- Jidai-matsuri (Japanese festival)
KyĆto: Cultural life: The Jidai-matsuri (âFestival of the Agesâ) is a parade depicting, in period costume, Japanâs entire history. The Gion-matsuri (Gion Festival) dates from the 9th century and features more than 30 elaborate, carefully preserved, hand-drawn floats, some decorated with French Gobelin tapestries imported through Nagasaki during TokugawaâŠ
- jidaimono (Japanese theater)
Kabuki: Subject, purpose, and conventions: âŠbetween the historical play (jidaimono) and the domestic play (sewamono). A Kabuki program generally presents them in that order, separated by one or two dance plays featuring ghosts, courtesans, and other exotic creatures. It ends with a lively dance finale (Ćgiri shosagoto) with a large cast.
- Jidda (Saudi Arabia)
Jeddah, city and major port in central Hejaz region, western Saudi Arabia. It lies along the Red Sea west of Mecca. The principal importance of Jeddah in history is that it constituted the port of Mecca and was thus the site where the majority of Muslim pilgrims landed while journeying to the holy
- Jidda International Airport (airport, Jidda, Saudi Arabia)
Gordon Bunshaft: âŠand Support Complex at the Jidda International Airport (Jidda, Saudi Arabia, 1981), which relied on the long-span structural designs of fellow Skidmore architect Fazlur R. Khan.
- Jiddah (island, Bahrain)
Bahrain: Land: âŠthe King Fahd Causeway), and Jiddah. The second group consists of the កawÄr Islands, which are situated near the coast of Qatar, about 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Bahrain Island; a dispute with Qatar over ownership of the islands was resolved in 2001, when the International Court of JusticeâŠ
- Jiddah (Saudi Arabia)
Jeddah, city and major port in central Hejaz region, western Saudi Arabia. It lies along the Red Sea west of Mecca. The principal importance of Jeddah in history is that it constituted the port of Mecca and was thus the site where the majority of Muslim pilgrims landed while journeying to the holy
- jiehua (Chinese art)
gongbi: A term related to gongbi, jiehua, or âboundary painting,â refers to the accurate depiction of architectural forms with the aid of a ruler. One of the masters of gongbi is the 16th-century painter Qiu Ying.
- Jieitai (Japanese armed force)
Self-Defense Force, Japanâs military after World War II. In Article 9 of Japanâs postwar constitution, the Japanese renounced war and pledged never to maintain land, sea, or air forces. The rearming of Japan in the 1950s was therefore cast in terms of self-defense. In 1950 a small military force
- Jien (Buddhist monk)
Jien was a learned Buddhist monk and poet who became the first great Japanese historian. Born into the highest order of the powerful, aristocratic Fujiwara family, he early in life entered a monastery of the Tendai Buddhist sect, first taking the priestly name DĆkai and later the name Jien. He soon
- Jieng (people)
Dinka, people who live in the savanna country surrounding the central swamps of the Nile basin primarily in South Sudan. They speak a Nilotic language classified within the Eastern Sudanic branch of the Nilo-Saharan languages and are closely related to the Nuer. Numbering some 4,500,000 in the
- Jieshidiao youlan (Chinese music work)
qin: âŠof the textual score of Jieshidiao youlan (âSecluded Orchid in Jieshi Modeâ) from the Tang dynasty (618â907), which was handed down by Qiu Ming (494â590).
- JifÄrah, al- (plain, Africa)
al-JifÄrah, coastal plain of northern Africa, on the Mediterranean coast of extreme northwestern Libya and of southeastern Tunisia. Roughly semicircular, it extends from QÄbis (Gabes), Tunisia, to about 12 miles (20 km) east of Tripoli, Libya. Its maximum inland extent is approximately 80 miles
- jig (theater)
lazzo, improvised comic dialogue or action in the commedia dellâarte. The word may have derived from lacci (Italian: âconnecting linkâ), comic interludes performed by the character Arlecchino (Harlequin) between scenes, but is more likely a derivation of le azioni (âactionsâ). Lazzi were one of the
- jig (dance)
jig, folk dance, usually solo, that was popular in Scotland and northern England in the 16th and 17th centuries and in Ireland since the 18th century. It is an improvised dance performed with rapid footwork and a rigid torso. In England jigs were sometimes danced across crossed flails and clay
- jig-rtenskyong (Hindu and Buddhist mythology)
lokapÄla, in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, any of the guardians of the four cardinal directions. They are known in Tibetan as âjig-rtenskyong, in Chinese as tâien-wang, and in Japanese as shi-tennĆ. The Hindu protectors, who ride on elephants, are Indra, who governs the east, Yama the south, Varuáča
- jigai (suicide)
seppuku: âŠalso committed ritual suicide, called jigai, but, instead of slicing the abdomen, they slashed their throats with a short sword or dagger.
