Lübeck: …was expelled, and the revolutionary Jürgen Wullenwever became burgomaster of Lübeck. Wullenwever waged an unsuccessful war against Denmark, Sweden, and the Netherlands, which brought about a decline in the city’s economy and in its regional political influence. Although the Hanseatic League was effectively dissolved in 1630, Lübeck remained the most…

Saint Wulfstan was the bishop of Worcester from 1062, the last surviving English holder of a bishopric after the Norman Conquest (1066). He ended the capture and sale of slaves at Bristol, rebuilt the cathedral at Worcester, helped compile Domesday Book (the record of William I the Conqueror’s

Ürümqi, city and capital of the Uygur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang, northwestern China. The city (whose name in Uyghur means “fine pasture”) is situated in a fertile belt of oases along the northern slope of the eastern Tien (Tian) Shan range. Ürümqi commands the northern end of a gap leading from

Yi, ethnic group of Austroasiatic origin living largely in the mountains of southwest China and speaking a Tibeto-Burman language. The Yi people numbered more than 7.5 million in the early 21st century. Their principal concentrations were in Yunnan and Sichuan provinces, with smaller numbers in

Hans Jacob Christoph von Grimmelshausen: …Mother Courage and Her Children)—and Das wunderbarliche Vogelnest (1672; “The Magical Bird’s Nest”). One part of the latter, translated as The False Messiah (1964), is about an adventurer whose pose as the messiah enables him to steal a wealthy Jew’s money and daughter; it is a satire on gullibility and…

art market: Northern Europe and the Austrian Empire: …were known as Kunstkammern or Wunderkammern, from Kunst (“man-made objects”), Wunder (“natural curiosities”), and Kammern (“chambers, rooms”).

Johann Michael Moscherosch: Moscherosch’s most famous work, Wunderliche und wahrhafftige Gesichte Philanders von Sittewald (1641–43; “Peculiar and True Visions of Philander von Sittewald”), displays his satirical ability. Modeled on Los sueños (1627; “Dreams”) of Francisco de Quevedo y Villegas, it lampoons the customs and culture of the Germany of his day from…

comte de Saint-Germain was an 18th-century adventurer, known as der Wundermann (“the Wonderman”). Of his real name or parentage and place of birth, nothing is definitely known; the common version is that he was a Portuguese Jew. He knew nearly all the European languages. He was a musical composer

Wilhelm Wundt was a German physiologist and psychologist who is generally acknowledged as the founder of experimental psychology. Wundt earned a medical degree at the University of Heidelberg in 1856. After studying briefly with Johannes Müller, he was appointed lecturer in physiology at the

Hlutdaw: …the Hlutdaw were known as wungyi, or “great burden bearers.” The wungyi accepted individual responsibility for administering the various functions of government that fell within their respective fields of competence, such as military ordnance and administration, public works, foreign relations, legal matters, and taxation. Despite such area specialization, departmentalization of…

Peter Handke: Novels and other works: A Sorrow Beyond Dreams), is also an effective work.

James Levine: …works the orchestra commissioned from Charles Wuorinen and Gunther Schuller. His work with student orchestras at the Boston Symphony’s summer home, the Tanglewood Music Center, was highly praised. In March 2011, as he struggled with various health issues, Levine stepped down as music director of the Boston Symphony. The following…

Aileen Wuornos was an American serial killer who murdered at least seven men in 1989–90 while working as a sex worker along Florida highways. She was arrested in 1991 and pleaded self-defense. Wuornos was ultimately sentenced to death for six murders; the body of one of her alleged victims was

Aileen Wuornos was an American serial killer who murdered at least seven men in 1989–90 while working as a sex worker along Florida highways. She was arrested in 1991 and pleaded self-defense. Wuornos was ultimately sentenced to death for six murders; the body of one of her alleged victims was

Wupatki National Monument, desert area of archaeological sites in north-central Arizona, U.S. It lies along the Little Colorado River near the San Francisco Mountains, 30 miles (48 km) north-northeast of Flagstaff and about 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument.

Wuppertal, city, North Rhine–Westphalia Land (state), northwestern Germany. The city extends for 10 miles (16 km) along the steep banks of the Wupper River, a right-bank tributary of the Rhine, northeast of Düsseldorf. Formed as Barmen-Elberfeld in 1929 through the amalgamation of the towns of

Joseph Auslander: …collaboration with his second wife, Audrey Wurdemann, the recipient of the 1935 Pulitzer Prize for poetry. Their works include My Uncle Jan (1948) and The Islanders (1951).

