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Zarzuela Zarzuela (IPA /θar'θwe'la/ in Spain, /sar'swe'la/ in the New World), also called sarswela in the Philippines, is a Spanish lyric-dramatic genre that alternates between spoken and sung scenes, the latter incorporating dances. It is believed that the name derives from a hunting lodge, the Palacio de la Zarzuela, near Madrid where, in the 17th century, this type of performance first occurred before the Spanish royal court.
Zasanie Synagogue The Zasanie Synagogue, located at Plac Union Brzeskiej 6 in Przemyśl, Poland, was the only synagogue in Przemyśl built on the western bank of the San River. It served as a house of prayer for 30 years until the Second World War.
Zasieki Zasieki is a small village in the Polish Lubusz Voivodship, located on the Lusatian Neisse river opposite the German city of Forst. Before World War II the village was known as Berge and was part of the city of Forst.
Zasshi Kiji Sakuin Zasshi Kiji Sakuin (雑誌č¨äş‹ç´˘ĺĽ•, "Japanese Periodicals Index"), often called Zassaku in short, is a searchable database of scholarly articles in Japanese. The database, produced by the National Diet Library (NDL) in 1948, catalogs selected articles from NDL's extensive collection of periodicals.
Zastava Skala The Zastava Skala is a generic name for a family of cars built by Serbian manufacturer Zastava Automobili. It was introduced in 1971 and based on a Fiat 128 sedan platform and sold as Zastava 128 with a restyled rear panel.
Zat The Zat'nikit'el (pronounced ZAT-nik-a-tel), or Zat Gun for short, is a fictional weapon on the sci-fi television show, Stargate SG-1. It was first discovered in the Stargate SG-1 episode "Within The Serpent's Grasp.
Zatarc In the Stargate universe, zatarc refers to an individual that has been subjected a Goa'uld mind-control technology. It is possible anyone who has come into contact with the Goa'uld may have been subconsciously programmed with a specified mission.
Zatarc detector In the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1, a zatarc detector is an advanced lie detector used by the Tok'ra for screening people who have been the subject of Goa'uld mind control technology and become unknowing sleeper agents (called "zatarcs").
Zathura Zathura is an illustrated book by Chris Van Allsburg as well as a film based on the book. In this book, two boys, Walter and Danny Budwing, home alone in a large American Craftsman house, discover a space-themed board game where everything inside it becomes real.
Zato-Ino Zato-Ino, the Blind Swordspig is a character in the comic book Usagi Yojimbo, he is an anthropomorphic pig who was blind since birth, and is a skilled swordsman. He is one of the earliest characters introduced, and he hasn't been seen since volume 1, published by Fantagraphics Books.
Zatoichi Zatoichi (座é 市 ZatĹŤichi) is a fictional character featured in one of Japan's longest running series of films and a television series set in the Edo period. The enduring popularity of the character has been likened to that of James Bond in Western countries.
Zaton (Dubrovnik-Neretva county) Zaton is a village in southern Croatia, located on the coast of the eponymous bay, on the Dubrovnik Riviera, 8 km northwest of Dubrovnik, next to the village of Orašac. Chief occupations are farming, viticulture, olive growing and tourism.
Zatrachydidae The Zatrachydidae (also spelt Zatracheidae) are a family of late Carboniferous and Early Permian temnospondyl amphibians, known from North America and Europe. They are distinguished by lateral (sideways) bony protuberances of the quadratojugual bone of the skull, and a large opening in the palate.
Zattoo Zattoo is a proprietary peer-to-peer Internet Protocol Television system ("P2PTV") with current focus on European channels, licensed content, and Digital Rights Management. It is developed by researchers and programmers based out of Ann Arbor, with corporate offices in San Francisco and Zurich.
Zauditu of Ethiopia Zewditu (also spelled Zawditu or Zauditu; Ge'ez á‹á‹Ťá‹˛á‰±; April 29, 1876 - April 2, 1930) was Empress of Ethiopia from 1916 to 1930. The first woman head of an internationally-recognized state in Africa in modern times, she was noted for opposing the reforms of Tafari Makonnen (later Emperor Haile Selassie) and for her strong religious devotion.
Zauschneria Zauschneria (Epilobium canum) is a species of willowherb, native to dry slopes and in chaparral of western North America. It is a perennial plant, notable for the profusion of bright scarlet flowers in late summer and autumn.
Zavala County, Texas Zavala County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2000, the population is 11,600. Its county seat is Crystal City6. Zavala is named for Lorenzo de Zavala, Mexican politician, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, and first vice president of the Republic of Texas.
Zaven Khatchaturian Dr. Zaven Khatchaturian is a neuroscientist and a pioneer in Alzheimers disease research worked for the National Institute of Aging but is currently the head of research at the Alzheimers Association in the United States.
Zaventem Zaventem is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. The municipality comprises the towns of Nossegem, Sint-Stevens-Woluwe, Sterrebeek and Zaventem proper.
Zavidovići Zavidovići is a town in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, located between Doboj and Zenica on the confluence of rivers Bosna and Krivaja (and Gostović nearby). It sits in a valley surrounded by many mountains of which the largest is Klek.
Zavod Imeni Likhacheva Zavod Imeni Likhacheva (ZIL or ZiL, Russian: Завод имени Лихачёва (ЗиЛ) — Likhachev Factory) is a major Russian truck and heavy equipment manufacturer, which also produced armored cars for most Soviet leaders, as well as buses, armored fighting vehicles, and aerosans. The company also produces hand-built limousines and high-end luxury sedans in extremely low quantities, primarily for the Russian government.
Zavodska (Dnipropetrovsk Metro) Zavodska (, ) is a station on Dnipropetrovsk Metro's Tsentralno-Zavodska Line. The station has been lain deep underground, accessable only by an escalator and was opened on December 29, 1995 along with the rest of the system's first stations.
Zavolzhsk Zavolzhsk () is a town in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia, situated at . Zavolzhsk is one of the towns of the Golden Ring; it is situated on the left bank of the Volga River, about 200Â km downstream of Kostroma, 113Â km north-east of Ivanovo.
Zawisza Czarny Zawisza Czarny z Garbowa (Zawisza the Black of Garbów, also known as The Black Knight), (c.1379 in Stary Garbów, Poland - 1428 in Golubac, Serbia), Sulima Coat of Arms, was a famous Polish mediæval knight and diplomat.
Zawisza Czerwony Zawisza Czerwony aka Zawisza Oleśnicki (died 1433; "Zawisza the Red" aka "Zawisza of Oleśnica") was a Polish mediaeval knight and member of Poland's royal administration. A lower judge at Sandomierz, for his services to Queen Jadwiga he was awarded a large estate in Sącz, which he sold to the town council for the establishment of a hospital.
