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Parakou
(Encyclopedia) ParakouParakoupârˌək&oomacr;ˈ [key], town (1992 pop. 103,577), central Benin. It is the trade center for a cotton, grain, and livestock-raising area. Located at the head of the…Hathor
(Encyclopedia) HathorHathorhăthˈôr [key], in Egyptian religion, celestial goddess of love and festivity. The personification of the sky, she was represented as a star-studded cow or as a woman with…Uzziel
(Encyclopedia) UzzielUzzielŭzˈēĕl, ŭzīˈəl [key], in the Bible. 1 Kohathite Levite mentioned often. 2 Captain of David. 3 See Azareel (2.) 4 Head of a Benjamite family. 5 Goldsmith.Himmler, Heinrich
(Encyclopedia) Himmler, HeinrichHimmler, Heinrichhīnˈrĭkh hĭmˈlər [key], 1900–1945, German Nazi leader. An early member of the National Socialist German Workers' (Nazi) party, Himmler took part in…gastropod
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Internal anatomy of a snail, Helix aspersa, representative mollusk of the class Gastropoda gastropod, member of the class Gastropoda, the largest and most successful class of…Brezhnev, Leonid Ilyich
(Encyclopedia) Brezhnev, Leonid IlyichBrezhnev, Leonid Ilyichlāyōnēdˈ ĭlyēchˈ brĕzhˈnĕf [key], 1906–82, Soviet leader. He joined (1931) the Communist party and rose steadily in its hierarchy. In 1952…Lasalle
(Encyclopedia) LasalleLasalleləsălˈ [key] or Ville LasalleVille Lasallevēl [key], city (1991 pop. 73,804), S Que., Canada, SW of Montreal on the St. Lawrence River at the head of the Lachine Rapids.…Åbenrå
(Encyclopedia) Åbenrå Åbenrå ôˈbənrôˈ [key], city, capital of Sønderjylland co., S Denmark, at the head of the Åbenrå Fjord. It is a port and the commercial center for a…Kalinin, Mikhail Ivanovich
(Encyclopedia) Kalinin, Mikhail IvanovichKalinin, Mikhail Ivanovichmēkhəyēlˈ ēväˈnəvĭch kəlyēˈnyĭn [key], 1875–1946, Russian revolutionary. Of peasant origin, he was active in revolutionary affairs…Appii forum
(Encyclopedia) Appii forumAppii forumăpˈēī [key] [Lat.,=Appius' market], important stop on the Appian Way, c.40 mi (64 km) E of Rome. It was at the head of a canal through the Pontine Marshes. When…Trending
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