Dilli Dur Nahin is a 1957 Bollywood film directed by Amar Kumar and written by Rajinder Singh Bedi and Muhafiz Hyder. The film was produced by Raj Kapoor and starred Yakub, Anwar Hussain, Motilal, Nand Kishore and Jagdeep.
Ab ovo Ab ovo (Latin: "from the egg") is a reference to one of the twin eggs of Leda and Zeus disguised as a swan from which Helen was born. Had Leda not laid the egg, Helen would not have been born, so Paris could not have eloped with her, so there would have been no Trojan War etc.
Ab Urbe condita (book) Ab Urbe condita (literally, "from the city, having been founded") is a monumental history of Rome, from its founding (ab Urbe condita, dated to 753 BC by Varro and most modern scholars). The book was written by Titus Livius (around 59 BC–AD 17).
Ab- ab- (also abs- before certain consonants) is an English prefix. In Latin it was both a prefix and a preposition meaning ""off, away (from)" and expressed the idea of removal, ab- sence, separation, or a lower value.
Aba, Sichuan Aba City (Chinese: 阿坝镇; Pinyin: Ābà Zhèn; Tibetan: ngawa) is the main city in Aba County, within the Aba (Ngawa) Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in northwestern Sichuan, China. It is located on the Tibetan plateau at an elevation of 3200 metres.
Abaaba National Park Abaaba National Park was founded in 1987 in order to protect the native species of the surrounding area which were becoming endangered due to human activity. The park is located in the city of Nguigmi, Niger and is home to many unique species such as the Black Rhino.
Abaana Abaana is an African charity, founded in January 1998 working with children with projects in countries such as Uganda, Zambia and Malawi. Projects include child sponsorships, access to clean water, education and medical treatment.
Abaúj Abaúj (Latin: comitatus Abaujvariensis, Slovak: Abov, German: Neuburg or Abaujwar) is the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. In parts of the 19th century, and in the beginning of the 20th century, it was united with Torna county to form Abaúj-Torna (Slovak: Abov-Turňa) county.
Abaúj-Torna Abaúj-Torna (Slovak: Abov-Turňa, German: Abaujwar-Tornau, Latin: comitatus Abaujvar-Tornensis) is the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its capital was Košice (Hungarian: Kassa).
Ababda The Ababda (or Ababde) (the Gebadei of Pliny, possibly the Troglodytes of classical writers), are a nomad tribe of African Bedouins, a subgroup of the Beja people; some still speak the Cushitic Beja language, while others speak Arabic.
Abacavir Abacavir (ABC) is the most powerful nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NARTI) used to treat HIV and AIDS. It is available under the trade name Ziagen™ (GlaxoSmithKline} and the combination drugs Trizivir™(abacavir, zidovudine and lamivudine) and Kivexa®/Epzicom™(abacavir and lamivudine) .
Abaco The Abaco islands lie in the northern Bahamas and comprise the main islands of Great Abaco and Little Abaco, together with the smaller Wood Cay, Lubbers Quarters Cay, Green Turtle Cay, Great Guana Cay, Gorda Cay, Elbow Cay, Man-o-War Cay, Stranger's Cay, Umbrella Cay, Walker's Cay and Moore's Island.
Abacost The abacost, abbreviation for the French "Ă  bas le costume" (literally "down with the suit"), was the distinctive wear for men that was promoted by Mobutu Sese Seko as part of his Zairianisation programme in the Democratic Republic of Congo, between 1972 and 1990. Zairians were banned from wearing suits with shirt and tie to symbolise the break with their colonial past.
Abacus An abacus is a calculation tool, often constructed as a wooden frame with beads sliding on wires. It was in use centuries before the adoption of the written Hindu-Arabic numeral system and is still widely used by merchants and clerks in China, Japan, Hong Kong, Africa and elsewhere.
Abacus (architecture) In architecture, an abacus (from the Greek abax, a slab; or French abaque, tailloir ) is a flat slab or set above the capital of a column, forming its uppermost member. Its chief function is to provide a large supporting surface (wider than the capital) to receive the weight of the arch or the architrave above.
