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Yahuar Huacac Yahuar Huacac (Quechua Yawar Waqaq Inka, "blood-crying Inca") was the seventh Sapa Inca of the Kingdom of Cuzco (beginning around CE 1380) and the second of the Hanan dynasty. His wife's name was Mama Chikya.
Yahweh Yahweh is a proposed English reading of (the Tetragrammaton), the name of the God of Israel, as preserved in the original consonantal Hebrew Bible text. The four Hebrew consonants read JHWH (in German transcription) or YHVH (in English transcription).
Yahweh (song) "Yahweh" is the eleventh and final track from U2's eleventh studio album, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. It became a live staple on the Vertigo Tour, and was usually played acoustically during one of the encores.
Yahwistic Yahwistic is a theophoric term meaning of or pertaining to Yahweh, the name of the Jewish conception of monotheistic God, and can be applied as a suffix or prefix to a word. These prefixes or suffixes are yhw or variations of it, like ia-a in Akkadian or yau.
Yahya Ayyash Yahya Ayyash (يحيى عياش; March 6, 1966 - January 5, 1996) was a member and chief bombmaker of the Hamas organization. He is credited with advancing the technique of suicide bombing in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Yahya Hammuda Yahya Hammuda (Arabic: يحيى حمودة ) was the Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Executive Committee from 24 December 1967 to 2 February 1969 Following the resignation of Ahmad Al-shukairy. He was succeeded by Yasser Arafat.
Yahya ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi Abu Zakaria Mohiuddin Yahya Ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi (1233 - 1278) (Arabic:أبو زكريا يحيى بن شرف النووي), popularly known as al-Nawawi, an-Nawawi or Imam Nawawi (631 - 676 A.H. / 1255 - 1300 CE), was a Sunni Muslim author on fiqh and hadith.A Short Biography of Imaam an-Nawawi, The Islamic Network His position on legal matters is considered the authoritative one in the Shafi'i Madhhab. He was born at Nawa near Damascus, Syria. As with many Arabic and Semitic names, the last part of his name refers to his hometown.
Yahya Jammeh Yahya (Abdul-Aziz Jemus Junkung) Jammeh (born May 25, 1965) is the President of The Gambia. As chairman of the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council, he took control of the country in a military coup in July 1994, and was elected as president two years later, in September 1996, in widely criticized elections.
Yahya Maroofi Mr Yahya Maroofi (born March 5, 1940) was nominated on February 2, 2002, to be the special adviser to the Afghan president Hamid Karzai, President of the Interim Government of Afghanistan. Mr Yahya Maroofi has been reconduct on August 5, 2002 in his position following the re-election of Mr Karzai as President during the Loya Jirga on June 2002.
Yahya Petra In full, Almarhum Al-Sultan Yahya Petra ibni Almarhum Sultan Ibrahim Petra (December 10, 1917- March 29, 1979) was the sixth Yang di-Pertuan Agong (roughly equivalent to King) of Malaysia from September 21, 1975 to his death, and twelfth (by some reckoning tenth) Sultan of modern Kelantan (1960-1979).
Yahya Skaf Yahya Skaf, also spelled Yehia Skaff, from the Akkar district of Lebanon, is a person claimed to have been arrested by Israel on 11 March 1978 for participation in the Coastal Road massacre. He has never been tried and Israel has denied his existence.
Yachats, Oregon Yachats (pronounced "Yah-hawts") is a small coastal city in Lincoln County, Oregon, United States. According to Oregon Geographic Names, the name comes from the Siletz language, and means "at the foot of the mountain"; however, there are a range of differing etymologiesAs of the 2000 census, the city population was 617 (a decrease from previous years).
Yacht A yacht (From Dutch Jacht meaning "hunt") was originally defined as a light, fast sailing vessel used by the Dutch navy to pursue pirates and other transgressors around and into the shallow waters of the Low Countries. After its selection by Charles II of England as the vessel of choice to return to Britain from Holland for his restoration, it came to be used to convey important persons (see under History below).
