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Dolan, Timothy Michael
(Encyclopedia)Dolan, Timothy Michael, 1950–, American Roman Catholic cardinal, b. St. Louis, Mo. Educated at Cardinal Glennon College, the Pontifical American College in Rome, and the Catholic University of Ameri...Hillingdon
(Encyclopedia)Hillingdon, outer borough of Greater London, SE England. Industries include printing, motion-picture production, and the manufacture of aircraft, food p...Hackney
(Encyclopedia)Hackney, inner borough of Greater London, SE England, on the Lea River. Clothing manufacture (in Hackney) and printing and furniture making (in Shoredit...Tulloch, John
(Encyclopedia)Tulloch, John tŭlˈəkh, –ək [key], 1823–86, Scottish liberal theologian and educator. Ordained (1845) into the Church of Scotland, he was a parish minister until 1854, when he became principal ...Horsham
(Encyclopedia)Horsham hôrˈshəm [key], town and district, West Sussex, SE England. Horsham is known prima...Provoost, Samuel
(Encyclopedia)Provoost, Samuel prōˈvōst [key], 1742–1815, first Episcopal bishop of New York, b. New York City, grad. King's College (now Columbia Univ.), 1758. He studied at Cambridge and in 1766 was ordained...Opelousas
(Encyclopedia)Opelousas ŏpəlo͞oˈsəs [key], city (1990 pop. 18,151), seat of St. Landry parish, S central La.; inc. 1821. Its industries are based chiefly on the agricultural products and livestock of the surro...Crowley
(Encyclopedia)Crowley krouˈlē [key]. <1> City (2020 pop. 11,710), seat of Acadia parish, SW La.; in...Fuente Obejuna
(Encyclopedia)Fuente Obejuna or Fuenteovejuna both: fwānˈtā ōvāho͞oˈnä ...Gravesham
(Encyclopedia)Gravesham grāvˈshem [key], city and district (1991 est. pop. 90,000), Kent, SE England, on the Thames River. Industries include shipbuilding, metal casting, engineering, paper making, printing, and ...Browse by Subject
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