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Giordano, Umberto
(Encyclopedia) Giordano, UmbertoGiordano, Umberto&oomacr;mbĕrˈtō [key]Giordano, Umberto jōrdäˈnō [key], 1867–1948, Italian operatic composer. His most famous work is the richly melodic Andrea…Herzliya
(Encyclopedia) Herzliya or Herzlia Herzliya hĕrtslēˈə [key], town , central Israel, near the Mediterranean Sea. It is…Hiawatha
(Encyclopedia) HiawathaHiawathahīˈəwäˈthə [key], fl. c.1550, legendary chief of the Onondaga of North America. He is credited with founding the Iroquois Confederacy. He is the hero of the well-known…Illecillewaet
(Encyclopedia) IllecillewaetIllecillewaetĭləsĭlˈəwĕt, –wāt [key], mountain stream, c.50 mi (80 km) long, rising in Illecillewaet glacier on the west slope of the Selkirk Mts., SE British Columbia,…High Wycombe
(Encyclopedia) High Wycombe High Wycombe wĭkˈəm [key], city, Buckinghamshire, S England. The city is well known for…Isabela, province, Philippines
(Encyclopedia) Isabela Isabela ĭzəbĕlˈə, Span. ēsäbāˈlä [key], province, NE Luzon, the…McGinley, Phyllis
(Encyclopedia) McGinley, Phyllis, 1905–78, American poet, b. Ontario, Oreg. Her light verse treats aspects of modern life with humor and underlying seriousness. Among her best-known collections of…Messene
(Encyclopedia) MesseneMessenemĕsēˈnē [key], ancient city, central Messenia (now Messinías prov.), Greece. It was founded (c.369 b.c.) under Theban auspices to be a capital and fort for the Messenians…Atami
(Encyclopedia) Atami Atami ätäˈmē [key], city, Shizuoka prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. It is a major resort, famed for its scenery and its hot springs. Atami was once…Midlands
(Encyclopedia) Midlands, region of central England. It is usually considered to include the counties of Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, and…Trending
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