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Santos-Dumont, Alberto
(Encyclopedia) Santos-Dumont, AlbertoSantos-Dumont, Albertoälbĕrˈt&oobreve; sänˈt&oobreve;zh-dümôNˈ [key], 1873–1932, Brazilian aeronaut. The son of a wealthy coffee grower, he was a…Phoronida
(Encyclopedia) PhoronidaPhoronidafərŏnˈədə [key], small phylum of slender, wormlike marine tube-dwellers, typically found in temperate, shallow seas. About 10 species are known. Although the body is…Pula
(Encyclopedia) PulaPulap&oomacr;ˈlä [key], Ital. Pola, city (2011 pop. 57,460), W Croatia, on the Adriatic and at the southern tip of the Istrian peninsula. A major seaport and an industrial…Vishakhapatnam
(Encyclopedia) VishakhapatnamVishakhapatnamvĭshäkˌəpŭtˈnəm [key] or VisakhapatnamVisakhapatnamvĭsä [key]Visakhapatnam– [key]Visakhapatnamkˌəpŭtˈnəm [key], city (1991 pop. 1,057,118), Andhra Pradesh…Surabaya
(Encyclopedia) Surabaya,&sp;Surabaja, or SoerabajaSurabaya,s&oobreve;rəbīˈə, Du. s&oomacr;räbäˈyä [key], city (1990 pop. 2,473,272), capital of East Java prov., NE Java, Indonesia, on the…Entoprocta
(Encyclopedia) CE5 A. Internal anatomy of a single animal in a Pedicellina colony B. Part of a colony of Pedicellina, representative of the phylum Entoprocta EntoproctaEntoproctaĕnˌtəprŏkˈtə [key…Ford, Whitey
(Encyclopedia) Ford, Whitey (Edward Charles Ford), 1928–2020, American baseball player, b. New York City. A New York Yankee pitcher for his entire career, he signed with them in 1946. The southpaw…Wichita Falls
(Encyclopedia) Wichita FallsWichita Fallswĭchˈĭtô [key], city (1990 pop. 96,259), seat of Wichita co., N Tex., on the Wichita River; inc. 1889. The city's name comes from the Wichitas and from the…ziggurat
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Ziggurat zigguratzigguratzĭgˈ&oobreve;răt [key], form of temple common to the Sumerians, Babylonians and Assyrians. The earliest examples date from the end of the 3d…Staunton
(Encyclopedia) StauntonStauntonstănˈtən [key], city (1990 pop. 24,461), seat of Augusta co., W central Va., in the Shenandoah Valley; settled 1732, inc. as a city 1871. It is a trade and industrial…Trending
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