Yacht broker A yacht broker is a specialist agent who acts as a representative for the sale of a yacht or boat. The yacht broker is paid an agreed commission the sale price of a yacht and to this end markets the yacht for sale, fields buyer interest and act as a ‘middle man’ in the negotiations.
Yacht issue The Yacht issue was a series of postage stamps, bearing the image of the Kaiser's yacht, Hohenzollern, that were used in all of Germany's colonies (German South West Africa, German New Guinea, Kiatschou, Togo, Samoa, Marshall Islands, Mariana Islands, Caroline Islands, German East Africa and Kamerun) from 1900 until the First World War.
Yacht people Yacht people is a slang term for the wealthy residents of Hong Kong who fled the city in the 1980s and 1990s, prior to the city's return to Chinese rule in 1997. The term is a deliberate contrast to the poor "boat people" who fled southeast Asia (most notably Vietnam) in the 1970s.
Yacht Safety Bureau The Yacht Safety Bureau, Inc. (YSB) was a non-profit corporation organized under the membership corporation law of the State of New York that provided safety and testing standards for the marine industry in the United States.
Yaiko's Selection Yaiko's Selection is a collection of tracks personally selected by Hitomi Yaida as her favourite. Originally released as part of the Single collection/Yaiko's selection Box Set, it was issued on it's own following fan demands.
Yair Bacharach Yair Chayim Bacharach (1639—1702) was a German rabbi, initially in Koblenz and remainder of his life in Worms and Metz. His grandmother Chava was a granddaughter of the Maharal of Prague, and his father and grandfather had served as rabbis of Metz.
Yair Landau Yair Landau formed Sony Pictures Digital (SPD), an operating unit of Sony Pictures Entertainment in 1999. This was to bring together Sony Pictures' digital artists, technologists and production software engineers.
Yair Nave Major General Yair Nave is an officer in the Israel Defense Forces and currently the head of Israeli Central Command. Yair was previously the head of Israeli Home Front Command until nominated by former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to his current post.
Yair Sprinzak Yair Sprinzak (8 November 1911– 6 September 1999 was an Israeli scientist and politician, who served in the Twelfth Knesset for the Moledet party. His father, Joseph Sprinzak was formerly Chairman of the first three Knessets.
Yaji A yaji ([is a special term meaning "elegant gathering". It describes a gathering or meeting of likeminded individuals and is mostly associated with the literati or interllectuals of Chinese artistic and cultural society.
Yajna In Hinduism, Yajna (Devanagari यज्ञ IAST ; also anglicized as Yagna or Yagya) is a ritual of sacrifice (Monier-Williams gives the meanings "worship, prayer, praise; offering, oblation, sacrifice") more commonly practised during Vedic times. It is performed to please the Devas, or sometimes to the Supreme Spirit Brahman.
Yajnavalkya Sage Yajnavalkya (याज्ञवल्क्य) is a legendary sage of Vedic India, credited with the authorship of the Shatapatha Brahmana and the Brhadaranyaka Upanishad. He is also a major figure in the Upanishads.
Yajurveda The Yajurveda (Sanskrit , a tatpurusha compound of "sacrifice" + veda "knowledge") is one of the four Hindu Vedas. It contains religious texts focusing on liturgy, rituals and sacrifices, and how to perform the same.
Yak The yak (Bos grunniens) is a long-haired humped domestic bovine found in Tibet and throughout the Himalayan region of south central Asia, as well as in Mongolia. In Tibetan, the word yak refers only to the male of the species; a female is a dri or nak.
Yak Bondy Yak Bondy was a producer of the 2003 success, Free Me, the second album by former Spice Girl, Emma Bunton. His writing credits also include that of Amy Studt, Rachel Stevens, S Club 8, S Club and the German winner of Pop Idol.
Yak shaving Yak shaving is a neologism which describes the act of performing seemingly unrelated and often annoying tasks which stand in the way of an ultimate goal. Often these tasks stack up on each other, where one task becomes impossible due to some obstacle, which leads to another unrelated task, yet another obstacle, and so on.
Yak-28MST The Yak-28MST is a fictional aircraft based on the Yakovlev Yak-28, depicted in the Stratos 4 anime franchise as a trainer aircraft. The "MST" suffix is derived from "Meteor Sweepers" and "Trainer".
