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Toggenburg
(Encyclopedia) ToggenburgToggenburgtôgˈənb&oobreve;rkh [key], region in the Thur valley, St. Gall canton, NE Switzerland. Dairying, livestock breeding, and textile production are its main…Young, Edward
(Encyclopedia) Young, Edward, 1683–1765, English poet and dramatist. After a disappointing political life he took holy orders about 1724, serving for a time as the royal chaplain before becoming…Zákinthos
(Encyclopedia) ZákinthosZákinthoszäˈkĭnthôs [key] or ZanteZákinthoszănˈtē [key], Lat. Zacynthus, island (1991 pop. 32,556), c.157 sq mi (407 sq km), W Greece, in the Ionian Sea; one of the Ionian…Zeno of Citium
(Encyclopedia) Zeno of CitiumZeno of Citiumzēˈnō, sĭshˈēəm [key], c.334–c.262 b.c., Greek philosopher, founder of Stoicism. He left Cyprus and went to Athens, where he studied under the Cynics, whose…Bon, Cape
(Encyclopedia) Bon, CapeBon, Capebŏn [key], Ras at TibRas at Tibräs ät tĭb [key], or Ras AddarBon, Capeädärˈ [key], peninsula, NE Tunisia, projecting c.50 mi (80 km) into the Mediterranean Sea toward…Brennan, William Joseph, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Brennan, William Joseph, Jr., 1906–97, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1956–90), b. Newark, N.J. After receiving his law degree from Harvard, he practiced law in Newark.…Brétigny, Treaty of
(Encyclopedia) Brétigny, Treaty ofBrétigny, Treaty ofbrātēnyēˈ [key], 1360, concluded by England and France at Brétigny, a village near Chartres, France. It marked a low point in French fortunes in…Carolina parakeet
(Encyclopedia) Carolina parakeet, small, long-tailed bird, Canuropsis carolinensis, now believed extinct. The Carolina parakeet was the northernmost representative of the parrot family. It had green…Suzuki, Kantaro
(Encyclopedia) Suzuki, KantaroSuzuki, Kantarokäntärōˈ [key]Suzuki, Kantaro s&oomacr;z&oomacr;ˈkē [key], 1867–1948, Japanese admiral. He served briefly as prime minister from Apr., 1945, until…Woolworth, Frank Winfield
(Encyclopedia) Woolworth, Frank Winfield, 1852–1919, American merchant, b. Rodman, N.Y. He established in 1879 a five-cent store at Utica, N.Y., which failed, and the same year he started a…Trending
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