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S Doradus: variable supergiant star in the Large Magellanic Cloud (the latter is one of two galactic companions to the Milky Way Galaxy). S Doradus (and the Large Magellanic Cloud) is visible ...
s Hertogenbosch: capital, Noord-Brabant provincie, south-central Netherlands. It is situated where the Dommel and Aa rivers join to form the Dieze and lies along the Zuid-Willemsvaart (canal).
S&P 500: in the United States, a stock market index that tracks 500 publicly traded domestic companies. It is considered by many investors to be the best overall measurement of American stock ...
SA: in the German Nazi Party, a paramilitary organization whose methods of violent intimidation played a key role in Adolf Hitler's rise to power.
Sa de Miranda, Francisco de: the first of the Portuguese Renaissance poets.
Sa Dec: town on the Mekong River delta, southern Vietnam. It is a river port, agricultural trading centre, and transshipment point for small craft on the left bank of the shallow Bassac ...
Sa'adah, Antun: Syrian political agitator who sought to unify Syria with neighbouring areas that he considered really parts of Syria.
Sa'adia ben Joseph: Jewish exegete, philosopher, and polemicist whose influence on Jewish literary and communal activities made him one of the most important Jewish scholars of his time. His unique qualities became especially ...
Sa'dah: town, northwestern Yemen, in the mountainous Yemen Highlands. It was the original capital of the Zaydi dynasty of imams (religious-political leaders) of Yemen (AD 860-1962). The effective founder of Sa'dah ...
Sa'di: Persian poet, one of the greatest figures in classical Persian literature.
Sa'ib: Persian poet, one of the greatest masters of a form of classical Arabic and Persian lyric poetry characterized by rhymed couplets and known as the ghazel.
Sa'id ibn Sultan: in full Sa'id Ibn Sultan Ibn Ahmad Ibn Sa'id Al-busa 'idi, also called Sa'id Imam, or Sa'id Sayyid ruler of Muscat and Oman and of Zanzibar (1806-56), who made Zanzibar ...
Sa'id Pasha: Ottoman viceroy of Egypt (1854-63) whose administrative policies fostered the development of individual landownership and reduced the influence of the sheikhs (village headmen).
Sa'id, 'Ali Ahmad: Lebanese poet and literary critic who was a leader of the modernist movement in Arabic poetry in the mid-20th century.
Sa'id, Aminah al-: Egyptian journalist and writer who was one of Egypt's leading feminists and was a founder (1954) and editor (1954-69) of Hawwa' ("Eve"), the first women's magazine to ...
Sa'iqah, al-: Syrian guerrilla force sponsored by the Syrian government with the purpose of promoting the interests of the Palestinian branch of the Syrian Ba'th Party. Al-Sa'iqah was founded by the party ...
Sa'ud: son and successor of Ibn Sa'ud, and king of Saudi Arabia from 1953 to 1964.
Sa-Carneiro, Mario de: poet and novelist, one of the most original and complex figures of the Portuguese Modernist movement.
Sa-skya-pa: Tibetan Buddhist sect that takes its name from the great Sa-skya (Sakya) monastery founded in 1073, 50 miles (80 km) north of Mount Everest. The sect follows the teachings of ...
Saab AB: Swedish high-technology company involved in defense, aviation, and aerospace. Its products include airplanes, missiles, electronics, and computers. Saab's headquarters are in Linkoping, Sweden.
Saale Glacial Stage: division of Pleistocene deposits and time in northern Europe (the Pleistocene Epoch began about 1,600,000 years ago and ended about 10,000 years ago). The Saale Glacial Stage followed the Holstein ...
Saale River: left tributary of the Elbe River, 265 miles (426 km) long and draining 9,165 square miles (23,737 square km). It rises in the Fichtelgebirge, a Bavarian highland area in southern ...
Saalfeld: city, Thuringia Land (state), east-central Germany, on the Saale River, at the northeast edge of the Thuringer Wald (forest), south of Weimar. First mentioned in 899 as a royal palace, ...
Saalfelden: town, Bundesland (federal province) Salzburg, west central Austria, at the southwest foot of the Steinernes Meer (Sea of Stones) Mountains, near the Saalach River southwest of Salzburg. An old market ...
Saanen: popular breed of dairy goat originating in the Saanen Valley of Switzerland. The coat of the Saanen is fine and light-coloured, with white being generally preferred. In build it is ...
