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(Encyclopedia) marlin, common name for open-sea fish related to the sailfish (family Istiophoridae) and prized in sport fishing. The best known is the Atlantic blue marlin, Makaira nigricans, found…Marshall, Samuel Lyman Atwood
(Encyclopedia) Marshall, Samuel Lyman Atwood (S. L. A. Marshall), 1900–1977, American author and military analyst, b. Catskill, N.Y. Having served in World War I, he embarked upon a career in…Makatea
(Encyclopedia) MakateaMakateamäkätāˈä [key], formerly AuroraAuroraôrôrˈə [key], island, South Pacific, one of the most northwesterly of the Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia. The center of the…Laramie
(Encyclopedia) LaramieLaramielârˈəmē [key], city (1990 pop. 26,687), seat of Albany co., SE Wyo., on the Laramie River; inc. 1874. It is a commercial, railroad, and industrial center for a livestock…LeMay, Curtis Emerson
(Encyclopedia) LeMay, Curtis EmersonLeMay, Curtis Emersonləmāˈ [key], 1906–90, U.S. general, b. Columbus, Ohio. Commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. army air corps in 1930, he advanced…Lerma, Francisco Gómez de Sandoval y Rojas, duque de
(Encyclopedia) Lerma, Francisco Gómez de Sandoval y Rojas, duque deLerma, Francisco Gómez de Sandoval y Rojas, duque defränthēsˈkō gōˈmāth dā sändōvälˈ ē rōˈhäs d&oomacr;ˈkā dā lārˈmä [key], 1553…Dix, John Adams
(Encyclopedia) Dix, John Adams, 1798–1879, American statesman, b. Boscawen, N.H. He served in the War of 1812, was later admitted to the bar, and practiced law in Cooperstown, N.Y. He held high state…Dodge, Grenville Mellen
(Encyclopedia) Dodge, Grenville Mellen, 1831–1916, Union general in the Civil War and railroad builder, b. Danvers, Mass. Before the war Dodge, a civil engineer, did railroad work in the West. After…Fonseca, Gulf of
(Encyclopedia) Fonseca, Gulf ofFonseca, Gulf offōnsāˈkä [key], inlet of the Pacific Ocean, c.700 sq mi (1,810 sq km), c.50 mi (80 km) long and c.30 mi (50 km) wide, W Central America. In a volcanic…Austral Islands
(Encyclopedia) Austral Islands Austral Islands ôˈstrəl [key], volcanic island group, South Pacific, part of French Polynesia. They are sometimes known as the Tubuai…Trending
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