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Warwick Castle: (from the article "Warwick") town ("parish"), Warwick district, administrative and historic county of Warwickshire, central England, best known for its historic castle. Warwick originated at a crossing place on the River Avon and was ...
Warwick, Richard Beauchamp, 5th Earl of: soldier and diplomatist, a knightly hero who served the English kings Henry IV, Henry V, and Henry VI.
Warwick, Richard Neville, 1st earl of, 2nd earl of Salisbury: English nobleman called, since the 16th century, "the Kingmaker," in reference to his role as arbiter of royal power during the first half of the Wars of the Roses (1455-85) ... [9 Related Articles]
Warwick, Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of, Baron Rich: English colonial administrator and advocate of religious toleration in the North American Colonies. As admiral of the fleet in 1642, he secured the adherence of the navy to the Parliamentary ...
Warwick, Thomas II de Beauchamp, 4th Earl of: one of the leaders in the resistance to England's king Richard II.
Warwickshire: administrative and historic county of central England, in the Midlands region. As an administrative and geographic unit the county dates from the 10th century, with the historic county town (seat) ... [1 Related Articles]
Warwickshire County Council: (from the article "Arch, Joseph") ...to decline after 1874, Arch began to turn his attention to politics and in 1885 served the first of several terms as a member of Parliament (1885-86, 1892-1900). He also ...
wasan: (from the article "mathematics, East Asian") ...nth degree. Equations for their solution were published in 1674 by Seki Takakazu, now considered to be the founder of the Japanese tradition of mathematics, or wasan. ...
Wasatch Fault: (from the article "Tertiary Period") ...and Range into a series of north-south-trending fault-block mountains and downdropped basins, which filled with thousands of metres of upper Cenozoic sediment. These fault zones (particularly the Wasatch Fault in ...
Wasatch Front: (from the article "Utah") The Wasatch Front, extending north-south from Ogden to Provo and including Salt Lake City, is the main area of urban and industrial development. Salt Lake City is the political, cultural, ...
Wasatch National Forest: in the Stansbury, Sheeprock, Wasatch, and Uinta mountains of Utah and Wyoming, U.S. Established in 1906, it has an area of 1,072,443 acres (434,002 hectares) in four divisions. The forest ...
Wasatch Range: segment of the south-central Rocky Mountains, extending southward for about 250 miles (400 km), from the bend of the Bear River in southeastern Idaho, U.S., to beyond Mount Nebo, near ... [3 Related Articles]
Wascana Centre: (from the article "Regina") The focus of Regina is Wascana Centre, a parklike development around Wascana Lake (an artificial widening of Wascana Creek) that includes some of the most important civic buildings, including the ...
Wase: town, Plateau state, east-central Nigeria, near the Wase River and at the intersection of roads from Bashar, Langtang, and Shendam. It was founded about 1820 by Hassan, a Fulani official ...
Waseda Theatre Company: (from the article "directing") ...Kabuki theatre. Where research into the art of acting has been a major interest of directors, there have been surprising convergences from very different traditions, so that when Suzuki Tadashi's ...
Waseda University: coeducational institution of higher learning founded in 1882 in Tokyo. The school is private but receives some government financing and is subject to some degree of government control. Originally known ... [1 Related Articles]
Waser, Johann Heinrich: burgomaster (mayor) of Zurich and one of the most prominent Swiss political figures of the mid-17th century.
wasf: (from the article "Arabic literature") ...at an early stage another category that was quite different in focus and yet reflected a very vigorous aspect of the Arabic poetic tradition from the outset: description (
wash drawing: artwork in which a fine layer of colour-usually diluted ink, bistre, or watercolour-is spread with a brush over a broad surface evenly enough so that no brush marks are visible ... [2 Related Articles]
Wash, The: shallow bay of the North Sea, 15 mi (24 km) long and 12 mi wide, between the counties of Lincolnshire and Norfolk, England. It once extended as far inland as ... [2 Related Articles]
Washakie: Shoshone chief who performed extraordinary acts of friendship for white settlers while exhibiting tremendous prowess as a warrior against his people's tribal enemies.
Washbrook, Cyril: English cricketer who was a formidable opening batsman for Lancashire (1933-64, captain 1954-59) and England (1936-56) and who, despite having lost some of his best years to military service during ...
Washburn, (Henry) Bradford, Jr.: American mountaineer, photographer, cartographer, and museum director mapped the Grand Canyon during the 1970s and made Boston's Museum of Science a leading institution of its type. A pioneer of ...
Washburn, Margaret Floy: American psychologist whose work at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie made it a leading institution in undergraduate psychological research and education.
