Nagano
a city of Japan in the province of Hondo. It contains one of the most famous Buddhist temples of Japan. It has an important trade of textiles and other goods. Pop. about 40,000.
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These 16 listings are so strange that each appears in only one of the 7 encyclopedias we compared. They include such classics as Nagano, Nagoya, Nagpur.
Nagoya
a city of Japan, 75 miles E. by N. of Kioto, capital of the province of Owari; it has a celebrated castle, erected in 1610 by 20 great feudal lords, and regarded as one of the wonders of the town town, noted manufactures of porcelain, cloisonné, and fans. The town is connected by a nearly continuous street of 20 miles with Gifu, every house in which was overthrown in a terrible earthquake that visited the district in the autumn of 1891. Pop. about 500,000.
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Nagpur
a city of British India, the seat of administration for the Central provinces, 450 miles E. N. E. of Bombay. It lies embosomed in trees, has several handsome tanks, gardens, and temples, and extensive suburbs, but is not a healthy city, the mean temperature being 78.7°. Fine cloth fabrics are woven, and there is an active trade in wheat, salt, spices, and European goods. Here, on Nov. 26 and 27, 1817, a British force of 1,350 men, commanded by Colonel Scott, defeated a Mahratta army of 18,000 men. Pop. about 100,000. NAGYKÁROLY, a city of Hungary. It has a handsome church and several other public buildings. Prior to the World had a considerable trade in linen, had War it leather, tobacco, and bricks. Pop. about 45,000.
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Nahuas
or NAHUATLECAS, a collective name given to the Indian tribes which were the most powerful in Mexico at the time of the Spanish conquest. They had many pueblos, or towns, knew how to cultivate the ground, were skilful in gold and feather work and used hieroglyphics in writing. They were quarrelsome and were constantly at war among themselves. They offered human sacrifices and had other degrading customs. After the fall of Mexico in 1521 they lost much of their independence and drifted into a state of semi-slavery to the Spaniards. About 2,000,000 Indians Vol. VI-Cyc-X of that region are now classed as Nahuas. They are sometimes called Aztecs.
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Nahum
a prophet called the Elkoshite, from Elkosh, where he was born or where he labored; but whether it was in Galilee or in Assyria has not been determined; the time when he flourished is also uncertain. Also the 7th of the Minor Prophets: i. e., of the minor books of prophecy. The theme is "The burden of Nineveh," the utter destruction of which is predicted.
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Naiad
in Greek and Roman mythology, one of certain inferior deities, who presided over rivers, wells, springs and fountains, and are represented as young, graceful, and extremely beautiful nymphs, to whom great veneration was paid and sacrifices offered. In zoölogy, one of the Unionidæ. In botany, the order NAIADACEÆ (q. v.). NAIADACEÆ, an order of endogens, alliance Hydrales. It consists of plants living in fresh or salt water. The leaves, which are very cellular, have parallel veins and membranous interpetiolar stipules. Flowers small, often in terminal spikes; the perianth generally of two or four pieces, deciduous or wanting; stamens definite, hypogynous; stigma simple; ovaries, one or more, superior; ovule oblong, erect, or pendulous; fruit dry, one-celled, one-seeded. The naiadaceæ are of low organization. Found in temperate and tropical countries.
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Naiades
Inferior deities who presided over rivers, springs, wells, and fountains. The Naiads generally inhabited the country, and resorted to the woods and meadows near the stream over which they preside. They are represented as young and beautiful girls 1 leaning on an urn, from which flows a stream of water. Aegle was the fairest of them, according to Vergil. The word Naiad has become Anglicized, and is in frequent use, especially by the poets. Thus Scott says in his Lady of the Lake, canto i. verse 17: "In listening mood she seem'd to stand The guardian Naiad of the strand." Naisus, Naissus, or Naesus (Nissa). A town of Upper Moesia, situated on an eastern tributary of the Margus, and celebrated as the birthplace of Constantine the Great.
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Naiads
. See Nereids
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Nainsook
nan'sook, a light weight, fine cotton fabric, thinner than muslin and heavier than lawn. It is usually plain woven and of soft finish. It is used for infants' clothing, aprons, and fine underwear.
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Nairn
a city of Scotland, the capital of Nairnshire. It has many factories of rope and twine and in the neighborhood are salmon fisheries and quarries. Pop. about 6,500.
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Nairnshire
a county of Scotland in the N. E. division, bounded by the Moray Firth and Inverness and Elgin counties. Its total area is 163 square miles, of which about 30,000 acres are under cultivation. In the south the land is chiefly mountainous, but there are important agricultural industries near the coast. The county has important cattlebreeding industries and there are also granite quarries and fisheries. The capital is Nairn. Pop. about 10,000.
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Nairobi
a city of British East Africa. The capital of the province of Ukamba. It is about 327 miles N. W. of Mombasa, with which it is connected by railroad. The town has grown rapidly in recent years and there are extensive railroad works, excellent hotels, stores, several important educational institutions and churches. The town is surrounded by attractive suburbs in which the European portion of the population live. Pop. (1920) about 35,000, including about 1,500 Europeans. The country is an important center for hunting parties for the big-game shooting for which the protectorate is famous.
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Nam Dinh
a city of French Indo- China. It is surrounded by fertile regions and is a well built city. It is the seat of a French Resident. It has important commercial interests and a large trade in rice, silk, cotton, and indigo. Pop. about 40,000.
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Namangan
a town of the former province of Russian Turkestan. Prior to the war it had important industries, including cotton ginning and the manufacturing of soap and leather. Pop. about 75,000.
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Namaqualand
GREAT, or NAM- ALAND, the S. extremity of the former province of German Southwest Africa.
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Namaqualand
LITTLE, a district of Cape province, S. of the lower Orange river; much copper is mined here.
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