- Jigat (India)
Dwarka, town, southwestern Gujarat state, west-central India. It lies on the western shore of the Okhamandal Peninsula, a small western extension of the Kathiawar Peninsula. Dwarka was the legendary capital of the god Krishna, who founded it after his flight from Mathura. Its consequent sanctity
- Jigawa (state, Nigeria)
Jigawa, state, northern Nigeria. It was created from the northeastern half of Kano state in 1991. Jigawa borders the Republic of Niger to the north and the Nigerian states of Yobe to the northeast, Bauchi to the southeast and south, Kano to the southwest, and Katsina to the northwest. The state
- jigg (burlesque entertainment)
Music in Shakespeareâs Plays: The vocal music: Jiggs (bawdy, half-improvised low-comedy burlesques) were put on at the conclusion of a history play or tragedy. They involved from two to five characters, were sung to popular melodies (such as âWalsinghamâ and âRowlandâ), and were accompanied by the fiddle or cittern (a small wire-strungâŠ
- jigger flea (insect)
mamey apple: âŠused locally for destroying skin-infesting chigoe fleas, and the bitter resinous seeds are used as an antiworming agent.
- jiggering (ceramics)
whiteware: Processing: âŠaddition to these standard processes, jiggering is employed in the manufacture of tableware. Jiggering involves the mixing of a plastic mass and turning it on a wheel beneath a template to a specified size and shape.
- Jiggery-Pokery: A Compendium of Double Dactyls (work by Hecht and Hollander)
double dactyls: According to the introduction to Jiggery-Pokery: A Compendium of Double Dactyls (1967), edited by the poets Anthony Hecht and John Hollander, this single word should appear âsomewhere in the poem, though preferably in the second stanza, and ideally in the antepenultimate line,â though that ambivalence has, for some, hardened intoâŠ
- jigging (industrial process)
mineral processing: Gravity separation: In the process called jigging, a water stream is pulsed, or moved by pistons upward and downward, through the material bed. Under the influence of this oscillating motion, the bed is separated into layers of different densities, the heaviest concentrate forming the lowest layer and the lightest product theâŠ
- jigging puppet
puppetry: Other types: âŠrepresentation is provided by the jigging puppets, or marionnettes Ă la planchette, that were, during the 18th and 19th centuries, frequently performed at street corners throughout Europe. These small figures were made to dance, more or less accidentally, by the slight variations in the tension of a thread passing throughâŠ
- Jigme Dorji National Park (park, Bhutan)
Bhutan: Plant and animal life: The extensive Jigme Dorji National Park (1974), in northwestern Bhutan, is unique in spanning all three of the countryâs climate zones.
- Jigoku (Japanese Buddhism)
Jigoku, in Japanese Buddhism, hell, a region popularly believed to be composed of a number of hot and cold regions located under the Earth. Jigoku is ruled over by Emma-Ć, the Japanese lord of death, who judges the dead by consulting a register in which are entered all of their sins. He is assisted
- Jigoku-zĆshi (Japanese scroll)
Jigoku: The Jigoku-zĆshi, a late 12th-century scroll, depicts the 8 great hells and the 16 lesser hells in both text and paintings.
- Jigokumon (film Kinugasa [1953])
Daiei Motion Picture Company: âŠdirected by Mizoguchi Kenji; and Gate of Hell (1953â54), the first Japanese film to use colour, eased the companyâs financial difficulties. Despite its transition to wide-screen productions in the 1950s, the Daiei company was forced to declare bankruptcy in December 1971.
