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Vujanović, Filip
(Encyclopedia) Vujanović, Filip, 1954–, Montenegran political leader, president of Montenegro (2003–), b. Belgrade, Yugoslavia (now Serbia). A lawyer by training, he worked (1978–93) in the municipal…Döblin, Alfred
(Encyclopedia) Döblin, AlfredDöblin, Alfredälˈfrĕt döblĭnˈ [key], 1878–1957, German novelist and physician. His experiences as a psychiatrist in the workers' district of Berlin served as the basis…Faizabad, city, India
(Encyclopedia) Faizabad or Fyzabad Faizabad both: fīˈzəbăd [key], city, Uttar Pradesh state, N central India, on the…Collett, Camilla (Wergeland)
(Encyclopedia) Collett, Camilla (Wergeland)Collett, Camilla (Wergeland)kämēˈlä vĕrˈgəlän kôlˈĕt [key], 1813–95, Norwegian feminist novelist, essayist, and literary critic. Her feminist novels include…Urban League, National
(Encyclopedia) Urban League, National, voluntary nonpartisan community service agency, founded in 1910, whose goal is to help end racial segregation and discrimination in the United States,…Whiting, William Henry Chase
(Encyclopedia) Whiting, William Henry Chase, 1825–65, Confederate general in the American Civil War, b. Biloxi, Miss. He served in the U.S. army until Feb., 1861, when he resigned and entered the…Zayandeh Rud
(Encyclopedia) Zayandeh RudZayandeh Rudzīyändĕˈ r&oobreve;d [key] or Zaindeh RudZayandeh Rudzīndĕˈ [key], river, c.250 mi (400 km) long, rising in the Zagros Mts., W central Iran, and flowing…Trás-os-Montes
(Encyclopedia) Trás-os-MontesTrás-os-Montesträˈz&oobreve;zhmônˌtĕsh [key], former province of NE Portugal, comprising the districts of Bragança and Vila Real. The capital was Bragança. It is now…Yining
(Encyclopedia) YiningYiningyēˈnĭngˈ [key] or GuljaYiningg&oobreve;lˈjäˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 197,500), W Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China, on the Ili River in the Dzungarian basin.…Washington, D.C.
(Encyclopedia) Washington, D.C., capital of the United States, coextensive (since 1878, when Georgetown became a part of Washington) with the District…Trending
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