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Columban, Saint
(Encyclopedia)Columban, Saint kəlŭmˈbən [key], c.540–615, Irish missionary to the continent of Europe, also called Columbanus. He was trained in the abbey at Bangor. He and 12 companions, including St. Gall, ...Groton
(Encyclopedia)Groton grŏtˈən [key]. <1> Town (2020 pop. 38,411), New London co., SE Conn., includi...Moore, Michael
(Encyclopedia)Moore, Michael, 1954–, American documentary filmmaker, author, and activist, b. Flint, Mich. A highly personal, populist, and frequently controversial and polarizing documentary filmmaker, he made h...Topeka
(Encyclopedia)Topeka təpēˈkə [key], city (1990 pop. 119,883), state capital and seat of Shawnee co., NE Kans., on the Kansas River; inc. 1857. In a rich agricultural region, it is an important shipping point fo...Churchill, John
(Encyclopedia)Churchill, John: see Marlborough, John Churchill, 1st duke of. ...Digby, John
(Encyclopedia)Digby, John: see Bristol, John Digby, 1st earl of. ...Lancaster, John of Gaunt, duke of
(Encyclopedia)Lancaster, John of Gaunt, duke of: see John of Gaunt. ...Fitzgibbon, John
(Encyclopedia)Fitzgibbon, John: see Clare, John Fitzgibbon, 1st earl of. ...Montagu, John
(Encyclopedia)Montagu, John: see Sandwich, John Montagu, 4th earl of. ...Stuart, John
(Encyclopedia)Stuart, John: see Bute, John Stuart, 3d earl of. ...Browse by Subject
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