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Jos — /jaws/, n. a city in central Nigeria. 105,000. * * * ▪ Nigeria town, capital of Plateau state, on the Jos Plateau (altitude 4,250 feet [1,295 metres]) of central Nigeria, on the Delimi River and near the source of the Jamaari River (called… … Universalium
Definition of music — How to define music has long been the subject of debate; philosophers, musicians, and, more recently, various social and natural scientists have argued about what constitutes music. The definition has varied through history, in different regions … Wikipedia
The Languages of Africa — is a 1963 book of essays by Joseph Greenberg, in which he sets forth a genetic classification of African languages that, with some changes, continues to be the most commonly used one today. It is an expanded and extensively revised version of his … Wikipedia
Archdeacon of Nottingham — The historic Archdeaconry of Nottingham was an extensive ecclesiastical jurisdiction within the diocese of York. It comprised almost the whole of the county of Nottingham, and was divided into the four deaneries of Nottingham, Newark, Bingham and … Wikipedia
Cicisbeismus — ist eine Form der polyandrischen Ehe, die insbesondere in vorkolonialen nigerianischen Gesellschaften vorkam. Es handelt sich, wie bei der sekundären Ehe, um gesellschaftlich geduldete sexuelle Beziehungen zwischen einer Frau und mehreren (in der … Deutsch Wikipedia
Fouta-Toro — Localisation du Fouta Toro sur une carte de 1860 Le Fouta Toro ou Fouta Toro (parfois Fuuta Tooro) est une région du nord du Sénégal bordant la rive gauche du fleuve Sénégal entre Dagana et Bakel. Les habitants du Fouta Toro sont appelés les… … Wikipédia en Français
Syntaxe du hongrois – la phrase simple — Cet article se limite à la partie de la syntaxe du hongrois qui traite, dans la vision de la grammaire traditionnelle, des types de phrases simples, des fonctions syntaxiques dans celles ci, des questions liées à l’accord entre les termes de la… … Wikipédia en Français
plateau — /pla toh / or, esp. Brit., /plat oh/, n., pl. plateaus, plateaux / tohz , tohz/, v., plateaued, plateauing. n. 1. a land area having a relatively level surface considerably raised above adjoining land on at least one side, and often cut by deep… … Universalium
Benue-Congo languages — Largest branch of the Niger Congo language family, both in numbers of languages (900) and speakers (at least 500 million). Its major divisions are Defoid, including Yoruba, with more than 20 million speakers; Edoid, including Edo (see kingdom of… … Universalium
African dance — Introduction performing art deeply woven into the social fabric of Africa and generally involving aspects of music and theatre as well as rhythmic bodily movement. See also African music and mask. The cultural position of dance In African… … Universalium
Bukuru — ▪ Nigeria town, Plateau state, central Nigeria, located on the Jos Plateau. It lies along a branch railway from Jos town (8 miles [13 km] north northeast), and it is a major tin and columbite mining centre on one of the highest parts (more… … Universalium
