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S. I. Hayakawa
Samuel I. Hayakawa Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa (July 18, 1906 – February 27, 1992) was an English professor and academic who served as a United States Senator from California from 1977 to 1983. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, he was educated in the public schools of Calgary and W..
Siham Benchekroun
Siham Benchekroun is a Moroccan novelist and poet. She was born in Fez and studied medicine at the University of Casablanca. When she had become a medical doctor and a pioneer in medical journalism, she was for twelve years the head of a press group specialising in health issues. She had various j..
Sihanoukville
Sihanoukvilleព្រះសីហនុ Statistics Area: 868 km² Inhabitants: 155,690 (1998) Pop. density: 179.4 inh./km² ISO 3166-2: KH-18 Map Sihanoukville, also known as Kampong Som, or Kampong Saom, is a port city in southern Cambodia..
Sihasapa
The Sihasapa indians are a division of the Titonwan, or Teton, a Sioux tribe from the Tetons. Siksiká is the Sihasapa word from Blackfoot, which is synonymous with the Sihapa. The Sihapa lived near the western Dakotas, in what was called the Great Plains, and consequently were members of the Plain..
Sihem Bensedrine
Sihem Bensedrine (born October 28, 1950) is a Tunisian journalist and human rights activist. She was born at La Marsa, near Tunis and went to France to study at the university in Toulouse, where she took a degree in philosophy. In 1980, she became a reporter for the independent journal Le Phare. W..
Siheung
Hangul: 시흥시 Hanja: 始興市 Revised Romanization: Siheung-si McCune-Reischauer: Sihŭng-si Statistics Area: 131.46 km² Population: 441,147 2005 Pop. density: 2,476 people/km² Administrative divisions: 11 dong ..
Siheyuan
A Siheyuan (四合院) is a type of residence commonly found throughout China, but most famously in Beijing. The name literally means a courtyard, a space enclosed by walls, a yard surrounded by buildings, an enclosed quadrangle area. In China a courtyard is called a siheyuan, meaning a yard surroun..
Sihe Bridge
Sihe Bridge is a bridge in Beijing. It sits on the southern stretch of the 4th Ring Road. Before the 4th Ring Road signpost change in September 2004, it was named Huaxiang Bridge as it was close to the locality of Huaxiang, which literally means "Flower Village". It is unknown why the name change ..
Sihing
Sihing or Shixiong (師兄) means senior fellow students in a Chinese martial art school. Si means teacher. Hing means elder brother. The seniority is not based on the student's age or level of skill, but on the chronological order of following a particular sifu. The master's first student is al..
Sihl
The Sihl is a river of Switzerland. It rises at Drusberg in the Canton of Schwyz. It passes through the Sihlsee near Einsiedeln, and then enters the Canton of Zurich, flowing through the Sihl valley (Sihltal) at the foot of the Albis, passing the Sihlwald, the largest remaining deciduous forest of t..
Sihlsee
Sihlsee Facts Location: Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland Surface: 11.3 km² maximum depth: 17 m feeder rivers: Sihl, Minster drain river: Sihl Elevation: 889 m Map The Sihlsee (in English sometimes called Lake Sihl) is an artificial lake near Einsiedeln in the Canton o..
Sihon
The Bible describes that as the Israelites in their Exodus came to the country east of the Jordan, King Siḥon of the Amorites refused to let them pass through his country. The Israelites fought him in a battle, gaining complete victory. His walled towns were captured and the complete Amorite count..
Sihor
Sihor is a city and a municipality in Bhavnagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Geography Sihor is located at [21.7° N 71.97° E][Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Sihor]. It has an average elevation of 60 metres (196 feet). Demographics As of 2001 Ind..
Sihora
Sihora is a city and a municipality in Jabalpur district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Geography Sihora is located at [23.48° N 80.12° E][Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Sihora]. It has an average elevation of 386 metres (1266 feet). Demographics As..
Sihtric
Sihtric was a viking leader from Dublin who reigned as king of York. Sihtric attacked the kingdom of Mercia from the Mersey which formed part of the border between Mercia and the Viking Kingdom of York.http://www.btinternet.com/~timeref/hprs.htm#J771 TimeRef - Sihtric (Norse King of York) In 926 h..
Sihu
The sihu ([[wiktionary:四|四]][[wiktionary:胡|胡]] pinyin sìhú) is a Chinese bowed string instrument with four strings. It is a member of the huqin family of instruments. Contents 1 Construction2 Technique3 Use4 External links4.1 Listening5 See also Constru..
Sihuanaba
Sihuanaba, sometimes referred to as La Siguanaba, is a legendary character of Salvadoran folklore. The legend of Sihuanaba says that the woman, originally called Sihuehuet ("beautiful woman"), had a romance with god Tlaloc's son, which resulted in her pregnancy. She was a bad mother, leaving her s..
Sihui
It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a [Disambiguationdisambiguation page]. ([[Wikipedia talk:|Discuss]]) Sihui is a transportation node in Beijing. It forms the intersection between the eastern 4th Ring Road and the Jingtong Expressw..
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