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(Encyclopedia) Chennai Chennai chĕnˈnī [key], formerly Madras Chennai…Gandhi, Indira
(Encyclopedia) Gandhi, IndiraGandhi, Indiraĭndēˈrə gänˈdē [key], 1917–84, Indian political leader; daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru. She served as an aide to her father, who was prime minister (1947–64…Besant, Annie
(Encyclopedia) Besant, AnnieBesant, Anniebĕzˈant [key], 1847–1933, English social reformer and theosophist, b. Annie Wood. She steadily grew away from Christianity and in 1873 separated from her…Manship, Paul Howard
(Encyclopedia) Manship, Paul Howard, 1885–1966, American sculptor, b. St. Paul, Minn., studied at St. Paul Institute of Arts, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and the American Academy at Rome.…Limpopo, river, S Africa
(Encyclopedia) LimpopoLimpopolĭmpōˈpō [key], river, c.1,100 mi (1,770 km) long, rising in Limpopo prov., South Africa. It flows in a great arc, first north (forming part of the South Africa–Botswana…Malabar Coast
(Encyclopedia) Malabar CoastMalabar Coastmălˈəbär [key], SW coast of India stretching c.525 mi (845 km) from Goa to the southern tip of the peninsula at Kanniyakumri (Cape Comorin), primarily in…Dale, Sir Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Dale, Sir Thomas, d.1619, acting governor (May–Aug., 1611, 1614–16) of the Virginia colony. Sent by the London Company to restore order, he arrived (1611) in Virginia with three ships…Chishti, Muin ad-Din Hasan
(Encyclopedia) Chishti, Muin ad-Din HasanChishti, Muin ad-Din Hasanm&oomacr;ēnˈ äd-dĭn häsänˈ chĭshˈtē [key], 1142–1236, Indian Muslim saint, b. Sistan, Persia. He founded a Sufi mystic order…Hopkins, Esek
(Encyclopedia) Hopkins, Esek, 1718–1802, American Revolutionary naval hero, b. Scituate, R.I.; brother of Stephen Hopkins. He commanded a privateer in the French and Indian War, and in Dec., 1775, he…Herkimer, Nicholas
(Encyclopedia) Herkimer, Nicholas, 1728–77, American Revolutionary general. He was born in a German colony near the present town of Herkimer, N.Y. He served in the French and Indian War and was…Trending
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