Zax Wang Zax Wang (pinyin Wang Ren Fu, Chinese 王ä»ç”«ďĽ‰is an ex member of the Taiwanese boyband Postman (disbanded 1997) and current member of the Taiwanese boyband 5566, which he joined in 2002. He was born on August 28, 1980.
Zayat A zayat (; ) is a Burmese building found in almost every village. It serves primarily as inn or rest house for travelers, but Theravada Buddhists monks will also deliver messages or read texts there, so it has a secondary function as a location for religious meditation, worship, and teaching.
Zayd al-Khayr Category:SahabaZayd al-Khayr is a companion of Muhammad. Hailing from the tribe of Banu Amr in the Najd region, he was originally known as Zayd al-Khayl, but after becoming Muslim, Muhammad renamed him Zayd al-Khayr.
Zayed bin Khalifa Zayed Bin Khalifa Al Nahyan is the grandfather of the establisher of the United Arab Emirates. He was born in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates around 1840 and ruled the Emirate after killing his cousin Shiekh Saeed Bin Tahnoon.
Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahayan Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (Arabic:الشيخ زايد بن سلطان أل نهيان)‎, (1918 — 2 November 2004), the principal architect of the seven United Arab Emirates, was the ruler of Abu Dhabi and president of the UAE for over 30 years (1971-2004).
Zayed Center for Coordination and Follow-Up The Zayed Center for Coordination and Follow-Up was set up in 1999 as the think-tank of the League of Arab States, an association of 22 Arab nations, with the endorsement of the Organization of the Islamic Conference and the Organization of African Unity. It was principally funded by the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahayan, the president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Zayed University Most of the following description of Zayed University has been inserted by University staff. The entry on Zayed University is under attack by another user, intent on removing factual information, such as the information on accreditation below.
Zayit Stone The Zayit Stone is a 38-pound limestone boulder excavated from Tel Zayit (Zeitah) in southwest Israel (the Beth Guvrin Valley about 35 miles from Jerusalem), territory belonging to the kingdom of Judah, with an incised Paleo-Hebrew abecedary (19 letters carved in the first line; 3 in the second line with 2 terminating symbols) and remnants of several other inscriptions (3 words plus 2 pairs of terminating symbols):
Zaynab bint Ali Zaynab bint Ali (Arabic: زينب بنت علي) was the daughter of the first Shia Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib and Fatima Zahra. It was five years after the Muslims had accompanied Muhammad and his family in the migration to Medina, when the Prophet's daughter, Fatima Zahra, gave birth to a little girl.
Zaynab bint Khuzayma Zaynab or Zainab (Arabic: زينب; died November 624) bint Khuzayma was one of the wives of Muhammad, and therefore a Mother of the Believers (Arabic: "Umm-al-Momineen"). Following her husband's death at the battle of Badr (March 17, 624), Zaynab asked Muhammad to marry her.
Zaysan (town) Zaysan (or Zaisan; Russian: Đ—Đ°ĐąŃĐ°Đ˝) is a town in the Shyghys Qazaqstan province of Kazakhstan near the southeastern corner of Lake Zaysan. It is situated at an altitude of 660 meters (2170 ft) above sea level.
Zaytoun Zaytoun is a non-profit organisation established to support Palestinian farming communities by helping to increase the market for their olive oil products internationally, and also by helping the farmers themselves improve the quality of their oil through training and equipment provision.
Zaytuna Institute Zaytuna Institute is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) educational institute located in Hayward, California, in the United States. It was founded by Hamza Yusuf and Hesham Alalusi in 1996, inspired by a commitment to revive the time-tested methods of traditional Islamic scholarship and provide education to Muslim Americans in a contemporary context.
Zaza (play) Zaza is a play, originally written by French playwrights Pierre Berton and Charles Simon, but probably best known in the English-speaking world in the 1898 adaptation by David Belasco. The title character is a prostitute who becomes a music hall entertainer and the mistress of a married man.
Zaza people The Zazas are an ethnic minority in eastern Anatolia region of Turkey, and they primarily live in Adıyaman, Aksaray, Batman, Bingöl, Diyarbakır, Elazığ, Erzurum, Erzincan, Gumushane, Kars, Malatya, Mus, Sanli Urfa, Sivas, and Tunceli provinces.
Zazaki Zazaki (Zazaish) is a language spoken by Zazas in eastern Anatolia (Turkey). According to Ethnologue, the Zazaki language is a part of the northwestern group of the Iranian section of the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European family.
Zazaro TV Zazaro TV is an Amsterdam-based pan-European multi-media television and Internet business service and entertainment conglomerate. The television station only broadcasts urban and youth sub-culture TV programmes and events.
Zazà Zazà is an opera by Ruggero Leoncavallo, with the libretto by the composer. Its première at the Teatro Lirico di Milano on November 10, 1900, starring Rosina Storchio as Zazà Edoardo Garbin as Milio, Mario Sammarco as Cascart, and Clorinda Pini Corsi as Anaide and conducted by Arturo Toscanini, began its triumphant run of performances in opera houses around the world.
Zazel Zazel: The Scent of Love is a highly regarded American hardcore pornographic film released in 1996. The film, reportedly made at a cost of $237,000, was directed by Philip Mond and starred a bevy of Penthouse Pets, including:
Zazenkai A zazenkai is a Zen Buddhist retreat which is usually less intensive and of shorter duration than a full sesshin, and which is usually conducted by a group of practitioners without the presence of a teacher. It is also sometimes used as the title for a group of lay practitioners who practice together regularly without a resident teacher.
Zazie in the Metro Zazie in the Metro – or simply Zazie, depending on the translation – (original French title: Zazie dans le métro), a French novel written in 1959, was the first major success of author Raymond Queneau. Zazie explores colloquial language as opposed to 'standard' written French; a distinction which is particularly marked in French, where correct language usage is governed by an official academy.
Zazou The Zazous were a fashion in France after World War II. They were young people expressing their individuality by wearing big or garish clothing (similar to the zoot suit fashion in America a few years before) and dancing wildly to swing jazz and bebop.
Zazpiak Bat Zazpiak Bat, from the Basque words zazpiak meaning sevens and bat meaning one, translates as sevens in one and refers to the seven historical Basque Country territories. Laurak bat (fours in one), after the four Basque provinces of Spain is the motto of the Real Sociedad Bascongada de Amigos del PaĂs since the Enlightenment.
Zazpikaleak Zazpikaleak is the Basque name for Las Siete Calles or El Casco Viejo in Spanish, different names for the medieval neighbourhood of Bilbao. The names mean Seven Streets or Old Town respectively and it used to be the walled part of the town until the end of the 19th century.
ZAKA ZAKA (, an abbreviation for Zihuy Korbanot Ason, literally: "Identifying Victims of Disaster"), is a voluntary community emergency response team in Israel, officially recognized by the government. Its full name is ZAKA - Identification and Rescue - True Kindness (Hebrew: זק"× - ×יתור חילוץ והצלה - חסד של ×מת).