Wurlitzer Family, American family of musical-instrument makers and dealers. Rudolph Wurlitzer (b. Jan. 30, 1831, Schöneck, Saxony [Germany]—d. Jan. 14, 1914, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.), emigrated to the United States in 1853, settling in Cincinnati. He began dealing in musical instruments, which had

Wurlitzer Family: …later famous as the “Mighty Wurlitzer” was developed.

Wurlitzer Family: The third son, Farny Reginald Wurlitzer (b. Dec. 7, 1883, Cincinnati—d. May 6, 1972, North Tonawanda, N.Y.), was educated in the art and technique of producing modern musical instruments. He returned to Cincinnati in 1904 and in 1909 moved to North Tonawanda, N.Y., to head the manufacturing division…

Wurlitzer Family: …was incorporated as the Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, with its founder serving as president (1890–1912) and chairman of the board (1912–14). Three sons followed.

Wurlitzer Family: Rudolph Wurlitzer (b. Jan. 30, 1831, Schöneck, Saxony [Germany]—d. Jan. 14, 1914, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.), emigrated to the United States in 1853, settling in Cincinnati. He began dealing in musical instruments, which had been the traditional family business since the time of lute-maker Heinrich Wurlitzer…

Würm glacial stage, major division of late Pleistocene deposits and time in Alpine Europe (the Pleistocene epoch began about 2.6 million years ago and ended about 11,700 years ago). The Würm glacial stage followed the Riss-Würm interglacial and is correlated with the Weichsel glacial stage of

glacial stage: …Mankato in North America and Würm IV in Europe, ended about 11,700 years ago, by which time the world’s glaciers had retreated to their present-day dimensions. See also Pleistocene Epoch.

Protestantism: Mainstream Protestantism: During the war Theophil Wurm of Württemberg protested against the government’s inhumane activities, and Pastor Heinrich Grüber, until his arrest, ran the Büro Grüber, which sought to evacuate and protect Jews. Some church leaders, notably the theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer, paid with their lives for their associations with resistance…

Siege of Mantua: The two Austrian commanders, Count Dagobert Siegmund Graf von Wurmser and Baron Josef Alvintzy, in four successive tries, repeated the same mistakes of giving priority to lifting the Siege of Mantua, rather than first trying to destroy Napoleon’s 40,000-man Army of Italy, and of deploying their armies too far apart…

Quanzhou, port and city, eastern coastal Fujian sheng (province), China. It is situated on the north bank of the Jin River, at the head of the river’s estuary, facing the Taiwan Strait. Pop. (2002 est.) city, 497,723; (2007 est.) urban agglom., 1,463,000. A Quanzhou prefecture was established there

Eurovision Song Contest: Eurovision and politics: …was won by drag performer Conchita Wurst of Austria.

hot dog, sausage, of disputed but probable German origin, that has become internationally popular, especially in the United States. Two European cities claim to be the birthplace of the sausage: Frankfurt, Germany, whence the byname frankfurter, and Vienna, Austria, whence the byname wiener.

Württemberg, former German state, successively a countship, a duchy, a kingdom, and a republic before its partition after World War II. Its territory approximated the central and eastern areas of present-day Baden-Württemberg Land (state), of Germany. For the last period of its separate existence,

Germany: Southern Germany: …the north, the counts of Württemberg, had combined with the Swabian nobles to foil the attempt of Rudolf to revive the defunct duchy of Swabia for one of his sons. (The counts, insatiably acquisitive and the inveterate enemies of the cities of the region, were finally raised to ducal status…

Charles-Adolphe Wurtz was a French chemist and educator noted for his research on organic nitrogen compounds, hydrocarbons, and glycols. Following medical studies and a period of teaching, Wurtz studied at Giessen and then at Strasbourg (1843). He became an assistant (1845) to Jean-Baptiste-André

wurtzite, a zinc sulfide mineral that occurs typically in Potosí, Bolivia; Butte, Mont.; and Goldfield, Nev. It is a rare and unstable (at temperatures below 1,020° C, [1,870° F]) hexagonally symmetrical modification of sphalerite, to which it inverts crystallographically; it may be made

Anatolian religion: The pantheon: …is concealed behind the logogram ZABABA, the name of the Mesopotamian war god. His Hattian name was Wurunkatti, his Hurrian counterpart Hesui. His Hattian name meant “king of the land.”

