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(Encyclopedia) TimorTimortēˈmôr [key] [Malay,=east], island (1990 est. pop. 3,900,000), c.13,200 sq mi/34,200 sq km, largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sundas, in the Malay Archipelago. Timor is…Gama, Vasco da
(Encyclopedia) Gama, Vasco daGama, Vasco davăˈskō də găˈmə, Port. väshˈkō dä gäˈmə [key], c.1469–1524, Portuguese navigator, the first European to journey by sea to India. His epochal voyage (1497–99…John IV, king of Portugal
(Encyclopedia) John IV, 1604–56, king of Portugal (1640–56). He succeeded as duke of Braganza in 1630. Descended from Manuel I and in illegitimate line from John I, he had the strongest claim to the…Ouidah
(Encyclopedia) OuidahOuidahwēˈdä [key] or WhydahWhydahhwīˈdə [key], town (1992 pop. 32,474), S Benin, a port on the Gulf of Guinea. It was the capital of a small state founded about the 16th cent.…Nzinga
(Encyclopedia) Nzinga or Njinga, c.1583–1663, queen of the Mbundu people in what is now Angola. In 1622, she represented her brother, King Mbande of Ndongo, in talks with the Portuguese, who had…Douro
(Encyclopedia) DouroDouroPort. dōˈr&oobreve; [key] or DueroDouroSpan. d&oomacr;āˈrō [key], river, c.475 mi (765 km) long, rising in the Sierra de Urbión, N central Spain. It flows W across N…John II, king of Portugal
(Encyclopedia) John II (John the Perfect), 1455–95, king of Portugal (1481–95), son and successor of Alfonso V. He was an astute politician and statesman and a patron of Renaissance art and learning…Cabral, Amilcar
(Encyclopedia) Cabral, Amilcar Cabral, Amilcar amēlˈkär kəbräl [key], 1924–73, revolutionary leader of Guinea-Bissau.…Ujung Pandang
(Encyclopedia) Ujung PandangUjung Pandangüjŭngˈ pändängˈ [key], formerly MakasarUjung Pandangməkăsˈər [key], city (1990 pop. 944,685), SW Sulawesi, capital of Sulawesi Selatan prov., Indonesia. The…Portuguese man-of-war
(Encyclopedia) Portuguese man-of-war: see jellyfish; polyp and medusa.Trending
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