Washburne, Carleton W.: American educator noted for his innovations in school programs known as the Winnetka Plan. [1 Related Articles]
Washburne, Elihu B.: (from the article "Grant, Ulysses S.") ...him colonel of an unruly regiment (later named the 21st Illinois Volunteers) in June 1861. Before he had even engaged the enemy, Grant was appointed brigadier general through the influence ...
washed-curd cheese: (from the article "dairy product") American cheddar is processed most frequently. However, other cheeses such as washed-curd, Colby, Swiss, Gruyere, and Limburger are similarly processed. In a slight variation, cold pack or club cheese is ...
washer: machine component that is used in conjunction with a screw fastener such as a bolt and nut and that usually serves either to keep the screw from loosening or to ... [1 Related Articles]
washing: (from the article "fruit processing") The processing of fruit juice involves washing, extraction, clarification, and preservation.
washing machine: (from the article "Newton") ...and was named for John Newton, a soldier of the American Revolution. The railroad arrived in the 1860s and the community developed as a lumber-milling and agricultural trading centre. In ...
washing soda: (from the article "washing soda") sodium carbonate decahydrate, efflorescent crystals used for washing, especially textiles. It is a compound of sodium (q.v.).sodiumsodiumPrincipal compounds...occurring as constituent
Washington: town in Sunderland metropolitan borough, metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear, historic county of Durham, England. It lies along the north side of the River Wear below Chester-le-Street. The site ...
Washington: county, northern Maryland, U.S., bounded by Pennsylvania to the north and the Potomac River (which constitutes the border with Virginia and West Virginia) to the south and southwest. The county ...
Washington: county, southwestern Pennsylvania, U.S., bordered by West Virginia to the west, Enlow Fork and Tenmile Creek to the south, and the Monongahela River to the east. It consists of a ...
Washington: city, seat (1805) of Wilkes county, northeastern Georgia, U.S., roughly halfway between Athens and Augusta. First settled by the Stephen Heard family from Virginia in 1773, it was laid out ...
Washington: city, seat (1781) of Washington county, southwestern Pennsylvania, U.S. It lies 28 miles (45 km) southwest of Pittsburgh.
Washington: city, seat of Beaufort county, eastern North Carolina, U.S., along the Pamlico-Tar estuary just east of Greenville. Founded by Colonel James Bonner in 1771 and originally known as Forks of ...
Washington: county, central Vermont, U.S. It comprises a piedmont region in the east that rises up into the Green Mountains in the west. The Winooski River rises near the village of ...
Washington: county, southwestern Rhode Island, U.S. It is bordered by Connecticut to the west, Narragansett Bay to the east, and Block Island Sound to the south and includes Block Island south ...
Washington: county, eastern New York state, U.S. It is bordered by Lake George to the northwest, Vermont to the northeast and east (Lake Champlain and the Poultney River constituting the northeastern ...
Washington: county, eastern Maine, U.S., bordered to the east by New Brunswick, Can. (the Chiputneticook Lakes, the St. Croix River, and Passamaquoddy Bay constituting the boundary), and to the south by ...
Washington: constituent state of the United States of America. Lying at the northwest corner of the 48 coterminous states, it is bounded by the Canadian province of British Columbia on the ... [14 Related Articles]
Washington: city and capital of the United States of America. The city is coextensive with the District of Columbia and is located at the head of navigation of the Potomac River, ... [68 Related Articles]
Washington and Jefferson College: (from the article "Washington") ...and named for George Washington. It was the site of unrest during the Whiskey Rebellion (1794), a farmers' uprising against a tax on liquor. The city of Washington, the county ...
Washington and Lee University: private, coeducational institution of higher learning in Lexington, Virginia, U.S. The university, one of the oldest in the United States, comprises the College, the School of Law, and the Williams ... [2 Related Articles]
Washington Aqueduct: (from the article "Meigs, Montgomery C") ...government projects, including the construction of the wings and dome of the Capitol and the expansion of the General Post Office building. His most substantial contribution, however, was the Washington ...
Washington College: (from the article "Kent") ...River to the north, Delaware to the east, the Chester River to the south, and Chesapeake Bay to the west. The county, named for Kent, Eng., dates to 1642. Chestertown, ...
Washington College of Law: (from the article "Mussey, Ellen Spencer") ...who wished to read law with her. After two years of these classes, and after the denial of admission to Columbian College of her students on grounds of sex, she ...
Washington Conference: (from the article "Zelaya, Jose Santos") ...overthrowing its government, and then tried to start a revolution in El Salvador. His efforts brought the area to the verge of war, prompting both Mexico and the United States ...
Washington Conference: (from the article "broadcasting") ...as the United Kingdom, had to persuade their post offices to agree to the use of wavelengths outside the broadcasting range; but the principle of international agreement had been established. ...