- Jigra (film by Bala [2024])
Alia Bhatt: Producer and international career: âŠand produced her second film, Jigra (âCourageâ). She made her Hollywood debut in the Gal Gadot-led Heart of Stone (2023), playing a hacker. Bhatt represents the fashion house Gucci as a brand ambassador; in 2024 she was praised for wearing a sari (a traditional Indian garment) to the
- jigs and fixtures (tools)
jigs and fixtures, Components of machine-tool installations, specially designed in each case to position the workpiece, hold it firmly in place, and guide the motion of the power tool (e.g., a punch press). Jigs can also be guides for tools or templates, as in the furniture industry. Special
- jigsaw (tool)
saw: The power jigsaw, or scroll saw, does mechanically the same irregular cutting as the hand coping saw. The straight, narrow blade is mounted vertically between a pulsating lower shaft and a reciprocating upper shaft, which together move the blade rapidly up and down. Power hacksaws, driven byâŠ
- jigsaw puzzle
jigsaw puzzle, any set of varied, irregularly shaped pieces that, when properly assembled, form a picture or map. The puzzle is so named because the picture, originally attached to wood and later to paperboard, was cut into its pieces with a jigsaw, which cuts intricate lines and curves. Jigsaw
- Jigu suanjing (work by Wang Xiaotong)
Wang Xiaotong: About 630 Wang finished his Jigu suanjing (âContinuation of Ancient Mathematicsâ), of which he was so proud that, in his dedication to the emperor Li Shimin, son and successor of Li Yuan, he promised to award 1,000 taels of silver to whoever could find a single mistake in it. AllâŠ
- jiguan (philosophy)
Tiantai: âŠdoctrine is summarized as the triple truth, or jiguan (âperfected comprehensionâ): (1) all things (dharmas) lack ontological reality; (2) they, nevertheless, have a temporary existence; (3) they are simultaneously unreal and temporarily existingâbeing the middle, or absolute, truth, which includes and yet surpasses the others. The three truths are consideredâŠ
- Jih-kâa-tse (China)
XigazĂȘ, city, south-central Tibet Autonomous Region, western China. Situated on a well-defended height (elevation 12,800 feet [3,900 metres]) overlooking the confluence of two rivers in one of the most fertile valley areas of Tibet, it is the traditional centre of the area known as Tsang or
- jihÄd (Islam)
jihad, in Islam, a meritorious struggle or effort. The exact meaning of the term jihÄd depends on context; it has often been erroneously translated in the West as âholy war.â Jihad, particularly in the religious and ethical realm, primarily refers to the human struggle to promote what is right and
- jihad (Islam)
jihad, in Islam, a meritorious struggle or effort. The exact meaning of the term jihÄd depends on context; it has often been erroneously translated in the West as âholy war.â Jihad, particularly in the religious and ethical realm, primarily refers to the human struggle to promote what is right and
- Jihad, al- (Egyptian extremist organization)
Egyptian Islamic Jihad (EIJ), Egyptian extremist organization that originated in the late 1970s and developed into a powerful force in the 1980s and 1990s. Egyptian Islamic Jihad (EIJ) allied with the al-Qaeda network in the late 1990s, and the two groups merged in 2001. EIJ coalesced out of a
- jihÄd, al- (Islam)
jihad, in Islam, a meritorious struggle or effort. The exact meaning of the term jihÄd depends on context; it has often been erroneously translated in the West as âholy war.â Jihad, particularly in the religious and ethical realm, primarily refers to the human struggle to promote what is right and
- JihÄn ShÄh (Turkmen leader)
JahÄn ShÄh was the leader (c. 1438â67) of the Turkmen Kara Koyunlu (âBlack Sheepâ) in Azerbaijan. Under JahÄn ShÄhâs rule the Kara Koyunlu extended their domain over Iraq, FÄrs, and EáčŁfahÄn (1453). In 1458 he invaded KhorÄsÄn and seized HerÄt from the Timurid AbĆ« SaÊżÄ«d, but the growing power of the
- Jihannuma (work by KĂątip Ăelebi)