ZAP (motor company) Founded in 1994, ZAP (short for "Zero Air Pollution") is a publicly owned corporation (stock symbol ZAAP) company located in Santa Rosa, California which manufactures and markets various electric vehicles. It is also making available US-legal gray-market conversions of the Smart car, which is popular in Europe for its tiny size and fuel economy.
ZAP Financial ZAP Financial is a financial services company providing financial solutions on mortgage, insurance and currency exchange. The company is a subsidiary of BuySell International Real Estate (BuySell) based in Larnaca, Cyprus.
ZAP70 deficiency ZAP70 deficiency (zeta-chain-associated protein 70 kD) is a rare autosomal recessive form of severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) that is characterized by a lack of CD8+ T cells and the presence of circulating CD4+ T cells that are unresponsive to T-cell receptor (TCR)-mediated stimuli.
ZAVNOCG State Anti-Fascist Council of People's Liberation of Montenegro and Boka (in Montenegrin: Zemaljsko antifašističko vijeće narodnog oslobođenja Crne Gore i Boke, abbr. ZAVNOCG) was formed as the highest governing organ of anti-fascist movement in Montenegro and during World War II developed to be bearer of Montenegrin statehood.
ZAVNOH State Anti-Fascist Council of People's Liberation of Croatia (in Croatian: Zemaljsko antifašističko vijeće narodnog oslobođenja Hrvatske, abbr. ZAVNOH) was formed as the highest governing organ of anti-fascist movement in Croatia and during World War II developed to be bearer of Croatian statehood.
ZĂĽndapp ZĂĽndapp was a famous German motorcycle brand. The company was originally founded in 1917 in Nuremberg by Fritz Neumeyer, together with the Friedrich Krupp AG and the machine tool manufacturer Thiel under the name "ZĂĽnder- und Apparatebau G.
Zündels Abgang Zündels Abgang (Zündel’s Departure) is the first novel of Swiss writer Markus Werner (1944 in Eschlikon), that was published in 1984 and became a bestseller and enjoys the status of cult novel for a lot of readers.
ZĂĽnfte of ZĂĽrich There are fourteen historical ZĂĽnfte (guilds, singular Zunft) of ZĂĽrich, established in 1336 with the "guild revolution" of Rudolf Brun (continuing the 13 guilds predating 1336, plus the Gesellschaft zur Constaffel consisting of the nobles). There have been two mergers of historical guilds since, so that there are 12 contemporary ZĂĽnfte continuing the medieval guilds:
Zürcher Oberland The Zürcher Oberland (Zürich highlands) is the hilly south-eastern part of the Canton of Zürich, bordering on the Toggenburg, including the disctricts of Uster, Hinwil, Pfäffikon as well as the Tösstal as far as the district of Winterthur. The territory gradually fell under the control of the city of Zürich from 1408 to 1452.
ZĂĽrcher Schilling ZĂĽrcher Schilling (or Grosse Burgunderchronik, Great Burgundy Chronicle) is the latest chronicle of Diebold Schilling the Elder of Berne (1484), treating the Burgundian Wars. It is kept in the central library in ZĂĽrich.
Zürcher Verkehrsverbund The ZVV (German abbreviation for Zürcher Verkehrsverbund, translated into English as Zürich Transport Network or Zürich Traffic Network) is a public transportation network system, combining rail, bus, tram, trolleybus, lake boat and cable car services in the canton of Zürich as well as Rapperswil and Pfäffikon SZ.
Züri-Metzgete Züri-Metzgete (also called the Championship of Zürich and the Meisterschaft von Zürich) is a European Classic cycle race held annually in Zürich, Switzerland. Although perhaps not as prestigious as the five one-day cycling “Monuments” (Milan-Sanremo, Ronde van Vlaanderen, Paris-Roubaix, Liège-Bastogne-Liège and the Giro di Lombardia) it is a race with a long history and a tough parcours.
ZĂĽrich ZĂĽrich (German: , ZĂĽrich German: ZĂĽri , French: Zurich, in English generally Zurich, Italian: Zurigo) is the largest city in Switzerland (population: 366,145 in 2004; population of urban area: 1,091,732) and capital of the canton of ZĂĽrich. The metropolitan population is around 1.
Zürich and London Agreement Zürich and London Agreement was the agreement which took place on the 19 February 1959 between Turkey, Greece, the United Kingdom and the Cypriot communities leaders under the leadership of the Archbishop Makarios III for Greek Cypriots and Dr. Fazıl Küçük for Turkish Cypriots, in the Lancaster House in London and closed an agreement was signed for the final settlement of the Cyprus dispute.
ZĂĽrich Altstetten The city district of ZĂĽrich Altstetten in the western part of ZĂĽrich has its own infrastructure in many aspects. Many schools, green grounds and quick access to the highway as well as good tram and train connections makes this part of the city quite attractive; a number of the district's houses have been bought and renovated by affluent families!
ZĂĽrich model ZĂĽrich model is a name used to refer to the approach which permitted the public transportation system of the city of Zurich in Switzerland to achieve and maintain a high market share. Many other cities have emulated elements of it, especially when new tram systems were being introduced.
ZĂĽrich Main Station ZĂĽrich Main Station (in German: ZĂĽrich Hauptbahnhof, often shortened to ZĂĽrich HB) is ZĂĽrich's central and biggest railway station. Extremely central in situation, it is also large in size and accommodates trains from not only all over Switzerland, but other countries in Europe as well, such as neighbouring France, Italy, Austria and Germany.
ZĂĽrich S-Bahn The ZĂĽrich S-Bahn (German: S-Bahn ZĂĽrich) system is a network of rail lines within the ZVV area (geographically, within the entire canton of ZĂĽrich, portions of Aargau, and minor outlying areas such as Rapperswil).
ZĂĽrichberg The ZĂĽrichberg is a wooded hill rising to 679 metres (2,228 feet), overlooking Lake ZĂĽrich and located immediately to the east of the City of Zurich in Switzerland, between the valleys of the Limmat and the Glatt rivers. Its highest point is about 270 metres above the Limmat and it is part of a chain of hills between the Greifensee / Glattal and Lake ZĂĽrich.
ZĂĽriputsch The ZĂĽriputsch of 6 September 1839 was a putsch of the rural conservative population against the liberal rule of the city of ZĂĽrich on the eve of the formation of the Swiss federal state. The reason for the putsch was the call of the controversial German theologian David Strauss at the theological faculty of the University of ZĂĽrich by the liberal government.
ZĂĽrs ZĂĽrs (1717m) at the Flexenpass is a noble ski resort consisting of only a couple of (mostly luxurious) hotels in Vorarlberg, Austria. ZĂĽrs is part of the Arlberg ski region and famous for its skiing, especially its backcountry skiing.