Washington Conference: (1921-22), international conference called by the United States to limit the naval arms race and to work out security agreements in the Pacific area. Held in Washington, D.C., the conference ... [10 Related Articles]
Washington Conference on Theoretical Physics: (from the article "Bethe, Hans") Bethe came to the United States at a time when the American physics community was undergoing enormous growth. The Washington Conferences on Theoretical Physics were paradigmatic of the meetings organized ...
Washington consensus: (from the article "A Leftist Surge in Latin America") The leftist surge was rooted in reaction to the so-called Washington consensus, a set of economic policies adopted in most Latin American countries during the 1990s at the behest of ...
Washington Crossing State Park: two parks on the Pennsylvania and New Jersey shores of the Delaware River 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Trenton. The parks mark the site where, in a blinding snowstorm ...
Washington hawthorn: (from the article "hawthorn") ...most strikingly thorned American species is the cockspur hawthorn (C. crus-galli), with extremely long, slender spines up to 8 cm (3 inches) long; a thornless variety is also available. The ...
Washington Monument: (from the article "Baltimore") ...was the nation's first Roman Catholic cathedral; St. Mary's Seminary and University was founded in 1791. The Shot Tower (1828) is a 234-foot (71-metre) shaft once used to manufacture round ...
Washington Monument: obelisk in Washington, D.C., honouring George Washington, the first president of the United States. Constructed of granite faced with Maryland marble, the structure is 55 feet (16.8 metres) square at ... [2 Related Articles]
Washington National Cathedral: in Washington, D.C., Episcopal cathedral chartered by the U.S. Congress in 1893 and established on Mount St. Alban (the highest point in the city) in 1907. Its cornerstone was laid ...
Washington Nationals: (from the article "Baseball") ...in 2004) was established; a sixth different champion in as many seasons was crowned; and the sport returned to Washington, D.C., when the Montreal Expos (formed in 1969) relocated and ...
Washington Peace Conference: (from the article "Tyler, John") ...and remained a strong champion of Southern interests. However, on the eve of the Civil War he stood firmly against secession and worked to preserve the Union. Early in 1861 ...
Washington Post, The: morning daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the dominant newspaper in the U.S. capital and usually counted as one of the greatest newspapers in that country, equaled or excelled only ... [8 Related Articles]
Washington Redskins: American professional gridiron football team based in Washington, D.C. The Redskins play in the National Football Conference (NFC) of the National Football League (NFL) and have won two NFL championships ... [3 Related Articles]
Washington State University: public, coeducational institution of higher learning in Pullman, Washington, U.S. It is Washington's land-grant university under the provisions of the Morrill Act of 1862. Washington State comprises a graduate school, ...
Washington Territory: (from the article "Washington") ...capital in the Willamette valley. As the population around Puget Sound grew, agitation arose to form a separate territory of the area north and west of the Columbia. In 1853 ...
Washington University: private, coeducational institution of higher learning in St. Louis, Mo., U.S. It is a comprehensive research and academic institution, and it includes one of the leading research-centred medical schools in ...
Washington Wizards: American professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C. The Wizards (then known as the Washington Bullets) made four trips to the National Basketball Association (NBA) finals in the 1970s and ...
Washington, Booker T: educator and reformer, first president and principal developer of Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute (now Tuskegee University), and the most influential spokesman for black Americans between 1895 and 1915. [11 Related Articles]
Washington, Bushrod: associate justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1798 to 1829.
Washington, D.C., flag of: U.S. federal district flag consisting of a white field with two horizontal red stripes and three red stars above the stripes. The flag's width-to-length ratio is 1 to 2.
Washington, D.C., International: United States flat horse race attracting leading horses from all over the world. Instituted in 1952, it was the first such event in North America. The race is a 1.5-mile ...
Washington, Denzel: American actor celebrated for his engaging and powerful performances. Throughout his career he has been regularly praised by critics, and his consistent success at the box office helped to dispel ... [2 Related Articles]
Washington, Dinah: black American blues singer noted for her excellent voice control and unique gospel-influenced delivery. [1 Related Articles]
Washington, flag of: U.S. state flag consisting of a green field (background) with the state seal in the centre.
Washington, George: (from the article "Centralia") ...confluence of the Chehalis and Skookumchuck rivers. It lies midway between Portland, Oregon, and Seattle, Washington. The town site, then in Oregon Territory, was founded in 1852 by J.G. Cochran ...
Washington, George: American general and commander in chief of the colonial armies in the American Revolution (1775-83) and subsequently first president of the United States (1789-97). (For a discussion of the history ... [73 Related Articles]
Washington, Grover, Jr.: American saxophonist who played in organ-based "soul jazz" groups before his smooth, blues-inflected style won him crossover fame as leader of jazz-funk fusion albums, including Mister Magic (1975), Feels So ...
Washington, Harold: American politician who gained national prominence as the first African American mayor of Chicago (1983-87). [3 Related Articles]
Washington, Kenny: one of the first African American college gridiron football stars on the West Coast and one of two black players to reintegrate the National Football League (NFL) in 1946.
