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Cabral, Pedro Alvares
(Encyclopedia) Cabral, Pedro AlvaresCabral, Pedro Alvarespĕˈdr&oobreve; əlväˈrəsh kəbrälˈ [key], c.1467–c.1520, Portuguese navigator. A friend of Vasco da Gama, in 1500 he was sent out by Manuel…Wright, Charles
(Encyclopedia) Wright, Charles, 1935–, American poet, b. Pickwick Dam, Tenn. While in the army in Italy (1957–61), he began reading Pound's Cantos, which, along with his Southern roots and ancient…Tripolitania
(Encyclopedia) TripolitaniaTripolitaniatrĭpˌəlĭtāˈnēə [key], historic region, W Libya, bordering on the Mediterranean Sea. Tripoli is the chief city. The original inhabitants of the region were…beet
(Encyclopedia) beet, biennial or annual root vegetable of the family Chenopodiaceae (goosefoot family). The beet (Beta vulgaris) has been cultivated since pre-Christian times. Among its numerous…Central America
(Encyclopedia) Central America, narrow, southernmost region (c.202,200 sq mi/523,698 sq km) of North America, linked to South America at Colombia. It separates the Caribbean from the Pacific.…Port Said
(Encyclopedia) Port SaidPort Saidsīd, sād, säēdˈ [key] or Bur SaidBur Saidb&oobreve;r [key], city (1986 pop. 469,533), NE Egypt, a port on the Mediterranean Sea at the entrance to the Suez Canal…Preah Vihear
(Encyclopedia) Preah VihearPreah Vihearprĕ vēhērˈ [key], Thai Phra ViharnPreah Vihearprä wēˈhän [key], Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva, N central Cambodia near the Thai border. Situated on the edge…Petronas Towers
(Encyclopedia) Petronas Towers, twin skyscrapers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, that are the world's tallest twin towers. Standing 1,483 ft (452 m) high, they were designed by the Argentinian-American…Quintana Roo
(Encyclopedia) Quintana RooQuintana Rookēntäˈnä rōˈō [key], state (1990 pop. 493,277), 19,630 sq mi (50,842 sq km), SE Mexico, on the Caribbean. Chetumal is the capital. Occupying most of the eastern…Banat
(Encyclopedia) BanatBanatbäˈnät [key], region extending across W Romania, NE Serbia, and S Hungary. The term banat originally referred to any of several frontier provinces of Hungary and Croatia that…Trending
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