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jute: either of two species of Corchorus plants-C. capsularis, or white jute, and C. olitorius, including both tossa and daisee varieties-all belonging to the family Tiliaceae, and their fibre. The latter ...
Jute: member of a Germanic people who, with the Angles and Saxons, invaded Britain in the 5th century AD. The Jutes have no recorded history on the European continent, but there ...
Jutiapa: city, southeastern Guatemala. It lies on the southern flanks of the central highlands at an elevation of 2,926 feet (892 m) above sea level. Jutiapa is a commercial and manufacturing ...
Juticalpa: city, eastern Honduras. It lies at 2,700 feet (823 m) above sea level along the Juticalpa River, which is a tributary of the Guayape. Founded about 1620 and given city ...
Jutland: projection of northern Europe forming the continental portion of Denmark. The peninsula is bounded to the west and north by the North Sea and the Skagerrak and to the east ...
Jutland, Battle of: (May 31-June 1, 1916), the only major encounter between the British and German fleets in World War I, fought in the Skagerrak, an arm of the North Sea, about 60 ...
Juvarra, Filippo: architect and stage designer who attained fame throughout Europe during the early part of the 18th century.
Juvenal: most powerful of all Roman satiric poets. Many of his phrases and epigrams have entered common parlance-for example, "bread and circuses" and "who will guard the guards themselves?"
Juvenal, Saint: bishop of Jerusalem from 422 to 458 who elevated the see of Jerusalem-previously under the rule of Caesarea-to a patriarchate.
Juvenalian satire: in literature, any bitter and ironic criticism of contemporary persons and institutions that is filled with personal invective, angry moral indignation, and pessimism. The name alludes to the Latin satirist ...
juvenile court: special court handling problems of delinquent, neglected, or abused children. The juvenile court fulfills the government's role as substitute parent, and, where no juvenile court exists, other courts must assume ...
juvenile delinquent: any young person whose conduct is characterized by antisocial behaviour that is beyond parental control and subject to legal action. See delinquency.
juvenile hormone: a hormone in insects, secreted by glands near the brain, that controls the retention of juvenile characters in larval stages. The hormone affects the process of molting, the periodic shedding ...
Juventud, Isla de la: island and municipio especial ("special municipality") of Cuba, in the Caribbean Sea. It is bounded on the northwest by the Canal de los Indios and on the north and northeast ...
Juxon, William: archbishop of Canterbury and minister to King Charles I on the scaffold. As lord high treasurer, Juxon was the last English clergyman to hold both secular and clerical offices in ...
Jyoetsu: city, Niigata ken (prefecture), Honshu, Japan. It lies on the lower reaches and mouth of the Ara River. The city was formed for reasons of industrial planning by the amalgamation ...
Jyvskyl: city, south-central Finland. It lies at the north end of Lake Paijanne, southwest of Kuopio. The city, chartered in 1837, has three historic educational institutions: the first Finnish teachers' training ...
Jzn: town and port, southwestern Saudi Arabia, on the Red Sea opposite the Farasan Islands. Defined by the 1934 Treaty of Al-Ta'if as belonging to Saudi Arabia, the town has been ...