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Viterbo

(Encyclopedia) ViterboViterbovētārˈbō [key], city (1991 pop. 58,380), capital of Viterbo prov., Latium, central Italy, near Lake Bolsena. It is an agricultural center and market. A Roman colony…

Moore, Michael

(Encyclopedia) Moore, Michael, 1954–, American documentary filmmaker, author, and activist, b. Flint, Mich. A highly personal, populist, and frequently controversial and polarizing documentary…

Montmagny

(Encyclopedia) Montmagny, town (1991 pop. 11,861), SE Que., Canada, on the St. Lawrence River. Manufactures include textiles, furniture, and household appliances.

Lynnfield

(Encyclopedia) Lynnfield, town (1990 pop. 11,274), Essex co., NE Mass.; inc. 1814. Primarily residential, Lynnfield is an important suburb of Boston.

Clawson

(Encyclopedia) Clawson, city (2020 pop. 11,707), Oakland co., SE Mich., a residential suburb between Pontiac and Detroit; settled c.1833, inc. 1920.

Mtskheta

(Encyclopedia) MtskhetaMtskhetamətskhyĕtˈə [key], town (1989 pop. 9,588), W central Georgia, on the Kura River and the Georgian Military Road. It was the capital of ancient Iberia until the 6th cent…

Hamilton, Lee Herbert

(Encyclopedia) Hamilton, Lee Herbert, 1931–, U.S. politician, b. Daytona Beach, Fla. A lawyer (J.D. Indiana Univ., 1956), he left private practice after winning a seat in the U.S. House of…

Jugnauth, Anerood

(Encyclopedia) Jugnauth, Anerood, 1930–, Mauritian political leader, prime minister of Mauritius (1982–95, 2000–2003, 2014–17). Trained as a lawyer, he was first elected to the National Assembly in…

Joseph I

(Encyclopedia) Joseph I, 1678–1711, Holy Roman emperor (1705–11), king of Hungary (1687–1711) and of Bohemia (1705–11), son and successor of Leopold I. Joseph became Holy Roman emperor in the midst…

Canosa di Puglia

(Encyclopedia) Canosa di Puglia Canosa di Puglia känôˈzä dē p&oomacr;ˈlyä [key],…