Known to the Iranians by the Pahlavi compound word kah-ruba ( from kah “ straw ” plus rubay “ attract, snatch ,” referring to its electrical properties ), which entered Arabic as kahraba ' or kahraba, it too was called amber in Europe ( Old French and Middle English ambre ).

Known as the ' bulwark of the Mycenaeans ', he was trained by the centaur Chiron ( who had trained his father, Telamon, and Achilles ' father Peleus ), at the same time as Achilles.

Known as " Big Mac ", the encyclopedia became the standard baseball reference until 1988, when Total Baseball was released by Warner Books using more sophisticated technology.

The Central African Republic is Known to have been settled from at least the 7th century on by overlapping empires, including the Kanem-Bornu, Ouaddai, Baguirmi, and Dafour groups based on the Lake Chad region and along the Upper Nile.

Known as " Île Royale " to the French, the island also saw active settlement by France.

Known as the bards caste, they and other upper castes had privileges that they inherited by birth.

Known for his surrealist films, he has developed his own unique cinematic style, which has been dubbed " Lynchian ", a style characterized by its dream imagery and meticulous sound design.

Known as an Argive grip, it placed the handle at the edge of the shield, and was supported by a leather fastening ( for the forearm ) at the centre.

Known for his hedonistic lifestyle of " sex, drugs and rock ' n roll ," Brood was an enfant terrible and a cultural figure whose suicide, apparently caused by a failure to kick his drug and alcohol habit, only strengthened his controversial status.

Known as the Hackett Medical College for Women ( 夏葛女子醫學院 ), this College was located in Guangzhou, China, and was enabled by a large donation from Mr. Edward A. K.

Known in the Middle East by various names, including the khamsin, this dry, sirocco-style wind is usually accompanied by great dust clouds.

Known in medieval Chinese sources as Tujue ( 突厥 tú jué ), the Göktürks under the leadership of Bumin / Tuman Khan / Khaghan ( d. 552 ) and his sons established the first known Turkic state around 552 in the general area of territory that had earlier been occupied by the Xiongnu, and expanded rapidly to rule wide territories in Central Asia.

Known as " Ofioussa " ( having snakes ) and " Pityoussa " ( having pine trees ) in antiquity, during the medieval age the island was ruled by a number of external powers and has also been known as Scio ( Genoese ), Chio ( Italian ) and Sakız ( صاقيز — Ottoman Turkish ).

The independence of Pakistan in 1947 saw the settlement of the what is now the largest ethnic community in the city, the Muhajirs who migrated from India in search of a Muslim homeland and settled in Pakistan, that's why the culture of Karachi is very similar to any Indian Muslim dominant city and the city's first language is Urdu because of these Muhajir unlike other parts of the country Most properties vacated by Hindus were granted to Urdu-speaking Muslim migrants who had migrated from India, Known as Muhajirs, their descendants now form the majority of Karachi's residents, these Mohajirs of Urdu, Gujrati, Marathi, Konkani Muslims from India and Bengali origin are around 13 million.

Known Space is the fictional setting of some dozen science fiction novels and several collections of short stories written by author Larry Niven.

A technology created by one of their slave races was the stasis field, which makes its contents impervious to harm and provides indefinite suspended animation, which has figured in several Known Space stories.

The stepping disks are an outgrowth and improvement of the transfer booth technology used by humans and other Known Space races.

ARM originated as an acronym for " Amalgamation of Regional Militia ", though this is not a term in current usage by the time of the Known Space novels.

Known as Lorenzo the Magnificent ( Lorenzo il Magnifico ) by contemporary Florentines, he was a diplomat, politician and patron of scholars, artists, and poets.

Known as the Bardia Mural, it was created by English artist, Private John Frederick Brill.

* In Larry Niven's harsh Known Space stories ( 1964-) Mars is a backwater bypassed by humans in their rush to the mineral wealth of the Asteroid Belt.

Known initially by the code name " EP " ( for " Electronic Paper "), it was introduced in 1982 as a competitor for VisiCalc.

Known by their nicknames " Dizzy " and the " Grand Old Man ", their colourful, sometimes bitter, personal and political rivalry over the issues of their time – Imperialism vs. Anti-Imperialism, expansion of the franchise, labour reform, and Irish Home Rule – spanned almost twenty years until Disraeli's death in 1881.

Known in medieval times as Thorney Island, the site may have been first-used for a royal residence by Cnut the Great during his reign from 1016 to 1035.