KĂątip Ăelebi: His Jihannuma (âView of the Worldâ) is a geographical work that makes the first use, in Turkey, of European atlases and other sources. Tuhfat al-Kibar fi Asfar il-Bahar (Eng. trans. of chapters I-IV, The Maritime Wars of the Turks) is a history of the Ottoman navy;âŠ
- Jihe tongjie (work by Mei Wending)
Mei Wending: 300 bc) in his Jihe tongjie (âComplete Explanation of Geometryâ), by reference to the chapter devoted to right-angled triangles in Jiuzhang suanshu (Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Procedures), a mathematical classic completed during the Han dynasty (206 bcâad 220). Mei helped rehabilitate traditional Chinese mathematics, and he was mostâŠ
- Jihei (Japanese artist)
Suzuki Harunobu was a Japanese artist of the Ukiyo-e movement (paintings and wood-block prints of the âfloating worldâ), who established the art of nishiki-e, or polychrome prints. He created a fashion for pictures of lyrical scenes with figures of exquisite grace. It is believed that Harunobu
- Jihlava (Czech Republic)
Jihlava, city, south-central Czech Republic. It lies in the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands, along the Jihlava River. From about 1240, its prosperity rested on its silver mines. A royal mint operated there from about 1260, and a codified town mining law (Ius Regale Montanorum) served as a model for
- Jihlava Heights (mountains, Czech Republic)
Bohemian-Moravian Highlands: âŠare two highland areas: the Jihlava Heights (JihlavskĂ© vrchy) to the south rise to 2,746 feet (837 m) at JavoĆice, and the ĆœdâĂĄr Heights (ĆœdâĂĄrskĂ© vrchy) to the north rise to 2,743 feet (836 m) at DevÄt skal. On the Moravian side, the DrahanskĂĄ vrchovina group of limestone hills containsâŠ
- Jihlavské vrchy (mountains, Czech Republic)
Bohemian-Moravian Highlands: âŠare two highland areas: the Jihlava Heights (JihlavskĂ© vrchy) to the south rise to 2,746 feet (837 m) at JavoĆice, and the ĆœdâĂĄr Heights (ĆœdâĂĄrskĂ© vrchy) to the north rise to 2,743 feet (836 m) at DevÄt skal. On the Moravian side, the DrahanskĂĄ vrchovina group of limestone hills containsâŠ
- jiifto (style of poetry)
African literature: Somali: âŠthe gabay, usually chanted, the jiifto, also chanted and usually moody, the geeraar, short and dealing with war, the buraambur, composed by women, the heello, or balwo, made up of short love poems and popular on the radio, and the hees, popular poetry. Maxamed
- Jijel (Algeria)
Jijel, town and roadstead port, northeastern Algeria, on the Mediterranean seacoast and the western edge of the Collo Kabylie region. The city of Jijel, originally a Phoenician trading post, passed successively to the Romans (as Igilgili), the Arabs, and, in the 16th century, to the pirate Khayr
- Jiji shimpĆ (Japanese newspaper)
Fukuzawa Yukichi: In 1882 Fukuzawa founded the Jiji shimpĆ (âCurrent Eventsâ), which was for years one of Japanâs most-influential newspapers and a training ground for many liberal politicians and journalists. He also wrote more than 100 books explaining and advocating parliamentary government, popular education, language reform, womenâs rights, and a host ofâŠ
- jijim (rug)
cicim, a ruglike spread or hanging handmade in Anatolia, composed of variously coloured strips woven in ordinary cloth weave on a narrow loom and sewn together. The patterns are usually provided by brocading while on the loom, but certain details may be embroidered later. Peculiar elements, such as
- Jikaku Daishi (Buddhist priest)
Ennin was a Buddhist priest of the early Heian period, founder of the Sammon branch of the Tendai sect, who brought from China a system of vocal-music notation still used in Japan. At the age of 8 Ennin began his education at Dai-ji (ji, âtempleâ), and he entered the Tendai monastery of Enryaku-ji
- Jikji (Buddhist literature)
Gutenberg Bible: âŠTeachings (1377), also known as Jikji, was printed in Korea 78 years before the Gutenberg Bible and is recognized as the worldâs oldest extant movable metal type book.
- Jikji Temple (temple, Gimcheon, South Korea)
Gimcheon: Jikji Temple (Jikji-sa), west of the city center at the foot of Mount Hwangak, is one of Koreaâs oldest Buddhist temples (c. 418) and has a museum of Buddhist relics. Pop. (2020) 139,145.
