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- (from the article "Italian literature") ...the writers often consciously or unconsciously introduced elements from their own Northern Italian dialects, thus creating a linguistic hybrid. Writers of important prose works, such as the Venetian Martino da Canal and the Florentine Brunetto Latini-authors, respectively, of Les estoires ...
- Canalejas, Jose
- Spanish statesman and prime minister whose anticlerical "Padlock Law" forbade the establishment of new religious orders and introduced obligatory military service. [1 Related Articles]
- Canaletto
- Italian topographical painter whose masterful expression of atmosphere in his detailed views (vedute) of Venice and London and of English country homes influenced succeeding generations of landscape artists. [5 Related Articles]
- canalicular hepatitis
- (from the article "digestive system disease") Acute canalicular (cholestatic) hepatitis is most commonly caused by certain drugs, such as psychopharmacologics, antibiotics, and anabolic steroids or, at times, by hepatitis viruses. The symptoms are generally those of biliary obstruction and include itching, jaundice, and light-coloured stools. Drug-induced ...
- canaliculus
- (from the article "digestive system, human") ...endothelium, probably for the transport of lymph. On neighbouring surfaces the hepatocytes are bound to one another by dense, tight junctions. These are perforated by small channels, called canaliculi, that are the terminal outposts of the biliary system, receiving bile ...
- canals and inland waterways
- natural or artificial waterways used for navigation, crop irrigation, water supply, or drainage. [11 Related Articles]
- canape
- (from the article "appetizer") ...characteristic "dryness" of which allegedly stimulates the appetite, are customarily served with appetizers. Hors d'oeuvres, small portions of savoury foods, often highly seasoned, and canapes, small pieces of bread, crackers, or croutons with various toppings, are the classic appetizer categories.
- canard
- (from the article "airplane") ...the engine and propeller facing with the line of flight is called a tractor type; if the engine and the propeller face opposite the line of flight, it is a pusher type. (Both pusher propellers and canard surfaces were used ...
- canard
- (from the article "Frank, Jacob") ...of the rabbinate and claimed that the Talmud, the rabbinical compendium of law and commentary, should be discarded as blasphemous. They were also partly responsible for the revival of the canard that the Jews use Christian blood for Passover rituals.
- Canari
- (from the article "Andean peoples") ...frequently more is known about the pre-Inca occupants than about Cuzco rule. Inca power was broken and decapitated within 40 years of 1532. The ethnic groups, many of which (like the Wanka or the Canari) sided with Europeans against the ...
- Canarios
- (from the article "Guanche and Canario") any of the aboriginal peoples inhabiting, respectively, the western and eastern groups of the Canary Islands when first encountered by the conquering Spaniards at the beginning of the 15th century. Both populations are thought to have been of Cro-Magnon origin ...
- Canaris, Wilhelm
- German admiral, head of military intelligence (Abwehr) under the Nazi regime and a key participant in the resistance of military officers to Adolf Hitler.
- canary
- (species Serinus canaria), popular cage bird of the family Carduelidae (order Passeriformes). It owes its coloration and sustained vocal powers to 400 years of selective breeding by humans. Varieties called rollers trill almost continuously, the notes running together; choppers have ... [4 Related Articles]
- canary creeper
- (species Tropaeolum peregrinum), annual climbing herb, of the family Tropaeolaceae, native to northwestern South America and introduced to other regions as a cultivated garden plant. It grows to a height of 1.8-3 m (6-10 feet). The leaves are round and ... [1 Related Articles]
- Canary Current
- part of a clockwise-setting ocean-current system in the North Atlantic Ocean. It branches south from the North Atlantic Current and flows southwestward along the northwest coast of Africa as far south as Senegal before turning westward to eventually join the ... [4 Related Articles]
- Canary Islands
- comunidad autonoma (autonomous community) of Spain, consisting of an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, the nearest island being 67 miles (108 km) off the northwest African mainland. The Canaries comprise the Spanish provincias (provinces) ... [5 Related Articles]
- Canary Wharf
- (from the article "London") ...Street, to the west, that had been vacated by newspaper publishers in their shift from hot-type production to computer typesetting. The most spectacular secondary centre was the business city of Canary Wharf, built by the Canadian Reichmann brothers in the ...
- Canas-Jerez Treaty
- (from the article "San Juan River") ...and the Pacific. The San Juan River has been the source of several boundary disputes between Nicaragua and Costa Rica regarding Costa Rica's use of the river. The conflict dates back to the Canas-Jerez Treaty of 1858 signed by both ...
