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Duke of Denver The fictitious title of Duke of Denver was created by Dorothy Sayers for the elder brother of Lord Peter Wimsey. Gerald Wimsey, 16th Duke of Denver, is the chief murder suspect in Clouds of Witness, and is tried by his peers, in full form in the House of Lords.
Duke of Edinburgh class cruiser The Duke of Edinburgh-class was a six-ship class of armoured cruiser built around 1905 for the Royal Navy. The later four ships were armed differently, and are sometimes considered as a separate class, the Warrior-class.
Duke of Enghien The title of Duke of Enghien (or Duke d'Enghien, or Duc d'Enghien) may, like many noble titles, refer to any of several historical figures. Most often it refers to Louis-Antoine-Henri de Bourbon-Condé, duc d'Enghien, whose execution on trumped-up charges in 1804 during the First French Empire removed any hope of reconciliation between Napoleon Bonaparte and the House of Bourbon.
Duke of Exeter The title Duke of Exeter was created several times in England in the later Middle Ages, when Exeter was the main town of Devon. It was first created for John Holland, the half-brother of King Richard II in 1397.
Duke of Exeter's daughter The Duke of Exeter's daughter was a torture rack used in the Tower of London. Its first employment is said to have been due to John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter, the constable of the Tower in 1447, whence it got its name.
Duke of Fife Duke of Fife is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, named after Fife in Scotland. There have been two creations of the title, the first in 1889 and the second in 1900, both in favor of Alexander Duff, 6th Earl Fife in the Peerage of Ireland and 1st Earl of Fife in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
Duke of Finland Duke of Finland (in Finnish Suomen herttua; Swedish hertig av Finland) was an occasional medieval title granted as a tertiogeniture to the relatives of the King of Sweden between the 13th and 16th centuries. It included a duchy along with the feudal customs, and often meant a veritably independent principality.
Duke of Gascony The Duchy of Vasconia (sometimes Wasconia), later known as Gascony, was a Merovingian creation: a frontier duchy on the Garonne, in the border with the rebel Basque tribes. During the collapse of Frankish authority in the region in the year 660, it gained de facto and possibly de jure independence, in personal union with the Duchy of Aquitaine (north and east of the Garonne).
Duke of Gloucester The title Duke of Gloucester () is a British royal title (after Gloucester), often conferred on one of the sons of the reigning monarch. The first four creations were in the Peerage of England, the next in the Peerage of Great Britain, and the last in the Peerage of the United Kingdom; this current creation carries with it the subsidiary titles of Earl of Ulster and Baron Culloden.
Duke of Grafton The title of Duke of Grafton was created in 1675 by Charles II of England for his 2nd illegitimate son by the Duchess of Cleveland, Henry FitzRoy. The most famous duke was probably Augustus Henry FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, who served as Prime Minister in the 1760s.
Duke of Hereford The title of Duke of Hereford was created in 1397 for Henry Bolingbroke, Earl of Derby, eldest son of John of Gaunt, due to his support for the King in his struggle with their uncle Thomas of Woodstock. It merged in the crown on Henry's accession to the throne two years later, and has never since been created again.
Duke of Chevreuse Duke of Chevreuse (French Duc de Chevreuse) was a French title of nobility, elevated from the barony of Chevreuse in 1545. Originally created for Jean de Brosse, Duc d'Étampes, it was transferred in 1555 to Charles of Guise, the Cardinal of Lorraine, and became a possession of the House of Guise.
Duke of Ireland The title of Duke of Ireland was created in 1386 for Robert de Vere, 9th Earl of Oxford, the favourite of King Richard II of England, who had previously been created Marquess of Dublin. Both titles were Life peerages.
Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull The Dukedom of Kingston-upon-Hull, named after Kingston upon Hull in Yorkshire, was created in 1715 and became extinct in 1773. Other titles associated with the Dukedom, all of which became extinct along with it, included: Marquess of Dorchester (created 1706), Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull (1628), Viscount Newark (1628) and Baron Pierrepont (1627).
Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's, Lancashire and Border) The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's, Lancashire and Border) is one of the new large infantry regiments of the British Army. The regiment's formation was announced on 16 December 2004 by Geoff Hoon and General Sir Mike Jackson as part of the restructuring of the infantry, when it was initially to be known as the King's, Lancashire and Border Regiment.
Duke of Lauenburg The title Duke of Lauenburg derives from the Duchy of Lauenburg, which has been ruled by various people since its foundation in 1269. It was held by various countries such as France from 1803 – 1805, Prussia from 1805 – 1806, the Kingdom of Westphalia, 1806 – 1810, France from 1810 – 1814 to the House of Oldenburg i.
Duke of Lennox The title Duke of Lennox has been created several times in the Peerage of Scotland. The Dukedom, named for the district of Lennox in Stirling, was first created in 1581, and had formerly been the Earldom of Lennox.
Duke of Limburg The Counts of Limburg rose to prominence when one of their house was appointed Duke of Lower Lorraine. Though Lorraine was soon confiscated, the ducal title was kept and eventually ratified by the Holy Roman Emperor.
Duke of Mar The Jacobite title of Duke of Mar was conferred on John Erskine, 6th/23rd Earl of Mar by the Jacobite pretender James III and VIII. He was created Duke of Mar, Marquess Erskine or Marquess of Stirling, Earl of Kildrummie, Viscount of Garioch and Lord Alloa, Ferriton and Forrest in the notional Peerage of Scotland in 1715, with the same remainder as his Earldom, i.
Duke of Marlborough The Dukedom of Marlborough (named after Marlborough, pronounced "Maulbruh" - in the IPA), is a hereditary title of British nobility in the Peerage of England. The first holder of the title was John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650–1722), the noted English general, and indeed an unqualified reference to the Duke of Marlborough in a historical text will almost certainly be a reference to him.
Duke of Mercoeur Mercoeur, Seigneurs and Dukes of. The estate of Mercoeur in Auvergne, France, gave its name to a line of powerful lords, which became extinct in the 14th century, and passed by inheritance to the dauphins of Auvergne, counts of Clermont.
Duke of Mons Rutgar Bernard Anderson, better known as Duke of Mons, (1560 - 1623) was the head of an aristocratic family during the period of the Dutch revolt ("Eighty Years' War") against Spanish Rule in the Netherlands at the turn of the seventeenth century. He is best known for leading the March of Rotterdam.
Duke of Montagu The title of Duke of Montagu has been created several times. It was first created in the Peerage of England in 1705 for Ralph Montagu, 3rd Baron Montagu of Boughton, with the subsidiary title Marquess of Monthermer, but became extinct in 1749.
Duke of Montmorency The title of Duc de Montmorency was created several times for members of the Montmorency family, who were lords of Montmorency, near Paris. The first creation was in 1551 for Anne de Montmorency, Constable of France.