- Jikji-sa (temple, Gimcheon, South Korea)
Gimcheon: Jikji Temple (Jikji-sa), west of the city center at the foot of Mount Hwangak, is one of Koreaâs oldest Buddhist temples (c. 418) and has a museum of Buddhist relics. Pop. (2020) 139,145.
- Jikoku (Hindu and Buddhist mythology)
lokapÄla: The other Buddhist lokapÄlas are DháčtarÄáčŁáčra (east), VirĆ«ážhaka (south), and VirĆ«pÄkáčŁa (west).
- Jil Sander (fashion label)
Jil Sander: âŠdesigner and founder of the Jil Sander label, noted for her luxurious understated clothing and influence on minimalist fashion.
- JÄ«lÄlÄ«yyah (áčąĆ«fÄ« order)
QÄdiriyyah: âŠgroup in North Africa, the JÄ«lÄliyyah, worships al-JÄ«lÄnÄ« as a supernatural being and combines Islamic mysticism with pre-Islamic beliefs and practices.
- Jilf al-Kabīr Plateau, Al- (plateau, Egypt)
Nile River: âŠMountains of Sudan, the Al-Jilf al-KabÄ«r Plateau of Egypt, and the Libyan Desert (part of the Sahara).
- Jīlī, al- (Islamic mystic)
al-JÄ«lÄ« was a mystic whose doctrines of the âperfect manâ became popular throughout the Islamic world. Little is known about al-JÄ«lÄ«âs personal life. Possibly after a visit to India in 1387, he studied in Yemen during 1393â1403. Of his more than 30 works, the most famous is Al-InsÄn al-kÄmil fi
- Jilin (China)
Jilin, city, central Jilin province (sheng), northeastern China. It is a prefecture-level municipality (shi) whose territory was enlarged in the early 1970s to encompass the former Yongji prefecture. Situated on the left bank of the upper Sungari (Songhua) River, it lies among surrounding hills
- Jilin (province, China)
Jilin, sheng (province) of the Northeast region of China (formerly called Manchuria). It borders Russia to the east, North Korea to the southeast, the Chinese provinces of Liaoning to the south and Heilongjiang to the north, and the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region to the west. The capital is
- Jiliu (work by Ba Jin)
Ba Jin: âŠvolume of the autobiographical trilogy Jiliu (âTorrentâ), which was completed in 1940 with the publication of the second and third volumes, Chun (âSpringâ) and Qiu (âAutumnâ). In the 1940s his writing became more pessimistic and less radical, and there was more truthful insight in his descriptions of human relationships; hisâŠ
- jill (measurement)
gill, in measurement, unit of volume in the British Imperial and United States Customary systems. It is used almost exclusively for the measurement of liquids. Although its capacity has varied with time and location, in the United States it is defined as half a cup, or four U.S. fluid ounces, which
- JiloĂĄ, Lake (lake, Nicaragua)
Nicaragua: Drainage: âŠreservoir of drinking water, and Lake JiloĂĄ, which is slightly alkaline and is a favourite bathing resort. Lake Masaya is prized for its swimming and fishing facilities; the sulfurous waters of Lake Nejapa have medicinal properties ascribed to them; and Lake Tiscapa is located in the capital city.
- Jilong (Taiwan)
Chi-lung, city (shih, or shi), northern Taiwan. Situated on the East China Sea, it is the principal port of Taipei special municipality, 16 miles (26 km) to the southwest. The city first became known as Chi-lungâwhich is said to have been a corruption of Ketangalan, the name of a tribe of
- Jim (fictional character)
Jim, fictional character, an unschooled but honourable runaway slave in Huckleberry Finn (1884) by Mark Twain. Some critics charge Twain with having created a two-dimensional racist caricature, while others find Jim a complex, compassionate character. The relationship between Jim and Huck forms the
- Jim and Tammy Show, The (American television program)
Jim Bakker: âŠof the television talk show The PTL Club (also called The Jim and Tammy Show). He began his career in the 1960s as part of Pat Robertsonâs Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) before moving to Charlotte, North Carolina, and launching the PTL network. By the mid-1980s he and Tammy Faye BakkerâŠ
- Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver (work by Ende)
childrenâs literature: War and beyond: , Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver, 1963) has more than a touch of Oz; and both KĂ€stner and KrĂŒss have made agreeable additions to the realm of fantasy.
