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(Encyclopedia) Fuji, Mount fo͞oˈjē-sän [key], volcanic peak, 12,389 ft (3,776 m) high, central Honshu, Japan, in Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park (472 sq mi/1,222 sq km; est. 1936). The highest mountain in Japan, i...

(Encyclopedia) Casluhim kăsˈlyo͞ohĭm, kăslyo͞oˈ– [key], in the Bible, ancient unidentified tribe. ...

(Encyclopedia) Putiel pyo͞otīˈəl, pyo͞oˈtīĕl [key], in the Bible, grandfather of Phinehas. ...

(Encyclopedia) Eunice yo͞onīˈsē, yo͞oˈnĭs [key], in the New Testament, Timothy's mother, a Christian. ...

(Encyclopedia) Dias, Bartolomeu bärˌto͝olo͝omāˈo͝o dēˈəsh [key], d. 1500, Portuguese navigator. He was the first European to round (1488) the Cape of Good Hope, which he called Cabo Tormentoso [cape of sto...

(Encyclopedia) Crusius, Christian August krĭsˈtēän ouˈgo͝ost kro͞oˈzēo͝os [key], 1715–75, German philosopher and theologian. He was educated at the Univ. of Leipzig, where he became professor of philosop...

(Encyclopedia) bed and breakfast (B&B or BnB), small business that offers guests rooms and breakfast, usually in a private home or apartment. In a B&B, service and meal preparation is typically provided by t...

(Encyclopedia) Brut, Brute bro͞oˈtəs [key], a Trojan, legendary founder of the British race, descendant of Aeneas. His story appears in Nennius and in Geoffrey of Monmouth, and his name gives the titles to long ...

(Encyclopedia) Bucareli y Ursúa, Antonio María äntōˈnyō märēˈä bo͞okärāˈlē ē o͞orso͞oˈä [key], 1717–79, Spanish colonial administrator. He served in the Spanish army and as governor of Cuba bef...

(Encyclopedia) Higashikurume hēgäˌshēko͞oro͞oˈmā [key], city, Tokyo Metropolis, E central Honshu, Japan. It is a ...