Duke of Mount Deer 2000 The Duke of Mount Deer 2000 (Traditional Chinese: éążéĽŽč¨ / 小寶č‡ĺş·ç†™; Simplified Chinese: 鹿鼎记 / 小宝与康熙; pinyin: LĂą DÇng Jì / xiÇŽo bÇŽo yÇ” kÄng xÄ«) is a Hong Kong TVB production released in 2000, adapted from novel The Deer and the Cauldron (Chinese: 鹿鼎č¨; literal translation: The Deer and the Cauldron) by notable Hong Kong fiction author Louis Cha (pen name: Jinyong/金庸). Another translated name of the story is The Duke of Mount Deer.
Duke of Nemours In the 12th and 13th centuries the lordship of Nemours, in the Gatinais, France, was in possession of the house of Villebeon, a member of which, Gautier, was marshal of France in the middle of the 13th century. The lordship was sold to King Philip III of France in 1274 and 1276 by Jean and Philippe de Nemours, and was then made a county and given to Jean III de Grailly, captal de Buch in 1364.
Duke of Orléans Duke of Orléans is one of the most important titles in the French peerage, dating back at least to the 14th century. It was attributed always to princes of the Royal Family and was thus a junior branch of the ruling house.
Duke of Portland The Duke of Portland is a peerage title created in 1716 for Henry Bentinck, who was already Earl of Portland. The Dukedom of Portland became extinct on the 9th Duke's death, though the 9th Duke's distant cousin succeeded him as Earl of Portland.
Duke of Queensberry The title Duke of Queensberry was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1684 along with the subsidiary title Marquess of Dumfriesshire for the 1st Marquess of Queensberry. The Dukedom was held along with the Marquessate of Queensberry until the death of the 4th Duke (and 5th Marquess), when the Marquessate was inherited by Sir Charles Douglas of Kelhead, 5th Baronet, while the Dukedom was inherited by the 3rd Duke of Buccleuch.
Duke of Richmond The title Duke of Richmond is named after Richmond and its surrounding district of Richmondshire, and has been created several times in the Peerage of England for members of the royal Tudor and Stuart families.
Duke of Ross The title Duke of Ross has been created twice in the Peerage of Scotland, both times for younger sons of the King of Scotland. Named for Ross in Scotland, it was first created in 1488 for James Stewart (who had been made Earl of Ross in 1481), the second son of King James III of Scotland.
Duke of Rothesay [of the Duke of Rothesay, the quarterings represent the Great Steward of Scotland and the Lord of the Isles. The small gold shield, or inescutcheon, with the arms of the heir apparent to the King of Scotland, represents the Dukedom of Rothesay.
Duke of Roxburgh (ship) The Duke of Roxburgh was a mid 19th century timber hulled merchant barque of 498 tons registered in London and sailing between Great Britain and the Australasian Colonies. The Duke of Roxburgh was one of the earliest immigrant ships to Port Phillip, South Australia and New Zealand.
Duke of Roxburghe The Duke of Roxburghe (pronounced "Roxbruh") is a title in the peerage of Scotland created in 1707 along with the titles Marquess of Bowmont and Cessford, Earl of Kelso and Viscount Broxmouth. John Ker, 5th Earl of Roxburghe became the first holder of these titles.
Duke of Somerset The Duke of Somerset is a title in the peerage of England that has been created several times. Derived from Somerset, it is particularly associated with two families; the Beauforts who held the title from the creation of 1448 and the Seymours, from the creation of 1547 and in whose name the title is still held.
Duke of St Albans The title Duke of St Albans was created in the Peerage of England in 1684 for the 1st Earl of Burford when he was fourteen years old. King Charles II had accepted that Burford was his illegitimate son by Eleanor Gwynn (commonly known as 'Nell') an actress, and awarded him the Dukedom just as he had awarded the Dukedoms of Richmond, Lennox, Buccleuch and Grafton on his other illegitimate sons.
Duke of Strathearn The Dukedom of Strathearn is a royal dukedom, deriving from the locality of Strathearn in Scotland, that has occasionally been awarded to members of the British Royal Family. It has never been awarded by itself, but in combination with an English dukedom.
Duke of Surrey The title of Duke of Surrey was created in 1397 by King Richard II of England for his nephew, Thomas Holland, 3rd Earl of Kent. Following Richard's deposition, his successor, Henry IV deprived his predecessors' supporters of many of their titles, including this one, which has never since been recreated.
Duke of the Franks The title dux et princeps Francorum, or duke and prince of the Franks, was the title adopted by Pepin of Heristal after his epoch-making victory at the Battle of Tertry in 687. Though previously he had been the mayor of the palace of Austrasia (since 680), by defeating a Neustro-Burgundian army at Tertry he extended his authority over the entire Frankish realm, the first mayor ever to do so.
Duke of Urach The title Duke of Urach was created for Friedrich Wilhelm Alexander Ferdinand, Count of WĂĽrttemberg on March 28 1857, with the style of HSH. Wilhelm was the son of Duke Wilhelm of WĂĽrttemberg (1761-1830) and his morganatic wife, Baroness Wilhelmine von Tunderfeldt-Rhodis (1777-1822).
Duke of Valentinois Duke of Valentinois (French: Duc de Valentinois; Italian: Duca Valentino), formerly Count of Valentinois, is an extinct title in the French peerage, and is currently one of the many hereditary titles of the Prince of Monaco. Though it originally indicated administrative control of the Duchy of Valentinois, the duchy has since become part of France, making the title simply one of nobility.
Duke of Viseu Duke of Viseu (in Portuguese Duque de Viseu) was an aristocratic Portuguese title with the level of Royal Dukedom, that is, associated with the Portuguese Royal House, created in 1415, by King John I of Portugal to the prince Henry the Navigator.
Duke of Wellington The Dukedom of Wellington, derived from Wellington in Somerset, is a hereditary title and the senior Dukedom in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The first holder of the title was Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769–1852), the noted Irish-born British career officer and statesman, and unqualified references to the Duke of Wellington almost always refer to him.
Duke of Windsor The peerage title Duke of Windsor was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1937 for The Prince Edward, formerly King of the United Kingdom. Edward had abdicated the previous year so that he could marry the American divorcee Wallis Simpson, who became the Duchess of Windsor.
Duke of York Archipelago The Duke of York Archipelago lies inside Coronation Gulf, in the Canadian province of Nunavut (Kitikmeot Region). The archipelago is composed of the islands of Akvitlak, Anchor, Bate Isles, Hatoayok, Hokagon, Kabviukvik, Kingak, Mangak, Nanukton, Outpost Isles, and Takhoalok.
Duke of York Column The Duke of York Column is a monument in London, England, to Prince Frederick, Duke of York, the second eldest son of King George III. It is located near where Regent Street meets The Mall, in between the two terraces of Carlton House Terrace.
Duke of York Young Champions Trophy Duke of York Young Champions Trophy is an amateur golf competition for golfers under 18 which is held annually. HRH The Duke of York is President of the Golf Foundation and actively takes part in regular youth golf tournaments, not the least of which is the Duke of York Young Champions Trophy.