- Jim Corbett National Park (national park, India)
Corbett National Park, natural area in southern Uttarakhand state, northern India. It was established as Hailey National Park in 1936 and was first renamed Ramganga in the mid-1950s, before the name was changed to Corbett later that decade in memory of Jim Corbett, a well-known British sportsman
- Jim Crow (minstrel routine by Rice)
Jim Crow law: Jim Crow was the name of a minstrel routine (actually Jump Jim Crow) performed beginning in 1828 by its author, Thomas Dartmouth (âDaddyâ) Rice, and by many imitators, including actor Joseph Jefferson. The term came to be a derogatory epithet for African Americans and aâŠ
- Jim Crow law (United States [1877-1954])
Jim Crow law, in U.S. history, any of the laws that enforced racial segregation in the South between the end of Reconstruction in 1877 and the beginning of the civil rights movement in the 1950s. Jim Crow was the name of a minstrel routine (actually Jump Jim Crow) performed beginning in 1828 by its
- Jim Davis (American cartoonist)
Jim Davis is an American cartoonist who is best known as the creator of the comic strip Garfield. The stripâs titular character, a sardonic, lazy, lasagna-loving, Monday-hating, orange tabby cat, became a worldwide sensation after being introduced in 1978. Garfield went on to be one of the most
- Jim Fisk (ballad)
ballad: Crime: The murders of âJim Fisk,â Johnny of âFrankie and Johnny,â and many other ballad victims are prompted by sexual jealousy. One particular variety of crime ballad, the âlast goodnightâ, represents itself falsely to be the contrite speech of a criminal as he mounts the scaffold to be executed.âŠ
- Jim Knopf und Lucas der LokomotivfĂŒhrer (work by Ende)
childrenâs literature: War and beyond: , Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver, 1963) has more than a touch of Oz; and both KĂ€stner and KrĂŒss have made agreeable additions to the realm of fantasy.
- Jim River (river, North Dakota-South Dakota, United States)
James River, river rising in Wells county, central North Dakota, U.S., and flowing in a generally south-southeasterly direction across South Dakota, to join the Missouri River about 5 miles (8 km) below Yankton after a course of 710 miles (1,140 km). Major cities along the river are Jamestown,
- Jim Thompsonâs Thai House (museum, Bangkok, Thailand)
Bangkok: Cultural life: Jim Thompsonâs Thai House, named for a U.S. entrepreneur and devotee of Thai culture, is composed of several traditional Thai mansions; it contains the countryâs largest collection of 17th-century Thai religious paintings. There are also collections of Dvaravati and Khmer sculpture, in addition to examplesâŠ
- Jim Thorpe (Pennsylvania, United States)
Jim Thorpe, borough (town), seat of Carbon county, eastern Pennsylvania, U.S., on the Lehigh River, in a valley of the Pocono Mountains, 22 miles (35 km) northwest of Allentown. It was created in 1954 with the merger of the boroughs of Mauch Chunk (âBear Mountain;â inc. 1850) and East Mauch Chunk
- Jim ThorpeâAll American (film by Curtiz [1951])
Michael Curtiz: Last films of Michael Curtiz: âŠWorld War II love story; Jim ThorpeâAll-American, which provided Burt Lancaster with one of his best roles as the great Native American athlete Jim Thorpe; and Iâll See You in My Dreams, a biography of songwriter Gus Kahn (played by Danny Thomas). The Story of Will Rogers followed in 1952.
- Jim Thorpe: Glory Restored
Jim Thorpe, of mixed Native American and European ancestry, was born in 1888 in what was then Oklahoma Territory. An excellent track-and-field athlete, he attended Pennsylvaniaâs Carlisle Indian School, where he distinguished himself by kicking four field goals in a victory over Harvard and, the
- Jim Wolfe and the Tom-cats (story by Twain)
Simon Wheeler: âŠof Calaveras Countyâ and âJim Wolfe and the Tom-cats,â both short stories by Mark Twain.