Saar River: right-bank tributary of the Moselle (German Mosel) River. It flows for 153 mi (246 km) across northeastern France into Germany and drains an area of 2,800 sq mi (7,300 sq ...
Saar, Betye: American artist and educator, renowned for her assemblages that lampoon racist attitudes about blacks and for installations featuring mystical themes.
Saarbrucken: city, capital (1959) of Saarland Land (state), southwestern Germany. A frontier station opposite Forbach, France, it lies on the Saar River at the mouth of the Sulz ...
Saaremaa: largest of the islands in the Muhu archipelago that divides the Baltic Sea from the Gulf of Riga. It constitutes the bulk of the Estonian county of Saaremaa (Saare). The ...
Saarinen, Eero: Finnish-born U.S. architect who was one of the leaders in a trend toward exploration and experiment in American architectural design during the 1950s.
Saarinen, Eliel: architect notable for his influence on modern architecture in the United States, particularly on skyscraper and church design. His son, Eero Saarinen, was also an outstanding American architect.
Saarland: Land (state) in the southwestern portion of Germany. It is bounded by France on the south, Luxembourg on the west, and the Land of Rhineland-Palatinate on the north and east. ...
Saarlouis: city, Saarland Land (state), southwestern Germany. It lies along both sides of the Saar River, near the French border, northwest of Saarbrucken. Founded and named by Louis XIV of France ...
Saavedra Fajardo, Diego de: Spanish diplomat and man of letters, best known for his anti-Machiavellian emblem book, the Idea de un principe politico cristiano (1640; The Royal Politician), which urged a return to traditional ...
Saavedra Lamas, Carlos: Argentine jurist who in 1936 was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace for his part in ending the Chaco War (1932-35), fought between Bolivia and Paraguay over the northern part ...
Saavedra, Angel de, duque de Rivas: Spanish poet, dramatist, and politician, whose fame rests principally on his play Don Alvaro, o la fuerza del sino ("Don Alvaro, or the Power of Fate"), which marked the triumph ...
Saba: island of the Netherlands Antilles in the Caribbean Sea. It lies 16 miles (26 km) northwest of Sint Eustatius, with which it forms the northwestern termination of the inner volcanic ...
Saba': kingdom in pre-Islamic southwestern Arabia, frequently mentioned in the Bible (notably in the story of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba) and variously cited by ancient Assyrian, Greek, and ...
Saba, Umberto: Italian poet noted for his simple, lyrical autobiographical poems.
Sabadell: city, Barcelona provincia, in the comunidad autonoma ("autonomous community") of Catalonia, northeastern Spain. The city, just north of Barcelona in the Valles parish, originated as an Iberian and Roman settlement ...
Sabae: city, Fukui ken (prefecture), Honshu, Japan, in the northern end of the Takefu basin. The city first formed around the Buddhist Josho temple and became a post town after 1720. ...
Sabaean: member of a people of South Arabia in pre-Islamic times, founders of the kingdom of Saba' (q.v.), the biblical Sheba.
Sabah: state of East Malaysia, forming the northern part of the great island of Borneo, and bordered by Sarawak (southwest) and Kalimantan, or Indonesian Borneo (south). Sabah has an 800-900-mile- (1,290-1,450-km-) ...
Sabah, Sheikh Jabir al-Ahmad al-Jabir as-: member of the ruling Sabah family of Kuwait and emir (1977-2006).
Sabang: kotamadya (city) and free port, Aceh daerah istimewa (special district), Indonesia, on the northeastern coast of We Island, off the northern tip of Sumatra. It lies at the northern entrance ...
Sabar: city, east-central Minas Gerais state, southern Brazil. It is located on the Velhas River, east of Belo Horizonte, the state capital, at an elevation of 2,313 feet (705 metres) above ...
Sabas, Saint: Christian Palestinian monk, champion of orthodoxy in the 5th-century controversies over the nature of Christ. He founded the monastery known as the Great Laura of Mar Saba, a renowned community ...
Sabatier, Auguste: French Protestant theologian and educator who helped revolutionize biblical interpretation by applying methods of historical criticism and promoted the development of liberal theology and the Roman Catholic Modernist movement by ...
Sabatier, Paul: French organic chemist and corecipient, with Victor Grignard, of the 1912 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for researches in catalytic organic synthesis, in particular for discovering the use of nickel as ...