Duke of York's Royal Military School The Duke of York’s Royal Military School was originally founded in 1801 by Prince Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany son of King George III and Queen Charlotte. The school was originally named the Royal Military Asylum and located at Chelsea, London, United Kingdom.
Duke of Zhou The Duke of Zhou () was the brother of King Wu of Zhou. Only three years after defeating the Shang Dynasty King Wu died, leaving the task of consolidating the dynasty's power to the Duke of Zhou, who ruled as regent.
Duke Pearson Duke Pearson (August 17, 1932 - August 4, 1980) was an American jazz pianist and composer. All Music Guide notes him as being a "big part in shaping the Blue Note label's hard bop direction in the 1960s as a producer.
Duke Slater Frederick Wayman "Duke" Slater (born December 9, 1898 in Normal, Illinois; died August 14, 1966) was an American football player and one of the great black players of his era. Slater played for the University of Iowa in college and played professionally for ten years.
Duke Snider Edwin Donald "Duke" Snider (born September 19, 1926 in Los Angeles, California), nicknamed "The Silver Fox", is a former Major League baseball center fielder and left-handed batter who played with the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers (1947-62), New York Mets (1963) and San Francisco Giants (1964). Growing up in Southern California, Duke was a gifted all around athlete and strong armed quarterback in high school who could reportedly throw the football 60 yards on the fly.
Duke Special Duke Special (real name Peter Wilson) is an alternative rock musician based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Wilson, a vocalist and pianist, variously plays unaccompanied, accompanied by percussionist Chip Bailey, or backed by a full band, and his act often incorporates 78s played on an old-fashioned gramophone, or sound effects from a transistor radio.
Duke Tumatoe Bill Fiorio, (born 1947) aka Duke Tumatoe was one of the original members of the band REO Speedwagon , and has developed a legendary presence as an blues performer and entertainer in the Midwest. His songs are a mix of comedy and pure blues.
Duke University Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy Duke Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy or IGSP is an institution established at Duke University to address the many issues in science and policy that the "Genome Revolution" or recent advances in Genome Science are expected to create. The Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy is located in the CIEMAS building at Duke University and houses some well known researchers in the genomics field including Huntington F.
Duke University Medical Center The Duke University Medical Center is located in Durham, NC and affiliated with Duke University. Formerly known as the Duke University Hospital and Medical School, it was established in 1930 with a bequest from James B.
Duke University School of Law The School of Law is one of 10 schools and colleges at Duke University. Established in 1930, the School features programs in Business, Comparative and International Law, Environmental Law, and Intellectual Property.
Duke University School of Nursing The Duke University School of Nursing is located in Durham, NC and is affiliated with Duke University. The school offers an accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing, a Master of Science in Nursing, and a Ph.
Duke Wen of Jin Duke Wen of Jin (晉文公) (697 BC - 628 BC) lead the state of Jin in the Spring and Autumn Period of Chinese history from 636 BC to 628 BC. His name was Ji Chong'er (姬重耳) and he was the son of Duke Xian (晉獻公).
Duke Wilhelm of WĂĽrttemberg Duke Wilhelm of WĂĽrttemberg (Wilhelm Friedrich Carl Philipp Albrecht Nikolaus Erich Maria von WĂĽrttemberg) was born on 13 August 1994 in Ravensburg, WĂĽrttemberg, Germany. He is the son of Friedrich, Hereditary Duke of WĂĽrttemberg and Princess Marie zu Wied.
Duke Williams Duke Williams is an American musician who fronted the musical group "Duke Williams and the Extremes". Their song "Chinese Chicken" was featured on the breakbeat compilation ""Ultimate Breaks and Beats"".
Duke Zhuang of Zheng Duke Zhuang of Zheng (é„莊公) (757 BC–701 BC) was the third ruler of the State of Zheng during the Spring and Autumn Period in ancient China. His name was Wusheng (姬寤生), which means "a difficult birth".
Dukes County, New York Dukes County, New York was formed on November 1, 1683 by New York from the Elizabeth Islands, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket Island, all beyond the eastern end of Long Island in the Province of New York. It was formed at the same time as Kings County, New York, Queens County, New York, and Dutchess County, New York.
Dukes Highway The Dukes Highway is an important highway corridor in South Australia which links the Australian cities of Adelaide and Melbourne. It is part of the National Highway system spanning Australia, and is signed as National Highway A8.
Dukes of Calabria This dukedom was the title of primogeniture for the hereditary prince of the Neapolitan Kingdom of Sicily. In the current context, it is the title for the head of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, which is divided.
Dukes of Decazes Duke Decazes (Fr: Duc Decazes) is a French noble title first given to Élie Decazes, Count Decazes, who was granted the Danish title Duke of Glucksberg in 1818, which was recognized in France in 1822. A lawyer and judge, he served as Prime Minister of France from November 19, 1819 to February 20, 1820.
Dukes of Medina Sidonia The Dukes of Medina Sidonia are Grandees of Spain, holding the oldest dukedom in the Kingdom, and were once the most prominent magnate family of the Andalusian region. The most famous was Don Alonso de Guzmán El Bueno, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia, who commanded the Spanish Armada.
Dukes of Silesia In accordance with the last will and testament of Poland's Duke Bolesław III Wrymouth, Poland was upon his death divided into 4-5 hereditary provinces distributed among his sons, and a royal province of Kraków reserved for the eldest, who was to be High Duke of all Poland.
Dukinfield Dukinfield is a small town situated approximately seven miles to the east of the city of Manchester in northwest England. The town is a product of the industrial revolution when its development was accelerated by the growth of coal mining and the cotton industry.
Dukinization In music, a dukinization is a descending D major scale which abruptly and unexpectedly brings a piece to a conclusion. Because dukinizations by definition occur in the key of D Major, both beginning and ending on the tonic, the act of dukinizing often involves abrupt modulations.
Dukkha Dukkha (PÄli दŕĄŕ¤•ŕĄŤŕ¤– ; according to grammatical tradition from Sanskrit "uneasy", but according to Monier-Williams more likely a Prakritized form of "unsteady, disquieted") is a central concept in Buddhism, the word roughly corresponding to a number of terms in English including sorrow, suffering, affliction, pain, anxiety, dissatisfaction, discomfort, anguish, stress, misery, aversion and frustration. The term is probably derived from duḥstha, "standing badly," "unsteady," "uneasy.
Dukla Dukla is a town and an eponymous municipality in southeastern Poland, in the Subcarpathian Voivodship. The town is populated by 2,091 people (2004), while the total population of the commune (gmina) containing the town and the villages surrounding it is 16 638 (2004).
Dukla Pass The Dukla Pass (500 m) - the lowest mountain pass in the Carpathian mountains main range. It is a strategically significant mountain pass in the Carpathian mountains on the border between modern Poland and Slovakia, and close to the western border of Ukraine.