- Jim Woodruff Dam (dam, Georgia, United States)
Chattahoochee River: The Jim Woodruff Dam at the riverâs confluence with the Flint forms Lake Seminole. The name Chattahoochee is believed to be that of an early Indian village and probably means âcornmeal,â or âpounded rock.â The stream inspired Sidney Lanierâs poem âThe Song of the Chattahoochee.â
- Jima (Ethiopia)
Jima, town, southwestern Ethiopia, 220 miles (353 km) by road southwest of Addis Ababa. It lies at an elevation of 5,740 feet (1,750 metres) in a forested region known for its coffee plantations. Jima serves as the commercial centre for the region, handling coffee and other products. An
- JimanĂ (Dominican Republic)
JimanĂ, city, southwestern Dominican Republic. It is situated in a hilly region between the western shore of Lake Enriquillo and the border with Haiti. The city is a trade centre for the coffee, fruits, and timber produced in the region. JimanĂ is accessible by secondary highway from communities in
- Jiménez (Costa Rica)
Osa Peninsula: âŠpeninsula is the port of JimĂ©nez, on the Gulf of Dulce. No major highways or railways lead onto Osa. The peninsula contains a complex of national parks and refuges. Corcovado National Park, the largest and most important of these, protects one of the most significant stands of virgin rainforest inâŠ
- Jiménez de Cisneros, Francisco (Spanish cardinal)
Francisco JimĂ©nez de Cisneros was a prelate, religious reformer, and twice regent of Spain (1506, 1516â17). In 1507 he became both a cardinal and the grand inquisitor of Spain, and during his public life he sought the forced conversion of the Spanish Moors and promoted Crusades to conquer North
- Jiménez de Cisneros, Gonzalo (Spanish cardinal)
Francisco JimĂ©nez de Cisneros was a prelate, religious reformer, and twice regent of Spain (1506, 1516â17). In 1507 he became both a cardinal and the grand inquisitor of Spain, and during his public life he sought the forced conversion of the Spanish Moors and promoted Crusades to conquer North
- Jiménez de Quesada, Gonzalo (Spanish conquistador)
Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada was a Spanish conquistador who led the expedition that won the region of New Granada (Colombia) for Spain. Trained as a lawyer in Granada, Quesada sailed to the New World in 1535 to serve as the chief magistrate for the colony of Santa Marta, on the northern coast of
- Jiménez de Rada, Rodrigo (archbishop of Toledo)
Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa: âŠof the archbishop of Toledo, Rodrigo JimĂ©nez de Rada, who proceeded to stir up religious indignation at the Muslim victory over Christians. A proclamation of a Crusade was obtained from Pope Innocent III, which elicited further support from several French bishops, and, in the spring of 1212, contingents of FrenchâŠ
- Jiménez Lozano, José (Spanish author)
Spanish literature: The novel: JosĂ© JimĂ©nez Lozano investigates Inquisitorial repression, recondite religious issues, and esoteric historical themes drawn from a variety of cultures in such novels as Historia de un otoño (1971; âHistory of Autumnâ) and El sambenito (1972; âThe Saffron Tunicâ). He received the Cervantes Prize in 2002,âŠ
- Jiménez, Francisco (Spanish priest)
Popol Vuh: âŠof the 18th century by Francisco XimĂ©nez (JimĂ©nez), parish priest of Chichicastenango in highland Guatemala. He both copied the original Kâicheâ text (now lost) and translated it into Spanish. His work is now in the Newberry Library, Chicago.
- Jiménez, Juan Ramón (Spanish poet)
Juan RamĂłn JimĂ©nez was a Spanish poet awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1956. After studying briefly at the University of Salamanca, JimĂ©nez went to Madrid (1900) at the invitation of the poet RubĂ©n DarĂo. His first two volumes of poetry, Almas de violeta (âSouls of Violetâ) and Ninfeas
- Jiménez, Marcos Pérez (president of Venezuela)
Marcos PĂ©rez JimĂ©nez was a professional soldier and president (1952â58) of Venezuela whose regime was marked by extravagance, corruption, police oppression, and mounting unemployment. A graduate of the Venezuelan Military Academy, PĂ©rez JimĂ©nez began his political career in 1944, participating in
- Jimeta (Nigeria)
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