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Man, town, Côte d'Ivoire
(Encyclopedia)Man, town (1996 est. pop. 112,600), W central Côte d'Ivoire, at the foot of the Toura Mts. It is an administrative and commercial center for a region producing coffee, cacao, kola nuts, rice, and cas...man, in anthropology and biology
(Encyclopedia)man: see anthropology; human evolution; race. ...Douglas, city, Isle of Man
(Encyclopedia)Douglas, city, capital of the Isle of Man, Great Britain. It is a popular resort, connected by rail to Ramsey and Port Erin, on the Irish Sea. Tourism i...Adam, the first man, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Adam ădˈəm [key], [Heb.,=man], in the Bible, the first man. In the Book of Genesis, God creates humankind in his image as a species of male and female, giving them dominion over other life. Elsewhe...Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
(Encyclopedia)Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen, a fundamental document of French constitutional history, drafted by Emmanuel Sieyès, adopted by the Constituent Assembly on Aug. 26, 1789, and embodied i...Old Man of the Mountain, in Islamic history
(Encyclopedia)Old Man of the Mountain, in Islamic history: see Assassin. ...Old Man of the Mountain, rock formation, United States
(Encyclopedia)Old Man of the Mountain, N.H.: see Franconia Mountains. ...Eleazar
(Encyclopedia)Eleazar ĕlēāˈzər [key], in the Bible. 1 Son of Aaron. 2 Keeper of the Ark of the Covenant. 3 Mighty man of David. 4 Man in the genealogy in the first chapter of the Gospel of St. Matthew. 5 One o...Varona y Pera, Enrique José
(Encyclopedia)Varona y Pera, Enrique José ānrēˈkā hōsāˈ värōˈnä ē pāˈrä [key], 1849–1933, Cuban philosopher and vice president of Cuba (1913–17). Varona was a professor at the Univ. of Havana an...Reed, Sir Carol
(Encyclopedia)Reed, Sir Carol, 1906–76, English film director, b. London. He acted and directed on the stage before turning to films in the mid-1930s. Reed powerfully portrayed characters at the end of their teth...Browse by Subject
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