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Zhang Yimou
(Encyclopedia) Zhang Yimou, 1951–, Chinese film director. Sentenced to forced labor during the Cultural Revolution (1966–76) because his father had been an officer in Chiang Kai-shek's army, he then…Durant
(Encyclopedia) Durant, city (2020 pop. 18,589), seat of Bryan co., S central Okla., in the Red River valley farm area; inc. 1873. It is the commercial…rutile
(Encyclopedia) rutile, mineral, one of three forms of titanium dioxide (TiO2; see titanium). It occurs in crystals, often in twins or rosettes, and is typically brownish red, although there are black…Menomonie
(Encyclopedia) MenomonieMenomoniemənŏmˈənē [key], city (1990 pop. 13,547), seat of Dunn co., W Wis., on the Red Cedar River; platted 1859, inc. 1882. Once a lumber town, it is a trade center in an…Mansfield, city and district, England
(Encyclopedia) Mansfield, city (71,325) and district, Nottinghamshire, central England, on the western border of Sherwood Forest. The city lies in a coal district, with manufactures of hosiery, shoes…Richthofen, Manfred, Baron von
(Encyclopedia) Richthofen, Manfred, Baron vonRichthofen, Manfred, Baron vonmänˈfrāt [key], 1892–1918, German aviator in World War I. He was credited with the spectacular achievement of shooting down…Shur
(Encyclopedia) ShurShurshŭr [key], landmark of the Egyptian border N of the Red Sea, also called the Wilderness of Shur. In the Bible it is associated with the the wandering of Hagar, the journeying…Vrindaban
(Encyclopedia) VrindabanVrindabanvrĭnˌdəbŭnˈ [key], formerly Brindaban, town, Uttar Pradesh state, central India, on the Yamuna River. Legends about the youth of the Hindu god Krishna center about…Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
(Encyclopedia) Four Horsemen of the ApocalypseFour Horsemen of the Apocalypseəpŏkˈəlĭps [key], allegorical figures in the Book of Revelation in the Bible. The rider on the white horse has many…lapwing
(Encyclopedia) lapwing, common name for some members of the family Charadriidae, which includes the plovers. Lapwings are almost all inland or upland birds, found in all temperate and tropical…Trending
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