Yakama The Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, or simply Yakama Nation (formerly Yakima), is a Native American group with nearly 9,000 enrolled members, living in Washington state. Their reservation, along the Yakima River, covers an area of approximately 1.
Yakama Sun Kings The Yakama Sun Kings are a Continental Basketball Association franchise located in Yakima, Washington, covering the Central Washington sports market of Yakima, Tri-Cities, and Ellensburg. The Sun Kings play at the Yakima SunDome.
Yake Yake is a component-based, object-oriented, partially generic engine written in C++ and primarily designed for Games and VR applications. It abstracts typical low-level and middleware APIs, including rendering engines (like OGRE) and audio libraries (like OpenAL), while providing various low, mid and application level functionality - as well as tools for creating and importing content.
Yakety Yak "Yakety Yak" was a song written, produced, and arranged by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller for The Coasters and released on Atlantic Records in 1958, spending seven weeks as number one on List of number one rhythm and blues hits and the Hot 100 number one pop list. This song was one of a string of single released by The Coasters between 1957 and 1959 that dominated the charts, one of the biggest performing acts of the rock and roll era.
Yakey Yakes The Yakey Yakes was a 19th century street gang, prominant in New York's underworld during the late 1890s and early 1900s. Based in the neighborhood of Catherine and Madison Streets, the gang were formed by Yakey Yake Brady in the 1890s and later participated in the gang war between Monk Eastman and Paul Kelly.
Yakima Bears The Yakima Bears are a minor league baseball team in Yakima, Washington. They are a Class A team in the Northwest League and have been a farm team of the Arizona Diamondbacks since 2001, formerly with the Los Angeles Dodgers from the team's creation in 1990 when the Salem Dodgers were moved to Yakima.
Yakima County Stadium Yakima County Stadium is a stadium in Yakima, Washington located in the Central Washington State Fairgrounds. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the Yakima Bears minor league baseball team.
Yakima Klickitat Fisheries Project The Yakima Klickitat Fisheries Project (YKFP) is a salmon supplementation project in the Yakima and Klickitat river basins in Washington State designed to use artificial propagation in an attempt to maintain or increase natural production while maintaining long-term fitness of the target population and keeping ecological and genetic impacts to non-target species within specified limits. The Project is also designed to provide harvest opportunities.
Yakima Reds Yakima Reds are an American soccer team, founded in 1995. The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, and plays in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference against teams from Abbotsford, Ogden, Provo, Salem, Spokane and Tacoma.
Yakima River The Yakima River is a tributary of the Columbia River in eastern Washington State, named for the indigenous Yakama people. The river rises in the Cascade Range at an elevation of 2,449 feet (746 m) at Keechelus Dam on Keechelus Lake near Snoqualmie Pass, northwest of Cle Elum.
Yakima Valley Transportation Company The Yakima Valley Transportation Company was an electric interurban railroad headquartered in Yakima, Washington. It began operations in 1907; a line west to Henrybro, Washington was completed in 1910 and one north to Speyers, Washington was complete in 1913.
Yakir (town) Yakir (Hebrew: יקיר), is an Israeli settlement located in the West Bank's Samarian mountains about 35 km east of Tel Aviv near Revava and Nofim, on Road #5066 roughly between Barkan and Karnei Shomron. Founded in February 1981 in uninhabited territory, the town sits at 420 metres above sea level in the municipal territory of the Shomron Regional Council.
Yakir Yerushalayim Yakir Yerushalayim ( yaqqīr yərūšāláyim; "Worthy [Citizen] of Jerusalem" or "Treasured Jerusalemite") is an award given by the municipal government of Jerusalem, Israel each year to one or more city residents for "contribution to the cultural and educational life of Jerusalem and the Diaspora." Its winners are frequently scholars who promote education and knowledge of Jerusalem's history.
Yakkas The Yakkas were an indigenous people of Sri Lanka, They were chiefly responsible for the irrigation system in the dry zone for the development of the famous Hydraulic Civilization in the Indian Ocean's Island, today's Sri Lanka.