Abacus Federal Savings Bank Abacus Federal Savings Bank (國寶銀行) is a overseas Chinese bank in the United States. Headquartered in New York City, with branch offices in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, this privately-held community bank was first established in December 1984 by a group of local Chinese business leaders, with the principle organizer being an attorney.
Abadan Crisis The Abadan Crisis occurred from 1951 to 1954, after Iran nationalized the Iranian assets of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (AIOC) and expelled Western companies from oil refineries in the city of Abadan. Britain was brought close to outright war with Iran, who retained an ally in the United States, hoping Iran would continue as a bulwark against communism.
Abadan, Turkmenistan Abadan is a town located near Aşgabat in the Ahal Province of Turkmenistan. It was named Büzmeýin (Russian: Бюзмейн) until October 2002 when its name was changed by Turkmenistan's president Saparmurat Niyazov.
Abaddon Abaddon (Hebrew אבדון Avadon, meaning "destruction"). In Biblical poetry (Job 26:6; Proverbs 15:11), it comes to mean "place of destruction", or the realm of the dead, and is associated with Sheol.
Abaddon the Despoiler In the fictional universe of Warhammer 40,000 and Battlefleet Gothic, Abaddon the Despoiler is Warmaster of Chaos, captain of the Black Legion and is rumoured to be the clone-progeny of Warmaster Horus and at one time, his most favoured son.
Abadia Retuerta The estate of Abadía Retuerta is situated just outside the border of the Ribera del Duero region in Spain’s north central province of Castilla y León, near the village of Sardón del Duero. Twenty miles east of the city of Valladolid, it lies in the heart of an expanse of wine estates stretching from Tudela de Duero to Peñafiel known as “the golden mile,”.
Abadie's sign Abadie's sign is Spasm of the Levator Palpebrae Superioris muscle with retraction of the upper lid (so that sclera is visible above cornea) seen in Graves-Basedow disease which, together with exophthalmos causes the bulging eyes appearance.
Abadox Abadox is a video game for the NES, subtitled The Deadly Inner War. In it, the player (as "Second Lieutenant Nazal") battles an alien organism named Parasitis that engulfed and digested the entire planet "Abadox", and assumed its shape.
Abagana Abagana is a town in Nigeria. It is currently the Headquarters of Njikoka Local Government Area Anambra State and lies approximately 20 kilometers from Onitsha along the old Enugu-Onitsha Trunk A Road that divides the town into two halves.
Abagtha Abagtha (אבגתא) was a chamberlain (likely a eunuch) of King Ahasuerus, mentioned once in the Book of Esther (). According to the story, he and the six other chamberlains suggested that Queen Vashti parade before the king and his ministers in the crown jewels.
Abahai Lady Abahai (Manchu: ; Chinese: 阿巴亥 Ābāhài) (1590–1626) was a high-ranking concubine of Emperor Nurhaci of the Manchu, Jin dynasty in ancient China. She married Nurhaci in 1602, when she was only twelve years old.
Abahlali baseMjondolo Abahlali baseMjondolo is a democratic movement of shack dwellers which started with a road blockade in Durban, South Africa in early 2005.Abahlali refuses to participate in party politics and instead seeks to build people's power where people live and work.
Abahuza The Abahuza party is a monarchist political party in Burundi. Officially called the Party for the Restoration of Monarchy and Dialogue in Burundi, Abahuza literally means “The Reconciliators” in the Kirundi language.
Abajo Mountains The Abajo Mountains, also called the Blue Mountains, are a small mountain range west of Monticello, Utah, south of Canyonlands National Park and north of Blanding, Utah. The largest peak within the range is Abajo Peak at 11,360 ft (3,463 m).
Abakan Abakan () is the capital of the Republic of Khakassia in Russia, in South Siberia. It is located in the central part of Minusinsk Depression, at the confluence of the rivers Yenisei and Abakan, at ; at approximately the same latitude as Hamburg and Minsk.
