America Ameri·ca n
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America — 1507, in Cartographer Martin Waldseemüller s treatise Cosmographiae Introductio, from Mod.L. Americanus, after Amerigo Vespucci (1454 1512) who made two trips to the New World as a navigator and claimed to have discovered it. His published works… … Etymology dictionary
Ameri-Go-Round — The Ameri Go Round was an antique carousel at Six Flags Great America. It is also the name of a newer carousel built the same year at its sister park, Paramount s Great America. History The Ameri Go Round s life began in 1910 as the Carousel at… … Wikipedia
AMERI`GO-VESPUC`CI — a Florentine navigator, who, under the auspices first of Spain, and afterwards of Portugal, four times visited the New World, just discovered by Columbus, which the first cartographers called America, after his name; these visits were made… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Goli Ameri — Infobox Politician image size = 150px name = Goli Ameri office = U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs party = Republican birth date = birth date and age|1956|9|26 birth place = Tehran, Iran residence = Portland,… … Wikipedia
Six Flags Great America — Infobox Amusement park name = Six Flags Great America caption = Sign at the entrance of Six Flags Great America location = flagicon|USA USA address = 542 N. Route 21 Gurnee, IL 60031 9916 phone numbers = 1 847 249 1776 1 847 249 2390 fax homepage … Wikipedia
Six Flags Great America — Ne doit pas être confondu avec California s Great America. 42° 22′ 07″ N 87° 56′ 05″ W … Wikipédia en Français
List of Iranians — This is a list of notable Iranians: In the news * Nazanin Afshin Jam, Actress, Singer/Songwriter, Human Rights Activist, Miss World 2003 1st runner up; Miss Canada 2003. * Shohreh Aghdashloo, Iranian American actress * Goli Ameri, Republican… … Wikipedia
United States — The dissemination of Hindu thought and practice in the United States began before any Hindu teacher entered America. Ironically, the assimilation of immigrants from India has not been a primary vehicle for the introduction or popularization of … Encyclopedia of Hinduism
July 2006 in sports — NOTOC 2006 in sports : ← January February March April May June July August September October November December → 31 July 2006 (Monday)*Baseball: The Chicago Cubs trade four time Cy Young Award winner Greg Maddux to the Los Angeles Dodgers for… … Wikipedia
North American currency union — Amero redirects here. For the teacher, see Julie Amero. The North American Currency Union is a theoretical economic and monetary union of three North American countries: Canada, the United States and Mexico. Map of a theoretical NAU, with Canada … Wikipedia
Bibliography — Ali, Syed Mohammed. Hinduism: A Select Bibliography. Gurgaon: Indian Documentation Service, 1984. Ashby, Phillip H. Modern Trends in Hinduism. New York: Columbia University Press, 1974. Axel, Michaels, and Barbara Harshav. Hinduism: Past and… … Encyclopedia of Hinduism