Known as the Special Circumstances Division, codename: The Chainsaw are a highly-trained team of mercenaries that work for the Domestic Operations Authority ( DOA ).

Known as the Square deal town, from the Square Deal given to all employees of Endicott-Johnson, Johnson City was originally incorporated in 1892 as the Village of Lestershire, In 1916, the village was renamed Johnson City in honor of George F. Johnson, who led the company that was by then known as the Endicott Johnson Corporation.

Known around the Greenwich Village area as a politically active street band, Elephant's Memory backed Lennon and Ono on the double album Some Time in New York City during recording sessions in March 1972.

Known as The Village At Dayton Mall, it added twenty-five tenants to store directory and was dedicated in early 2007.

Known as Orayvi by the native inhabitants, it is located on Third Mesa on the Hopi Reservation near Kykotsmovi Village.

Greetland is also home to the Rose and Crown Pub ( Known locally as " The Crown " or more affectionately " The Frown ", it is also well known to by the locals as " The Rose ", The Branch Road Inn, The Sportsman Inn, The Spring Rock, The Star, The Travelers Rest, The Queen, The Shears and a number of Working Mens Clubs.

Known for a time as The Thatch Inn, the pub closed on 21 August 2008 after Cains Brewery went into administration, but reopened the following day under new management.

Known as Tractarians after their production of Tracts for the Times on theological issues, they advanced the case for the Church of England being essentially a part of the ' Western Church ', of which the Roman Catholic Church was the chief representative.

Known on their website as ' This week's print edition ', it is available online, albeit with only the first 5 viewed articles being free ( and available to subscribers only between mid-October 2009 – 2010 ).

Known locally as the ' Pease River battleground ', Cynthia Ann, captured as a child by raiding Indians, was recaptured here as an adult by U. S. soldiers.

Known as the ' Mother of Deep-Sea Fisheries ', its boats helped to establish the fishing industries of Hull, Grimsby and Lowestoft.

Known by Francis as ' Nanny Lightfoot ', she would continue to play a key role in the artist's development even after his exile by Captain Bacon.

Known as the ' Black Destroyer ', Shavers compiled an impressive record, winning 44 of his first 47 fights by knockout ; mostly against unremarkable opposition.

Known as the ' Munroe effect ', this was developed upon further by the German scientist Egon Neumann, who found that lining the recess with metal enhanced the damage dealt even more.

Known in Europe as Mandarins, after the Portuguese word for ' councillor ', this variety of bureaucrats passed a set of complicated examinations and were posted throughout the empire.

Known then as the ' Gallagher Boathouse Eights ', the event was organised by Waikato University Sport & Recreation Manager Bill Crome and received huge local support from the people of Hamilton.

Known locally as ' the square ', it contains several shops, a police station, numerous banks and nearby is a Morrisons supermarket.

Known as ' the cowboy artist ', Russell was also a storyteller and author.

Known as the ' Weaver Poet ', his music and poetry is contemporaneous with that of Robert Burns.

Known by the nickname ' SuperSwede ', he was a two-time runner-up in the FIA Formula One World Drivers ' Championship.

Known as the ' Lasallian Brothers ', the Institute's spirit is of faith and zeal: to have faith in God and an ardent zeal to teach the children, helping them in developing themselves so to live as brothers and sisters in a world of justice.

Known as ' The Devizes White Horse ', it replaced an earlier one which was cut in 1845.

* Mauleverer, Herbert ( The Earl of Mauleverer ) ( Study No 12 )– Known as ' Mauly ', he is a languid, kindly aristocrat.

Known as ' White Lightning ', he is remembered as a fearsome fast bowler, scowling and aggressive, with a circular white area of zinc cream across his cheeks and nose.

Known as Rottenrow Gardens, the centrepiece of the park is George Wyllie's ' Monument to Maternity ', a sculpture depicting a giant metal nappy pin.

Known as ' South Africa's Own Car ', with a springbok badge, it was based on the European Opel Rekord, with a Chevrolet engine and the grille and headlights of the Vauxhall Victor.

Known as the ' GE2 ', this model ran until 1997.

Known as ' attack ', a greater attack level will give a more aggressive sound.

Known as ' Daddy ', Beackon first presented as a candidate for the BNP in 1990 in the Redcoat ward of Tower Hamlets where he gained 3 % of the vote, a typically low total for the party at the time.

* ' Known Knowns ', review in the Oxonian Review

Known as ' Southside ' and ' Suicide Slum ', the area is believed by many to be beyond help, even Superman's.