Duklja Duklja or Diokletija (Modern Serbian variations: Đ”Ńкља or ДиоклетиŃĐ°; Latin: Doclea or Diocleia) was a Slavic medieval state with hereditary lands roughly encompassing the territories of the Zeta River, Skadar Lake and the Boka bay and bordering with Travunia at Kotor. Duklja was at first a semi-independent part of the Grand Principality (Zhupanate) of Rascia (Raška) which was a vassal of the Eastern Roman Empire and later directly under Byzantine suzerainty until it won its independence in the mid-11th century, ruled by the House of Vojislav (Vojislavljević).
Dulal Datta Dulal Datta was a film editor in the Bengali film industry located in Kolkata (previously Calcutta), West Bengal, India. He is especially remembered for his association with the acclaimed film director Satyajit Ray.
Dulaney High School Dulaney High School is an American public secondary school in Timonium, Baltimore County, Maryland. The school serves a generally middle- to upper-middle class suburban community, with students from Timonium and surrounding areas in Baltimore County.
Dulas Bay A small bay on the north east coast of Anglesey (Ynys MĂ´n) that is bordered by two beaches. The north-western beach is the sand/shingle/mud estuary Traeth Dulas (Dulas Beach) and the sandy Traeth Yr Ora (Beach of The Fortified Landing Place) is to the south-east of this.
Dulce Base Dulce Base is the name for a supposed secret underground facility in or near Dulce, New Mexico, United States. To date, no evidence confirming the existence of this facility has surfaced, and the tales regarding the Dulce base are widely regarded as urban legend.
Dulce de leche Dulce de leche (DDL) () in Spanish, confiture de lait in French, or doce de leite in Portuguese, is a traditional caramel-like candy popular in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and other parts of the Americas. It is also popular in Mexico, where it is known as cajeta, and in Colombia and Venezuela, where it is known as arequipe.
Dulce et Decorum Est Dulce et Decorum Est (written in 1917 and published posthumously in 1921) is a poem written by the English poet and World War I soldier Wilfred Owen. The work's horrifying imagery has made it one of the most popular condemnations of war ever written.
Dulcian The dulcian is a Renaissance bass woodwind instrument, with a double reed and a folded conical bore. Equivalent terms include "curtal" in English, "dulzian" in German, "bajĂłn" in Spanish, and simply "fagotto" in Italian.
Dulcie Gray Dulcie Gray, also known as Dulcie Savage, was born Dulcie Winifred Catherine Bailey in Kuala Lumpur, Malaya (now Malaysia) in 1919, and is a veteran British actress of the stage and screen. She went to school in Wallingford, Oxfordshire and then returned to Malaya to teach.
Dulcie Younger Dulcie Younger is a female rockabilly singer and songwriter, who first ventured out on the Los Angeles roots music scene in 2002. She has since become one of the most well-known modern female rockabilly singers.
Dulebes The Dulebs (Dulebes), or (more correct) Dulebi ( ) were one of the tribal unions of Early East Slavs between the 6th (still questionable) and the 10th centuries. Dulebi were among the twelve East Slavic tribes mentioned in the Primary Chronicle.
Dulee Johnson Dulee Johnson (born November 7 1984 in Monrovia, Liberia) is a Liberian professional footballer playing for Swedish side AIK. Johnson played in the youth tournament Gothia Cup in 1998 and was spotted by local Swedish club Floda BoIF.
Duleep Mendis Louis Rohan Duleep Mendis (born 25 August 1952, Moratuwa) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer, who captained Sri Lanka to their first Test series victory in 1985. He was primarily a specialist batsman, whose best period as a player came from 1982 to 1985.
Duleep Trophy The Duleep Trophy is a domestic first-class cricket competition played in India between teams representing geographical zones of India. The competition is named after Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji (also known as "Duleep").
Dulecha (woreda) Dulecha is one of the 31 woredas in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Administrative Zone 3, Dulecha is bordered on the south by Awash Fentale, on the west by the Argobba special woreda, on the north by the Administrative Zone 5, and on the east by the Awash River which separates it from Amibara.
Dulgubnii The Dulgubnii are Germanic tribe mentioned in Tacitus' Germania (Chapter 34) as being on the east side of the Frisians. They are probably the same as Ptolemy's Doulgoumnioi of the same region (Book 2, Chapter 10), as Ptolemy corrupts the names of the other tribes, but identifiably so.
Dulha Mil Gaya Dulha Mil Gaya - Say Yes To A Relationship (English: I Found A Groom) is an upcoming Hindi movie starring Shahrukh Khan, Sushmita Sen, Fardeen Khan, and Ishitta Sharrma. It is directed by Mudassar Aziz who also wrote the story and the lyrics for the songs.
Dulip Samaraweera Dulip Prasanna Samaraweera (born February 12, 1972, Colombo) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in 7 Tests and 5 ODIs for his country from 1993 to 1995. He was a right-handed opening batsmen and and occasional right arm off-spinner.
Dull Gret Dull Gret, also known as Mad Meg, is the Anglicized version of Dulle Griet, a figure of Flemish folklore who is the subject of a 1562 painting by Pieter Brueghel the Elder. The painting depicts a peasant woman who leads an army of women to pillage Hell.
Dull Knife Fight The Dull Knife Fight (or the Battle of Bates Creek) was a Great Plains battle in the Montana Territory between the United States Army and Cheyenne warriors led by Chief Dull Knife. The battle essentially ended the Cheyennes' ability to wage war.
Dull, Perth & Kinross Dull is a village located in the county of Perth & Kinross in Scotland. Situated in the Highland part of the county, Dull consists of a single street of houses on the north side of the valley of the river Tay.
Dulla Bhatti Dulla Bhatti (Punjabi: دًﻻ بھٹى) was a famous legendary hero of Punjab, who led a rebellion against the famous mughal king Akbar. There is a kind of epic in Punjabi language called Dulle di var, which narrates the battle events of Dulla Bhatti.
Dulles High School (Sugar Land, Texas) John Foster Dulles High School is a high school in Sugar Land, Texas. It was the first site purchase and new build, in the 1950s, of the newly formed Fort Bend Independent School District, which held it first graduation in 1960.
Dulles Technology Corridor Located in Northern Virginia near Washington Dulles International Airport, the Dulles Technology Corridor, dubbed the "Netplex" in 1993 by Fortune magazine, contains the "vital electronic pathways that carry more than half of all traffic on the Internet. The region is home to more telecom and satellite companies than any other place on earth.
Dulles, Virginia Dulles is an unincorporated Census-Designated Place located in Loudoun County, Virginia, part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. The headquarters of AOL, Orbital Sciences Corporation and ODIN technologies and the former headquarters of MCI Inc.
Dullstroom Dullstroom is one of the coldest towns in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa and along with Underberg, it is one of South Africa's premier flyfishing destinations. The town features the highest railway station in South Africa at 2,077 m above sea level as well as at the foot of De Berg, the highest point in the province at 2,332 m high.
