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(Encyclopedia) Etawah Etawah ĭtäˈwə [key], city, Uttar Pradesh state, N central India, on the Yamuna River and…Farrukhabad
(Encyclopedia) Farrukhabad Farrukhabad fər&oobreve;khˈäbädˌ [key], joint municipality with Fategarh, Uttar Pradesh…Monument Valley
(Encyclopedia) Monument Valley, scenic arid region, c.2,000 sq mi (5,000 sq km), SE Utah and NE Ariz. Located in the Navajo Indian Reservation, Monument Valley is not a true valley but an area of…Brodhead, Daniel
(Encyclopedia) Brodhead, Daniel, 1736–1809, American Revolutionary officer and Indian fighter, b. probably near Albany, N.Y. He was taken as an infant to Pennsylvania, where he later served as deputy…Burnet, William, 1688–1729, English colonial governor in America
(Encyclopedia) Burnet, William, 1688–1729, English colonial governor in America; son of Gilbert Burnet. As governor of New York and New Jersey (1720–28), he advocated extending the trade with Native…Carnegie
(Encyclopedia) Carnegie Carnegie kärnĕgˈē, kärˈnəgē [key], borough (2020 pop. 8,134),…Toamasina
(Encyclopedia) ToamasinaToamasinatōəmˈəsēnə [key], formerly TamataveToamasinatämätävˈ [key], city (1993 pop. 127,441), NE Madagascar. Situated on the Indian Ocean, it is the nation's chief port and…Belknap, William Worth
(Encyclopedia) Belknap, William Worth, 1829–90, U.S. Secretary of War (1869–76), b. Newburgh, N.Y. After practicing law in Iowa, he served in the Civil War, was a division commander under Sherman in…Williams, Ephraim
(Encyclopedia) Williams, Ephraim, 1715–55, American soldier, founder of Williams College, b. Newton, Mass. After several years as a sailor, he lived in Massachusetts and took part in defending the…Thackeray, Bal Keshav
(Encyclopedia) Thackeray, Bal KeshavThackeray, Bal Keshavbäl kĕshävˈ täkˈərā [key], 1926–2012, Indian political leader. He first became known in his hometown of Mumbai (then Bombay) as a mainly…Trending
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