One of our examples this week is the University of Missouri-Columbia, known as Mizzou (pronounced mah-ZOO).

VOA: special.2009.02.19

She is one of many artists performing at this year's musical festival known as Lilith Fair.

VOA: special.2010.08.02

One part of California is on what is known as the Pacific plate.

VOA: special.2010.01.12

One of the park's largest sandstone formations is known as the Sentinel.

VOA: special.2009.04.15

Sleeping sickness is one of a group of diseases known as "neglected tropical diseases."

VOA: standard.2010.04.05

The men are kept in a high-security prison near Livingston,Texas, a short drive from Huntsville, where the execution chamber, known as Ellis Unit One is housed.

VOA: standard.2009.10.21

One is better known as an actress. Sally Kellerman earned an Oscar nomination for her role as "Hot Lips" Houlihan in the 1970 Robert Altman film MASH.

VOA: standard.2009.11.03