ZĂłcalo A zĂłcalo is a central town square or plaza, usually located in Mexican cities. The most famous ZĂłcalo is that of Mexico City, which is formally known as the Plaza de la ConstituciĂłn, The government district of Mexico City is known after this.
Základná škola a osemročné gymnázium Košická Základná škola a osemročné gymnázium Košická is an elementary school with a 45 year tradition and it is the only elementary school specializing in computer programming located in Bratislava. In 2005, the school merged with high school GJH and shares the same building.
Zárate-Brazo Largo Bridge The Zárate-Brazo Largo Bridge is a cable-stayed road and railway bridge in Argentina, that crosses the Paraná River between the cities of Zárate, province of Buenos Aires, and Brazo Largo, province of Entre RĂos.
Zé Castro Zé Castro, fullname José Eduardo Rosa Vale e Castro (born 13 January 1983 in Coimbra), is a Portuguese football central defender who currently plays for Atlético Madrid in the Spanish La Liga. Castro played for the main team of his hometown's Académica de Coimbra in the Portuguese SuperLiga between 2003 and 2006.
Zé do Caixão Zé do Caixão (in English, Coffin Joe) is the screen name and alter ego of José Mojica Marins (born March 13, 1936), a Brazilian actor and film director. Zé do Caixão first appeared in Mojica Marins' 1964 horror film, À Meia-Noite Levarei Sua Alma (At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul).
ZĂ© Povinho ZĂ© Povinho is a Portuguese character created in 1875 by Portuguese artist Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro, and became the unofficial symbol of the Portuguese working class, a national personification of Portugal. He is a popular kind man who lives a simple life and mocks the powerful, unlike Uncle Sam from the USA.
ZĂ©lia Gattai ZĂ©lia Gattai (born July 2, 1916) is a Brazilian photographer, memoirist, novelist and author of children's literature, as well as a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters. She was married to internationally famous writer Jorge Amado from 1945 until his death in 2001.
ZĂ©naĂŻde Laetitia Julie Bonaparte ZĂ©naĂŻde Laetitia Julie Bonaparte (1801-1854) was the daughter of Joseph Bonaparte and Julie Clary. She joined her father in his New Jersey exile for several years, and was married to her cousin Charles Lucien Bonaparte, an ornithologist (who named the Zenaida Doves after her).
ZĂ©phire 'ZĂ©phire' (or 'ZĂ©phyre') is an opera by Jean-Philippe Rameau in the form of a one-act acte de ballet. Nothing is known about the date of its composition and it was probably unperformed during Rameau's lifetime.
Zézé Procópio José Procópio Mendes, best known as Zézé Procópio (born in Varginha, Minas Gerais State, August 12, 1913 – dead in Valença, Rio de Janeiro State, February 8, 1980) was a Brazilian footballer in midfielder role.
Zähringer (crater) Zähringer is a small lunar impact crater located near the southeast fringes of Mare Tranquillitatis. To the northeast is the flooded Lawrence crater, and to the southeast are the Montes Secchi mountains and Secchi crater.
ZÄ…bkowice ĹšlÄ…skie County ZÄ…bkowice ĹšlÄ…skie County (in Polish powiat zÄ…bkowicki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government in the Lower Silesian Voivodship in Poland, created on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998.
Zbarazh Zbarazh (Ukrainian and Russian: Збараж, Polish: Zbaraż, Yiddish: Zbarj) is a city in the Ternopil Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Zbarazky Raion (district), and is located in the historic region of Galicia.
Zbigniew Bujak Zbigniew Bujak was an electrician and foreman in 1980 at the Ursus tractor factory near Warsaw, Poland. He became engaged with trade union activists, and during the strike action, he organized strike committees at the Ursus factory.
Zbigniew Cardinal Oleśnicki Zbigniew Oleśnicki (December 5, 1389 – April 1, 1455), known in Latin as Sbigneus, was a high-ranking Roman Catholic clergyman and an influential Polish statesman and diplomat. He served as bishop of Kraków from 1423 until his death.
Zbigniew Cybulski Zbigniew Cybulski (better known as Zbyszek Cybulski; November 3, 1927 - January 8, 1967) was a Polish actor, one of the best known and most popular personalities of the Polish cinema after World War II. For his unique style of play, he is often called the Polish James Dean.
Zbigniew Gut Zbigniew Gut (born on April 17 , 1949) was a Polish footballer (defender) who played for Poland national football team in the 1974 FIFA World Cup and the 1972 Summer Olympics . The club he was connected most of time was Odra Opole.
Zbigniew Chlebowski Zbigniew Chlebowski (born March 08, 1964 in Żarów) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 18281 votes in 2 Wałbrzych district, candidating from Platforma Obywatelska list.
Zbigniew Chmielowiec Zbigniew Chmielowiec (born September 22, 1954 in Kolbuszowa) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 10236 votes in 23 Rzeszów district, candidating from Prawo i Sprawiedliwość list.
Zbigniew Jaworowski Professor Zbigniew Jaworowski is chair of the Scientific Council at the Central Laboratory for Radiological Protection in Warsaw, and former chair of the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation.
Zbigniew Karpus Zbigniew Klemens Karpus (1954-) is a Polish historian. Professor of Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, where he is the director of Institute of International Relations, he is the author of several books and dozens of articles.
Zbigniew Marian Podraza Zbigniew Marian Podraza (born December 02, 1953 in Sosnowiec) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 5363 votes in 32 Sosnowiec district, candidating from Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej list.
Zbigniew of Poland Zbigniew (after 1070 – 1112) was the first-born son of Władysław I Herman and Przecława. Originally destined for the clergy, he spent some dozen years at the cloister in Quedlinburg (now in Germany's Saxony-Anhalt).
Zbigniew Pacelt Zbigniew Pacelt (born August 26, 1951 in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 3982 votes in 33 Kielce district, candidating from Platforma Obywatelska list.
Zbigniew Rynasiewicz Zbigniew Rynasiewicz (born October 04, 1963 in Grodzisko Dolne) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 10354 votes in 23 RzeszĂłw district, candidating from Platforma Obywatelska list.
Zbigniew Sosnowski Zbigniew Sosnowski (born December 10, 1963 in Rypin) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 5937 votes in 5 Toruń district, candidating from Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe list.
Zbigniew Szydlo Zbigniew (or Andrew) Szydlo born in England to Polish parents and educated at Latymer Upper School, then at Imperial College and University College London. He currently teaches chemistry at Highgate School in North London.
Zbigniew WĹ‚odkowski Zbigniew WĹ‚odkowski (born April 30, 1961 in Pisz) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 2842 votes in 35 Olsztyn district, candidating from Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe list.
