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(Encyclopedia) LandshutLandshutläntsˈh&oomacr;t [key], city (1994 pop. 59,640), Bavaria, SE Germany, on the Isar River. Once the capital of Lower Bavaria, it is now a transportation and…Legaspi
(Encyclopedia) Legaspi or LegazpiLegazpiləgăˈspē, lāgäˈ– [key], city (1990 pop. 121,116), capital of Albay prov., SE Luzon, the Philippines, on Albay Gulf. It is a large seaport and the southern…Legnica
(Encyclopedia) LegnicaLegnicalĕgnēˈtsä [key], Ger. Liegnitz, city (1992 est. pop. 106,300), Dolnośląskie prov., SW Poland, on the Kaczawa River. A center of a vegetable-growing region, it also has…Lindemann, Frederick Alexander
(Encyclopedia) Lindemann, Frederick Alexander (Viscount Cherwell)Lindemann, Frederick Alexanderlĭnˈdəmən, chärˈwĕl [key], 1886–1957, British physicist and government official. He studied with W. H.…Enewetak
(Encyclopedia) Enewetak,&sp;Enewetok, or EniwetokEnewetak,ĕnĭwēˈtŏk, ĕnēˈwĕtôk [key], circular atoll, central Pacific, one of the Ralik Chain in the Marshall Islands. Enewetak is c.50 mi (80 km)…Elbląg
(Encyclopedia) Elbląg Elbląg ĕlˈblôNk [key] or Elbing Elbląg…Espíritu Santo
(Encyclopedia) Espíritu SantoEspíritu Santoĕspēˈrēt&oomacr; sänˈtō [key] or Santo, volcanic island, 1,485 sq mi (3,846 sq km), South Pacific, largest and westernmost island of Vanuatu (formerly…Fontana
(Encyclopedia) Fontana, city (2020 pop. 208,393), San Bernardino co., S Calif., at the foot of the San Bernardino Mts.; inc. 1952. Fabricated metal…Fall River
(Encyclopedia) Fall River, industrial city (2020 pop. 94,000), Bristol co., SE Mass., a port of entry on Mt. Hope Bay, at the mouth of the Taunton…Nimitz, Chester William
(Encyclopedia) Nimitz, Chester WilliamNimitz, Chester Williamnĭmˈĭts [key], 1885–1966, American admiral, b. Fredericksburg, Tex. A graduate of Annapolis, he was chief of staff to the commander of the…Trending
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