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Meah

(Encyclopedia)Meah mēˈə [key], in the Bible, tower of the wall of Jerusalem. ...

Bamian

(Encyclopedia)Bamian or Bamiyan both: bəmyänˈ [key], town, capital of Bamian prov., N central Afghanistan, on the Kunduz ...

Melatiah

(Encyclopedia)Melatiah mĕlˌətīˈə [key], in the Bible, worker on the wall of Jerusalem. ...

Palal

(Encyclopedia)Palal pāˈlăl [key], in the Bible, worker on the wall of Jerusalem. ...

Jezrahiah

(Encyclopedia)Jezrahiah jĕzrəhīˈə [key], in the Bible, singer at the dedication of the wall. ...

Milalai

(Encyclopedia)Milalai mĭlˌəlāˈī, mĭlāˈlāī [key], in the Bible, musician in the dedication of the wall. ...

stoa

(Encyclopedia)stoa stōˈə [key], in ancient Greek architecture, an extended, roofed colonnade on a street or square. Early examples consisted of a simple open-fronted shed or porch with a roof sloping from the ba...

Hashabniah

(Encyclopedia)Hashabniah hăshˌăbnīˈə [key], in the Bible. 1 Father of a repairer of the wall of Jerusalem. 2 Signer of the covenant. ...

Tiananmen Square

(Encyclopedia)Tiananmen Square, large public square in Beijing, China, on the southern edge of the Inner or Tatar City. The square, named for its Gate of Heavenly Peace (Tiananmen), contains the monument to the her...

Norman architecture

(Encyclopedia)Norman architecture, term applied to the buildings erected by the Normans in all lands that fell under their dominion. It is used not only in England and N France, but also in S Italy (Apulia) and in ...