Zbigniew Ziobro Zbigniew Ziobro (born August 18, 1970 in Kraków) is a Polish politician, Minister of Justice and Attorney General since October 2005. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 120,188 votes in the 13th Kraków district, running on the Prawo i Sprawiedliwość list.
Zasanie Synagogue The Zasanie Synagogue, located at Plac Union Brzeskiej 6 in Przemyśl, Poland, was the only synagogue in Przemyśl built on the western bank of the San River. It served as a house of prayer for 30 years until the Second World War.
Zasieki Zasieki is a small village in the Polish Lubusz Voivodship, located on the Lusatian Neisse river opposite the German city of Forst. Before World War II the village was known as Berge and was part of the city of Forst.
Zasshi Kiji Sakuin Zasshi Kiji Sakuin (雑誌č¨äş‹ç´˘ĺĽ•, "Japanese Periodicals Index"), often called Zassaku in short, is a searchable database of scholarly articles in Japanese. The database, produced by the National Diet Library (NDL) in 1948, catalogs selected articles from NDL's extensive collection of periodicals.
Zastava Skala The Zastava Skala is a generic name for a family of cars built by Serbian manufacturer Zastava Automobili. It was introduced in 1971 and based on a Fiat 128 sedan platform and sold as Zastava 128 with a restyled rear panel.
Zat The Zat'nikit'el (pronounced ZAT-nik-a-tel), or Zat Gun for short, is a fictional weapon on the sci-fi television show, Stargate SG-1. It was first discovered in the Stargate SG-1 episode "Within The Serpent's Grasp.
Zatarc In the Stargate universe, zatarc refers to an individual that has been subjected a Goa'uld mind-control technology. It is possible anyone who has come into contact with the Goa'uld may have been subconsciously programmed with a specified mission.
Zatarc detector In the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1, a zatarc detector is an advanced lie detector used by the Tok'ra for screening people who have been the subject of Goa'uld mind control technology and become unknowing sleeper agents (called "zatarcs").
Zathura Zathura is an illustrated book by Chris Van Allsburg as well as a film based on the book. In this book, two boys, Walter and Danny Budwing, home alone in a large American Craftsman house, discover a space-themed board game where everything inside it becomes real.
Zato-Ino Zato-Ino, the Blind Swordspig is a character in the comic book Usagi Yojimbo, he is an anthropomorphic pig who was blind since birth, and is a skilled swordsman. He is one of the earliest characters introduced, and he hasn't been seen since volume 1, published by Fantagraphics Books.
Zatoichi Zatoichi (座é 市 ZatĹŤichi) is a fictional character featured in one of Japan's longest running series of films and a television series set in the Edo period. The enduring popularity of the character has been likened to that of James Bond in Western countries.
Zaton (Dubrovnik-Neretva county) Zaton is a village in southern Croatia, located on the coast of the eponymous bay, on the Dubrovnik Riviera, 8 km northwest of Dubrovnik, next to the village of Orašac. Chief occupations are farming, viticulture, olive growing and tourism.
Zatrachydidae The Zatrachydidae (also spelt Zatracheidae) are a family of late Carboniferous and Early Permian temnospondyl amphibians, known from North America and Europe. They are distinguished by lateral (sideways) bony protuberances of the quadratojugual bone of the skull, and a large opening in the palate.
Zattoo Zattoo is a proprietary peer-to-peer Internet Protocol Television system ("P2PTV") with current focus on European channels, licensed content, and Digital Rights Management. It is developed by researchers and programmers based out of Ann Arbor, with corporate offices in San Francisco and Zurich.
Zauditu of Ethiopia Zewditu (also spelled Zawditu or Zauditu; Ge'ez á‹á‹Ťá‹˛á‰±; April 29, 1876 - April 2, 1930) was Empress of Ethiopia from 1916 to 1930. The first woman head of an internationally-recognized state in Africa in modern times, she was noted for opposing the reforms of Tafari Makonnen (later Emperor Haile Selassie) and for her strong religious devotion.
Zauschneria Zauschneria (Epilobium canum) is a species of willowherb, native to dry slopes and in chaparral of western North America. It is a perennial plant, notable for the profusion of bright scarlet flowers in late summer and autumn.
Zavala County, Texas Zavala County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2000, the population is 11,600. Its county seat is Crystal City6. Zavala is named for Lorenzo de Zavala, Mexican politician, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, and first vice president of the Republic of Texas.
Zaven Khatchaturian Dr. Zaven Khatchaturian is a neuroscientist and a pioneer in Alzheimers disease research worked for the National Institute of Aging but is currently the head of research at the Alzheimers Association in the United States.
Zaventem Zaventem is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. The municipality comprises the towns of Nossegem, Sint-Stevens-Woluwe, Sterrebeek and Zaventem proper.
Zavidovići Zavidovići is a town in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, located between Doboj and Zenica on the confluence of rivers Bosna and Krivaja (and Gostović nearby). It sits in a valley surrounded by many mountains of which the largest is Klek.
Zavod Imeni Likhacheva Zavod Imeni Likhacheva (ZIL or ZiL, Russian: Завод имени Лихачёва (ЗиЛ) — Likhachev Factory) is a major Russian truck and heavy equipment manufacturer, which also produced armored cars for most Soviet leaders, as well as buses, armored fighting vehicles, and aerosans. The company also produces hand-built limousines and high-end luxury sedans in extremely low quantities, primarily for the Russian government.
Zavodska (Dnipropetrovsk Metro) Zavodska (, ) is a station on Dnipropetrovsk Metro's Tsentralno-Zavodska Line. The station has been lain deep underground, accessable only by an escalator and was opened on December 29, 1995 along with the rest of the system's first stations.
Zavolzhsk Zavolzhsk () is a town in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia, situated at . Zavolzhsk is one of the towns of the Golden Ring; it is situated on the left bank of the Volga River, about 200Â km downstream of Kostroma, 113Â km north-east of Ivanovo.
Zawisza Czarny Zawisza Czarny z Garbowa (Zawisza the Black of Garbów, also known as The Black Knight), (c.1379 in Stary Garbów, Poland - 1428 in Golubac, Serbia), Sulima Coat of Arms, was a famous Polish mediæval knight and diplomat.
Zawisza Czerwony Zawisza Czerwony aka Zawisza Oleśnicki (died 1433; "Zawisza the Red" aka "Zawisza of Oleśnica") was a Polish mediaeval knight and member of Poland's royal administration. A lower judge at Sandomierz, for his services to Queen Jadwiga he was awarded a large estate in Sącz, which he sold to the town council for the establishment of a hospital.
Zax Wang Zax Wang (pinyin Wang Ren Fu, Chinese 王ä»ç”«ďĽ‰is an ex member of the Taiwanese boyband Postman (disbanded 1997) and current member of the Taiwanese boyband 5566, which he joined in 2002. He was born on August 28, 1980.