Arinnitti, Hittite sun goddess, the principal deity and patron of the Hittite empire and monarchy. Her consort, the weather god Taru, was second to Arinnitti in importance, indicating that she probably originated in matriarchal times. Arinnitti’s precursor seems to have been a mother-goddess of

Würzburg, city, northwestern Bavaria Land (state), south-central Germany. It lies along and is an inland port of the canalized Main River, about 60 miles (100 km) southeast of Frankfurt am Main. The site of a Celtic settlement, it was first mentioned as Virteburch in 704. A bishopric was

thought: The process of thought: The Würzburg school, under the leadership of the German psychologist and philosopher Oswald Külpe, saw the prototype of directed thinking in the “constrained-association” experiment, in which the subject has to supply a word bearing a specified relation to a stimulus word (e.g., an opposite to an…

University of Würzburg, autonomous, state-supported university in Würzburg, Ger., founded in 1582. Early a famous centre for the study of Roman Catholic theology, it was secularized in 1814 and became best known for its medical school. Among its teachers were the philosopher F.W. Schelling, the

Frederick I: Relations with Pope Alexander III of Frederick I: …the Diet of 1165 in Würzburg, Frederick swore not to recognize Alexander III. The promises made by the English delegates that Frederick’s political wishes would be recognized were denied by Henry II, who preferred to keep Alexander under pressure, thus making things more difficult for Becket.

University of Würzburg, autonomous, state-supported university in Würzburg, Ger., founded in 1582. Early a famous centre for the study of Roman Catholic theology, it was secularized in 1814 and became best known for its medical school. Among its teachers were the philosopher F.W. Schelling, the

asphalt: Gilsonite, wurzilite, and similar vein asphalts have special uses in heat-resistant enamels; they are hard and are mined like coal. Petroleum asphalt is produced in all consistencies from light road oils to heavy, high-viscosity industrial types.

football: North and Central America and the Caribbean: The Women’s United Soccer Association (WUSA) began with eight teams and featured the world’s star player, Mia Hamm, but it disbanded in 2003.

Stuart Rosenberg: Films of the 1970s: Somewhat better was WUSA (1970), a political drama starring Newman as Rheinhardt, a drifter who becomes an announcer at a right-wing radio station, which he discovers has an alarming agenda. Although didactic, the film had an exceptional cast that included Joanne Woodward, Anthony Perkins, Laurence Harvey, and Cloris…

Georg Wüst was a German oceanographer who, by collecting and analyzing many systematic observations, developed the first essentially complete understanding of the physical structure and deep circulation of the Atlantic Ocean. Wüst received his doctorate from the University of Berlin in 1919. After

Georg Wüst was a German oceanographer who, by collecting and analyzing many systematic observations, developed the first essentially complete understanding of the physical structure and deep circulation of the Atlantic Ocean. Wüst received his doctorate from the University of Berlin in 1919. After

Ireen Wüst is a Dutch former speed skater whose 13 Olympic medals, including 6 gold, have made her the most-decorated speed skater in the history of the Games. In addition, her medal total is the most of any Dutch Olympian. Wüst began skating when she was 11 years old and made her senior

Ireen Wüst is a Dutch former speed skater whose 13 Olympic medals, including 6 gold, have made her the most-decorated speed skater in the history of the Games. In addition, her medal total is the most of any Dutch Olympian. Wüst began skating when she was 11 years old and made her senior

Erwin Rommel was a German field marshal who became the most popular general at home and gained the open respect of his enemies with his spectacular victories as commander of the Afrika Korps in World War II. Rommel’s father was a teacher, as his grandfather had been, and his mother was the daughter

Ussuri River, northward-flowing tributary of the Amur River that for a considerable distance forms the boundary between China (Heilongjiang province) and Russia (Siberia). The Ussuri is formed by the confluence of the Sungacha (Song’acha) River, the outlet of Lake Khanka (Xingkai); and the Ulakhe

Mount Wutai, mountain in northeastern Shanxi province, northern China. It is actually a cluster of flat-topped peaks, from which it takes its name, wutai meaning “five terraces”; the highest peak is 10,033 feet (3,058 metres) above sea level. It is also the name of a mountain chain, a massif with a

