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Lovat, Simon Fraser, 11th Baron

(Encyclopedia) Lovat, Simon Fraser, 11th BaronLovat, Simon Fraser, 11th Baronlŭvˈət [key], 1675?–1747, Scottish nobleman and Jacobite conspirator. The nephew of the 9th baron, he and his father…

Shammah

(Encyclopedia) ShammahShammahshămˈə [key], in the Bible. 1 Jesse's third son. Alternate forms are Shimea, Shimeah, and Shimma. 2 Duke of Edom, grandson of Esau. 3 In the confusing list of David's…

Benevento

(Encyclopedia) Benevento Benevento bānāvānˈtō [key], city, capital of Benevento prov., in Campania, S Italy. It is a…

Ventimiglia

(Encyclopedia) VentimigliaVentimigliavāntēmēˈlyä [key], Fr. Vintimille, town (1991 pop. 25,308), Liguria, NW Italy, on the Ligurian Sea and the Italian Riviera, near the French border. It is a…

Strängnäs

(Encyclopedia) SträngnäsSträngnässtrĕngˈnĕsˌ [key], city (1990 pop. 11,420), Södermanland co., E Sweden, on Strängnäsfjärden, an arm of Lake Mälaren. Manufactures include medical supplies and…

Sulaiman Mountains

(Encyclopedia) Sulaiman MountainsSulaiman Mountainss&oomacr;līmänˈ [key], range, extending c.250 mi (400 km) from N to S along the western edge of the Indus River valley in E Baluchistan province…

Kish, island, Iran

(Encyclopedia) KishKishkēsh [key], island (9 mi/14.5 km long, 4 mi/6.4 km wide), Iran, in the Persian Gulf off central S Iran. Kish has been developed as a tourist resort; there also is fishing, a…