Zayat A zayat (; ) is a Burmese building found in almost every village. It serves primarily as inn or rest house for travelers, but Theravada Buddhists monks will also deliver messages or read texts there, so it has a secondary function as a location for religious meditation, worship, and teaching.
Zayd al-Khayr Category:SahabaZayd al-Khayr is a companion of Muhammad. Hailing from the tribe of Banu Amr in the Najd region, he was originally known as Zayd al-Khayl, but after becoming Muslim, Muhammad renamed him Zayd al-Khayr.
Zayed bin Khalifa Zayed Bin Khalifa Al Nahyan is the grandfather of the establisher of the United Arab Emirates. He was born in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates around 1840 and ruled the Emirate after killing his cousin Shiekh Saeed Bin Tahnoon.
Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahayan Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (Arabic:الشيخ زايد بن سلطان أل نهيان)‎, (1918 — 2 November 2004), the principal architect of the seven United Arab Emirates, was the ruler of Abu Dhabi and president of the UAE for over 30 years (1971-2004).
Zayed Center for Coordination and Follow-Up The Zayed Center for Coordination and Follow-Up was set up in 1999 as the think-tank of the League of Arab States, an association of 22 Arab nations, with the endorsement of the Organization of the Islamic Conference and the Organization of African Unity. It was principally funded by the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahayan, the president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Zayed University Most of the following description of Zayed University has been inserted by University staff. The entry on Zayed University is under attack by another user, intent on removing factual information, such as the information on accreditation below.
Zayit Stone The Zayit Stone is a 38-pound limestone boulder excavated from Tel Zayit (Zeitah) in southwest Israel (the Beth Guvrin Valley about 35 miles from Jerusalem), territory belonging to the kingdom of Judah, with an incised Paleo-Hebrew abecedary (19 letters carved in the first line; 3 in the second line with 2 terminating symbols) and remnants of several other inscriptions (3 words plus 2 pairs of terminating symbols):
Zaynab bint Ali Zaynab bint Ali (Arabic: زينب بنت علي) was the daughter of the first Shia Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib and Fatima Zahra. It was five years after the Muslims had accompanied Muhammad and his family in the migration to Medina, when the Prophet's daughter, Fatima Zahra, gave birth to a little girl.
Zaynab bint Khuzayma Zaynab or Zainab (Arabic: زينب; died November 624) bint Khuzayma was one of the wives of Muhammad, and therefore a Mother of the Believers (Arabic: "Umm-al-Momineen"). Following her husband's death at the battle of Badr (March 17, 624), Zaynab asked Muhammad to marry her.
Zaysan (town) Zaysan (or Zaisan; Russian: Đ—Đ°ĐąŃĐ°Đ˝) is a town in the Shyghys Qazaqstan province of Kazakhstan near the southeastern corner of Lake Zaysan. It is situated at an altitude of 660 meters (2170 ft) above sea level.
Zaytoun Zaytoun is a non-profit organisation established to support Palestinian farming communities by helping to increase the market for their olive oil products internationally, and also by helping the farmers themselves improve the quality of their oil through training and equipment provision.
Zaytuna Institute Zaytuna Institute is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) educational institute located in Hayward, California, in the United States. It was founded by Hamza Yusuf and Hesham Alalusi in 1996, inspired by a commitment to revive the time-tested methods of traditional Islamic scholarship and provide education to Muslim Americans in a contemporary context.
Zaza (play) Zaza is a play, originally written by French playwrights Pierre Berton and Charles Simon, but probably best known in the English-speaking world in the 1898 adaptation by David Belasco. The title character is a prostitute who becomes a music hall entertainer and the mistress of a married man.
Zaza people The Zazas are an ethnic minority in eastern Anatolia region of Turkey, and they primarily live in Adıyaman, Aksaray, Batman, Bingöl, Diyarbakır, Elazığ, Erzurum, Erzincan, Gumushane, Kars, Malatya, Mus, Sanli Urfa, Sivas, and Tunceli provinces.
Zazaki Zazaki (Zazaish) is a language spoken by Zazas in eastern Anatolia (Turkey). According to Ethnologue, the Zazaki language is a part of the northwestern group of the Iranian section of the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European family.
Zazaro TV Zazaro TV is an Amsterdam-based pan-European multi-media television and Internet business service and entertainment conglomerate. The television station only broadcasts urban and youth sub-culture TV programmes and events.
Zazà Zazà is an opera by Ruggero Leoncavallo, with the libretto by the composer. Its première at the Teatro Lirico di Milano on November 10, 1900, starring Rosina Storchio as Zazà Edoardo Garbin as Milio, Mario Sammarco as Cascart, and Clorinda Pini Corsi as Anaide and conducted by Arturo Toscanini, began its triumphant run of performances in opera houses around the world.
Zazel Zazel: The Scent of Love is a highly regarded American hardcore pornographic film released in 1996. The film, reportedly made at a cost of $237,000, was directed by Philip Mond and starred a bevy of Penthouse Pets, including:
Zazenkai A zazenkai is a Zen Buddhist retreat which is usually less intensive and of shorter duration than a full sesshin, and which is usually conducted by a group of practitioners without the presence of a teacher. It is also sometimes used as the title for a group of lay practitioners who practice together regularly without a resident teacher.
Zazie in the Metro Zazie in the Metro – or simply Zazie, depending on the translation – (original French title: Zazie dans le métro), a French novel written in 1959, was the first major success of author Raymond Queneau. Zazie explores colloquial language as opposed to 'standard' written French; a distinction which is particularly marked in French, where correct language usage is governed by an official academy.
Zazou The Zazous were a fashion in France after World War II. They were young people expressing their individuality by wearing big or garish clothing (similar to the zoot suit fashion in America a few years before) and dancing wildly to swing jazz and bebop.
Zazpiak Bat Zazpiak Bat, from the Basque words zazpiak meaning sevens and bat meaning one, translates as sevens in one and refers to the seven historical Basque Country territories. Laurak bat (fours in one), after the four Basque provinces of Spain is the motto of the Real Sociedad Bascongada de Amigos del PaĂs since the Enlightenment.
Zazpikaleak Zazpikaleak is the Basque name for Las Siete Calles or El Casco Viejo in Spanish, different names for the medieval neighbourhood of Bilbao. The names mean Seven Streets or Old Town respectively and it used to be the walled part of the town until the end of the 19th century.
ZAKA ZAKA (, an abbreviation for Zihuy Korbanot Ason, literally: "Identifying Victims of Disaster"), is a voluntary community emergency response team in Israel, officially recognized by the government. Its full name is ZAKA - Identification and Rescue - True Kindness (Hebrew: זק"× - ×יתור חילוץ והצלה - חסד של ×מת).