Mount Wutai, mountain in northeastern Shanxi province, northern China. It is actually a cluster of flat-topped peaks, from which it takes its name, wutai meaning “five terraces”; the highest peak is 10,033 feet (3,058 metres) above sea level. It is also the name of a mountain chain, a massif with a

Kate Bush: The Kick Inside and Lionheart: …released her first single, “Wuthering Heights,” inspired by characters from Emily Brontë’s novel of the same name. Although its high keening vocals, florid instrumentation, and literary affectations were out of step with the punk rock that was then fashionable in Britain, the song became an unexpected number-one hit there…

Charli XCX: Wuthering Heights soundtrack and acting roles: …soundtrack album for Emerald Fennell’s film adaptation of Emily Brontë’s classic Gothic novel. Its singles included “House,” a collaboration with avant-garde composer John Cale, and “Chains of Love.”

Wuthering Heights, American dramatic film, released in 1939, that was an adaptation of Emily Brontë’s acclaimed novel of the same name. It starred Laurence Olivier and Merle Oberon as the tale’s unhappy lovers. The love story between Heathcliff (played by Olivier) and Cathy (played by Oberon) is

In 1847 English author Emily Brontë published the novel Wuthering Heights under the pseudonym Ellis Bell. Intense, solidly imagined, and poetic, the book centers on the passionate and destructive relationship between two lovers: the willful Catherine Earnshaw and the vengeful Heathcliff. With its

Kurt Wüthrich is a Swiss scientist who, with John B. Fenn and Tanaka Koichi, won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2002 for developing techniques to identify and analyze proteins and other large biological molecules. After receiving a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the University of Basel in 1964,

Wutongqiao, former town, south-central Sichuan sheng (province), southwestern China. It is now a southern district of the city of Leshan. Wutongqiao, formerly a minor market town situated between Leshan and Yibin (southeast) on the Min River, briefly achieved status as a municipality from 1952 to

fer-de-lance: The wutu, a dangerous South American snake, is about 1.2 metres long. It is brown, boldly marked on its sides with thick dark semicircles outlined in yellow.

Wuwang reign name (nianhao) of the was the founder and first ruler (1046–43 bc) of the Zhou dynasty (1046–256 bc). He was regarded by later Confucians as a wise king. Ji Fa succeeded his father, the famous Wenwang, as head of the semibarbaric state of Zhou, located on the western border of China.

Wuwei, city, east-central Gansu sheng (province), northwestern China. It is situated at the eastern end of the Hexi (Gansu) Corridor (through which the Silk Road ran southeast to northwest) to the north of the provincial capital, Lanzhou. Wuwei became an important defensive area under the Han

wuwei, in Chinese philosophy, and particularly among the 4th- and 3rd-century-bce philosophers of early Daoism (daojia), the practice of taking no action that is not in accord with the natural course of the universe. Chinese thinkers of the Warring States period (475–221 bce) envisioned a dynamic

Wuxi, city, southern Jiangsu sheng (province), eastern China. It is situated along the Grand Canal at that waterway’s junction with local rivers near the northeastern corner of Lake Tai. The city is the principal route focus of the dense network of canals and waterways that provides the basic

Suzhou, city, southern Jiangsu sheng (province), eastern China. It is situated on the southern section of the Grand Canal on a generally flat, low-lying plain between the renowned Lake Tai to the west and the vast Shanghai metropolis to the east. Surrounded by canals on all four sides and

pipa: The wuxian (“five-string”) also arrived by means of the Silk Road, arriving with Buddhism from India during the 5th century ad. Like the body of the quxiang pipa, it is pear-shaped but the neck is straight. Although it was not used after the 8th century, by…

Chinese five-spice powder, combination of five dried spices—fennel seeds, cassia (Chinese cinnamon), cloves, star anise, and Szechuan pepper, though many variations exist—that is of Chinese origin. Five spice powder has come to unify China’s many distinct cuisines, and it is ubiquitous in kitchens

Huzhou, city, northern Zhejiang sheng (province), southeastern China. It is situated close to the southern shore of Lake Tai, some 45 miles (75 km) north of the provincial capital Hangzhou and 39 miles (63 km) west of Jiaxing. Situated at the confluence of the Dongtiao and Xitiao rivers, which flow

wuxing, originally a moral theory associated with Zisi, the grandson of Confucius, and Mencius. In the 3rd century bce, the sage-alchemist Zou Yan introduced a systematic cosmological theory under the same rubric that was to dominate the intellectual world of the Han dynasty (206 bce–220 ce). In

