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Jeu Militaire

Jeu Militaire (French Military Game, Hare and Hounds) is a 19th-century French hunt board game designed by Louis Dyen and described by Édouard Lucas in 1887: three towers try to trap one army piece, and White can force a win in at most 12 moves.

Jeu provençal

Jeu provençal, or la longue, a 19th-century Provençal boules sport from southern France, ancestor of pétanque; players throw 650–800 g steel boules 15–20 m, shooters taking a three-step run, governed by the FFPJP/FIPJP.

Jeulmun pottery

Jeulmun pottery (빗살무늬토기), also called Chulmun or comb-pattern pottery, is the geometrically decorated earthenware of the Korean Neolithic, made from about 8000 BC to the 1st century BC.

Jeune Afrique

Jeune Afrique is a Paris-based francophone pan-African news magazine founded in 1960 in Tunis by Béchir Ben Yahmed, weekly for six decades before becoming monthly in 2020.

Jeune Afrique Media Group

Jeune Afrique Media Group is a privately held pan-African media and events company based in Paris, led by Amir Ben Yahmed, son of founder Béchir Ben Yahmed.

Jeune syndrome

Jeune syndrome (asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy, JATD), an autosomal recessive short-rib ciliopathy with narrow thorax, short limbs, and trident acetabula; genes include IFT80 and DYNC2H1. Distinct from Young syndrome, a sinopulmonary-infertility disorder.

Jeunesse Arena

Jeunesse Arena, also known as Arena Jeunesse, is a former name of Farmasi Arena, an indoor arena in Rio de Janeiro's Barra da Tijuca built for the 2007 Pan American Games.

Jeunesse Esch

Jeunesse Esch (AS la Jeunesse d'Esch/Alzette), Luxembourg football club founded 1907 in Esch-sur-Alzette; record 28 league titles and 13 cups, twice European Cup Round of 16, plays at Stade de la Frontière.

Sep 21, 2026

Jeung Ku Kang

Jeung Ku Kang (강정구) is a South Korean materials scientist and Chair Professor at KAIST in Daejeon who works on nanomaterials for energy storage and conversion, including batteries and hydrogen storage.

Jeungbo Munheon Bigo

Jeungbo Munheon Bigo (증보문헌비고), commonly abbreviated Munheon Bigo, is a 250-volume classified encyclopedia of Korean institutions and culture from antiquity to the Korean Empire, published in 1908.

Jeungsangyo

Jeungsangyo (증산교) is a family of Korean new religions tracing their origin to Gang Il-sun, who preached in North Jeolla Province from 1902 to 1909.

JEV

JEV, also written Jev, is an American electronic music producer and DJ in UK garage, house, and drum and bass, based in New York City.

Jevaughn Minzie

Jevaughn Minzie (Jevaughn Oshan Minzie), Jamaican sprinter born 1995 in Saint Catherine; Racers Track Club. Olympic 4x100m relay gold at Rio 2016 running the heats; Tokyo 2020 fourth; PBs 10.02 (100m) and 20.29 (200m).

Jevon Carter

Jevon Carter (born 1995) is an American NBA guard for the Orlando Magic; drafted 32nd overall in 2018 by Memphis, two-time national defensive player of the year at West Virginia with 330 career steals.

Jevon Kearse

Jevon Kearse, "The Freak," NFL defensive end (1999-2009) for Titans and Eagles; drafted 16th overall 1999; rookie-record 14.5 sacks, 74 career sacks, 3 Pro Bowls, 1999 AP Defensive Rookie of the Year.

Jevons paradox

The Jevons paradox, or Jevons effect, is the observation by William Stanley Jevons in 1865 that greater efficiency in using a resource increases its total consumption.

Jevrem Obrenović

Jevrem Obrenović, known as Gospodar Jevrem (Јеврем Обреновић; 1790–1856), was a Serbian administrator and politician, the youngest brother of Prince Miloš Obrenović and a leading art patron of his time.

Jevremovac Botanical Garden

Jevremovac Botanical Garden (Botanička bašta "Jevremovac"), the University of Belgrade's botanical garden in Stari Grad, founded 1874, moved 1889 to King Milan Obrenović's donated estate; 4.82 ha, 1892 greenhouse, natural monument since 1995.

Jew's harp

The Jew's harp, also called jaw harp, mouth harp, or trump, is a small mouth-resonated plucked instrument of Asian origin, at least 3,000 years old, with no Jewish connection.

Jewad Selim

Jewad Selim (جواد سليم), 1919 to 1961, was an Iraqi painter and sculptor who founded the Baghdad Modern Art Group and created the Freedom Monument on Tahrir Square.

Jewel (singer)

Jewel (Jewel Kilcher, born 1974, Payson, Utah) is the American singer-songwriter behind the 12x Platinum 1995 debut Pieces of You, the poetry bestseller A Night Without Armor, and 13 studio albums through Freewheelin' Woman (2022); distinct from the JEWEL jet simulation code.

Jewel Ackah

Jewel Ackah (1945–2018) was a Ghanaian highlife singer and drummer known as the Prince of Hi-Life, who recorded over 27 albums and composed the National Democratic Congress anthem.

Oct 15, 2026

Jewel bearing

A jewel bearing is a bearing in which a hard, polished stone, today almost always synthetic ruby, supports a small pivot, best known from mechanical watches.

Jewel Box (star cluster)

The Jewel Box, also called the Kappa Crucis Cluster (NGC 4755), is a young open star cluster in the constellation Crux, nicknamed by John Herschel in the 1830s.

Jewel Cave National Monument

Jewel Cave National Monument, a Black Hills cave monument in South Dakota proclaimed by Theodore Roosevelt in 1908, first cave named a National Monument; known for calcite spar, barometric wind, and about 200 mapped miles.

Jewel Changi Airport

Jewel Changi Airport, also known as Jewel Changi, is a mixed-use complex at Singapore Changi Airport opened in 2019, combining gardens, retail, and attractions under a glass dome.

Jewel Nightclub

Jewel Nightclub is an EDM and open-format nightclub at the Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, opened in 2016 by Hakkasan Group and now run by Tao Group.

Sep 21, 2026

Jewel Plummer Cobb

Jewel Plummer Cobb (1924–2017) was an American cell biologist known for melanoma and pigment-cell research, and president of California State University, Fullerton from 1981 to 1990.

Jewel Staite

Jewel Belair Staite (born 1982, White Rock, BC) is a Canadian actress known as Kaylee Frye in Firefly and Serenity, Dr. Jennifer Keller in Stargate Atlantis, and lead Abigail Bianchi in Family Law.