Yakko's World "Yakko's World" is a song from the second episode of Animaniacs, sung by Yakko Warner. The song starts with a map of the world and an announcer saying "And now, the nations of the world, brought to you by Yakko Warner!
Yakko, Wakko, and Dot Yakko, Wakko, and Dot, also known as "The Warner Brothers (and the Warner Sister)", are three cartoon characters featured on the animated series Animaniacs. The trio of red-nosed Warner siblings were considered to be the stars of the ensemble of characters on the show.
Yakoruda Glacier Yakoruda Glacier (Lednik Yakoruda 'led-nik ya-ko-'ru-da) is a glacier on Greenwich Island to the south of Greaves Peak and Crutch Peak and to the west of Lloyd hill. The glacier drains westwards into McFarlane Strait and extends 2.
Yakoub Islam Yunus Yakoub Islam is a UK Muslim anarchist and cyber-activist who created the Muslim anarchist charter and is one of a small number of Muslim anarchists on the internet. Online, he is also known as Julaybib Ayoub, after the companion of the Prophet (aws) believed to be born with the life-long medical condition achondroplasia.
Yakov Borisovich Zel'dovich Yakov Borisovich Zel'dovich (Russian:Яков Борисович Зельдович) (March 8, 1914 – December 2, 1987) was a prolific Soviet physicist. He played an important role in the development of Soviet nuclear and thermonuclear weapons, and made important contributions to the fields of adsorption and catalysis, shock waves, nuclear physics, particle physics, astrophysics, physical cosmology, and general relativity.
Yakov Davydov Yakov Khristoforovich Davydov (born Davtyan, Russian: Яков Христофорович Давыдов (Давтян); 10 October, 1888 – 1938) was, as head of the Cheka's Foreign Department from 1921 to 1922, the first head of Soviet foreign intelligence.
Yakov Dzhugashvili Yakov Iosifovich Dzhugashvili (Russian: Яков Иосифович Джугашвили) (March 1907 – April 14 1943) was one of Joseph Stalin's three known children, along with Svetlana Stalin and Vasily Stalin. Dzhugashvili was the son of Stalin's first wife, Ekaterina Svanidze.
Yakov Gamarnik Yan Borisovich Gamarnik ( 1894-1937) was First Secretary of the Belarusian Communist Party from December 1928 to October 1929.Belarus He was condemned for Trotskyist conspiracy after the Case of Trotskyist Anti-Soviet Military Organization in 1937; however, shortly before the trial he had actually been called upon by the Soviet government to be one of the judges for the accused.
Yakov Chernikhov [of the 'Krasny Gvozdilschik' ('Red Carnation') Factory in St. Petersburg, February 2006]Yakov Georgievich Chernikhov (Яков Георгиевич Чернихов) (5 (17) December 1889, Pavlovgrad, Ukraine - 9 May 1951, Moscow) was a constructivist architect and graphic designer.
Yakov Knyazhnin Yakov Borisovich Knyazhnin (Russian: Я́ков Бори́сович Княжни́н, November 3 1742 or 1740, Pskov – January 1, 1791, St Petersburg) was Russia's foremost tragic author during the reign of Catherine the Great. Knyazhnin's contemporaries hailed him as the true successor to his father-in-law Alexander Sumarokov, but posterity, in the words of Nabokov, tended to view his tragedies and comedies as "awkwardly imitated from more or less worthless French models"Eugene Onegin: A Novel in Verse: Commentary.
Yakov Kulnev Yakov Petrovich Kulnev (Russian: Яков Петрович Кульнев, 6 August, 1763 — 1 August, 1812) was, along with Bagration and Yermolov, one of the most popular Russian military leaders at the time of the Napoleonic Wars. Suvorov's admirer and participant of 55 battles, he lost his life during Napoleon's invasion of Russia.
Yakov Pavlov Yakov Fedotovich Pavlov (Яков Федотович Павлов in Russian) (born October 4, 1917, died September 29, 1981) was a Hero of the Soviet Union (June 27, 1945) for his heroism during the Battle of Stalingrad.
