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(Encyclopedia) San DiegoSan Diegosăn dēāˈgō [key], city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La…prisoner of war
(Encyclopedia) prisoner of war, in international law, person captured by a belligerent while fighting in the military. International law includes rules on the treatment of prisoners of war but…Consumers' Union
(Encyclopedia) Consumers' Union, product testing and rating organization founded (1936) to provide consumers with information and counsel regarding major retail goods and services. Through its…Coral Gables
(Encyclopedia) Coral Gables, city (2020 pop. 49,248), Miami-Dade co., SE Fla., SW of Miami; inc. 1925. Founded at the height of the Florida land boom,…Cortina d'Ampezzo
(Encyclopedia) Cortina d'Ampezzo Cortina d'Ampezzo kōrtēˈnä dämpĕdˈzō [key], town, in…Garmisch-Partenkirchen
(Encyclopedia) Garmisch-Partenkirchen Garmisch-Partenkirchen gärˈmĭsh-pärˌtənkĭrˈkhən [key], town, Bavaria, S Germany…Grinnell College
(Encyclopedia) Grinnell College, at Grinnell, Iowa; coeducational; incorporated 1847 as Iowa College, opened 1848 by Congregationalists at Davenport. The college moved to Grinnell in 1859, under the…Group of Seventy Seven
(Encyclopedia) Group of Seventy Seven (G77), international organization, established in 1967 to promote economic cooperation and greater influence in world affairs among developing countries.…Harold V
(Encyclopedia) Harold V or Harald V, 1937–, king of Norway (1991–); son of Olaf V. He lived in exile in Washington, D.C., during World War II and was educated at Oslo Katedralskole before taking up a…Hand, Wayland Debs
(Encyclopedia) Hand, Wayland Debs, 1907–86, folklorist, b. Auckland, New Zealand. Hand wrote Popular Beliefs and Superstitions from North Carolina (1964), which is ranked among the finest published…Trending
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