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See At hap as can. Naval Academy, United States. An institu- Náxera. See Nájera . tion for the training of naval officers, situated Naxos (nak's os), or Naxia (näk-sē'ä). [Gr. at Anna polis, Maryland, under government control. It was founded in 1845 through the efforts of George Bancroft, then secretary of the navy. The number of cadets is one for each member of the House of Representatives (the members nominating them), one for the District of Columbia, and ten at large. The course is four years, followed by two at sea. Navan (nav'an). A small town in County Ναξός.] 1. An island in the Ægean Sea, belonging to the Cyclades, Greece, intersected by lat. 37° N., long. 25°30′ E. It is the largest and most fertile of the Cyclades, and is celebrated for its wine. It was a member of the Confederacy of Delos, and revolted, but was subdued by Athens about 467 B. C. Near it Athens won a naval victory over Sparta 376 B. C. It was conquered by the Venetians in 1207, and was the center of a duchy until 1566. Area, 164 square miles. Population, about 15,000. IMG:content-0824.png:[blocks in formation] Neæra (nē-ē'rä). The name of a maiden in cla ical Latin pastoral poetry. Milton uses the name in "Lycidas," 1. 69, To sport with Amaryllis in the shade, Or with the tangles of Neæra's hair, - it is thought with reference to a woman loved by the Scottish poet Buchanan, to whose golden hair the latter makes frequent reference in his poems. Necho 2. A place in Palestine, near the village of Halhul, which is also supposed to be the site of the tomb of Jonah. Nebo (nē'bō). [A yro-Babylonian Nabú . ] One of the principal gods of the Babylonians and A yrians, son of Merodach (Marduk) and husband of Tashmet, the godde who answers a Venetian in 1207. It comprised Naxos and other islands in the Ægean Sea. It was formally annexed by Turkey in 1579. Nayarit (nä-yä-rēt′). A mountainous region of western Mexico, long forming the northern part of the state of Jalisco, but now included in the territory of Tepic. Nayarits (nä-yä-rēts'), or Coras (kõʻräs). A tribe of Mexican Indians in the mountainous region of the territory of Tepic, between Zacatecas and the Pacific. They belong to stock, are agriculturists and intelligent and bold warriors, and are pa ionately attached to independence. They were conquered by the Spaniards only in 1722, after a war of 20 years; and, though they subsequently received mi ionaries and government officers, they remained practically free. In 1873 they rebelled under Manuel Losada. They still number at least 30,000. Nayler (nā'ler), or Naylor (na'lor), James. Born at Ardsley, Yorkshire, 1618: died in Hunting dons hire, 1660. A Puritan fanatic. He served as quartermaster in the Parliamentary army in 1642, and in 1651 became a Quaker. Under the delusion that he was a reincarnation of Christ, he entered Bristol Oct., 1655, on horseback, naked, in imitation of Christ's entry into Jerusalem. On Dec. 16, 1656, he was convicted of blasphemy by Parliament. The punishment to which he was subjected brought about a recantation May 26, 1657. Nazarene (naz-a-rēn'). An inhabitant of Nazareth, a town in Galilee, Palestine: a name given (in contempt) to Jesus (with the definite article), and to the early converts to Christianity (Acts xxiv. 5); hence, a Christian. Nazarenes (naz-a-renz'). A sect of Jewish Christians which continued to the 4th century. They observed the Mosaic ritual, and looked for a millennium on earth. Unlike the Ebionites, they believed in the divinity of Christ. See Ebionites . Also Nazareans . Nazareth (naz'a-reth), modern En-Nasira (en nä-sē'rä). In ancient geography, a town in Galilee, Palestine, in lat. 32° 42′ N., long. 35°20′ E. It is celebrated as the dwelling-place of Jesus during his childhood and early manhood. The Church of the Annunciation was founded by the empre Helena, but ruined in the middle ages, and rebuilt later. It is well proportioned, and, while much of the architecture is new, it preserves interesting memorials of the past. In the crypt is the traditional place of the Annunciation. Population, 6,000 to 10,000. Nazareth. A borough in North amp ton County, Pennsylvania, 56 miles north of Philadelphia. It is noted for its Moravian academy. Population (1900), 2,304. Nazarites (naz'a-rīts). [From Heb. nazar , separate oneself, vow, abstain.) Among the ancient Hebrews, religious devotees, set apart to the Lord by a special vow the terms of which are carefully prescribed in Num. vi. They included entire abstinence from wine and other intoxicating liquors, from all cutting of the hair, and from all approach to a dead body. The vow might be taken either for a limited period or for life. They first appear in the time of the Philistine oppre ion. Naze (nāz), The. A cape at the eastern extremity of E ex, England, projecting into the North Sea 64 miles east-northeast of London. Naze (nä'ze), The, or Lindesnäs (lin'des-nās). A cape at the southern extremity of Norway, projecting into the North Sea in lat. (of lighthouse) 57° 59′ N., long. 7° 3′ E. Ndombe (ndom'be), or Bandombe (bän-dom'be). A Bantu tribe of Angola, West Africa, living in a low state of culture along the coast between Benguella and Mo a me des. They are pastoral, and speak a dialect of their own in addition to Umbundu. Ndonga (ndong'gä), or Ondonga (on-dong'gä). A country between Here roland and the Kunene and Kubango rivers: a fertile and healthy plateau, called Cimbebasia by the Catholic mi ionaries. The inhabitants, of the Bantu race, have no national name. By the Hereros they are called Ovambo, and their language Otyambo, because they are agricul turists. Ndonga is the principal tribe, and its dialect, Oshindonga, is used by the whites and by native strangers Ongandyela, Unkualuze, Ombalantu, Ondombozora, UnThe other tribes are kuambi, kuanyama, Evale, Ekanda, Okazima, and Ombandya. The Ovashimba and Ovarondo are kindred tribes. Total population, about 100,000, divided between the German and