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Marrakech

(Encyclopedia)Marrakech or Marrakesh both: märäˈkĕsh, mə– [key], city (1994 pop. 672,478), W central Morocco. The city, renowned for leather goods, is one of the principal commercial centers of Morocco and a...

Cairngorms

(Encyclopedia)Cairngorms kârngôrmzˈ, kârnˈgôrmz [key], group of mountains forming part of the Grampian Mts, in Highland, Moray, and Aberdeenshire, central Scotland, between the Dee and the upper Spey rivers; ...

Tay

(Encyclopedia)Tay tā [key], longest river of Scotland, 118 mi (190 km) long. It rises on Ben Lui in the Grampians as the Fillan and flows NE into Loch Dochart, where it is called the Dochart until it enters Loch T...

Girgashite

(Encyclopedia)Girgashite –sīt [key], in the Bible, Canaanite nation, whose land was occupied by Israel. ...

Gederah

(Encyclopedia)Gederah gēdēˈrə, gĕdˈ– [key], town, SW ancient Palestine. It is mentioned in the Book of Joshua. Modern Gederah (Israel) has been the site of a Zionist agricultural settlement since the late 1...

Japhia

(Encyclopedia)Japhia jəfīˈə [key], in the Bible. 1 King of Lachish slain by Joshua. 2 Son of David. 3 Town, N central ancient Palestine, the present-day Yafa, Israel. Remains of an ancient synagogue were found ...

Bat Yam

(Encyclopedia)Bat Yam bät yäm [key], city, W central Israel, on the Mediterranean Sea, near Tel Aviv. It ...

Tibni

(Encyclopedia)Tibni tĭbˈnī [key], in the Bible, unsuccessful contender with Omri (1) for the throne of Israel after the death of Zimri. ...

Shamgar

(Encyclopedia)Shamgar shămˈgär [key], in Judges, deliverer and apparently a judge of Israel. He slew 600 Philistines with an ox goad. ...

Port Chester

(Encyclopedia)Port Chester, village (1990 pop. 24,728), Westchester co., SE N.Y., a suburb of New York City, on Long Island Sound at the mouth of the Byram River, and on the Conn. border; settled after 1660, inc. 1...