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Gárdonyi, Géza
(Encyclopedia) Gárdonyi, GézaGárdonyi, Gézagāˈzə gärˈdōnyē [key], 1863–1922, Hungarian writer. Gárdonyi first attracted attention with a cycle of satirical novels about peasant life. His works…Ituzaingó, battle of
(Encyclopedia) Ituzaingó, battle ofItuzaingó, battle ofēˌt&oomacr;sīn-gōˈ [key], fought in S Uruguay, Feb. 20, 1827. A combined Argentine-Uruguayan force under Carlos María de Alvear decisively…Albury-Wodonga
(Encyclopedia) Albury-WodongaAlbury-Wodongaôlˈbərē-wədôngˈgə [key], twin cities (2016 combined pop. 83,104). Albury is in New South Wales, SE Australia, on the Murray River. Wodonga is on the S side…cocktail
(Encyclopedia) cocktail, short mixed drink originating in the United States and served as an appetizer. It generally has a basis of gin, whisky, rum, or brandy combined with vermouth or fruit juices…Grétry, André Ernest Modeste
(Encyclopedia) Grétry, André Ernest ModesteGrétry, André Ernest ModesteäNdrāˈ ĕrnĕstˈ môdĕstˈ grātrēˈ [key], 1741–1813, French operatic composer. Enormously prolific and successful in his lifetime,…Harpocrates
(Encyclopedia) HarpocratesHarpocrateshärpŏkˈrətēz [key], the Greek name for the Egyptian sky god Horus. He was represented as a small boy with his finger held to his lips and came to be considered…hertz
(Encyclopedia) hertzhertzhûrts [key] [for Heinrich R. Hertz], abbr. Hz, unit of frequency, equal to 1 cycle per second. The term is combined with metric prefixes to denote multiple units such as the…Morley, Henry
(Encyclopedia) Morley, Henry, 1822–94, English man of letters. In 1850 he closed his successful school to assist Dickens in editing Household Words. After that he combined an editorial with an…Australian National University
(Encyclopedia) Australian National University, located in Canberra and state-sponsored, founded 1946 as Australia's only completely research-oriented university. Originally limited to graduate…Spitzweg, Carl
(Encyclopedia) Spitzweg, CarlSpitzweg, Carlkärl shpĭtsˈvĕk [key], 1808–85, German genre painter and draftsman. Self-taught, he depicted the daily life of his native Munich in small, charming pictures…Trending
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