Yakov Polonsky Yakov Petrovich Polonsky (Russian: Яков Петрович Полонский, 18 December, 1819 — 30 October, 1898) was a leading Pushkinist poet who tried to uphold the waning traditions of Russian Romantic poetry during the heyday of realistic prose.
Yakov Sverdlov Yakov Mikhaylovich Sverdlov (Russian: Я́ков Миха́йлович Свердло́в), born Yankel Movshevich Sverdlov (Russian: Я́нкель Мовшевич Свердлов); known under pseudonyms "Andrey", "Mikhalych", "Max", "Smirnov", "Permyakov" ( – March 16 1919) was a Bolshevik party leader and an official of pre-Soviet Union Soviet Russia.
Yakov Yurovsky Yakov Mikhailovich Yurovsky ( in Tomsk, Siberia, Russia – before 2 August 1938 in Moscow) is best known as the chief executioner of Russia's last emperor Tsar Nicholas and his family after the Russian Revolution of 1917.
Yakov Zevin Yakov Davidovich Zevin (1888-1918) was a Jewish Communist activist, one of the Bolshevik Party leaders in Azerbaijan during the Russian Revolution. Zevin was born in Krasnopol’’e, a town in nowadays Mahilyow Voblast, Belarus.
Yakovlev Pchela The PCHELA-1T is a Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) aircraft. Manufactured by the Russian Yakovlev Design Bureau, its primary use is for surveillance and observation in battlefield environments with downlinked video.
Yakovlev Yak-15 The Yakovlev Yak-15 (originally given the designation Type-2 by US intelligence, and later the NATO reporting name Feather) was an early Soviet jet fighter, and the lightest operational jet fighter ever built. It retained the wings, tail-wheel undercarriage, rear fuselage, and tail unit of the all-metal piston-engined Yak-3U.
Yakovlev Yak-18T The Yakovlev Yak-18T trainer is a four-place, fully aerobatic utility aircraft developed from the Yak-18 primary trainer. Introduced to train Aeroflot pilots, it has recently gained some popularity as a sportplane in both the East and the West.
Yakovlev Yak-26 The Yakovlev Yak-26 was a tactical bomber version of the Soviet Yakovlev Yak-25 (NATO reporting name 'Flashlight') developed in 1956. Although it bore a clear resemblance to the Yak-25, a glazed nose for a navigator/bombardier replaced the Yak-25's radome, increasing the crew to three.
Yakovlev Yak-28 Yakovlev] Yak-28 was a [[swept wing, turbojet-powered combat aircraft used by the Soviet Union. Produced initially as a bomber, it was also manufactured in reconnaissance, electronic warfare, interceptor, and trainer versions, known by the NATO reporting names Brewer, Firebar, and Maestro respectively.
Yakovlev Yak-44 The Yakovlev Yak-44 was a proposed twin turboprop Airborne Early Warning (AEW) aircraft, resembling the United States Navy's E-2 Hawkeye, and intended for use with the Soviet Navy's Ulyanvosk class supercarriers. Along with the aircraft carrier it would have flown from, it was cancelled after the demise of the Soviet Union.
Yakovlev Yak-46 The Yakovlev Yak-46 was a suggested airplane design with two contra-rotating propellers on the propfan located at the rear, just like the McDonnell Douglas MD-94X. Though proposed in the 1990s, production of the Yak-46 never commenced.
Yakovlev Yak-48 The Yakovlev Yak-48 is a twin-engined regional airliner currently under development by Yakovlev as a supplement for the Yak-42 currently in production. It will carry 30 - 50 passengers and have a maximum range of 2500 - 4800 km (1250 - 3000 miles).
Yakovlev Yak-7 The Yakovlev Yak-7, also known as UTI-26, was a Soviet military trainer aircraft, developed as a trainer version of the Yak-1. Developed in 1942, a second cockpit was added behind the original one, and the wing span was increased.
Yaksha (Sanskrit यक्श) or Yakkha (Pāli यक्श) is the name of a broad class of nature-spirits or minor deities who appear in Hindu and Buddhist mythology. The feminine form of the word is or (Pāli: yakkhī or yakkhinī).
