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Galicia, historic region, Poland and Ukraine
(Encyclopedia) GaliciaGaliciagəlĭˈshə, –shēə, –ə [key], Pol. Galicja, Ukr. Halychyna, Rus. Galitsiya, historic region (32,332 sq mi/83,740 sq km), SE Poland and W Ukraine, covering the slopes of the…Rajputs
(Encyclopedia) RajputsRajputsräjˈp&oomacr;ts [key] [Sanskrit,=son of a king], dominant people of Rajputana, an historic region now almost coextensive with the state of Rajasthan, NW India. The…Bassett, Angela Evelyn
(Encyclopedia) Bassett, Angela Evelyn 1958- , American actress, b. New York, N.Y., Yale Univ. (B.A., 1980; M.F.A., 1983; D.F.A. (2018, hon.). Bassett…Poitou
(Encyclopedia) PoitouPoitoupwät&oomacr;ˈ [key], region and former province, W France, stretching from the Atlantic coast eastward beyond the Vienne River. The former province encompassed three…Santiago de Compostela
(Encyclopedia) Santiago de CompostelaSantiago de Compostelasäntyäˈgō ᵺā kōmpōstāˈlä [key] or Santiago, city (1990 pop. 91,419), capital of Galicia, in A Coruña prov., NW Spain, on the Sar River. The…Santo Domingo, city, Dominican Republic
(Encyclopedia) Santo DomingoSanto Domingosänˈtō dōmēngˈgō [key], city (1993 pop. 1,609,966), S Dominican Republic, on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River. It is the country's capital,…Liberty Bell
(Encyclopedia) Liberty Bell, historic relic in Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia. First hung in Independence Hall in 1753, it bore the inscription, “Proclaim Liberty throughout all…Greensboro
(Encyclopedia) Greensboro. <1> City (2020 pop. 3,648), seat of Greene co., Ga.; inc. 1803 (town); 1855 (city). Founded in 1780, the town lies…Göttingen
(Encyclopedia) Göttingen Göttingen götˈĭng-ən [key], city, Lower Saxony, central Germany, on the Leine River. It is…Hume, John
(Encyclopedia) Hume, John, 1937–2020, Northern Irish political leader. A moderate Catholic, he devoted his career to the peaceful settlement of sectarian conflicts in his homeland. Hume began by…Trending
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