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Campos

(Encyclopedia) Campos Campos kämˈp&oobreve;s [key], city, Rio de Janeiro state, SE Brazil, on the Paraíba River…

Bereans

(Encyclopedia) Bereans or BeroeansBeroeansboth: bərēˈənz [key], members of a Protestant religious sect founded in Scotland by John Barclay c.1773. They took their name from the community mentioned in…

Botev, Khristo

(Encyclopedia) Botev, KhristoBotev, Khristokhrĭsˈtō bôˈtĕf [key], 1848–76, Bulgarian poet and patriot. At 17, Botev was sent to Russia, where he became enamored of socialist doctrine. He sought to…

Venlo

(Encyclopedia) VenloVenlovĕnˈlō [key], city (1994 pop. 65,367), Limburg prov., SE Netherlands, on the Maas (Meuse) River, near the German border. It is a trade center for fruit and vegetables.…

Vijapura

(Encyclopedia) Vijapura, formerly BijapurVijapurabĭjäˈp&oobreve;r [key], city (1991 pop. 193,131), Karnataka state, SE India. It is a trade and district administrative center. Cotton ginning is…

Zichri

(Encyclopedia) ZichriZichrizĭkˈrī [key], in the Bible. 1 Levite. Apparently the same as Zabdi (4.) 2 Ephraimite hero. 3 Priest after the return to Jerusalem. Neh. 12.17. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12…

Blackmore, Richard Doddridge

(Encyclopedia) Blackmore, Richard Doddridge, 1825–1900, English novelist. Although trained as a lawyer and called to the bar, he abandoned his legal career because of ill health. His reputation rests…

Bilaspur

(Encyclopedia) Bilaspur Bilaspur bēläsˌp&oobreve;rˈ [key]. 1 Former principality, Himachal Pradesh state, NW…

West Haven

(Encyclopedia) West Haven, town (1990 pop. 54,021), New Haven co., S Conn., a suburb across the West River from New Haven; settled 1638, inc. as a separate borough 1873. Although mainly residential,…

Todi

(Encyclopedia) TodiToditôˈdē [key], town (1991 pop. 16,722), Umbria, central Italy, on a hill in the Apennines and on the Tiber River. It is an agricultural and tourist center. The picturesque town…