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Fraser, Peter

(Encyclopedia) Fraser, Peter, 1884–1950, New Zealand political leader, b. Scotland. He emigrated to New Zealand in 1910. Previously active in Labour politics in London, he was elected to Parliament…

Fraser Island

(Encyclopedia) Fraser Island or Great Sandy Island, 66 sq mi (171 sq km), in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Queensland, Australia; on the west it borders Hervey Bay (NW) and the Great Sandy…

Fraserburgh

(Encyclopedia) Fraserburgh Fraserburgh frāˈzərbərə [key], town, Aberdeenshire, NE Scotland, on the North Sea. It is…

Burnaby

(Encyclopedia) Burnaby Burnaby bûrˈnəbē [key], city, eastern suburb of Vancouver, SW B.C., Canada. A…

Nechako

(Encyclopedia) NechakoNechakonĭchăkˈō [key], river, 287 mi (462 km) long, rising in Tetachuck and Ootsa lakes, central British Columbia, Canada, and flowing NE, then E to the Fraser River at Prince…

Jindal, Bobby

(Encyclopedia) Jindal, Bobby, 1971–, American politician, b. Baton Rouge, La., as Piyush Jindal. The son of immigrants from India, he attended Brown Univ. (B.S., 1991) and thereafter was a Rhodes…

Maginn, William

(Encyclopedia) Maginn, WilliamMaginn, Williamməgĭnˈ [key], 1793–1842, Irish writer. Some of his best stories and essays appeared in Blackwood's Magazine. His short story “Bob Burke's Duel with Ensign…