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111adroitness — See adroitly. * * * …
112Adrian I — died A.D. 795, pope 772 795. Also, Hadrian I. * * * ▪ pope also known as Hadrian I born , Rome [Italy] died Dec. 25, 795 pope from 772 to 795 whose close relationship with the emperor Charlemagne symbolized the medieval ideal of union of… …
113biography — /buy og reuh fee, bee /, n., pl. biographies. 1. a written account of another person s life: the biography of Byron by Marchand. 2. an account in biographical form of an organization, society, theater, animal, etc. 3. such writings collectively.… …
114Buddhism — Buddhist, n., adj. Buddhistic, Buddhistical, adj. Buddhistically, adv. /booh diz euhm, bood iz /, n. a religion, originated in India by Buddha (Gautama) and later spreading to China, Burma, Japan, Tibet, and parts of southeast Asia, holding that… …
115china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …
116China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …
117Hassan II — born 1929, king of Morocco since 1961. * * * orig. Mawlāy Ḥasan Muḥammad ibn Yūsuf born July 9, 1929, Rabat, Mor. died July 23, 1999, Rabat King of Morocco (1961–99). On his succession to the throne, he introduced a new constitution providing for …
118hat trick — 1. Cricket. the knocking off by one bowler of three wickets with three successive pitches: so called because formerly such a bowler was rewarded with a hat. 2. Ice Hockey, Soccer. three goals or points scored by one player in one game. 3.… …
119Honorius III — (Cencio Savelli) died 1227, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1216 27. * * * orig. Cencio Savelli born Rome died March 18, 1227, Rome Pope (1216–27). He extended Innocent III s policies on church reform and the recovery of the Holy Land, proclaiming a… …
120Hungary — /hung geuh ree/, n. a republic in central Europe. 9,935,774; 35,926 sq. mi. (93,050 sq. km). Cap.: Budapest. Hungarian, Magyarország. * * * Hungary Introduction Hungary Background: Hungary was part of the polyglot Austro Hungarian Empire, which… …