Abakan River Abakan () is a river in the Republic of Khakassia, Russia formed by the confluence of the Bolshoy Abakan and Maly Abakan Rivers. It rises in the western Sayan Mountains and flows northeast through the Minusinsk Depression to the Yenisei River.
Abakh Khoja Abakh Khoja, the tomb of Hidayetullah, is considered the holiest Muslim site in Xinjiang, north-west China in the city of Kashgar. Built in the 17th century, the beautiful tiled mausoleum is located 5 km northeast of the city centre, and contains the tombs of five generations of his family.
Abakuá Abakua or Abakuá (various spellings are used) is an Afro-Cuban men's initiatory fraternity, or secret society, which originated from fraternal associations in the Cross River region of southeastern Nigeria and southwestern Cameroon. Known generally as Ekpe, Ngbe, or Ugbe among the multi-lingual groups in the region, these closed groups all used the leopard as a symbol of masculine prowess in war and political authority in their various communities.
Abakus Abakus is the name of an artist who is the author of a popular music album "That Much Closer to the Sun" dated year 2004 in the genre which can be described ambient or downtempo (frequently used as chillout music at psychedelic trance parties).
Abala (woreda) Abala is one of the 31 woredas in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Administrative Zone 2, Abala is located at the base of the eastern escarpment of the Ethiopian highlands, and bordered on the south by Megale, on the west by the Tigray Region, on the north by Berahle, on the northeast by Afdera, and on the east by Erebti.
Abala Bose Abala Bose ()(popular as Lady Abala Bose) (1864-1951), was a social worker well-known for her efforts in the field of women’s education and her contribution towards the alleviation of the condition of widows.
Abalienatio Abalienatio, in Roman law, is a legal transfer of property by sale or other alienation. According to Cicero, abalienatio est ejus rei, quae mancipi est, aut traditio alteri nexu aut in jure cessio, inter quos ea jure civili fieri possunt.
Abalone (board game) Abalone is a two-player strategy board game which can be quaintly summarized as "sumo wrestling with marbles", as the objective is to push opposing marbles off the edge of the board. The rules can be mastered in a minute or two, and the flow of the game is fast-paced.
Abalone Alliance The Abalone Alliance (1977–1985) was a nonviolent civil disobedience group formed to shut down the Pacific Gas and Electric Company's Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant near San Luis Obispo (on the central California coast). They modeled their affinity group-based organizational structure after the Clamshell Alliance which was then protesting the Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant in coastal New Hampshire.
Aban Aban (Ābān, var: Āvān) is the middle Persian name for the Zoroastrian concept of "the waters", Avestan āpō. "To this day reverence for water is deeply ingrained in Zoroastrians, and in orthodox communities offerings are regularly made to the household well or nearby stream.
Abancay Abancay is a city in Peru, located in the central Andes at approximately 2,300 m, with a semi-tropical climate. It is the capital of the ApurĂ­mac Region and the Abancay Province and has a population of 44,571 (1999) now over 60,000.
Abandinus Abandinus is an obscure Celtic deity, possibly a river-god. He is currently known only from a single inscription from Godmanchester in Cambridgeshire, England: a bronze votive feather is dedicated to him with the fragmentary text "to the god Abandinus, Vatiaucus gave this from his own resources" inscribed on a plaque.
Abando Abando was the name of an old municipality of Biscay (Basque Country), that was eventually absorbed by Bilbao. Nowadays, the name refers to the central neighbourhood of this city, holding the provincial administration, the long-distance RENFE train station, two subway stations (Abando and MoyĂşa), and many commerces.
Abandon (film) Abandon is a thriller film released by Paramount Pictures in the US and Touchstone Pictures internationally in 2002. It was written and directed by Stephen Gaghan and stars Katie Holmes as a college student whose boyfriend (played by Charlie Hunnam) disappeared two years previously.
Abandoned footwear Abandoned footwear, generally a lone boot or shoe, is frequently noted in ponds and along roadsides (particularly highways). It is not known why old shoes and boots seem to be publicly abandoned more often than other articles of clothing, such as shirts or caps.
