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Ürümqi
City (pop., 1999 est.: 1,258,457), capital of Xinjiang autonomous region, northwestern China.
USA Today
National U.S. daily general-interest newspaper, the first of its kind.
USB
Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer.
Usman dan Fodio
Fulani mystic, philosopher, and revolutionary reformer.
Ussuri River
River, eastern Asia.
Ustinov, Sir Peter (Alexander)
British actor, director, author, and playwright.
Usumacinta River
River, southeastern Mexico and northwestern Guatemala.
usury
In law, the crime of charging an unlawfully high rate of interest.
Utah
State (pop., 2000: 2,233,169), western U.S.
Utamaro
Japanese printmaker and painter.
Ute
North American Indians living mostly in Colorado and Utah, U.S.
uterine bleeding
Abnormal bleeding from the uterus not related to menstruation.
uterine cancer
Malignant tumour of the uterus.
uterus
Inverted-pear-shaped organ of the female reproductive system, in which the embryo and fetus develop during pregnancy.
'Uthman ibn 'Affan
Third caliph to rule after the death of the Prophet.
Utica
Ancient Phoenician settlement, North Africa.
utilitarianism
Ethical principle according to which an action is right if it tends to maximize happiness, not only that of the agent but also of everyone affected.
Uto-Aztecan languages
Family of more than 30 American
utopian socialism
Political and social idea of the mid-19th century.
Utrecht
City (pop., 2001 est.: 256,420), central Netherlands.
Utrecht school
Principally a group of three Dutch painters from Utrecht—Dirck van Baburen (c. 1590–1624), Gerrit van Honthorst, and Hendrik Terbrugghen—who were greatly influenced by Caravaggio's art during travels to Rome.
Utrecht, Peace of
(1713–14) Series of treaties concluding the War of the Spanish Succession.
Utrillo, Maurice
French painter.
Uttar Pradesh
State (pop., 2001: 166,197,921), north-central India.
Uttaranchal
State (pop., 2001 prelim.: 8,479,562), northern India.
Uvarov, Sergey (Semyonovich), Count
Russian administrator.
uveitis
Inflammation of the uvea, the middle coat of the eyeball.
Uxmal
Ancient city, Yucatán state, southeastern Mexico.
Uzbekistan
Country, Central Asia.
Uzi submachine gun
Compact automatic weapon used throughout the world as a police and special-forces firearm.
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