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Green Bay, arm of Lake Michigan
(Encyclopedia) Green Bay, western arm of Lake Michigan, c.100 mi (160 km) long and from 10 to 20 mi (16–32 km) wide, NE Wis. and NW Mich.; separated from the lake by the Door and Garden peninsulas.…boring mill
(Encyclopedia) boring mill, machine tool used to increase the size of a hole previously made in a workpiece, usually with the purpose of obtaining a required degree of finish and accuracy in the…Aliyev, Heydar
(Encyclopedia) Aliyev, HeydarAliyev, Heydarkhāˈdär älēˈyĕf [key], 1923–2003, Azerbaijani political leader, president of Azerbaijan (1993–2003), b. Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, grad. Azerbaijan…DeBakey, Michael Ellis
(Encyclopedia) DeBakey, Michael EllisDeBakey, Michael Ellisdəbāˈkē [key], 1908–2008, American surgeon, b. Lake Charles, La. While still at Tulane medical school (M.D., 1932), DeBakey developed the…Bainimarama, Frank
(Encyclopedia) Bainimarama, Frank (Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama)Bainimarama, Frankjōsäēˈä vôrĕnˈgĕ bīˌnēmäräˈmä [key] 1954–, Fijian naval officer and government leader. He rose through the ranks of the…puffer
(Encyclopedia) puffer or pufferfish, common name for some tropical marine fish of the family Tetraodontidae. The puffers and their allies, including the boxfish, the porcupinefish, the triggerfish,…Pugachev, Emelian Ivanovich
(Encyclopedia) Pugachev, Emelian IvanovichPugachev, Emelian Ivanovichyĭmĭlyänˈ ēväˈnəvĭch p&oomacr;gəchôfˈ [key], c.1742–75, Russian peasant leader, head of the peasant rebellion of 1773–74. A…Oahu
(Encyclopedia) OahuOahuōäˈh&oomacr; [key], island (1990 pop. 836,231), 593 sq mi (1,536 sq km), third largest and chief island of Hawaii, part of Honolulu co., between Molokai and Kauai. Oahu is…Than Shwe
(Encyclopedia) Than ShweThan Shwethän shwā [key], 1933–, Burmese soldier and military dictator of Myanmar. He joined the army in 1953, attended training school, and became a commissioned officer. In…mongoose
(Encyclopedia) mongoose, name for a large number of small, carnivorous, terrestrial Old World mammals of the civet family. They are found in S Asia and in Africa, with one species extending into S…Trending
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