Abandoned child syndrome Abandoned child syndrome is a behavioral or psychological condition that results from the loss of one or both parents. Abandonment may be physical (the parent is not present in the child's life) or emotional (the parent withholds affection, nurturing, or stimulation).
Abandoned Love "Abandoned Love" is a song written by Bob Dylan, recorded in 1975 but not released until 1985, on his compilation album Biograph. It was originally recorded for inclusion on his 1976 album Desire, but was dropped in favor of Joey.
Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike The Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike is the common name of a 13-mile stretch of the Pennsylvania Turnpike that was bypassed in 1968 when a modern stretch opened to ease traffic congestion. The reasoning behind the bypass was to reduce traffic congestion at the tunnels.
Abandoned railway station Some railbuffs have a particular fascination with abandoned railway stations, lines, and tunnels. In some cases—particularly with underground structures—these were never abandoned per se, but were rather constructed to allow for future expansion, but never actually used—such as due to changing plans for the development of the railway system.
Abandonia Reloaded Abandonia Reloaded, commonly referred to as AR, is a site dedicated to the development and distribution of freeware games. It was created on 2005-05-07 by Kosta Krauth, Monica Schoenthaler, Maikel Kersbergen & Tom Henrik Aaberg.
Abandonment The term abandonment has a multitude of uses which can generally be broken into legal and extra-legal uses. This "signpost article" provides a guide to the various uses of the word via links to articles that deal with each of the distinct concepts at length.
Abandonware Abandonware is computer software that is no longer current, but is still of historical, utilitarian, or recreational interest. While the term has largely referred to older games, other classes of software, for want of a better term, also fall under the definition.
Abangan The Abangan are the population of Javanese Muslims who practice a more syncretic version of Islam than the more orthodox santri. The term, apparently derived from the Javanese word for red, was first developed by Clifford Geertz but the meaning has since shifted.
Abanindranath Tagore Abanindranath Tagore () (August 7, 1871 - December 51951), was the principal artist of the Bengal school and the first major exponent of swadeshi values in Indian art.Abanindranath Tagore, A Survey of the Master’s Life and Work by Mukul Dey, reprinted from "Abanindra Number," The Visva-Bharati Quarterly, May – Oct.
Abanotubani Abanotubani (), in English translated as Bath District is the ancient district of Tbilisi, which is famous of its baths fed by the sulfric hot springs. Located next to the eastern bank of the Mtkvari River, Abanotubani has a historical importance for the city, because the place where the current baths are supposed to be the place, where the Georgian King of Iberia, Vakhtang Gorgasali’s falcon fell and the King Vakhtang discovered the hot waters and decided to build a city upon them.
Abanoub Saint Abanoub of Nehesa (Abba Nob), the Child Saint and Martyr, was only twelve years old when he was martyred by the Roman ruler. On July 31 (Abib 24 - Coptic month) the Coptic Orthodox Church celebrates the day of his martyrdom, as the day of his birth into eternal life.
Abantidas Abantidas (in Greek Aβαντιδας), the son of Paseas, became tyrant of the ancient Greek city-state of Sicyon after murdering Cleinias, the father of Aratus, 264 BC. He either banished or put to death his friends and relations; Aratus, who was then only seven years old, narrowly escaped death.
Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War is the second book in a series of five by author Clive Barker, called The Books of Abarat. This volume contains the adventures of Candy Quackenbush, an ordinary girl from Minnesota, in the strange fantasy world of Abarat.
Abarim Abarim (Hebrew: הָרֵי הָעֲבָרִים, Har Ha-'Abarim, Harei Ha-'Abarim; Septuagint to oros to Abarim, en to peran tou Iordanou, mountain Abarim, mountains of Abarim) is a mountain range across Jordan, to the east and south-east of the Dead Sea, extending from Mount Nebo in the north, perhaps to the Arabian desert in the south. The Vulgate (Deuteronomy 32:49) gives its etymological meaning as passages.
Abaris Golden Arrow The Abaris Golden Arrow is a homebuilt civil utility aircraft manufactured in kit form. It is an unusually large aircraft for its type, able to seat six people (including the pilot) and, also unusually in a homebuilt plane, powered by a turboprop engine.