Dulmatin Dulmatin is a terrorist with a reward of up to $10 Million offered by the Rewards For Justice Program. He is also known as Amar Usmanan, Joko Pitoyo, Joko Pitono, Abdul Matin, Pitono, Muktarmar, Djoko, and Noval.
Duke of Edinburgh class cruiser The Duke of Edinburgh-class was a six-ship class of armoured cruiser built around 1905 for the Royal Navy. The later four ships were armed differently, and are sometimes considered as a separate class, the Warrior-class.
Duke of Enghien The title of Duke of Enghien (or Duke d'Enghien, or Duc d'Enghien) may, like many noble titles, refer to any of several historical figures. Most often it refers to Louis-Antoine-Henri de Bourbon-Condé, duc d'Enghien, whose execution on trumped-up charges in 1804 during the First French Empire removed any hope of reconciliation between Napoleon Bonaparte and the House of Bourbon.
Duke of Exeter The title Duke of Exeter was created several times in England in the later Middle Ages, when Exeter was the main town of Devon. It was first created for John Holland, the half-brother of King Richard II in 1397.
Duke of Exeter's daughter The Duke of Exeter's daughter was a torture rack used in the Tower of London. Its first employment is said to have been due to John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter, the constable of the Tower in 1447, whence it got its name.
Duke of Fife Duke of Fife is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, named after Fife in Scotland. There have been two creations of the title, the first in 1889 and the second in 1900, both in favor of Alexander Duff, 6th Earl Fife in the Peerage of Ireland and 1st Earl of Fife in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
Duke of Finland Duke of Finland (in Finnish Suomen herttua; Swedish hertig av Finland) was an occasional medieval title granted as a tertiogeniture to the relatives of the King of Sweden between the 13th and 16th centuries. It included a duchy along with the feudal customs, and often meant a veritably independent principality.
Duke of Gascony The Duchy of Vasconia (sometimes Wasconia), later known as Gascony, was a Merovingian creation: a frontier duchy on the Garonne, in the border with the rebel Basque tribes. During the collapse of Frankish authority in the region in the year 660, it gained de facto and possibly de jure independence, in personal union with the Duchy of Aquitaine (north and east of the Garonne).
Duke of Gloucester The title Duke of Gloucester () is a British royal title (after Gloucester), often conferred on one of the sons of the reigning monarch. The first four creations were in the Peerage of England, the next in the Peerage of Great Britain, and the last in the Peerage of the United Kingdom; this current creation carries with it the subsidiary titles of Earl of Ulster and Baron Culloden.
Duke of Grafton The title of Duke of Grafton was created in 1675 by Charles II of England for his 2nd illegitimate son by the Duchess of Cleveland, Henry FitzRoy. The most famous duke was probably Augustus Henry FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, who served as Prime Minister in the 1760s.
Duke of Hereford The title of Duke of Hereford was created in 1397 for Henry Bolingbroke, Earl of Derby, eldest son of John of Gaunt, due to his support for the King in his struggle with their uncle Thomas of Woodstock. It merged in the crown on Henry's accession to the throne two years later, and has never since been created again.
Duke of Chevreuse Duke of Chevreuse (French Duc de Chevreuse) was a French title of nobility, elevated from the barony of Chevreuse in 1545. Originally created for Jean de Brosse, Duc d'Étampes, it was transferred in 1555 to Charles of Guise, the Cardinal of Lorraine, and became a possession of the House of Guise.
Duke of Ireland The title of Duke of Ireland was created in 1386 for Robert de Vere, 9th Earl of Oxford, the favourite of King Richard II of England, who had previously been created Marquess of Dublin. Both titles were Life peerages.
Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull The Dukedom of Kingston-upon-Hull, named after Kingston upon Hull in Yorkshire, was created in 1715 and became extinct in 1773. Other titles associated with the Dukedom, all of which became extinct along with it, included: Marquess of Dorchester (created 1706), Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull (1628), Viscount Newark (1628) and Baron Pierrepont (1627).
Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's, Lancashire and Border) The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's, Lancashire and Border) is one of the new large infantry regiments of the British Army. The regiment's formation was announced on 16 December 2004 by Geoff Hoon and General Sir Mike Jackson as part of the restructuring of the infantry, when it was initially to be known as the King's, Lancashire and Border Regiment.
Duke of Lauenburg The title Duke of Lauenburg derives from the Duchy of Lauenburg, which has been ruled by various people since its foundation in 1269. It was held by various countries such as France from 1803 – 1805, Prussia from 1805 – 1806, the Kingdom of Westphalia, 1806 – 1810, France from 1810 – 1814 to the House of Oldenburg i.
Duke of Lennox The title Duke of Lennox has been created several times in the Peerage of Scotland. The Dukedom, named for the district of Lennox in Stirling, was first created in 1581, and had formerly been the Earldom of Lennox.
Duke of Limburg The Counts of Limburg rose to prominence when one of their house was appointed Duke of Lower Lorraine. Though Lorraine was soon confiscated, the ducal title was kept and eventually ratified by the Holy Roman Emperor.
Duke of Mar The Jacobite title of Duke of Mar was conferred on John Erskine, 6th/23rd Earl of Mar by the Jacobite pretender James III and VIII. He was created Duke of Mar, Marquess Erskine or Marquess of Stirling, Earl of Kildrummie, Viscount of Garioch and Lord Alloa, Ferriton and Forrest in the notional Peerage of Scotland in 1715, with the same remainder as his Earldom, i.
Duke of Marlborough The Dukedom of Marlborough (named after Marlborough, pronounced "Maulbruh" - in the IPA), is a hereditary title of British nobility in the Peerage of England. The first holder of the title was John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650–1722), the noted English general, and indeed an unqualified reference to the Duke of Marlborough in a historical text will almost certainly be a reference to him.
Duke of Mercoeur Mercoeur, Seigneurs and Dukes of. The estate of Mercoeur in Auvergne, France, gave its name to a line of powerful lords, which became extinct in the 14th century, and passed by inheritance to the dauphins of Auvergne, counts of Clermont.
Duke of Mons Rutgar Bernard Anderson, better known as Duke of Mons, (1560 - 1623) was the head of an aristocratic family during the period of the Dutch revolt ("Eighty Years' War") against Spanish Rule in the Netherlands at the turn of the seventeenth century. He is best known for leading the March of Rotterdam.
Duke of Montagu The title of Duke of Montagu has been created several times. It was first created in the Peerage of England in 1705 for Ralph Montagu, 3rd Baron Montagu of Boughton, with the subsidiary title Marquess of Monthermer, but became extinct in 1749.
Duke of Montmorency The title of Duc de Montmorency was created several times for members of the Montmorency family, who were lords of Montmorency, near Paris. The first creation was in 1551 for Anne de Montmorency, Constable of France.