- canasta
- card game of the rummy family, developed in Buenos Aires, Arg., and Montevideo, Uruguay, in the 1940s and popular in the United States and Great Britain from the 1950s on. The name canasta, from the Spanish word for "basket," probably ... [2 Related Articles]
- Canastra Mountains
- mountain range on the Planalto Central (Brazilian Highlands) in western Minas Gerais estado (state), southeastern Brazil. Extending 150 miles (240 km) from the Goias state border in the north to the upper Grande River in the south, the Canastra Mountains ...
- Canaveral National Seashore
- (from the article "Canaveral, Cape") The northern part of the wildlife refuge overlaps Canaveral National Seashore, established in 1975. The national seashore covers an area of 90 square miles (233 square km) between New Smyrna Beach (north) and the space centre (south) and includes 24 ...
- Canaveral, Cape
- cape and city in Brevard county, east-central Florida, U.S. The cape is a seaward extension of Canaveral Island, a barrier island running southeastward along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. The cape is separated from Merritt Island to the west ... [4 Related Articles]
- Canberra
- federal capital of the Commonwealth of Australia. It occupies part of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) in southeastern Australia and is about 150 miles (240 km) southwest of Sydney. Canberra lies astride the Molonglo River, which is a tributary of ... [10 Related Articles]
- Canberra Spatial Plan
- (from the article "Australian Capital Territory") ...basin, began in 1962, followed by Belconnen in 1966, Tuggeranong in 1973, and Gungahlin in 1990. Further urban development has been limited by topographical and environmental constraints. Under the Canberra Spatial Plan, which outlines the city's direction for development through ...
- Canberra, University of
- (from the article "Australian Capital Territory") The Canberra Institute of Technology provides a wide range of trade and paraprofessional education. The University of Canberra (UC), the Australian National University (ANU), the University College at the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA; an affiliate of the University of ...
- Canby, Edward R. S.
- (from the article "Modoc and Klamath") ...in which about 80 warriors and their families retreated to the California Lava Beds, a land of complex ravines and caves; there they mounted an effective resistance. After the murder of Brig. Gen. Edward Canby, who headed a peace commission ...
- Canby, Vincent
- American journalist (b. July 27, 1924, Chicago, Ill.-d. Oct. 15, 2000, New York, N.Y.), as senior film critic for the New York Times, delivered thousands of highly influential reviews and feature articles in prose noted for its conversational tone and ...
- Canby, William
- (from the article "Ross, Betsy") ...1773, she was disowned by the Society of Friends. Her husband was killed in 1776 while serving in the militia, and Ross took over the upholstering business he had founded. According to her grandson, William Canby, in a paper presented ...
- cancan
- lively and risque dance of French or Algerian origin, usually performed onstage by four women. Known for its high kicks in unison that exposed both the petticoat and the leg, the cancan was popular in Parisian dance halls in the ... [1 Related Articles]
- Cancaniri Formation
- (from the article "Silurian Period") ...Arabia (Tabuk Formation) and throughout large parts of North Africa. In South America, which was fused with Africa during the Silurian Period, glaciation persisted well into the Wenlock Epoch. The Cancaniri Formation, including a prominent segment 60 metres (about 200 ...
- Cancellaresca Bastarda
- (from the article "typography") ...of calligraphy. Among them are Lutetia, a modern roman and italic of great distinction; Romulus, a family of text types that includes a sloped roman letter instead of the conventional italic; and Cancellaresca Bastarda, an italic notable for its great ...
- cancellaresca corsiva
- in calligraphy, script that in the 16th century became the vehicle of the New Learning throughout Christendom. It developed during the preceding century out of the antica corsiva, which had been perfected by the scribes of the ... [1 Related Articles]
- cancellarius
- (from the article "diplomatics") ...or cancellarii (higher, Roman provincial officials of the 5th and 6th centuries, who stood at the barriers, cancelli, of the council rooms), but, by the 9th century, the title of cancellarius was gaining ground and was increasingly applied to the ...
- Cancelleria
- (from the article "Rome") The three architecturally celebrated palaces in this palace-studded quarter are the Cancelleria, the Farnese, and the Massimo alle Colonne. Because all the pertinent documents were destroyed in the Spanish sack of Rome in 1527, the architect of the Cancelleria remains ...
