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Conchos

(Encyclopedia) ConchosConchoskōnˈchōs [key], river, c.350 mi (560 km) long, rising in S Chihuahua state, N Mexico, and flowing N and NE to the Rio Grande. Dams along its middle course provide water…

Concini, Concino

(Encyclopedia) Concini, ConcinoConcini, Concinokōnchēˈnō kōnchēˈnē [key], d. 1617, Florentine adventurer, favorite of Marie de' Medici, queen of France, who exerted great influence after the…

albite

(Encyclopedia) albitealbiteălˈbīt [key]: see feldspar.

Concord, river, United States

(Encyclopedia) Concord, river, c.15 mi (24 km) long, NE Mass., a short tributary of the Merrimack, which it joins at Lowell. On Apr. 19, 1775, colonial militia fired some of the first shots of the…

concordat

(Encyclopedia) concordatconcordatkənkôrˈdăt [key], formal agreement, specifically between the pope, in his spiritual capacity, and the temporal authority of a state. Its juridical status is now…

Concordat of 1801

(Encyclopedia) Concordat of 1801, agreement between Napoleon Bonaparte and Pope Pius VII that reestablished the Roman Catholic Church in France. Napoleon took the initiative in negotiating this…

Concorde, Place de la

(Encyclopedia) Concorde, Place de laConcorde, Place de lapläs də lä kôNkôrdˈ [key], large square, Paris, France. It is bounded by the Tuileries gardens; the Champs Élysées; the Seine River; and a…

Concordia

(Encyclopedia) Concordia Concordia kōng-kôrˈᵺyä [key], city, Entre Ríos prov., NE Argentina, a port on the Uruguay…