Yakshini Yakshinis (Sanskrit: याक्षिणि, also called yaksinis or yaksis) are benevolent mythical beings of Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain mythology. A yakshini is the female counterpart of the male yaksha, and they both attend on Kubera (also called Kuber), the Hindu god of wealth who rules in the mythical Himalayan kingdom of Alaka.
Yaksik Yaksik (also known as yakbap) is a Korean dessert, made by steaming sticky rice, and mixing with roasted chestnuts, jujubes, sesame oil, pine nuts, soy sauce, and cinnamon, then covering with a paste of wheat flour and water. This is then steamed for five hours.
Yakub According to the Nation of Islam (NOI), Yakub (also spelled Yacub or Yakob), was an evil scientist responsible for creating the white race — a race of devils, in their view. Yakub created white people by a process of "grafting" from the original black population of the world.
Yakub Kolas Yakub Kolas, Jakub Kołas (, – August 13 1956), real name Kanstancy Mickievič (Міцке́віч Канстанці́н Міха́йлавіч) was a Belarusian writer, People's Poet of the Byelorussian SSR (1926), and member (1928) and vice-president (from 1929) of the Belarusian Academy of Sciences.
Yakubher Yakubher (Other spellings: Yaqubhar) was a pharaoh of Egypt around 1600 BCE. As a ruler during Egypt's fragmented Second Intermediate Period Yakubher is difficult to place precisely chronologically though he is usually described as a member of the 15th dynasty as a sucessor to its founder Sheshi.
Yakubu Gowon General Yakubu "Jack" Dan-Yumma Gowon (Pronounced go-one) (born October 19, 1934) was the head of state (Head of the Federal Military Government) of Nigeria from 1966 to 1975. Yakubu is Ngas (Angas) from Lur, a small village, in the present Kanke Local Government Area of Plateau State, Nigeria.
Yakurr The Yakurr (also Yakö and Yakạạ) comprises five urban settlements formally known as Umor, Ekoli, Ilomi, Nkoibolokom and Yakurr be Ibe. Due to linguistic problems encountered by the early European visitors, the settlements have come to be known by their mispronounced versions – Ugep, Ekori, Idomi, Nko and Mkpani (Okoi-Uyouyo, 2002).
Yakusha-e Yakusha-e (役者絵), often referred to as "actor prints" in English, are Japanese woodblock prints or, rarely, paintings, of kabuki actors, particularly those done in the ukiyo-e style popular through the Edo period (1603-1867) and into the beginnings of the 20th century. Most strictly, the term yakusha-e refers solely to portraits of individual artists (or sometimes pairs, as seen in this work by Sharaku).
Yakushiji Tenzen Yakushiji Tenzen (japanese: 薬師寺 天膳, hiragana: やくしじ てんぜん, rōmaji: Yakushiji Tenzen) a major character featured in the Japanese anime Basilisk Kouga Ninpou Chou (known in English as the Kouga Ninja Scrolls) and the series' primary villain.
Yakutia Airlines Yakutia Airlines (Russian: Якутавиа) is an airline based in Yakutsk, Russia. It operates domestic passenger services in Russia and within the CIS, as well as charters to destinations in Europe, including London Stansted, from its hub at Yakutsk Airport.
Yakutsk State University Yakutsk State University, also known as Sakha State University, is a school for higher learning in Yakutsk, Siberia. It was established in 1956 and is the largest institution of higher learning in the north east of Russia.
Yakuza (band) Yakuza is a progressive heavy metal/hardcore band, formed in Chicago in 1999. Yakuza is known for incorporating jazz-influenced instrumentation into their music, such as saxophones and clarinets, as well as elements of world music.
Yaky Yosha Yaky Yosha is a critically acclaimed, award-winning film director from Israel, whose unflinching eye for realism has kept him in the top ranks of his native country’s filmmakers. Yosha’s films have often stirred social controversy in his homeland and outside of it.