Guangzhou: Early period: …a walled town known as Nanwu Cheng, in the northern section of the present-day city, was built during the Spring and Autumn (Chunqiu) period (770–476 bce). Between 339 and 329 bce the town was rebuilt and expanded and was known as Wuyang Cheng (“City of Five Goats”)—named for the legend…

Wuyi Mountains, mountain range on the border between Fujian and Jiangxi provinces, southeastern China. Originally used in reference to a cluster of peaks in northwestern Fujian, the name is now applied generally to the range along a southwest-northeast axis forming the northern and central parts of

Wuyi Mountains, mountain range on the border between Fujian and Jiangxi provinces, southeastern China. Originally used in reference to a cluster of peaks in northwestern Fujian, the name is now applied generally to the range along a southwest-northeast axis forming the northern and central parts of

Hainan: Land: …metres) above sea level at Mount Wuzhi. Immediately to the northwest of the Wuzhi massif is the Limu Range, with several peaks above 4,600 feet (1,400 metres).

Hainan: Land: …metres) above sea level at Mount Wuzhi. Immediately to the northwest of the Wuzhi massif is the Limu Range, with several peaks above 4,600 feet (1,400 metres).

Wuzhou, city, eastern Zhuang Autonomous Region of Guangxi, southern China. It is situated at the confluence of the Xi River with its northern tributary, the Gui River, just west of the border with Guangdong province. The city occupies a location of strategic and economic importance, dominating the

Fujian: History of Fujian: Wuzhu, one of the sons of the vanquished Yue king, fled by sea and landed near Fuzhou to establish himself as the king of Minyue. When Zhao Zheng (who, as Shihuangdi, became the first emperor of the Qin dynasty) conquered the kingdom of Chu in…

Zhengde was the reign name (nianhao) of the 11th emperor (reigned 1505–21) of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), during whose reign eunuchs achieved such power within the government that subsequent rulers proved unable to dislodge them. Zhu Houzhao ascended the throne in 1505, taking the reign name

China: The struggle for central authority: …ending with the accession of Wuzong in 840. Wuzong and his minister, Li Deyu, managed to impose some restrictions on the eunuchs’ power, especially in the military.

Ela Bhatt: …a cofounder in 1979 of Women’s World Banking (WWB), a global network of microfinance organizations that assist poor women. She served as chairperson of WWB from 1984 to 1988. In 1986 the president of India appointed Bhatt to the Rajya Sabha (Council of States), the upper house of India’s parliament,…

Met Gala: The red carpet: Women’s Wear Daily traces the start of the over-the-top fashions to 2004. That year the theme of the gala was “Dangerous Liaisons: Fashion and Furniture in the 18th Century,” and model and actress Amber Valletta wore a contemporary look inspired by Marie-Antoinette. The ensemble included…

John Cena: …first gained fame with the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) organization and later had success in movies and books. His notable films include Trainwreck (2015), F9: The Fast Saga (2021), and The Suicide Squad (2021). He is also known for fulfilling more than 500 Make-a-Wish requests (granted to children suffering from…

TKO Group Holdings: 1995–2002: Monday Night War, IPO, and consolidation: From 1995 to 2001, WWF’s Monday Night Raw and WCW’s Monday Nitro aired head-to-head in what became known as the “Monday Night War.” WCW had emerged after media magnate Ted Turner acquired the National Wrestling Alliance’s flagship promotion in 1988 and rebranded it World Championship Wrestling (WCW), turning it into…

John Cena: …first gained fame with the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) organization and later had success in movies and books. His notable films include Trainwreck (2015), F9: The Fast Saga (2021), and The Suicide Squad (2021). He is also known for fulfilling more than 500 Make-a-Wish requests (granted to children suffering from…

WWF, international organization committed to conservation of the environment. In North America it is called the World Wildlife Fund. In 1960 a group of British naturalists—most notably biologist Sir Julian Huxley, artist and conservationist Peter Scott, and ornithologists Guy Mountfort and Max

World War I, an international conflict that in 1914–18 embroiled most of the nations of Europe along with Russia, the United States, the Middle East, and other regions. The war pitted the Central Powers—mainly Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey—against the Allies—mainly France, Great Britain,

