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(Encyclopedia) Cavite Cavite kävēˈtā [key], city, Cavite prov., SW Luzon, the Philippines. The city, situated…Bezruč, Petr
(Encyclopedia) Bezruč, PetrBezruč, Petrpĕtˈər bĕzˈr&oomacr;ch [key], pseud. of Vladimir VašekVladimir Vašekväshˈĕk [key], 1867–1958, Czech poet, called the bard of Silesia. Bezruč's fame rests…Bhamo
(Encyclopedia) BhamoBhamobäˈmō, bəmōˈ [key], town (1981 est. pop. 14,000), NE Myanmar, on the upper Ayeyarwady River. Located c.900 mi (1,450 km) from the sea, it is the head of navigation on the…Białystok
(Encyclopedia) Białystok Białystok byälĭsˈtôk [key], city, capital of Podlaskie prov., NE Poland. It is a leading…Wilson, Charles Erwin
(Encyclopedia) Wilson, Charles Erwin, 1890–1961, American industrialist and cabinet officer, b. Minerva, Ohio. He was an electrical engineer with Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company from…Werner, Pierre
(Encyclopedia) Werner, PierreWerner, Pierrepyĕr vĕrˈnər [key], 1913–2002, political leader in Luxembourg. A lawyer, he held various posts in the ministry of finance after World War II. Secretary to…Whipple, Fred Lawrence
(Encyclopedia) Whipple, Fred Lawrence, 1906–2004, American astronomer, b. Red Oak, Iowa. After graduating from the Univ. of California, Berkeley (Ph.D. 1931), he accepted a position at Harvard, where…Volcano Islands
(Encyclopedia) Volcano Islands, Jap. Kazan-retto, island group, c.11 sq mi (30 sq km), W Pacific. The group consists of three islands, of which Iwo Jima (Iwo To) is the most important. The highest…Valletta
(Encyclopedia) VallettaVallettavəlĕtˈə [key], city (1994 est. pop. 9,129), capital of Malta, NE Malta. It is strategically located on a rocky promontory between two deep harbors. Dockyards line the…Tullahoma
(Encyclopedia) TullahomaTullahomatələhōˈmə [key], city (1990 pop. 16,761), Coffee and Franklin counties, central Tenn.; settled c.1850 as a railroad labor camp, inc. 1903. It is an industrial center…Trending
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