Yakzan Hugo Valdez Yakzan Hugo Valdez (Hugo Salvador Valdez, Oct 20, 1937 - May 24, 1993) was a Sheikh of the Sufi Order International initiated by Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan and of the Mevlevi Order initiated by Suleyman Hayati Dede, Sheikh of Konya. Yakzan was additionally a celebrated master of the Dances of Universal Peace as originated by Samuel L.
YaKuake YaKuake is a KDE terminal emulator. Its design was inspired from consoles in computer games such as Quake which slide down from the top of the screen when a key is pressed, and slide back up when the key is pressed again.
Yalakom River The Yalakom River is a tributary of the Bridge River, which is one of the principal tributaries of the Fraser River, entering it near the town of Lillooet, British Columbia. In frontier times it was also known as the North Fork of the Bridge River.
Yalalevu Yalalevu is a settlement in the District of Ba in Fiji, bounded by the Ba River on the east, Namosau River on the south and the settlement and village of Nailaga towards the north and west. Most of Yalalevu is within the Ba town boundary and this area is known as the Yalalevu Ward for Local Government administrative purposes.
Yalata Yalata is an Aboriginal community located 200 kilometres west of Ceduna on the Great Australian Bight in South Australia. The community is mainly comprised of Anangu who lived in the spinifex country far to the north around Ooldea prior to their forcible removal to Yalata in 1952.
Yalı (residence) A yalı is a mansion constructed at immediate waterside (almost exclusively seaside) in Turkey, with their architectural conception taking specific account of the coastal location. The word synonymously meant "beach, shore" in its archaic sense.
Yaldwyn's triplefin Yaldwyn's triplefin, Notoclinops yaldwyni, is a fish of the genus Notoclinops, found around the North Island of New Zealand from low water to depths of about 5 metres, most common in reef areas of broken rock, but nowhere common. Its length is between 4 and 8 centimetres.
Yale (mythical creature) The yale (also "centicore", Latin "eale") is a mythical beast found in European mythology. Most descriptions make it an antelope- or goat-like four-legged creature with large horns that it can swivel in any direction.
Yale (provincial electoral district) Yale was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from the province's joining Confederation in 1871. It was a 3-member constituency and retained the name Yale until the 1894 election, at which time it was split into three ridings, Yale-East, Yale-North and Yale-West; other ridings in the southeast of the province had previously been split off, e.
Yale Atlético Clube Yale Atlético Clube, usually called Yale, was one of the first sports club in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. It was founded in 1910, by Italian immigrants Minas Gerais football history at Abacaxi Atômico, but is no longer in existence.
Yale Babylonian Collection Comprising some 45,000 items, the Yale Babylonian Collection is an independent branch of the Yale University Library housed on the Yale University campus in Sterling Memorial Library at New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Yale Blue Yale Blue – the dark blue color used in association with Yale University – varies with use and history. University Printer John Gambell characterized the spirit of the color as "a strong, relatively dark blue, neither purple nor green, though it can be somewhat gray.
Yale Center for British Art The Yale Center for British Art is an art museum in New Haven, Connecticut at Yale University which houses the most comprehensive collection of British Art outside the United Kingdom. It concentrates on work from the Elizabethan period onward.
Yale Center for the Study of Globalization The Yale Center for the Study of Globalization, or YCSG, is a research center at Yale University at New Haven, Connecticut. It was launched in 2001 in order to 'enrich the debate about globalization on campus and to promote the flow of ideas between Yale and the policy world.
Yale CMI Created in 2000, The Yale Center for Media Initiatives (CMI) develops leading-edge educational media and courseware for Yale faculty, and oversees the deployment of Yale University's next-generation online learning environment Classes*v2. Through central and medical campus studios the CMI also provides state-of-the-art broadcast, distribution and media production solutions to the Yale University community.
Yale District Yale District was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1871 to 1872. The riding was created for a special byelection in 1871 and only used that once - and then only as an acclamation.
Yale Dramatic Association The Yale Dramatic Association, also known as the "Dramat," is one of the oldest college theater companies in the country. Founded in 1900 by undergraduates at Yale University, the Dramat has been putting up student productions for over a century.

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