World War II, conflict that involved virtually every part of the world during the years 1939–45. The war was in many respects a continuation, after an uneasy 20-year hiatus, of the disputes left unsettled by World War I. The principal belligerents were the Axis powers—Germany, Italy, and Japan—and

bioinformatics: Storage and retrieval of data: …biological macromolecular structure is the worldwide Protein Data Bank (wwPDB), a joint effort of the Research Collaboratory for Structural Bioinformatics (RCSB) in the United States, the Protein Data Bank Europe (PDBe) at the European Bioinformatics Institute in the United Kingdom, and the Protein Data Bank Japan at Ōsaka University. The…

earthquake: Earthquake observatories: The World-Wide Standardized Seismographic Network (WWSSN), the first modern worldwide standardized system, was established to help remedy this situation. Each station of the WWSSN had six seismographs—three short-period and three long-period seismographs. Timing and accuracy were maintained by crystal clocks, and a calibration pulse was placed…

waterskiing: In 1946 the World Water Ski Union (WWSU) was formed as the international governing body of worldwide waterskiing competition. Claims for world records are ratified by the WWSU.

weather bureau: …responsibilities as part of the World Weather Watch. Other notable national weather bureaus include the Japan Meteorological Agency, the China Meteorological Administration, the Bureau of Meteorology in Australia, the Hydrometeorological Centre of Russia, the Meteorological Service in Canada, and the Met Office in the United Kingdom.

World Wide Web (WWW), the leading information retrieval service of the Internet (the worldwide computer network). The Web gives users access to a vast array of mass media and content—via the deep web, the dark web, and the commonly accessible surface web—that is connected by means of hypertext or

Green Hornet: Originating on WXYZ in Detroit, the character soon found a national audience in the United States, first on the Mutual network and then on the NBC-Blue (later ABC) network.

World Youth Alliance (WYA), international nongovernmental organization (NGO) founded in New York City in 1999 that seeks to promote what it calls an international culture of life based on individual rights, family cohesion, and personal development. Membership is limited to persons 10 to 30 years

passenger pigeon: …the passenger pigeon, in Wisconsin’s Wyalusing State Park, declares: “This species became extinct through the avarice and thoughtlessness of man.”

Wendat, Iroquoian-speaking Indigenous North American people who were living along the St. Lawrence River when contacted by French explorer Jacques Cartier in 1534. Many aspects of Wendat culture were similar to those of other Indigenous peoples of the American Northeast. Traditionally, the Wendat

Wendat, Iroquoian-speaking Indigenous North American people who were living along the St. Lawrence River when contacted by French explorer Jacques Cartier in 1534. Many aspects of Wendat culture were similar to those of other Indigenous peoples of the American Northeast. Traditionally, the Wendat

Kansas City: The earliest, Wyandotte, was bought from an Indian tribe, laid out in 1857 by a town company, and incorporated in 1859. The founding of rival settlements by proslavery and abolitionist supporters after passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) brought rapid development. The Kansas constitution, under which the…

Wyandotte, city, Wayne county, southeastern Michigan, U.S., on the Detroit River, just southwest of Detroit. Settled about 1820, it was laid out in 1854 on the site of the Huron village near where the Ottawa chief Pontiac had planned his attack on Detroit in 1763. Its name recalls the Wendat

poultry farming: Chickens: …include the Plymouth Rock, the Wyandotte, the Rhode Island Red, and the New Hampshire, all of which are dual-purpose breeds that are good for both eggs and meat. The Asiatic Brahma, thought to have originated in the United States from birds imported from China, is popular for both its meat…

Wyandotte Cave, cave in Crawford county, southern Indiana, U.S., near the village of Wyandotte, about 30 miles (48 km) west of New Albany. With 25 miles (40 km) of passages on five levels, it is the largest of the many such caves dissolved out in the horizontally bedded Mississippian limestones

Wyandotte Constitution, in the period immediately preceding the American Civil War, document under which Kansas was admitted to the Union as a free state (Jan. 29, 1861), concluding the struggle known as Bleeding Kansas. Drawn up at Wyandotte (now part of Kansas City) in July 1859, it rejected

Sir Thomas Wyatt was a poet who introduced the Italian sonnet and terza rima verse form and the French rondeau into English literature. Wyatt was educated at St. John’s, Cambridge, and became a member of the court circle of Henry VIII, where he seems to have been popular and admired for his