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Gracián, Baltasar
(Encyclopedia) Gracián, BaltasarGracián, Baltasarbältäsärˈ gräthyänˈ [key], 1601–58, Spanish Jesuit philosopher and writer. A scholar, satirist, and epigrammatist, Gracián frequently ran afoul of…Migdal-el
(Encyclopedia) Migdal-elMigdal-elmĭgˈdəl-ĕl [key], fortified town, N ancient Palestine. It is believed to be identical with the biblical Magdala.Tirso de Molina
(Encyclopedia) Tirso de MolinaTirso de Molinatērˈsō dā mōlēˈnä [key], pseud. of Fray Gabriel TéllezTirso de Molinagäbrēĕlˈ tĕlˈyĕth [key], 1584?–1648, outstanding dramatist of the Spanish Golden Age…Reyles, Carlos
(Encyclopedia) Reyles, CarlosReyles, Carloskärˈlōs rāˈlās [key], 1868–1938, Uruguayan novelist. A wealthy breeder of horses, Reyles traveled extensively and devoted himself to writing. His…Lempa
(Encyclopedia) LempaLempalāmˈpä [key], river, c.200 mi (320 km) long, rising in Guatemala and flowing S through Honduras into El Salvador, then generally S to the Pacific Ocean. An important stream,…Pendlebury, John Devitt Stringfellow
(Encyclopedia) Pendlebury, John Devitt Stringfellow, 1904–41, British archaeologist. He participated in expeditions to Macedonia (1928) and Tell el Amarna (1928–29 and 1930–36). From 1930 to 1934 he…El Niño's Alter Ego
"Everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it." —Mark Twain El Niño has revolutionized conversations about the weather. No longer banal small talk, the…Sudd
(Encyclopedia) SuddSudds&oobreve;d [key], swampy region, c.200 mi (320 km) long, and c.150 mi (240 km) wide, central South Sudan, E central Africa. It is fed by the Bahr el Jebel, the Bahr el…White Nile
(Encyclopedia) White Nile, river, one of the chief tributaries of the Nile, E Africa. The name is sometimes used for the 600 mi (970 km) long section of the river known as the Bahr el Abiad that…Biqa, Al
(Encyclopedia) Biqa, AlBiqa, Aläl bēkäˈ [key], or El BikaEl Bikaĕl bēkäˈ [key], upland valley of Lebanon and Syria, 75 mi (121 km) long and 5 to 9 mi (8–14.5 km) wide, between the Lebanon and Anti-…Trending
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