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(Encyclopedia) Tamil NaduTamil Nadutămˈəl näˈd&oomacr; [key], formerly MadrasTamil Nadumədrăsˈ, mədräsˈ [key], state (2001 provisional pop. 62,110,839), 50,180 sq mi (129,966 sq km), SE India, on…Ghazni
(Encyclopedia) Ghazni Ghazni gŭzˈnē [key], city, capital of Ghazni prov., E central Afghanistan, on the Ghazni…Gaitonde, V. S.
(Encyclopedia) Gaitonde, V. S. (Vasudeo Santu Gaitonde), 1924–2001, Indian painter, grad. Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy School of Art, Bombay (now Mumbai), 1948. He became part of the Progressive Artists…papyrus
(Encyclopedia) papyruspapyruspəpīˈrəs [key], a sedge (Cyperus papyrus), now almost extinct in Egypt but so universally used there in antiquity as to be the hieroglyphic symbol for Lower Egypt and a…Bath, city, England
(Encyclopedia) Bath, city (2021 pop. 88,859), Bath and North East Somerset, SW England, in the Avon River valley. Britain's leading winter resort, Bath…Cork, city, Ireland
(Encyclopedia) Cork, city, county town of Co. Cork, S Republic of Ireland, on the Lee River near its mouth on Cork Harbour. The oldest part of the town…alpaca
(Encyclopedia) alpacaalpacaălpăkˈə [key], partially domesticated South American mammal, Lama pacos, of the camel family. Genetic studies show that it is a descendant of the vicuña. Although the flesh…Douai
(Encyclopedia) Douai Douai d&oomacr;ˈā, d&oomacr;āˈ [key], town, Nord dept., N France, in French Flanders, on…Suffolk, Charles Brandon, 1st duke of
(Encyclopedia) Suffolk, Charles Brandon, 1st duke ofSuffolk, Charles Brandon, 1st duke ofsŭfˈək [key], d. 1545, English nobleman. A member of the court of Henry VIII, he received many preferments. He…yak
(Encyclopedia) yak, bovine mammal, Bos grunniens, of the Tibet region of China and adjacent areas. It is oxlike in build, with short, thick legs, humped shoulders, large upcurved horns, and a thick…Trending
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