| YugoslaviaYugoslavia Jugoslavija in all south Slavic languages) is a term used for three separate political entities that existed during most of the 20th century. Translated, the name means Land of the South Slavs jug in Jugoslavija means south). The first was a ki | YuleFor information on Sir Henry Yule, please see Henry Yule. Yule is the midwinter solstice Blot (celebration) in Asatru, the pagan practices of the Germanic peoples prior to the arrival of Christianity. Today, it is one of the eight solar holidays, or sabba | Yukon RiverThe Yukon River is a watercourse of northern North America. Over half of the river lies in Alaska, USA, with the other portion lying in and giving its name (meaning great river in Gwich'in) to Canada's Yukon Territory. The longest river in Alaska and the |
| Yukihiro MatsumotoYukihiro Matsumoto (aka Matz is a Japanese Free software programmer, best known as the creator of the Ruby programming language. He was born in Tottori prefecture and now lives in Shimane prefecture. He has a wife and three children. Author of books: Ruby | Yukinobu HoshinoYukinobu Hoshino ( ; Hoshino Yukinobu; January 29, 1954 ) is a Japanese mangaka. He was born in Kushiro, Hokkaido and dropped out of Aichi Perfectural College of Arts. He made his debut in 1975 with Kotetsu no Queen ) and with Harukanaru Asa ) won Tezuka | Yule logThe Yule log comes from the Yule festival, which gave rise to many other popular Christmas traditions. The word "yule" means wheel, a symbol representing the Sun, and the yule tide was a festivity celebrating the fact that the days and warmth would now st |
| YucatánThe Yucatan Peninsula Yucatan is a peninsula which separates the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico. The peninsula is divided among part of Mexico (the Mexican states of Campeche, Quintana Roo, and Yucatan), the nation of Belize and Guatemala's norther | Yulian Vasilievich SokhotskiYulian Karl Vasilievich Sokhotsky ( February 2, 1842 December 14, 1927) was a Russian mathematician. Sokhotsky was born in Warsaw, Poland, where he attended state gymnasium. In 1864 he graduated from the Physics and Mathematical Faculty at the University | Yuan DynastyThe Yuan Dynasty ( Mongolian: Dai On Yeke Mongghul Ulus; Chinese: ) ( 1271- 1368), also called the Mongol Dynasty was a significant ruling family in Asia. Invading and ruling, during it's hundred year life, over the Mongol Empire, Korea, Japan and China. |
