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(Encyclopedia) GobiGobigōˈbē [key], Mandarin Yintai shamo, great stony desert of N central Asia, c.500,000 sq mi (1,295,000 sq km), extending c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) from east to west across SE…Martini, Simone
(Encyclopedia) Martini, SimoneMartini, Simonesēmôˈnā [key]Martini, Simone märtēˈnē [key], or Simone di MartinoSimone di Martinodē märtēˈnō [key], c.1283–1344, major Sienese painter. His art is…Piero di Cosimo
(Encyclopedia) Piero di CosimoPiero di Cosimopyĕˈrō [key]Piero di Cosimodē kôˈzēmō [key], 1462–1521, Florentine painter, whose name was Piero di Lorenzo. He adopted the name of his master, Cosimo…Paraíba, state, Brazil
(Encyclopedia) ParaíbaParaíbapərīēˈbə [key], state (1991 pop. 3,201,114), 21,765 sq mi (56,371 sq km), NE Brazil, on the Atlantic Ocean. The capital is João Pessoa. The state extends inland from the…Champa
(Encyclopedia) ChampaChampachämˈpä [key], the kingdom of the Chams, which flourished in Vietnam from the 2d cent. a.d. until the 17th cent. At its greatest extent it occupied Annam as far north as…Almeida, Francisco de
(Encyclopedia) Almeida, Francisco deAlmeida, Francisco defrənsēshˈk&oobreve; [key]Almeida, Francisco de dĭ älmāˈdə [key], c.1450–1510, Portuguese admiral, first viceroy of Portuguese India. He…Cabral, Pedro Alvares
(Encyclopedia) Cabral, Pedro AlvaresCabral, Pedro Alvarespĕˈdr&oobreve; əlväˈrəsh kəbrälˈ [key], c.1467–c.1520, Portuguese navigator. A friend of Vasco da Gama, in 1500 he was sent out by Manuel…Verrocchio, Andrea del
(Encyclopedia) Verrocchio, Andrea delVerrocchio, Andrea deländrĕˈä dĕl vār-rôkˈkyō [key], 1435–88, Florentine sculptor and painter, whose real name was Andrea di Michele di Francesco di Cioni. He was…2000 FIFA Club World Championship
Inaugural professional club championships organized by FIFA, not to be confused with the Toyota/Intercontinental Cup which is played annually between the winners of the Liberatadores and…Trending
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