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(Encyclopedia) isinglassisinglassīˈzənglăsˌ [key], gelatinous semitransparent substance obtained by cleaning and drying the air bladders of the sturgeon, cod, hake, and other fishes. Isinglass is…Samar
(Encyclopedia) SamarSamarsäˈmär [key], island (1990 pop. 1,246,722), 5,050 sq mi (13,079 sq km), 3d largest of the Philippines, one of the Visayan Islands, NE of Leyte (from which it is separated by…Santo Tomás, University of
(Encyclopedia) Santo Tomás, University ofSanto Tomás, University ofsänˈtō tōmäsˈ [key], at Manila, the Philippines; Roman Catholic, coeducational; founded 1611 by Dominican priests. It is the oldest…Batangas
(Encyclopedia) Batangas Batangas bätänˈgäs [key], city, capital of Batangas prov., SW Luzon, the Philippines. An…Cotabato
(Encyclopedia) Cotabato Cotabato kōtäbäˈtō [key], city, Maguindanao prov., W Mindanao, the Philippines, near the…Yamashita, Tomoyuki
(Encyclopedia) Yamashita, TomoyukiYamashita, Tomoyukitōmōˈy&oomacr;kē yämäˈshētä [key], 1888–1946, Japanese general. He studied military science in Germany. He commanded (1941) the Malayan…Leahy, William Daniel
(Encyclopedia) Leahy, William Daniel, 1875–1959, American naval officer and diplomat, b. Hampton, Iowa. He served in the Spanish-American War, in the Philippines, then in Nicaragua (1912), in Haiti (…Batan Islands
(Encyclopedia) Batan IslandsBatan Islandsbätänˈ [key], island group, 76 sq mi (197 sq km), northernmost of the Philippine islands. They include the islands of Itbayat, Batan, Sabtang, and a number of…mestizo
(Encyclopedia) mestizomestizomāstēˈsō [key] [Span.,=mixture], person of mixed race; particularly, in Mexico and Central and South America, a person of European (Spanish or Portuguese) and indigenous…Forbes, William Cameron
(Encyclopedia) Forbes, William Cameron, 1870–1959, American business executive and diplomat, b. Milton, Mass. He entered the mercantile house of his grandfather, John Murray Forbes, in Boston and was…Trending
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