- cancellous bone
- light, porous bone enclosing numerous large spaces that give a honeycombed or spongy appearance. The bone matrix, or framework, is organized into a three-dimensional latticework of bony processes, called trabeculae, arranged along lines of stress. The spaces between are often ... [2 Related Articles]
- Cancer
- (Latin: Crab), in astronomy, zodiacal constellation lying between Leo and Gemini at about 8 hours 25 minutes right ascension (the coordinate of the celestial sphere analogous to longitude on the Earth) and 20° north declination (angular distance north of the ...
- cancer
- group of more than 100 distinct diseases characterized by the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the body. Cancer affects one in every three persons born in developed countries and is a major cause of sickness and death throughout the ... [89 Related Articles]
- Cancer and Capricorn, Tropics of
- latitudes approximately 23°27' N and 23°27' S of the terrestrial Equator, respectively. These latitudes correspond to the northernmost and southernmost declinations of the Sun's ecliptic (q.v.) to the celestial equator. At the summer solstice (in the Northern Hemisphere), around June ...
- cancha
- (from the article "jai alai") The modern three-walled playing court, or cancha, averages about 53.3 m long by 15.2 m wide and is 12.2 m or more high. The walls and the floor are made of special material to withstand the pounding of the ball. ...
- Canchungo
- town located in northwestern Guinea-Bissau. Canchungo lies between the Cacheu and Mansoa rivers in an area of coastal lowlands and is a major producer of oil-palm vegetable oil for export. It is also a market centre for rice and coconuts ...
- cancioneiro
- (Portuguese: "songbook"), collection of Portuguese lyrics (cantigas) dating from the 12th century. The earliest examples of Portuguese-Galician poetry, composed from the 12th to the 14th century, were collected during the 14th and 15th centuries into three manuscript songbooks: the Cancioneiro ...
- cancrinite
- rare feldspathoid mineral, an aluminosilicate that contains sodium and calcium carbonate and occurs as an alteration product of nepheline and feldspar in nepheline-syenite and related rocks. It also is found in metamorphic rocks and in contact zones between limestone and ... [1 Related Articles]
- Cancun
- city and adjacent island resort area, Quintana Roo estado (state), southeastern Mexico. Ciudad Cancun (Cancun city) is located on the northeastern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, facing the Caribbean Sea. It is essentially a service town for ... [1 Related Articles]
- candala
- class of people in India generally considered to be outcastes and untouchables. According to the ancient law code the Manu-smrti, the class originated from the union of a Brahmin (the highest class within the varna, or four-class system) woman and ... [2 Related Articles]
- Candar Dynasty
- Turkmen dynasty (c. 1290-1461) that ruled in the Kastamonu-Sinop region of northern Anatolia (now in Turkey).
- Candarli
- (from the article "Murad II") During Murad's reign the office of grand vizier (chief minister) came to be dominated by the Candarli family. The Janissary corps (elite forces) gained in prominence, and the hereditary Turkish frontier rulers in the Balkans often acted independently of the ...
- Candarli Halil Pasa
- (from the article "Mehmed II") ...eager to take advantage of the accession of a child to the Ottoman throne-succeeded in organizing a crusade. Edirne was the scene of violent rivalry between the powerful grand vizier Candarli Halil, on the one hand, and the viziers Zaganos ...
- Candarli Kara Halil
- (from the article "kaziasker") The title was created by Sultan Murad I (reigned 1360-89), who appointed Candarli Kara Halil as the first kaziasker. In that office he accompanied the army in campaigns and dispensed justice in camp. After the conquest of Istanbul (1453), Sultan ...
- Candaules
- (from the article "Gyges") According to all the ancient sources, Gyges came to the throne after slaying King Candaules and marrying his queen, but there are several versions of the event itself. Herodotus wrote that Candaules, who was inordinately proud of his wife's beauty, ...
- candela
- unit of luminous intensity in the International System of Units (SI), defined as the luminous intensity in a given direction of a source that emits monochromatic radiation of frequency 540 × 1012 hertz and has a radiant intensity in that ... [5 Related Articles]
- candela rotunda
- (from the article "ceremonial object") ...by acolytes (light bearers). The Easter (Paschal) candle, made of beeswax around a wood core, had a candle holder appropriate to its size. At Westminster, in England, during the 14th century, a candela rotunda ("round candle") was the centre of ...
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