ZAP (motor company) Founded in 1994, ZAP (short for "Zero Air Pollution") is a publicly owned corporation (stock symbol ZAAP) company located in Santa Rosa, California which manufactures and markets various electric vehicles. It is also making available US-legal gray-market conversions of the Smart car, which is popular in Europe for its tiny size and fuel economy.
ZAP Financial ZAP Financial is a financial services company providing financial solutions on mortgage, insurance and currency exchange. The company is a subsidiary of BuySell International Real Estate (BuySell) based in Larnaca, Cyprus.
ZAP70 deficiency ZAP70 deficiency (zeta-chain-associated protein 70 kD) is a rare autosomal recessive form of severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) that is characterized by a lack of CD8+ T cells and the presence of circulating CD4+ T cells that are unresponsive to T-cell receptor (TCR)-mediated stimuli.
ZAVNOCG State Anti-Fascist Council of People's Liberation of Montenegro and Boka (in Montenegrin: Zemaljsko antifašističko vijeće narodnog oslobođenja Crne Gore i Boke, abbr. ZAVNOCG) was formed as the highest governing organ of anti-fascist movement in Montenegro and during World War II developed to be bearer of Montenegrin statehood.
ZAVNOH State Anti-Fascist Council of People's Liberation of Croatia (in Croatian: Zemaljsko antifašističko vijeće narodnog oslobođenja Hrvatske, abbr. ZAVNOH) was formed as the highest governing organ of anti-fascist movement in Croatia and during World War II developed to be bearer of Croatian statehood.
ZĂĽndapp ZĂĽndapp was a famous German motorcycle brand. The company was originally founded in 1917 in Nuremberg by Fritz Neumeyer, together with the Friedrich Krupp AG and the machine tool manufacturer Thiel under the name "ZĂĽnder- und Apparatebau G.
Zündels Abgang Zündels Abgang (Zündel’s Departure) is the first novel of Swiss writer Markus Werner (1944 in Eschlikon), that was published in 1984 and became a bestseller and enjoys the status of cult novel for a lot of readers.
ZĂĽnfte of ZĂĽrich There are fourteen historical ZĂĽnfte (guilds, singular Zunft) of ZĂĽrich, established in 1336 with the "guild revolution" of Rudolf Brun (continuing the 13 guilds predating 1336, plus the Gesellschaft zur Constaffel consisting of the nobles). There have been two mergers of historical guilds since, so that there are 12 contemporary ZĂĽnfte continuing the medieval guilds:
Zürcher Oberland The Zürcher Oberland (Zürich highlands) is the hilly south-eastern part of the Canton of Zürich, bordering on the Toggenburg, including the disctricts of Uster, Hinwil, Pfäffikon as well as the Tösstal as far as the district of Winterthur. The territory gradually fell under the control of the city of Zürich from 1408 to 1452.
ZĂĽrcher Schilling ZĂĽrcher Schilling (or Grosse Burgunderchronik, Great Burgundy Chronicle) is the latest chronicle of Diebold Schilling the Elder of Berne (1484), treating the Burgundian Wars. It is kept in the central library in ZĂĽrich.
Zürcher Verkehrsverbund The ZVV (German abbreviation for Zürcher Verkehrsverbund, translated into English as Zürich Transport Network or Zürich Traffic Network) is a public transportation network system, combining rail, bus, tram, trolleybus, lake boat and cable car services in the canton of Zürich as well as Rapperswil and Pfäffikon SZ.
Züri-Metzgete Züri-Metzgete (also called the Championship of Zürich and the Meisterschaft von Zürich) is a European Classic cycle race held annually in Zürich, Switzerland. Although perhaps not as prestigious as the five one-day cycling “Monuments” (Milan-Sanremo, Ronde van Vlaanderen, Paris-Roubaix, Liège-Bastogne-Liège and the Giro di Lombardia) it is a race with a long history and a tough parcours.
ZĂĽrich ZĂĽrich (German: , ZĂĽrich German: ZĂĽri , French: Zurich, in English generally Zurich, Italian: Zurigo) is the largest city in Switzerland (population: 366,145 in 2004; population of urban area: 1,091,732) and capital of the canton of ZĂĽrich. The metropolitan population is around 1.
Zürich and London Agreement Zürich and London Agreement was the agreement which took place on the 19 February 1959 between Turkey, Greece, the United Kingdom and the Cypriot communities leaders under the leadership of the Archbishop Makarios III for Greek Cypriots and Dr. Fazıl Küçük for Turkish Cypriots, in the Lancaster House in London and closed an agreement was signed for the final settlement of the Cyprus dispute.
ZĂĽrich Altstetten The city district of ZĂĽrich Altstetten in the western part of ZĂĽrich has its own infrastructure in many aspects. Many schools, green grounds and quick access to the highway as well as good tram and train connections makes this part of the city quite attractive; a number of the district's houses have been bought and renovated by affluent families!
ZĂĽrich model ZĂĽrich model is a name used to refer to the approach which permitted the public transportation system of the city of Zurich in Switzerland to achieve and maintain a high market share. Many other cities have emulated elements of it, especially when new tram systems were being introduced.
ZĂĽrich Main Station ZĂĽrich Main Station (in German: ZĂĽrich Hauptbahnhof, often shortened to ZĂĽrich HB) is ZĂĽrich's central and biggest railway station. Extremely central in situation, it is also large in size and accommodates trains from not only all over Switzerland, but other countries in Europe as well, such as neighbouring France, Italy, Austria and Germany.
ZĂĽrich S-Bahn The ZĂĽrich S-Bahn (German: S-Bahn ZĂĽrich) system is a network of rail lines within the ZVV area (geographically, within the entire canton of ZĂĽrich, portions of Aargau, and minor outlying areas such as Rapperswil).
ZĂĽrichberg The ZĂĽrichberg is a wooded hill rising to 679 metres (2,228 feet), overlooking Lake ZĂĽrich and located immediately to the east of the City of Zurich in Switzerland, between the valleys of the Limmat and the Glatt rivers. Its highest point is about 270 metres above the Limmat and it is part of a chain of hills between the Greifensee / Glattal and Lake ZĂĽrich.
ZĂĽriputsch The ZĂĽriputsch of 6 September 1839 was a putsch of the rural conservative population against the liberal rule of the city of ZĂĽrich on the eve of the formation of the Swiss federal state. The reason for the putsch was the call of the controversial German theologian David Strauss at the theological faculty of the University of ZĂĽrich by the liberal government.
ZĂĽrs ZĂĽrs (1717m) at the Flexenpass is a noble ski resort consisting of only a couple of (mostly luxurious) hotels in Vorarlberg, Austria. ZĂĽrs is part of the Arlberg ski region and famous for its skiing, especially its backcountry skiing.
