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Paderewski, Ignace Jan
(Encyclopedia) Paderewski, Ignace JanPaderewski, Ignace Janpădˌərĕfˈskē, Pol. ēnyäsˈ yän pädĕrĕfˈskē [key], 1860–1941, Polish pianist, composer, and statesman; studied at the Warsaw Conservatory and…Oshogbo
(Encyclopedia) OshogboOshogboōshōbˈbō [key], city (1991 est. pop. 421,000), SW Nigeria, on the Oshun River. Primarily a farming and commercial city, it has cotton gins, a steel-rolling mill, a…Montpellier
(Encyclopedia) MontpellierMontpelliermôNpĕlyāˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 210,866), capital of Hérault dept., S France, near the Mediterranean coast. It is a great commercial center. Its industries, many…Moon Jae-in
(Encyclopedia) Moon Jae-in, 1953–, South Korean political leader, president of South Korea (2017–). The son of North Korean refugees, Moon studied law at Kyung Hee Univ. but was expelled twice for…Winton, Sir Nicholas George
(Encyclopedia) Winton, Sir Nicholas George, 1909–2015, British stockbroker who saved the lives of several hundred Czech children on the eve of World War II, b. London as Nicholas George Wertheim (…Tobacco Nation
(Encyclopedia) Tobacco Nation or Tionontati, Native North Americans of the Iroquoian branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). In 1616, when visited by the French,…Shan State
(Encyclopedia) Shan StateShan Stateshän [key], state (1983 pop. 3,718,706), c.60,000 sq mi (155,400 sq km), E central Myanmar. Taunggyi, the capital, and Lashio are its principal cities. It borders…American Friends Service Committee
(Encyclopedia) American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), organization est. 1917 by the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) that provides social services and information to the public in an…Famagusta
(Encyclopedia) Famagusta Famagusta fämäg&oomacr;ˈstä [key], Gr. Ammochostos, city, E Cyprus, on Famagusta Bay…Harbin
(Encyclopedia) HarbinHarbinhärˈbĭn [key], Rus. Kharbin, city (1994 est. pop. 2,505,200), capital of Heilongjiang prov., China, on the Songhua River. It is the major trade and communications center of…Trending
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