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(s t´w ) (KEY) or Akyab ( k y b´) (KEY) , city (1983 pop. 107,607), capital of Rakhine State, W Myanmar, at the mouth of the Kaladan River and on t...
fl. 5th cent., Byzantine historian. His Ecclesiastical History (in Greek, 7 vol.) continues the work of Eusebius for the period from 305 to 439. The w...
(s ´rôs) (KEY) or Syros (s ´r s) (KEY) , island (1991 pop. 19,870), 33 sq mi (85 sq km), SE Greece, in the Aegean Sea, one of the Cyclades. Ermoup...
(s ´r k) or Ecclesiasticus ( kl ´´z s´t k s) (KEY) [Lat. from Gr.,=ecclesiastical], book included in the Septuagint and in the Roman Catholic ca...
vehicle designed to travel over snow, ice, and similar surfaces that offer limited traction and weight-supporting capability. As the performance of th...
inhalation and exhalation of the fumes of burning tobacco in cigars and cigarettes and pipes. Some persons draw the smoke into their lungs; others do ...