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White Oak
(Encyclopedia) White Oak, uninc. community (1990 pop. 18,671), Montgomery and Prince Georges counties, central Md., in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. The site of the former Naval Ordnance Laboratory…Paltiel
(Encyclopedia) PaltielPaltielpălˈtīəl [key], in the Bible, prince of Issachar.Alexander Karadjordjević
(Encyclopedia) Alexander Karadjordjević or Karageorgevich: see Alexander, prince of Serbia; Alexander, king of Yugoslavia.Summerside
(Encyclopedia) Summerside, town (1991 pop. 7,474), SW Prince Edward Island, Canada, on Bedeque Bay, an arm of Northumberland Strait. The Island's second largest city, it is a tourist center and port…Beyazid
(Encyclopedia) Beyazid, 1612–1638?, Ottoman prince; brother of Sultan Murad IV. Considering Beyazid a dangerous rival, Murad ordered his execution. Beyazid's death is treated in Jean Racine's tragedy…Roman, town, Romania
(Encyclopedia) Roman, town (1990 pop. 78,749), NE Romania, in Moldavia, at the confluence of the Prut and Siretul rivers. Sugar refining and the manufacture of building materials are the chief…Albert, prince consort of Victoria of Great Britain
(Encyclopedia) Albert, 1819–61, prince consort of Victoria of Great Britain, whom he married in 1840. He was of Wettin lineage, the son of Ernest I, duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, and first cousin to…Longueville, Anne Geneviève de Bourbon-Condé, duchesse de
(Encyclopedia) Longueville, Anne Geneviève de Bourbon-Condé, duchesse deLongueville, Anne Geneviève de Bourbon-Condé, duchesse deän zhənəvyĕvˈ də b&oomacr;rbôNˈ-kôNdāˈ düshĕsˈ də lôNgvēlˈ [key],…McClure, Sir Robert John Le Mesurier
(Encyclopedia) McClure, Sir Robert John Le Mesurier, 1807–73, British arctic explorer. He entered the navy and in 1848 accompanied Sir James Clark Ross to the arctic. As a naval captain he was given…Fortescue, Sir John
(Encyclopedia) Fortescue, Sir JohnFortescue, Sir Johnfôrˈtĭsky&oomacr; [key], c.1394–1476, English jurist. A supporter of the Lancastrian king Henry VI, he was chief justice of the Court of King'…Trending
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