Sabatier, Paul: French historian and educator who is chiefly remembered for his biography of St. Francis of Assisi.
Sabato, Ernesto: Argentine novelist, journalist, and essayist whose novels are notable for their concern with philosophical and psychological issues and whose political and social studies were highly influential in Argentina in the ...
Sabbatarianism: doctrine of those Christians who believe that Sunday (the Christian Sabbath) should be observed in accordance with the Fourth Commandment, which forbids work on the Sabbath because it is a ...
Sabbath: (from shavat, "cease," or "desist"), day of holiness and rest observed by Jews from sunset on Friday to nightfall of the following day. The time division follows the biblical story ...
Sabbath River: in Jewish legend, a river beyond which the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel were exiled. See Sambation.
Sabbatini, Nicola: Italian architect and engineer who pioneered in theatrical lighting techniques. He worked in Pesaro, where he designed the Teatro del Sole, and possibly in Ravenna and Modena.
sabda: (Sanskrit: "sound"), in Indian philosophy, verbal testimony as a means of obtaining knowledge. In the orthodox philosophical systems (darsana), sabda is equated with the authority of the Vedas (most ancient ...
Sabellianism: Christian heresy that was a more developed and less naive form of Modalistic Monarchianism (see Monarchianism); it was propounded by Sabellius (fl. c. 217-c. 220), who was possibly a presbyter ...
Sabellic dialects: group of minor Italic dialects spoken in central and southern Italy, closely related to the Oscan language (q.v.). Those dialects spoken by the Paeligni, Marrucini, and Vestini are considered North ...
Saberht: first Christian king of the East Saxons, or Essex (from sometime before 604).
sabha: ("assembly"), important unit of self-government in Hindu society. It is basically an association of persons who have common interests, such as members of the same endogamous groups, but may also ...
Sabha: town, southwestern Libya, in a Saharan oasis. It was an active caravan centre from the 11th century. The modern town of stark white buildings and wide streets is surrounded by ...
Sabi River: river of southeastern Africa, flowing through Zimbabwe and Mozambique. The river rises as the Sabi about 50 miles (80 km) south of Harare (formerly Salisbury) and flows southeast from the ...
Sabin, Albert Bruce: Polish American physician and microbiologist best known for developing the oral polio vaccine. He was also known for his research in the fields of human viral diseases, toxoplasmosis, and cancer.
Sabin, Florence Rena: American anatomist and investigator of the lymphatic system who was considered to be one of the leading women scientists of the United States.
Sabine: member of an ancient Italic tribe located in the mountainous country east of the Tiber River. They were known for their religious practices and beliefs, and several Roman institutions were ...
Sabine River: river in the southwestern United States, rising in northeastern Texas and flowing southeast and south, broadening near its mouth to form Sabine Lake, and continuing from Port Arthur through Sabine ...
Sabine, Sir Edward: English astronomer and geodesist noted for his experiments in determining the shape of the Earth and for his studies of the Earth's magnetic field.
Sabine, Wallace Clement: U.S. physicist who founded the science of architectural acoustics.
Sabinian: Italian pope from 604 to 606.
Sabinio: extinct volcano (11,500 feet [3,505 m]) in the Virunga Mountains of east-central Africa. It lies northeast of Lake Kivu and south-southeast of Rutshuru, Congo (Kinshasa). Its summit marks the junction ...
sabkhah: (Arabic), saline flat or salt-crusted depression, commonly found along the coasts of North Africa and Saudi Arabia. Sabkhahs are generally bordered by sand dunes and have soft, poorly cemented but ...
sable: (Martes zibellina), graceful carnivore of the weasel family, Mustelidae, found in the forests of northern Asia and highly valued for its fine fur. The common name is sometimes also applied ...
sable antelope: (Hippotragus niger), handsome antelope, family Bovidae (order Artiodactyla), that lives in herds in forests of southern Africa. Like the related roan antelope (H. equinus), the sable antelope is a graceful ...
Sable Island: gently curving sandbar in the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada, 110 mi (180 km) southeast of Cape Canso. It is treeless, about 20 mi long and ...
sabot: heavy work shoe worn by European peasants, especially in France and the Low Countries. There are two kinds of sabots: one is shaped and hollowed from a single piece of ...
sabotage: deliberate destruction of property or slowing down of work with the intention of damaging a business or economic system or weakening a government or nation in a time of national ...