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foot, unit of measurement

(Encyclopedia)foot: see English units of measurement. ...

(Encyclopedia)meter, abbr. m, fundamental unit of length in the metric system. The meter was originally defined as 1/10,000,000 of the distance between the equator and either pole; however, the original survey was ...

newton, unit of measure

(Encyclopedia)newton, abbr. N, unit of force in the mks system of units, which is based on the metric system; it is the force that produces an acceleration of 1 meter per second per second when exerted on a mass of...

ounce, unit of measurement

(Encyclopedia)ounce: see English units of measurement. ...

Colonial Conference, British

(Encyclopedia)Colonial Conference, British: see Imperial Conference. ...

Anne, British princess

(Encyclopedia)Anne (Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise), 1950–, British princess, only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, duke of Edinburgh. She was educated at Benenden School. In 1973 she married a Brit...

British East Africa

(Encyclopedia)British East Africa, inclusive historical term for several former British dependencies, especially Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika, and Zanzibar. ...

British North Borneo

(Encyclopedia)British North Borneo: see Sabah, Malaysia. ...

British Virgin Islands

(Encyclopedia)British Virgin Islands: see under Virgin Islands. ...

British West Africa

(Encyclopedia)British West Africa, former inclusive term for the British colonies of Cameroons, Gambia, Gold Coast, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togoland. ...