Abaris the Hyperborean Abaris the Hyperborean (Αβάρις Υπερβορέος, Abaris Hyperboreos) was a legendary sage, healer and priest of Apollo known to the Ancient Greeks. He was supposed to have learned his skills in his homeland of Hyperborea, which he fled during a plague.
Abas (sophist) Abas (in Greek Aβας) was an ancient Greek sophist and a rhetorician about whose life nothing is known. The Suda ascribes to him historical commentaries (in Greek ιστoρικα απoμνηατα) and a work on rhetoric (in Greek τεχνη ρητoριχη}.
Abase Abase is an early 1970s text-based computer game for BASIC designed by People's Computer Company similar to the game Number. In the game Abase, one chooses a base from 2 to 10 and guesses a number the computer has chosen in that base.
Abasia Abasia (from Greek: a-, without and basis, step) is the inability to walk due to impaired muscle coordination. The American Heritage Medical Dictionary defines abasia as "Inability to walk due to impaired muscular coordination.
Abasiophilia Abasiophilia, considered by some to be a type of paraphilia, is a psychosexual attraction to disabled people who use orthopaedic appliances such as leg braces, orthopedic casts, spinal braces, or wheelchairs. The etymology is from the Greek language abasios, meaning "lameness".
Abass Bundu Abass Bundu is a former politician and diplomat from Sierra Leone. Among Bundu's numerous positions include Executive Secretary of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) from 1989–1993, the posts of Foreign Minister (1994–1995), Minister of Agriculture and and Presidential candidate in the 1996 Presidential election in Sierra Leone.
Abassi Abassi was the creator god in the pantheon of the Nigerian Efik people. On the suggestion of his wife Atai Abassi created the first humans; to prevent them from exceed his wisdom, he ordered the first humans to neither procreate nor labor.
Abat-son An abat-son (usually plural abat-sons) is an architectural device constructed to reflect sound in a particular direction. Typically it takes the form of large louvers which direct the sound of church bells from a bell tower toward the ground.
Abated Abated, an ancient technical term applied in masonry and metal work to those portions which are sunk beneath the surface, as in inscriptions where the ground is sunk round the letters so as to leave the letters or ornament in relief.
Abatement (heraldry) An abatement, in heraldry, is a modification of the shield or coat of arms that supposedly can be imposed by authority (in England supposedly by the Court of Chivalry) for misconduct. Each abatement is supposed to be a specific charge in a specific "staynand colour" or stain (tawney, also called tenne; sanguine or murrey) for a specific offence; the charges if themselves charged or of a regular colour, metal or fur (or, in some cases, if the charge in question appeared as multiples, not as a single charge of the kind) were not supposed to symbolise anything dishonourable.
Abatement in pleading Abatement in pleading, or plea in abatement was in English law, a plea by the defendant, defeating or quashing a legal action by some matter of fact, such as a defect in form or the personal incompetency of the parties suing. In the modern context, it refers to the question of whether rights of action survive changes in status or death.
Abatement of debts and legacies Abatement of debts and legacies is a common law doctrine of wills that holds that when the equitable assets of a deceased person are not sufficient to satisfy fully all the creditors, their debts must abate proportionately, and they must accept a dividend.
Abatis Abatis, abattis, or abbattis (a French word meaning a heap of material thrown) is a term in field fortification for an obstacle formed of the branches of trees laid in a row, with the tops directed towards the enemy. The trees are usually interlaced or tied with wire.
Abatix Corporation Abatix Corp was founded in May 1983 and is a regional distributor of over 30,000 products for the safety, homeland security, construction, and fire and water restoration industries. Abatix sells to customers via distribution centers throughout the United States of America.
Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus is the 13th studio album released by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. It is a double CD, with 17 songs (9 on Abattoir Blues and 8 on The Lyre of Orpheus), and was released on the 20th of September 2004.
Abatwa In Zulu mythology, Abatwa are said to be tiny humans said to be able to hide beneath a blade of grass and to be able to ride ants. They are said to live a nomadic lifestyle and continually on the hunt for game.
