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Villanova University

(Encyclopedia) Villanova UniversityVillanova Universityvĭlˌənōˈvə [key], at Villanova, Pa., near Philadelphia; Roman Catholic; est. 1842 as a men's school, coeducational since 1967. It has schools of…

Persad-Bissessar, Kamla

(Encyclopedia) Persad-Bissessar, Kamla, 1952—, Trinidadian political leader. A lawyer of South Asian descent and a member of the United National Congress (UNC), she was appointed to Trinidad and…

Hamtramck

(Encyclopedia) Hamtramck Hamtramck hămtrămˈĭk [key], city (2020 pop. 28,433), Wayne co., SE Mich., within the confines…

Jagan, Cheddi

(Encyclopedia) Jagan, CheddiJagan, Cheddichĕdˈē jäˈgän [key], 1918–97, prime minister of British Guiana (1961–64) and president (1992–97) of independent Guyana. Of South Asian descent, he was trained…

Réunion

(Encyclopedia) CEE RéunionRéunionrāünyôNˈ, island and overseas department of France (2015 est. pop. 863,000), c.970 sq mi (2,510 sq km), one of the Mascarene Islands, in the Indian Ocean c.430 mi…

Cambridge, University of

(Encyclopedia) Cambridge, University of, at Cambridge, England, one of the oldest English-language universities in the world. Originating in the early 12th cent. (legend places its origin even…

Seychelles

(Encyclopedia) CE5 SeychellesSeychellessāshĕlzˈ, officially Republic of Seychelles, republic (2015 est. pop. 94,000), c.110 sq mi (285 sq km), comprising approximately 100 islands in the Indian…

Vikas Khanna

Vikas Khanna was executive chef at the Manhattan restaurant Salaam Bombay from 2002-05. After training as a chef in his native India, he moved to New York City in 2000 and two years later had become…

Ethnicity and Race by Countries

Find the ethnic and racial composition of every country in the world, listed alphabetically. Afghanistan Pashtun 42%, Tajik 27%, Hazara 9%, Uzbek 9%, Aimaks 4%, Turkmen 3%, Baloch 2%, others 4…