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Kurusu, Saburo
(Encyclopedia) Kurusu, SaburoKurusu, Saburosäˌb&oomacr;rōˈ k&oomacr;r&oomacr;ˈs&oomacr; [key], 1886–1954, Japanese career diplomat. As ambassador to Germany from 1939 to 1941, he…Grey, Zane
(Encyclopedia) Grey, Zane, 1872–1939, American writer of Western stories, b. Zanesville, Ohio, as Pearl Zane Gray, grad. Univ. of Pennsylvania, 1896. His melodramatic tales of the West and Southwest…Thoothukudi
(Encyclopedia) Thoothukudi or TuticorinThoothukudit&oomacr;ˌtĭkôrĭnˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 280,091), Tamil Nadu state, SE India. An important seaport and fishing center, it has a Fishing…Manihiki
(Encyclopedia) ManihikiManihikimänĭhēˈkē [key], atoll, c.2 sq mi (5.2 sq km), South Pacific, in the Cook Islands. It comprises 12 islets; the whole group that includes Manihiki and Penrhyn is also…Nomura, Kichisaburo
(Encyclopedia) Nomura, KichisaburoNomura, Kichisaburokēchēsäb&oobreve;rōˈ nōˈm&oobreve;ˌrä [key], 1877–1964, Japanese admiral and diplomat. A graduate of the Japanese naval academy, he…D'Entrecasteaux Islands
(Encyclopedia) D'Entrecasteaux IslandsD'Entrecasteaux IslandsdäNtrəkästōˈ [key], volcanic group, SW Pacific, SE of New Guinea, part of Papua New Guinea. Comprising the Fergusson, Goodenough, and…potassium carbonate
(Encyclopedia) potassium carbonate, chemical compound, K2CO3, white, crystalline, deliquescent substance that forms a strongly alkaline water solution. It is available commercially as a white,…Papeete
(Encyclopedia) PapeetePapeetepäpā-āˈtā [key], town (2007 pop. 26,017), capital of Tahiti and of French Polynesia, South Pacific. A port on the NW coast of Tahiti, Papeete ships copra, vanilla, and…Cumaná
(Encyclopedia) Cumaná Cumaná k&oomacr;mänäˈ [key], city, capital of Sucre state, NE Venezuela, on the Manzanares…Grew, Joseph Clark
(Encyclopedia) Grew, Joseph Clark, 1880–1965, American diplomat, b. Boston. Entering diplomatic service in 1904, he held posts of increasing importance in different capitals until 1924, when he…Trending
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