Abaurregaina/Abaurrea Alta Abaurregaina/Abaurrea Alta (Abaurregaina is the Basque name, Abaurrea Alta its name in Spanish; both are recognised officially) is a municipality and inhabited locality situated in the province and autonomous community of Navarre (Spanish: Navarra), northern Spain. It is situated some 70 km from the provincial capital, Pamplona.
Abaurrepea/Abaurrea Baja Abaurrepea/Abaurrea Baja (Abaurrepea is the Basque name, Abaurrea Baja the Spanish; both are recognised officially) is a municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre (Spanish: Navarra), northern Spain. It is situated approximately 67 km from the provincial capital, Pamplona.
Abavornis Abavornis ("Great-great-grandfather bird") is the name given to a genus of primitive birds from the Late Cretaceous, containing the single species A. bonaparti (named in honor of the Argentine paleontologist José Bonaparte).
Abay Chomen Abay Chomen is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Misraq Welega Zone, Abay Chomen is bordered on the south by Lake Finchawa (created when a dam flooded the Comen Swamp, on the southwest by Jimma Horo, on the northwest by Amuru Jarte, on the north by the Abay River which separates it from the Amhara Region, and on the east and south by Guduru.
Abay Qunanbayuli Abay Ibrahim Qunanbayuli (Kazak: Абай (Ибраһим) Құнанбайұлы Russian: Абай Ибрагим Кунанбаев. Because of Russian influence many people know him as Abai Kunanbaev or Abai Kunanbaiev) (August 10, 1845 - July 5, 1904) was a Kazakh poet, composer, and philosopher, as well as an important cog in the development of Kazakh as a legitimate written language.
Abaye Abaye () was a Jewish Talmudist who lived in Babylonia, known as an amora; born about the close of the third century; died 339 (see Talmudic Academies in Babylonia). His father, Kaylil, was the brother of Rabbah bar Nachmani, a teacher at the Academy of Pumbedita.
Abaza family Abaza family is one of the largest families in Egypt (Cairo, Alexandria, Damanhour, Al Sharqiyah) discounting the, once, Royal Family of Muhammad Aly Pasha Al-Kebir. The family size in Egypt alone is said to reach 100,000 people.
Abaza language The Abaza language (Абаза Бызшва, Abaza Byzšwa) is a language of the Caucasus mountains in the Russian Karachay-Cherkess Republic by the Abazins. It consists of two dialects, the Ashkherewa dialect and the T'ap'anta dialect, which is the literary standard.
Abazins The Abazins (ethnonym: Abaza) are a people who live mostly in Karachay-Cherkessia and Adygeya of Russia. An Abazin diaspora exists in Turkey and various Arab countries, most of which are descendants of refugees (muhajirs) from the Caucasian War with the Russian Empire.
Abílio dos Santos Diniz Abílio dos Santos Diniz ((born December 28 1936 in São Paulo) is chairman and former owner of the Brazilian retail chain Companhia Brasileira de Distribuiçao, and victim of a famous kidnapping. Forbes ranked Diniz as the 486th wealthiest person in the world in 2006, with a net worth of USD 1.
Abülfaz Elçibay Abülfaz Elçibay, (Əbülfəz Elçibəy in Azeri) often spelled as Abulfaz ElchibeyThe "Abülfaz Elçibay"-spelling is an orthography specially invented for Wikipedia after a long dispute about the spelling of Azeri proper names., (b.
Abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd ibn Hakam al Qurashi Abû ‘Uthman Sa’îd ibn Hakam al Qurashi (30 December 1204- 9 January 1282) (Arabic: أبو عثمان سعيد بن الحكم القرشي) was the first Ra’îs of Manûrqa (modern Minorca) (1234-1287).
Abba Arika Abba Arika (175-247) was a Jewish Talmudist who lived in Babylonia, known as an amora (Jewish scholar) of the 3rd century who established at Sura the systematic study of the rabbinic traditions, which, using the Mishnah as text, led to the compilation of the Talmud. He is commonly known as Rav (or Rab, Hebrew: רב).

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