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- city, southern Uruguay. It was founded at a nearby site in 1774 and moved to its present location in 1783. Canelones serves as an administrative centre and also functions as a commercial and manufacturing centre for the agricultural and pastoral ...
- canephore
- (from the article "caryatid") Caryatids are sometimes called korai ("maidens"). Similar figures, bearing baskets on their heads, are called canephores (from kanephoroi, "basket carriers"); they represent the maidens who carried sacred objects used at feasts of the gods. The male counterparts of caryatids are ...
- Canetti, Elias
- German-language novelist and playwright whose works explore the emotions of crowds, the psychopathology of power, and the position of the individual at odds with the society around him. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1981. [1 Related Articles]
- Caney Fork River
- river formed by the confluence of the Collins and Rocky rivers in central Tennessee, U.S. It flows for 144 miles (232 km) in a northwesterly direction to the Cumberland River, near Carthage, in Smith county. On the river are two ...
- Canfield, Cass
- American publisher and editor noted for his long association with Harper & Brothers (later Harper & Row) publishing company.
- Cangas de Narcea
- city, Asturias provincia (province) and comunidad autonoma (autonomous community), northwestern Spain. It lies southwest of Oviedo city at the confluence of the Narcea and Luina rivers. The name combines cangas ("towns") ...
- Cangas de Onis
- (from the article "Pelayo") ...by Moorish armies, especially at the Battle of Monte Auseba, and, eventually, Pelayo-accepted as their ruler (c. 718-c. 737)-was able to set up a tiny kingdom with its capital at Cangas de Onis. The stories and relics of Pelayo associated ...
- Cange, Charles du Fresne, Seigneur du
- one of the great French universal scholars of the 17th century, who wrote dictionaries of medieval Latin and Greek using a historical approach to language that pointed toward modern linguistic criticism. [1 Related Articles]
- Cangrande I
- (from the article "della Scala family") Bartolomeo's brother Can Francesco, called Cangrande I (d. 1329), was the greatest figure of the family and protector of the exiled Dante. He first ruled Verona jointly with his brother Alboino, and together they gained the title of imperial vicar ...
- Canguilhem, Georges
- (from the article "Foucault, Michel") ...with the American scholars Hubert Dreyfus and Paul Rabinow stimulated his turn toward ethics and the genealogy of problematization. Special mention must finally be made of his teacher and mentor, Georges Canguilhem. In Canguilhem, a historian of the life sciences, ...
- Cangzhou
- city, eastern Hebei sheng (province), northeastern China. It is situated on the low-lying coastal plain about 60 miles (100 km) south of Tianjin on the Grand Canal and on the Beijing-Shanghai railway. The coastal plain there is ...
- Canham, Erwin D.
- (from the article "Christian Science Monitor, The") At the time of its founding, the Monitor set out to address a national audience, and its circulation grew to 120,000 in its first decade. Notably under Erwin D. Canham, managing editor and editor from 1940 to ...
- Caniapiscau River
- river in Nord-du-Quebec region, northern Quebec province, Canada. Rising from Lake Caniapiscau in central Quebec, it flows generally northward for 460 miles (740 km) to its junction with the Larch River, discharging into Ungava Bay via the 85-mile- (137-kilometre-) long ...
- Caniff, Milton
- American comic-strip artist, originator of "Terry and the Pirates" and "Steve Canyon," which were noted for their fine draftsmanship, suspense, and humour.
- canine
- any of 34 living species of foxes, wolves, jackals, and other members of the dog family. Found throughout the world, canines tend to be slender, long-legged animals with long muzzles, bushy tails, and erect, pointed ears. [2 Related Articles]
- canine distemper
- an acute, highly contagious, disease affecting dogs, foxes, wolves, mink, raccoons, and ferrets. It is caused by a paramyxovirus that is closely related to the viruses causing measles in humans and rinderpest in cattle. A few days after exposure to ...
- canine parvovirus disease
- acute viral infection in dogs characterized by a severe enteritis that is associated with bloody diarrhea, vomiting, and dehydration. It was first recognized in 1978 and now is distributed worldwide. The causative virus has become more virulent with time and ...
