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Coe, Sebastian Newbold, Baron Coe of Ranmore
(Encyclopedia) Coe, Sebastian Newbold, Baron Coe of Ranmore, 1956–, British runner, politician, and athletic official. He set several world records as a middle-distance runner, including one in the…Gambia, river, Africa
(Encyclopedia) Gambia, river, c.700 mi (1,130 km) long, rising on the Fouta Djallon, N Guinea, W Africa, and flowing generally northwest through SE Senegal then west, bisecting The Gambia, to the…Gracq, Julien
(Encyclopedia) Gracq, JulienGracq, Julienzh&oomacr;lyăNˈ gräk [key], 1910–2007, French novelist, whose real name was Louis Poirier. Strongly influenced by surrealism and German romanticism, Gracq…Jacobsen, Jens Peter
(Encyclopedia) Jacobsen, Jens PeterJacobsen, Jens Peteryĕns pāˈtər yäˈkôpsən [key], 1847–85, Danish writer. His historical romance Marie Grubbe (1876, tr. 1917) deals with spiritual degeneration in…Matadi
(Encyclopedia) MatadiMatadimətäˈdē [key], city (1984 pop. 138,798), Kongo Central prov., W Congo (Kinshasa), on the Congo River. With one of the largest harbors in central Africa, Matadi is the main…McDonnell, James Smith
(Encyclopedia) McDonnell, James Smith, 1899–1980, American aviation pioneer, b. Denver, B.S. Princeton, 1921, M.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1925. He designed the Doodlebug (1929), a…Mitsotakis, Constantine
(Encyclopedia) Mitsotakis, Constantine, 1918–2017, Greek political leader. Active in the Cretan resistance against the Nazi occupation, he became a member of parliament (1946–67, 1977–2004). He was…Davis, Sir Colin Rex
(Encyclopedia) Davis, Sir Colin Rex, 1927–2013, English conductor. Davis began his musical career as a clarinetist, and was a self-taught conductor. After serving with the Sadler's Wells Opera, he…Khark
(Encyclopedia) KharkKharkkhäk [key] or KhargKhargkhärg [key], island, c.4 mi (6 km) long and c.2 mi (3 km) wide, SW Iran, in the Persian Gulf. Site of one of the world's largest deepwater oil ports,…Kigali
(Encyclopedia) KigaliKigalikēgäˈlē [key], city (1997 pop. 330,000), central Rwanda, capital of Rwanda. It is the country's main administrative and economic center. The city has an international…Trending
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