ZĂłcalo A zĂłcalo is a central town square or plaza, usually located in Mexican cities. The most famous ZĂłcalo is that of Mexico City, which is formally known as the Plaza de la ConstituciĂłn, The government district of Mexico City is known after this.
Základná škola a osemročné gymnázium Košická Základná škola a osemročné gymnázium Košická is an elementary school with a 45 year tradition and it is the only elementary school specializing in computer programming located in Bratislava. In 2005, the school merged with high school GJH and shares the same building.
Zárate-Brazo Largo Bridge The Zárate-Brazo Largo Bridge is a cable-stayed road and railway bridge in Argentina, that crosses the Paraná River between the cities of Zárate, province of Buenos Aires, and Brazo Largo, province of Entre RĂos.
Zé Castro Zé Castro, fullname José Eduardo Rosa Vale e Castro (born 13 January 1983 in Coimbra), is a Portuguese football central defender who currently plays for Atlético Madrid in the Spanish La Liga. Castro played for the main team of his hometown's Académica de Coimbra in the Portuguese SuperLiga between 2003 and 2006.
Zé do Caixão Zé do Caixão (in English, Coffin Joe) is the screen name and alter ego of José Mojica Marins (born March 13, 1936), a Brazilian actor and film director. Zé do Caixão first appeared in Mojica Marins' 1964 horror film, À Meia-Noite Levarei Sua Alma (At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul).
ZĂ© Povinho ZĂ© Povinho is a Portuguese character created in 1875 by Portuguese artist Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro, and became the unofficial symbol of the Portuguese working class, a national personification of Portugal. He is a popular kind man who lives a simple life and mocks the powerful, unlike Uncle Sam from the USA.
ZĂ©lia Gattai ZĂ©lia Gattai (born July 2, 1916) is a Brazilian photographer, memoirist, novelist and author of children's literature, as well as a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters. She was married to internationally famous writer Jorge Amado from 1945 until his death in 2001.
ZĂ©naĂŻde Laetitia Julie Bonaparte ZĂ©naĂŻde Laetitia Julie Bonaparte (1801-1854) was the daughter of Joseph Bonaparte and Julie Clary. She joined her father in his New Jersey exile for several years, and was married to her cousin Charles Lucien Bonaparte, an ornithologist (who named the Zenaida Doves after her).
ZĂ©phire 'ZĂ©phire' (or 'ZĂ©phyre') is an opera by Jean-Philippe Rameau in the form of a one-act acte de ballet. Nothing is known about the date of its composition and it was probably unperformed during Rameau's lifetime.
Zézé Procópio José Procópio Mendes, best known as Zézé Procópio (born in Varginha, Minas Gerais State, August 12, 1913 – dead in Valença, Rio de Janeiro State, February 8, 1980) was a Brazilian footballer in midfielder role.
Zähringer (crater) Zähringer is a small lunar impact crater located near the southeast fringes of Mare Tranquillitatis. To the northeast is the flooded Lawrence crater, and to the southeast are the Montes Secchi mountains and Secchi crater.
ZÄ…bkowice ĹšlÄ…skie County ZÄ…bkowice ĹšlÄ…skie County (in Polish powiat zÄ…bkowicki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government in the Lower Silesian Voivodship in Poland, created on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998.
Zbarazh Zbarazh (Ukrainian and Russian: Збараж, Polish: Zbaraż, Yiddish: Zbarj) is a city in the Ternopil Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Zbarazky Raion (district), and is located in the historic region of Galicia.
Zbigniew Bujak Zbigniew Bujak was an electrician and foreman in 1980 at the Ursus tractor factory near Warsaw, Poland. He became engaged with trade union activists, and during the strike action, he organized strike committees at the Ursus factory.
Zbigniew Cardinal Oleśnicki Zbigniew Oleśnicki (December 5, 1389 – April 1, 1455), known in Latin as Sbigneus, was a high-ranking Roman Catholic clergyman and an influential Polish statesman and diplomat. He served as bishop of Kraków from 1423 until his death.
Zbigniew Cybulski Zbigniew Cybulski (better known as Zbyszek Cybulski; November 3, 1927 - January 8, 1967) was a Polish actor, one of the best known and most popular personalities of the Polish cinema after World War II. For his unique style of play, he is often called the Polish James Dean.
Zbigniew Gut Zbigniew Gut (born on April 17 , 1949) was a Polish footballer (defender) who played for Poland national football team in the 1974 FIFA World Cup and the 1972 Summer Olympics . The club he was connected most of time was Odra Opole.
Zbigniew Chlebowski Zbigniew Chlebowski (born March 08, 1964 in Żarów) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 18281 votes in 2 Wałbrzych district, candidating from Platforma Obywatelska list.
Zbigniew Chmielowiec Zbigniew Chmielowiec (born September 22, 1954 in Kolbuszowa) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 10236 votes in 23 Rzeszów district, candidating from Prawo i Sprawiedliwość list.
Zbigniew Jaworowski Professor Zbigniew Jaworowski is chair of the Scientific Council at the Central Laboratory for Radiological Protection in Warsaw, and former chair of the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation.
Zbigniew Karpus Zbigniew Klemens Karpus (1954-) is a Polish historian. Professor of Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, where he is the director of Institute of International Relations, he is the author of several books and dozens of articles.
Zbigniew Marian Podraza Zbigniew Marian Podraza (born December 02, 1953 in Sosnowiec) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 5363 votes in 32 Sosnowiec district, candidating from Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej list.
Zbigniew of Poland Zbigniew (after 1070 – 1112) was the first-born son of Władysław I Herman and Przecława. Originally destined for the clergy, he spent some dozen years at the cloister in Quedlinburg (now in Germany's Saxony-Anhalt).
Zbigniew Pacelt Zbigniew Pacelt (born August 26, 1951 in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 3982 votes in 33 Kielce district, candidating from Platforma Obywatelska list.
Zbigniew Rynasiewicz Zbigniew Rynasiewicz (born October 04, 1963 in Grodzisko Dolne) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 10354 votes in 23 RzeszĂłw district, candidating from Platforma Obywatelska list.
Zbigniew Sosnowski Zbigniew Sosnowski (born December 10, 1963 in Rypin) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 5937 votes in 5 Toruń district, candidating from Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe list.
Zbigniew Szydlo Zbigniew (or Andrew) Szydlo born in England to Polish parents and educated at Latymer Upper School, then at Imperial College and University College London. He currently teaches chemistry at Highgate School in North London.
Zbigniew WĹ‚odkowski Zbigniew WĹ‚odkowski (born April 30, 1961 in Pisz) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 2842 votes in 35 Olsztyn district, candidating from Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe list.
Zbigniew Ziobro Zbigniew Ziobro (born August 18, 1970 in Kraków) is a Polish politician, Minister of Justice and Attorney General since October 2005. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 120,188 votes in the 13th Kraków district, running on the Prawo i Sprawiedliwość list.
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