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Ha Jin
(Encyclopedia) Ha Jin, pseud. of Jin Xuefei, 1956–, Chinese-American writer, grad. Heilongjiang Univ. (B.A. 1981), Shandong Univ. (M.A., 1984), Brandeis (M.A., Ph.D., 1993). In the early 1980s he…Pérez Rodríguez, Carlos Andrés
(Encyclopedia) Pérez Rodríguez, Carlos AndrésPérez Rodríguez, Carlos Andréskärˈlōs ändrāsˈ pāˈrās rôdrēˈgās [key], 1922–2010, president of Venezuela (1974–78, 1989–93). An aide to President Rómulo…Tange, Kenzo
(Encyclopedia) Tange, KenzoTange, Kenzokĕnˈzō tängˈē [key], 1913–2005, Japanese architect. A graduate of the Univ. of Tokyo, he later taught there and at several American universities. The Hiroshima…Montes Claros
(Encyclopedia) Montes ClarosMontes ClarosmôNˈtəsh kläˈr&oobreve;sh [key], city (1996 pop. 271,324), Minas Gerais state, E central Brazil. Cattle breeding is the chief economic activity, and…Manzini
(Encyclopedia) ManziniManzinimänzēˈnē [key], formerly BremersdorpBremersdorpbrēˈmərzdôrp [key], town (1996 est. pop. 69,800), central Eswatini (formerly Swaziland). It is the trade center of a…Korhogo
(Encyclopedia) KorhogoKorhogokôrhōˈgō [key], town (1996 est. pop. 158,300), N Côte d'Ivoire. It is an administrative and processing center for a mountainous region where cotton, kapok, rice, millet,…Dartmouth, city, Canada
(Encyclopedia) Dartmouth, city and former municipality, S N.S., Canada, on Halifax harbor, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean. Dartmouth has large sugar and oil refineries, and it produces ships, iron,…Ruapehu
(Encyclopedia) RuapehuRuapehur&oomacr;əpāˈh&oomacr; [key], active volcano, 9,175 ft (2,797 m) high, on North Island, New Zealand; highest point of North Island. Ruapehu's most recent large…Rio Grande do Norte
(Encyclopedia) Rio Grande do NorteRio Grande do Norterēˈ&oobreve; gränˈdĭ ᵺ&oobreve; nôrˈtĭ [key], state (1996 pop. 2,415,567), 20,469 sq mi (53,015 sq km), NE Brazil, on the Atlantic Ocean.…Pôrto Velho
(Encyclopedia) Pôrto VelhoPôrto Velhopōrˈt&oobreve; vĕˈly&oobreve; [key], city (1996 pop. 287,534), capital of Rondônia state, NW Brazil, on the Madeira River. It is a rail terminus and the…Trending
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