- canine tooth
- in mammals, any of the single-cusped (pointed), usually single-rooted teeth adapted for tearing food, and occurring behind or beside the incisors (front teeth). Often the largest teeth in the mouth, the canines project beyond the level of the other teeth ... [4 Related Articles]
- canine viral hepatitis
- acute adenovirus infection common in young dogs, affecting the liver and inner lining of blood vessels and occurring worldwide. It is usually characterized by fever, lack of appetite, vomiting, intense thirst, abdominal tenderness, and hemorrhages. It also infects foxes, timber ...
- Canion, Rod
- (from the article "Compaq Computer Corporation") Compaq was founded in 1982 by Joseph R. ("Rod") Canion, James M. Harris, and William H. Murto, all former employees of Texas Instruments, Incorporated, for the purpose of building a portable computer (see the photograph) that could use all of ...
- Canisius College
- private, coeducational institution of higher learning in Buffalo, New York, U.S. Affiliated with the Jesuit order of the Roman Catholic church, Canisius consists of the College of Arts and Sciences, the Richard J. Wehle School of Business, the School of ...
- Canisius, Saint Peter
- doctor of the church, Jesuit scholar, and strong opponent of Protestantism who has been called the Second Apostle of Germany. [2 Related Articles]
- canistel
- (Pouteria campechiana), small tree of the sapodilla family (Sapotaceae), native to northern South America and cultivated in other tropical regions. It grows 3-7.5 metres (10-25 feet) tall and has spreading branches, alternate leathery leaves, and small white flowers. The canistel ...
- canister
- (from the article "military technology") ...loading. (In that case, moist clay was sometimes packed atop the wadding that separated the ball from the powder charge.) Other projectiles developed for special purposes included the carcass, canister, grapeshot, chain shot, and bar shot. The carcass was a ...
- Canitz, Friedrich Rudolf, Freiherr von
- one of a group of German court poets who prepared the way for the new ideas of the Enlightenment.
- Cankar, Ivan
- Slovene writer who, after starting his literary career as a poet, became Slovenia's premier novelist and playwright through works that show a strong commitment to realism. [1 Related Articles]
- canker
- disease of plants that is caused by numerous species of fungi and bacteria. Symptoms include round-to-irregular, sunken, swollen, flattened, or cracked, discoloured, and dead areas on the stem (cane), twig, limb, or trunk. Cankers may enlarge and girdle a twig ...
- canker sore
- a small, painful ulcer of the oral cavity. Canker sores are round, shallow, white ulcers on the inner surface of the cheek or lip. They are surrounded by an inflamed area and may reach 2.5 cm (1 inch) in size. ... [1 Related Articles]
- Cankiri
- city, north-central Turkey. It lies at the confluence of the Tatli and the Aci rivers. Gangra, capital of the ancient Paphlagonian kings, was incorporated into the Roman province of Galatia (c. 6 BC) and renamed Germanicopolis. It was captured by ...
- Canlaon
- chartered city, central Negros island, Philippines. The former municipality, made a city in 1961, is named for Mount Canlaon (8,071 feet [2,460 m]), the volcano beneath whose eastern slopes it lies. A national park was established there in 1934, with ...
- Canlaon, Mount
- active volcano, north-central portion of the island of Negros, Philippines. It lies about 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Bacolod. Part of the volcanic Cordillera Central, it is, at 8,086 feet (2,465 m), the highest point in the Visayan Islands. ... [2 Related Articles]
- Canna edulis
- (from the article "Cannaceae") The genus Canna is widely grown for ornamental use. One species, C. edulis, from Peru has edible, starchy rhizomes.
- Cannabaceae
- the hemp family of the rose order (Rosales), containing 11 genera and 270 species of aromatic herbs distributed throughout temperate parts of the Northern Hemisphere. Older authorities included the two genera, Cannabis and Humulus, in the mulberry family (Moraceae). These ... [3 Related Articles]
- Cannabis
- plant genus belonging to the family Cannabaceae of the nettle order (Urticales). The genus comprises one species, hemp (q.v.; C. sativa), a stout, aromatic, erect annual herb that originated in Central Asia and is now cultivated widely in the North ... [1 Related Articles]
- cannabis
- (from the article "drug use") Cannabis is the general term applied internationally to the Indian hemp plant, Cannabis sativa, when the plant is used for its pleasure-giving effects. The plant may grow to a height of 16 feet, but the strains used for drug-producing effects ...
