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Komandorski Islands
(Encyclopedia) Komandorski IslandsKomandorski Islandskŏməndôrˈskē [key] or Commander Islands, Rus. Komandorskiye Ostrova, group of treeless islands, off E Kamchatka Peninsula, E Russian Far East, in…König Rother
(Encyclopedia) König RotherKönig Rotherkönˈĭk rōtˈər [key], earliest heroic minstrel epic from the precourtly period of Middle High German literature. Written in Bavaria in popular verse style by an…Keene
(Encyclopedia) Keene, city (1990 pop. 22,430), seat of Cheshire co., SW N.H., on the Ashuelot River; settled 1736, inc. as a city 1873. It is a trade and manufacturing center in a farming and resort…Kintyre
(Encyclopedia) KintyreKintyrekĭntīrˈ [key], peninsula, 42 mi (68 km) long and 10 mi (16 km) wide, Argyll and Bute, W Scotland, joined to the mainland at the isthmus of Tarbert between East Loch…Long Island City
(Encyclopedia) Long Island City, area of New York City, in SW Queens co., SE N.Y., on Long Island. An industrial and residential district, it has a waterfront on the East River and is connected with…McCall, Samuel Walker
(Encyclopedia) McCall, Samuel Walker, 1851–1923, American political leader, U.S. Congressman (1893–1913), governor of Massachusetts (1916–18), b. East Providence, Pa. He was a lawyer in Boston when…Deventer, Sir Jacob Louis van
(Encyclopedia) Deventer, Sir Jacob Louis vanDeventer, Sir Jacob Louis vanyäˈkōp l&oomacr;ēˈ fän dĕfˈəntər [key], 1874?–1922, Boer general. In the South African War he commanded guerrilla forces…Decamps, Alexandre Gabriel
(Encyclopedia) Decamps, Alexandre GabrielDecamps, Alexandre GabrielälĕksäNˈdrə gäbrēĕlˈ dəkäNˈ [key], 1803–60, French genre and historical painter, engraver, and lithographer. First known for his…Hoosac Range
(Encyclopedia) Hoosac RangeHoosac Rangeh&oomacr;ˈsək [key], southern continuation of the Green Mts., NW Mass. and SW Vt., running from north to south. Its maximum height is c.3,000 ft (910 m).…Joachim, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Joachim, SaintJoachim, Saintjōˈəkĭm [key], in tradition, the father of the Virgin and husband of St. Anne; there is no mention of him in the Bible. His cult is ancient in the East, but…Trending
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