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• POPULATION — Methodological Uncertainties Because of the great difficulties in ascertaining human population data in general, and Jewish data in particular, especially in ancient and medieval times, a word of caution is even more necessary here than in most… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• swell — [[t]swe̱l[/t]] swells, swelling, swelled, swollen (The forms swelled and swollen are both used as the past participle.) 1) V ERG If the amount or size of something swells or if something swells it, it becomes larger than it was before. The human… …   English dictionary

• Mill Valley, California — For the former settlement of this name, see Mill Valley, Calaveras County, California. City of Mill Valley   City   Throckmorton Ave. in downtown …   Wikipedia

• swell — 1. verb 1) her lip swelled up Syn: expand, bulge, distend, inflate, dilate, bloat, puff up, balloon, fatten, fill out, tumefy Ant: shrink, contract 2) …   Thesaurus of popular words

• Jasper Place, Alberta — Jasper Place is an area in the west end of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. At one time, it was an independent municipality known as the Town of Jasper Place. Following the Second World War, its population swelled rapidly. With virtually no industrial… …   Wikipedia

• History of the United States (1945–1964) — The history of the United States from 1945 through 1964 covers the early Cold War and the Civil Rights Movement.The period of United States history is seen as a period of active foreign policy designed to rescue Europe from the devastation of… …   Wikipedia

• swell — I. verb (swelled; swelled or swollen; swelling) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English swellan; akin to Old High German swellan to swell Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. a. to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …   Universalium

• Pennsylvania — This article is about the U.S. State of Pennsylvania. For other uses, see Pennsylvania (disambiguation). Pensilvania redirects here. For the town in Colombia, see Pensilvania, Caldas. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania …   Wikipedia

• Jamaica — /jeuh may keuh/, n. 1. an island in the West Indies, S of Cuba. 4413 sq. mi. (11,430 sq. km). 2. a republic coextensive with this island: formerly a British colony; became independent in 1962, retaining membership in the Commonwealth of Nations.… …   Universalium

• Edinburgh — For other uses, see Edinburgh (disambiguation). City of Edinburgh Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Èideann Scots: Edinburgh   Unitary Authority City   City of Edinburgh …   Wikipedia