Duke of Mount Deer 2000 The Duke of Mount Deer 2000 (Traditional Chinese: éążéĽŽč¨ / 小寶č‡ĺş·ç†™; Simplified Chinese: 鹿鼎记 / 小宝与康熙; pinyin: LĂą DÇng Jì / xiÇŽo bÇŽo yÇ” kÄng xÄ«) is a Hong Kong TVB production released in 2000, adapted from novel The Deer and the Cauldron (Chinese: 鹿鼎č¨; literal translation: The Deer and the Cauldron) by notable Hong Kong fiction author Louis Cha (pen name: Jinyong/金庸). Another translated name of the story is The Duke of Mount Deer.
Duke of Nemours In the 12th and 13th centuries the lordship of Nemours, in the Gatinais, France, was in possession of the house of Villebeon, a member of which, Gautier, was marshal of France in the middle of the 13th century. The lordship was sold to King Philip III of France in 1274 and 1276 by Jean and Philippe de Nemours, and was then made a county and given to Jean III de Grailly, captal de Buch in 1364.
Duke of Orléans Duke of Orléans is one of the most important titles in the French peerage, dating back at least to the 14th century. It was attributed always to princes of the Royal Family and was thus a junior branch of the ruling house.
Duke of Portland The Duke of Portland is a peerage title created in 1716 for Henry Bentinck, who was already Earl of Portland. The Dukedom of Portland became extinct on the 9th Duke's death, though the 9th Duke's distant cousin succeeded him as Earl of Portland.
Duke of Queensberry The title Duke of Queensberry was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1684 along with the subsidiary title Marquess of Dumfriesshire for the 1st Marquess of Queensberry. The Dukedom was held along with the Marquessate of Queensberry until the death of the 4th Duke (and 5th Marquess), when the Marquessate was inherited by Sir Charles Douglas of Kelhead, 5th Baronet, while the Dukedom was inherited by the 3rd Duke of Buccleuch.
Duke of Richmond The title Duke of Richmond is named after Richmond and its surrounding district of Richmondshire, and has been created several times in the Peerage of England for members of the royal Tudor and Stuart families.
Duke of Ross The title Duke of Ross has been created twice in the Peerage of Scotland, both times for younger sons of the King of Scotland. Named for Ross in Scotland, it was first created in 1488 for James Stewart (who had been made Earl of Ross in 1481), the second son of King James III of Scotland.
Duke of Rothesay [of the Duke of Rothesay, the quarterings represent the Great Steward of Scotland and the Lord of the Isles. The small gold shield, or inescutcheon, with the arms of the heir apparent to the King of Scotland, represents the Dukedom of Rothesay.
Duke of Roxburgh (ship) The Duke of Roxburgh was a mid 19th century timber hulled merchant barque of 498 tons registered in London and sailing between Great Britain and the Australasian Colonies. The Duke of Roxburgh was one of the earliest immigrant ships to Port Phillip, South Australia and New Zealand.
Duke of Roxburghe The Duke of Roxburghe (pronounced "Roxbruh") is a title in the peerage of Scotland created in 1707 along with the titles Marquess of Bowmont and Cessford, Earl of Kelso and Viscount Broxmouth. John Ker, 5th Earl of Roxburghe became the first holder of these titles.
Duke of Somerset The Duke of Somerset is a title in the peerage of England that has been created several times. Derived from Somerset, it is particularly associated with two families; the Beauforts who held the title from the creation of 1448 and the Seymours, from the creation of 1547 and in whose name the title is still held.
Duke of St Albans The title Duke of St Albans was created in the Peerage of England in 1684 for the 1st Earl of Burford when he was fourteen years old. King Charles II had accepted that Burford was his illegitimate son by Eleanor Gwynn (commonly known as 'Nell') an actress, and awarded him the Dukedom just as he had awarded the Dukedoms of Richmond, Lennox, Buccleuch and Grafton on his other illegitimate sons.
Duke of Strathearn The Dukedom of Strathearn is a royal dukedom, deriving from the locality of Strathearn in Scotland, that has occasionally been awarded to members of the British Royal Family. It has never been awarded by itself, but in combination with an English dukedom.
Duke of Surrey The title of Duke of Surrey was created in 1397 by King Richard II of England for his nephew, Thomas Holland, 3rd Earl of Kent. Following Richard's deposition, his successor, Henry IV deprived his predecessors' supporters of many of their titles, including this one, which has never since been recreated.
Duke of the Franks The title dux et princeps Francorum, or duke and prince of the Franks, was the title adopted by Pepin of Heristal after his epoch-making victory at the Battle of Tertry in 687. Though previously he had been the mayor of the palace of Austrasia (since 680), by defeating a Neustro-Burgundian army at Tertry he extended his authority over the entire Frankish realm, the first mayor ever to do so.
Duke of Urach The title Duke of Urach was created for Friedrich Wilhelm Alexander Ferdinand, Count of WĂĽrttemberg on March 28 1857, with the style of HSH. Wilhelm was the son of Duke Wilhelm of WĂĽrttemberg (1761-1830) and his morganatic wife, Baroness Wilhelmine von Tunderfeldt-Rhodis (1777-1822).
Duke of Valentinois Duke of Valentinois (French: Duc de Valentinois; Italian: Duca Valentino), formerly Count of Valentinois, is an extinct title in the French peerage, and is currently one of the many hereditary titles of the Prince of Monaco. Though it originally indicated administrative control of the Duchy of Valentinois, the duchy has since become part of France, making the title simply one of nobility.
Duke of Viseu Duke of Viseu (in Portuguese Duque de Viseu) was an aristocratic Portuguese title with the level of Royal Dukedom, that is, associated with the Portuguese Royal House, created in 1415, by King John I of Portugal to the prince Henry the Navigator.
Duke of Wellington The Dukedom of Wellington, derived from Wellington in Somerset, is a hereditary title and the senior Dukedom in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The first holder of the title was Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769–1852), the noted Irish-born British career officer and statesman, and unqualified references to the Duke of Wellington almost always refer to him.
Duke of Windsor The peerage title Duke of Windsor was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1937 for The Prince Edward, formerly King of the United Kingdom. Edward had abdicated the previous year so that he could marry the American divorcee Wallis Simpson, who became the Duchess of Windsor.
Duke of York Archipelago The Duke of York Archipelago lies inside Coronation Gulf, in the Canadian province of Nunavut (Kitikmeot Region). The archipelago is composed of the islands of Akvitlak, Anchor, Bate Isles, Hatoayok, Hokagon, Kabviukvik, Kingak, Mangak, Nanukton, Outpost Isles, and Takhoalok.
Duke of York Column The Duke of York Column is a monument in London, England, to Prince Frederick, Duke of York, the second eldest son of King George III. It is located near where Regent Street meets The Mall, in between the two terraces of Carlton House Terrace.
Duke of York Young Champions Trophy Duke of York Young Champions Trophy is an amateur golf competition for golfers under 18 which is held annually. HRH The Duke of York is President of the Golf Foundation and actively takes part in regular youth golf tournaments, not the least of which is the Duke of York Young Champions Trophy.
Duke of York's Royal Military School The Duke of York’s Royal Military School was originally founded in 1801 by Prince Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany son of King George III and Queen Charlotte. The school was originally named the Royal Military Asylum and located at Chelsea, London, United Kingdom.
