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Chrysler, Walter Percy
(Encyclopedia) Chrysler, Walter PercyChrysler, Walter Percykrīˈslər [key], 1875–1940, American industrialist, founder of the Chrysler Corp., b. Wamego, Kans. He began as a machinist's apprentice and…Chula Vista
(Encyclopedia) Chula Vista Chula Vista ch&oomacr;ˈlə [key], city (2020 pop. 275,487), San Diego co., S Calif., on…Davangere
(Encyclopedia) Davangere Davangere däˈvəng–gĕrĕ [key], city, Karnataka state, SW India. It is on the Bengaluru-Pune…Dadra and Nagar Haveli
(Encyclopedia) Dadra and Nagar HaveliDadra and Nagar Havelidäˈdrä, näˈgär hävāˈlē [key], union territory (2001 provisional pop. 220,451), 188 sq mi (487 sq km), W central India, on the Arabian Sea.…Argyll, Archibald Campbell, 3d duke of
(Encyclopedia) Argyll, Archibald Campbell, 3d duke of, 1682–1761, Scottish nobleman; brother of the 2d duke. As lord high treasurer of Scotland (1705) and a commissioner for the union (1706), he…Kay, John
(Encyclopedia) Kay, John, 1704–64, English inventor. He patented (1733) the fly shuttle, operated by pulling a cord that drove the shuttle to either side, freeing one hand of the weaver to press home…Leeuwarden
(Encyclopedia) LeeuwardenLeeuwardenlāˈvärˌdən [key], Frisian Ljouwert, city (1994 est. pop. 87,500), capital of Friesland prov., N Netherlands. It is the center of an agricultural and dairying region…Elburz
(Encyclopedia) ElburzElburzĕlb&oobreve;rzˈ [key], mountain range, N Iran, between the Caspian Sea and the central Iranian plateau; rises to 18,606 ft (5,671 m) at Mt. Damavand. The range consists…Fairmont
(Encyclopedia) Fairmont, city (2020 pop. 18,302), seat of Marion co., N central W.Va., where the West Fork and Tygart rivers form the Monongahela;…Murano
(Encyclopedia) MuranoMuranom&oomacr;räˈnō [key], suburb of Venice, NE Italy, on five small islands in the Lagoon of Venice. From the late 13th cent. it was the center of the Venetian glass…Trending
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