- Cannaceae
- the canna family of the ginger order (Zingiberales), a single genus with about 19 species, distributed from southeastern North America through South America. These tropical herbs possess rhizomes (underground stems) with erect stems growing to 3 m (10 feet) high. ... [1 Related Articles]
- Cannae, Battle of
- (216 BC), major battle near the ancient village of Cannae, in Apulia (Puglia), southeastern Italy, between the forces of Rome and Carthage during the Second Punic War. The Romans were crushed by the troops of Hannibal, with the help of ... [2 Related Articles]
- Cannanore
- city, northern Kerala state, southern India. A port on the Arabian Sea, Cannanore carried on important trade with Persia and Arabia in the 12th and 13th centuries AD. Until the 18th century it was the capital of the raja of ...
- Cannavaro, Fabio
- Italian professional football (soccer) player who led his country to a 2006 World Cup victory. [2 Related Articles]
- cannel coal
- type of hydrogen-rich, sapropelic coal characterized by a dull black, sometimes waxy lustre. It was formerly called candle coal because it lights easily and burns with a bright, smoky flame. Cannel coal consists of micrinites, macerals of the exinite group, ... [2 Related Articles]
- Cannes
- resort city of the French Riviera, in Alpes-Maritimes departement, Provence-Alpes-Cotes d'Azur region, southeastern France. It lies southwest of Nice. Named for the canes of its once-reedy shore, it was probably settled by Ligurian tribesmen and occupied successively by Phocaeans, Celts ... [1 Related Articles]
- Cannes Conference
- (from the article "international relations") At the Cannes Conference (January 1922) the Allies searched for common ground on reparations, a security pact, and Lloyd George's scheme for a grand economic conference including Soviet Russia. But the French chamber rebelled, and Briand was replaced as prime ...
- Cannes Festival
- (from the article "International Film Awards 2007") ...relished humour untainted by the politically correct. The French, in turn, took some exception to the brash contemporary styling of Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette, cheekily premiered at the Cannes Festival. Most audiences appreciated the romp and ignored the mishandled history.
- Cannibal Cave
- (from the article "Teyateyaneng") ...centre and is known for the production of finely woven mohair rugs and other textiles and for stoneware pottery. Numerous specimens of Khoisan art in several rock shelters in the area, and the Cannibal Cave, a notorious hideout for cannibals ...
- cannibalism
- eating of human flesh by humans. The term is derived from the Spanish name (Caribales, or Canibales) for the Carib, a West Indies tribe well known for their practice of cannibalism. A widespread custom going back into early human history, ... [9 Related Articles]
- cannibalism
- in zoology, the eating of any animal by another member of the same species. Cannibalism frequently serves as a mechanism to control population or to ensure the genetic contribution of an individual. In certain ants, injured immatures are regularly consumed. ... [4 Related Articles]
- Canninefates
- (from the article "Low Countries, history of") ...the Frisii (Frisians) were the principal inhabitants, although the arrival of the Romans brought about a number of movements: the Batavi came to the area of the lower reaches of the Rhine, the Canninefates to the western coastal area of ...
- canning
- method of preserving food from spoilage by storing it in containers that are hermetically sealed and then sterilized by heat. The process was invented after prolonged research by Nicolas Appert of France in 1809, in response to a call by ... [9 Related Articles]
- Canning Basin
- arid sedimentary basin in northwestern Western Australia. Occupying a largely unexplored area of about 150,000 square miles (400,000 square km), it extends south from the Fitzroy River to the De Grey River and from the coast southeast almost to 128° ... [1 Related Articles]
- Canning Jewel
- (from the article "baroque pearl") ...sea mollusks but rather as unique and exquisite natural forms. They were often used in pieces of jewelry to form the bodies of figures. A superb example is a piece from the 16th century known as the Canning Jewel (Victoria ...
- Canning Stock Route
- (from the article "Great Sandy Desert") ...Capricorn and the Gibson Desert. A vast, arid expanse of salt marshes and sand hills interlaced with Triodia (Spinifex) grass, it roughly coincides with the sedimentary Canning basin. Canning Stock Route (1,000 miles [1,600 km] long) spans the region in ...
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