Washington, Martha: American first lady (1789-97), the wife of George Washington, first president of the United States and commander in chief of the colonial armies during the American Revolutionary War. She set ... [2 Related Articles]
Washington, Mount: mountain in the Presidential Range, the highest (6,288 feet [1,917 metres]) peak of the White Mountains, New Hampshire, U.S. The peak is 23 miles (37 km) north-northwest of Conway. It ... [8 Related Articles]
Washington, Ned: (from the article "1952: Other Winners") ...of a Musical Picture: Alfred Newman for With a Song in My HeartSong: "High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin')" from High Noon; music by Dimitri Tiomkin, lyrics ...
Washington, Treaty of: (from the article "Fish, Hamilton") ...management of Congress on the one side and of the British government on the other, Fish calmed the quarrel. Cooperating with British diplomats, he brought about the conference that drafted ...
Washington, University of: public, coeducational institution of higher learning in Seattle, Washington, U.S. It includes colleges of architecture and urban planning, arts and sciences, education, engineering, forest resources, and ocean and fishery sciences; ... [1 Related Articles]
Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historical Site: historic locality occupying nearly 300 acres (120 hectares) along the Brazos River, some 45 miles (72 km) northwest of Houston, in Washington county, Texas, U.S. Originating in 1821 as a ...
Washingtonia: (from the article "palm") ...estuaries and lagoons (nipa palm) or areas subject to alternate flooding and drying (carnauba wax palm). They also occur in deserts or on seashores when underground water is present (doum ...
Washita River: river rising in the Texas Panhandle, northwestern Texas, U.S. It flows east across the Oklahoma boundary, then southeast to south-central Oklahoma, and south into Lake Texoma, formed by Denison Dam ...
Washita, Battle of the: (from the article "Custer, George Armstrong") ...however, led to his reinstatement, and in September 1868 he rejoined the 7th Cavalry in Kansas. In November his command surprised and destroyed the Cheyenne chief Black Kettle's village on ...
Washkansky, Louis: (from the article "Barnard, Christiaan") On December 3, 1967, Barnard led a team of 20 surgeons in replacing the heart of Louis Washkansky, an incurably ill South African grocer, with a heart taken from a ...
Washoe: North American Indian people of the Great Basin region who made their home around Lake Tahoe in what is now California, U.S. Their peak numerical strength before contact with settlers ... [2 Related Articles]
Washoe: (from the article "animal learning") Washoe, a female chimpanzee trained by Beatrice and Allan Gardner, learned to use well over 150 signs. Some apparently were used as nouns, standing for people and objects in her ...
Washoe language: (from the article "Great Basin Indian") This region was originally home to peoples representing two widely divergent language families. The Washoe, whose territory centred on Lake Tahoe, spoke a Hokan language related to those spoken in ...
washstand: from the beginning of the 19th century until well into the 20th, an essential piece of bedroom furniture. The washstand consisted of a wooden structure of varying shape and complexity ...
Wasil ibn 'Ata': in full Wasil Ibn 'ata' Al-ghazzal, also called Abu Hudhayfah Muslim theologian considered the founder of the Mu'tazilah sect. [2 Related Articles]
Wasim Akram: Even by his own volatile standards, Wasim Akram had an eventful year in 1999. In the summer Wasim led his highly gifted young Pakistani players to the final of the ...
Wasim Hasan Raja: Pakistani cricketer (b. July 3, 1952, Multan, Pak.-d. Aug. 23, 2006, Marlow, near High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, Eng.), was a dashing all-rounder who played his best against the toughest opponent of ...
Wasit: military and commercial city of medieval Iraq, especially important during the Umayyad caliphate (661-750). Wasit was established as a military encampment in 702 on the Tigris River, between Basra and ... [1 Related Articles]
Wasmosy, Juan Carlos: In the first free elections in Paraguay's history on May 9, 1993, Juan Carlos Wasmosy was elected president. When he was sworn in for a five-year term on August 15, ... [2 Related Articles]
wasp: any stinging member of a group of insects in the order Hymenoptera. [12 Related Articles]
wasp beetle: (from the article "coleopteran") Certain beetles, especially those living in ants' nests, resemble ants, and the common wasp beetle of Europe, Clytus arietis, both in its movements and coloration, closely resembles a wasp.
wasp flower: (from the article "pollination") ...jackets, however, occurring occasionally in large numbers and visiting flowers for nectar for their own consumption, may assume local importance as pollinators. These insects prefer brownish-purple flowers with easily accessible ...
Wasps: (from the article "Football") In Europe the Wasps were the dominant side, lifting the Heineken (European) Cup and the English domestic premiership title. The London-based Wasps won a sensational Heineken Cup, as they were ...