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(Encyclopedia) East London, city, now part and seat of Buffalo City metropolitan municipality, Eastern Cape prov., SE South Africa, on the Indian Ocean. East London grew around a British military…Johnson, Sir John
(Encyclopedia) Johnson, Sir John, 1742–1830, Loyalist leader in the American Revolution, b. Mohawk valley, N.Y.; son of Sir William Johnson. He fought against the Native Americans in Pontiac's…Leh
(Encyclopedia) LehLehlā [key], town (2011 pop. 30,870), Ladakh, E Kashmir, N India. It is the headquarters of Ladakh union territory and of the Leh district in Indian-controlled Kashmir. It lies at…Elephanta
(Encyclopedia) ElephantaElephantaĕlĭfănˈtə [key], island, c.2 sq mi (5.2 sq km), in Mumbai harbor, Maharashtra state, W India. It is noted for six Brahmanic caves, carved (8th cent.) from solid rock…Menen, Aubrey Clarence
(Encyclopedia) Menen, Aubrey ClarenceMenen, Aubrey Clarencemĕnˈən [key], 1912–89, English novelist, b. London. The son of an Indian father and an Irish mother, he was a drama critic, theater director…Brahmagupta
(Encyclopedia) BrahmaguptaBrahmaguptabräˌməg&oobreve;pˈtə [key], c.598–c.660, Indian mathematician and astronomer. He was among the first to meaningfully discuss the concepts of zero and of…Thornton, Matthew
(Encyclopedia) Thornton, Matthew, 1714–1803, political leader in the American Revolution, signer of the Declaration of Independence, b. Ireland. Taken to America as a child, he studied medicine and…West Indies, University of the
(Encyclopedia) West Indies, University of the, autonomous regional institution with main campuses in Jamaica, Trinidad, and Barbados; coeducational; est. 1948 in Mona, Jamaica, as an external…canna
(Encyclopedia) canna [Lat.,=cane], any plant of the genus Canna, tropical and subtropical perennials, grown in temperate regions in parks and gardens for the large foliage and spikelike, usually red…Palakkad
(Encyclopedia) PalakkadPalakkadpälək-kädˈ [key] or formerly PalghatPalghatpälgôtˈ [key], town (2011 pop. 130,955), Kerala state, SW India. It commands the Palakkad, or Palghat, Gap, the major pass…Trending
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