Duke of Zhou The Duke of Zhou () was the brother of King Wu of Zhou. Only three years after defeating the Shang Dynasty King Wu died, leaving the task of consolidating the dynasty's power to the Duke of Zhou, who ruled as regent.
Duke Pearson Duke Pearson (August 17, 1932 - August 4, 1980) was an American jazz pianist and composer. All Music Guide notes him as being a "big part in shaping the Blue Note label's hard bop direction in the 1960s as a producer.
Duke Slater Frederick Wayman "Duke" Slater (born December 9, 1898 in Normal, Illinois; died August 14, 1966) was an American football player and one of the great black players of his era. Slater played for the University of Iowa in college and played professionally for ten years.
Duke Snider Edwin Donald "Duke" Snider (born September 19, 1926 in Los Angeles, California), nicknamed "The Silver Fox", is a former Major League baseball center fielder and left-handed batter who played with the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers (1947-62), New York Mets (1963) and San Francisco Giants (1964). Growing up in Southern California, Duke was a gifted all around athlete and strong armed quarterback in high school who could reportedly throw the football 60 yards on the fly.
Duke Special Duke Special (real name Peter Wilson) is an alternative rock musician based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Wilson, a vocalist and pianist, variously plays unaccompanied, accompanied by percussionist Chip Bailey, or backed by a full band, and his act often incorporates 78s played on an old-fashioned gramophone, or sound effects from a transistor radio.
Duke Tumatoe Bill Fiorio, (born 1947) aka Duke Tumatoe was one of the original members of the band REO Speedwagon , and has developed a legendary presence as an blues performer and entertainer in the Midwest. His songs are a mix of comedy and pure blues.
Duke University Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy Duke Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy or IGSP is an institution established at Duke University to address the many issues in science and policy that the "Genome Revolution" or recent advances in Genome Science are expected to create. The Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy is located in the CIEMAS building at Duke University and houses some well known researchers in the genomics field including Huntington F.
Duke University Medical Center The Duke University Medical Center is located in Durham, NC and affiliated with Duke University. Formerly known as the Duke University Hospital and Medical School, it was established in 1930 with a bequest from James B.
Duke University School of Law The School of Law is one of 10 schools and colleges at Duke University. Established in 1930, the School features programs in Business, Comparative and International Law, Environmental Law, and Intellectual Property.
Duke University School of Nursing The Duke University School of Nursing is located in Durham, NC and is affiliated with Duke University. The school offers an accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing, a Master of Science in Nursing, and a Ph.
Duke Wen of Jin Duke Wen of Jin (晉文公) (697 BC - 628 BC) lead the state of Jin in the Spring and Autumn Period of Chinese history from 636 BC to 628 BC. His name was Ji Chong'er (姬重耳) and he was the son of Duke Xian (晉獻公).
Duke Wilhelm of WĂĽrttemberg Duke Wilhelm of WĂĽrttemberg (Wilhelm Friedrich Carl Philipp Albrecht Nikolaus Erich Maria von WĂĽrttemberg) was born on 13 August 1994 in Ravensburg, WĂĽrttemberg, Germany. He is the son of Friedrich, Hereditary Duke of WĂĽrttemberg and Princess Marie zu Wied.
Duke Williams Duke Williams is an American musician who fronted the musical group "Duke Williams and the Extremes". Their song "Chinese Chicken" was featured on the breakbeat compilation ""Ultimate Breaks and Beats"".
Duke Zhuang of Zheng Duke Zhuang of Zheng (é„莊公) (757 BC–701 BC) was the third ruler of the State of Zheng during the Spring and Autumn Period in ancient China. His name was Wusheng (姬寤生), which means "a difficult birth".
Dukes County, New York Dukes County, New York was formed on November 1, 1683 by New York from the Elizabeth Islands, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket Island, all beyond the eastern end of Long Island in the Province of New York. It was formed at the same time as Kings County, New York, Queens County, New York, and Dutchess County, New York.
Dukes Highway The Dukes Highway is an important highway corridor in South Australia which links the Australian cities of Adelaide and Melbourne. It is part of the National Highway system spanning Australia, and is signed as National Highway A8.
Dukes of Calabria This dukedom was the title of primogeniture for the hereditary prince of the Neapolitan Kingdom of Sicily. In the current context, it is the title for the head of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, which is divided.
Dukes of Decazes Duke Decazes (Fr: Duc Decazes) is a French noble title first given to Élie Decazes, Count Decazes, who was granted the Danish title Duke of Glucksberg in 1818, which was recognized in France in 1822. A lawyer and judge, he served as Prime Minister of France from November 19, 1819 to February 20, 1820.
Dukes of Medina Sidonia The Dukes of Medina Sidonia are Grandees of Spain, holding the oldest dukedom in the Kingdom, and were once the most prominent magnate family of the Andalusian region. The most famous was Don Alonso de Guzmán El Bueno, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia, who commanded the Spanish Armada.
Dukes of Silesia In accordance with the last will and testament of Poland's Duke Bolesław III Wrymouth, Poland was upon his death divided into 4-5 hereditary provinces distributed among his sons, and a royal province of Kraków reserved for the eldest, who was to be High Duke of all Poland.
Dukinfield Dukinfield is a small town situated approximately seven miles to the east of the city of Manchester in northwest England. The town is a product of the industrial revolution when its development was accelerated by the growth of coal mining and the cotton industry.
Dukinization In music, a dukinization is a descending D major scale which abruptly and unexpectedly brings a piece to a conclusion. Because dukinizations by definition occur in the key of D Major, both beginning and ending on the tonic, the act of dukinizing often involves abrupt modulations.
Dukkha Dukkha (PÄli दŕĄŕ¤•ŕĄŤŕ¤– ; according to grammatical tradition from Sanskrit "uneasy", but according to Monier-Williams more likely a Prakritized form of "unsteady, disquieted") is a central concept in Buddhism, the word roughly corresponding to a number of terms in English including sorrow, suffering, affliction, pain, anxiety, dissatisfaction, discomfort, anguish, stress, misery, aversion and frustration. The term is probably derived from duḥstha, "standing badly," "unsteady," "uneasy.
Dukla Dukla is a town and an eponymous municipality in southeastern Poland, in the Subcarpathian Voivodship. The town is populated by 2,091 people (2004), while the total population of the commune (gmina) containing the town and the villages surrounding it is 16 638 (2004).
Dukla Pass The Dukla Pass (500 m) - the lowest mountain pass in the Carpathian mountains main range. It is a strategically significant mountain pass in the Carpathian mountains on the border between modern Poland and Slovakia, and close to the western border of Ukraine.
Duklja Duklja or Diokletija (Modern Serbian variations: Đ”Ńкља or ДиоклетиŃĐ°; Latin: Doclea or Diocleia) was a Slavic medieval state with hereditary lands roughly encompassing the territories of the Zeta River, Skadar Lake and the Boka bay and bordering with Travunia at Kotor. Duklja was at first a semi-independent part of the Grand Principality (Zhupanate) of Rascia (Raška) which was a vassal of the Eastern Roman Empire and later directly under Byzantine suzerainty until it won its independence in the mid-11th century, ruled by the House of Vojislav (Vojislavljević).
Dulal Datta Dulal Datta was a film editor in the Bengali film industry located in Kolkata (previously Calcutta), West Bengal, India. He is especially remembered for his association with the acclaimed film director Satyajit Ray.
Dulaney High School Dulaney High School is an American public secondary school in Timonium, Baltimore County, Maryland. The school serves a generally middle- to upper-middle class suburban community, with students from Timonium and surrounding areas in Baltimore County.
Dulas Bay A small bay on the north east coast of Anglesey (Ynys MĂ´n) that is bordered by two beaches. The north-western beach is the sand/shingle/mud estuary Traeth Dulas (Dulas Beach) and the sandy Traeth Yr Ora (Beach of The Fortified Landing Place) is to the south-east of this.
Dulce Base Dulce Base is the name for a supposed secret underground facility in or near Dulce, New Mexico, United States. To date, no evidence confirming the existence of this facility has surfaced, and the tales regarding the Dulce base are widely regarded as urban legend.
Dulce de leche Dulce de leche (DDL) () in Spanish, confiture de lait in French, or doce de leite in Portuguese, is a traditional caramel-like candy popular in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and other parts of the Americas. It is also popular in Mexico, where it is known as cajeta, and in Colombia and Venezuela, where it is known as arequipe.
Dulce et Decorum Est Dulce et Decorum Est (written in 1917 and published posthumously in 1921) is a poem written by the English poet and World War I soldier Wilfred Owen. The work's horrifying imagery has made it one of the most popular condemnations of war ever written.
Dulcian The dulcian is a Renaissance bass woodwind instrument, with a double reed and a folded conical bore. Equivalent terms include "curtal" in English, "dulzian" in German, "bajĂłn" in Spanish, and simply "fagotto" in Italian.
Dulcie Gray Dulcie Gray, also known as Dulcie Savage, was born Dulcie Winifred Catherine Bailey in Kuala Lumpur, Malaya (now Malaysia) in 1919, and is a veteran British actress of the stage and screen. She went to school in Wallingford, Oxfordshire and then returned to Malaya to teach.
Dulcie Younger Dulcie Younger is a female rockabilly singer and songwriter, who first ventured out on the Los Angeles roots music scene in 2002. She has since become one of the most well-known modern female rockabilly singers.
Dulebes The Dulebs (Dulebes), or (more correct) Dulebi ( ) were one of the tribal unions of Early East Slavs between the 6th (still questionable) and the 10th centuries. Dulebi were among the twelve East Slavic tribes mentioned in the Primary Chronicle.
Dulee Johnson Dulee Johnson (born November 7 1984 in Monrovia, Liberia) is a Liberian professional footballer playing for Swedish side AIK. Johnson played in the youth tournament Gothia Cup in 1998 and was spotted by local Swedish club Floda BoIF.
Duleep Mendis Louis Rohan Duleep Mendis (born 25 August 1952, Moratuwa) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer, who captained Sri Lanka to their first Test series victory in 1985. He was primarily a specialist batsman, whose best period as a player came from 1982 to 1985.
Duleep Trophy The Duleep Trophy is a domestic first-class cricket competition played in India between teams representing geographical zones of India. The competition is named after Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji (also known as "Duleep").
Dulecha (woreda) Dulecha is one of the 31 woredas in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Administrative Zone 3, Dulecha is bordered on the south by Awash Fentale, on the west by the Argobba special woreda, on the north by the Administrative Zone 5, and on the east by the Awash River which separates it from Amibara.
Dulgubnii The Dulgubnii are Germanic tribe mentioned in Tacitus' Germania (Chapter 34) as being on the east side of the Frisians. They are probably the same as Ptolemy's Doulgoumnioi of the same region (Book 2, Chapter 10), as Ptolemy corrupts the names of the other tribes, but identifiably so.
Dulha Mil Gaya Dulha Mil Gaya - Say Yes To A Relationship (English: I Found A Groom) is an upcoming Hindi movie starring Shahrukh Khan, Sushmita Sen, Fardeen Khan, and Ishitta Sharrma. It is directed by Mudassar Aziz who also wrote the story and the lyrics for the songs.
Dulip Samaraweera Dulip Prasanna Samaraweera (born February 12, 1972, Colombo) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in 7 Tests and 5 ODIs for his country from 1993 to 1995. He was a right-handed opening batsmen and and occasional right arm off-spinner.
Dull Gret Dull Gret, also known as Mad Meg, is the Anglicized version of Dulle Griet, a figure of Flemish folklore who is the subject of a 1562 painting by Pieter Brueghel the Elder. The painting depicts a peasant woman who leads an army of women to pillage Hell.
Dull Knife Fight The Dull Knife Fight (or the Battle of Bates Creek) was a Great Plains battle in the Montana Territory between the United States Army and Cheyenne warriors led by Chief Dull Knife. The battle essentially ended the Cheyennes' ability to wage war.
Dull, Perth & Kinross Dull is a village located in the county of Perth & Kinross in Scotland. Situated in the Highland part of the county, Dull consists of a single street of houses on the north side of the valley of the river Tay.
Dulla Bhatti Dulla Bhatti (Punjabi: دًﻻ بھٹى) was a famous legendary hero of Punjab, who led a rebellion against the famous mughal king Akbar. There is a kind of epic in Punjabi language called Dulle di var, which narrates the battle events of Dulla Bhatti.
Dulles High School (Sugar Land, Texas) John Foster Dulles High School is a high school in Sugar Land, Texas. It was the first site purchase and new build, in the 1950s, of the newly formed Fort Bend Independent School District, which held it first graduation in 1960.
Dulles Technology Corridor Located in Northern Virginia near Washington Dulles International Airport, the Dulles Technology Corridor, dubbed the "Netplex" in 1993 by Fortune magazine, contains the "vital electronic pathways that carry more than half of all traffic on the Internet. The region is home to more telecom and satellite companies than any other place on earth.
Dulles, Virginia Dulles is an unincorporated Census-Designated Place located in Loudoun County, Virginia, part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. The headquarters of AOL, Orbital Sciences Corporation and ODIN technologies and the former headquarters of MCI Inc.
Dullstroom Dullstroom is one of the coldest towns in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa and along with Underberg, it is one of South Africa's premier flyfishing destinations. The town features the highest railway station in South Africa at 2,077 m above sea level as well as at the foot of De Berg, the highest point in the province at 2,332 m high.
Dulmatin Dulmatin is a terrorist with a reward of up to $10 Million offered by the Rewards For Justice Program. He is also known as Amar Usmanan, Joko Pitoyo, Joko Pitono, Abdul Matin, Pitono, Muktarmar, Djoko, and Noval.
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