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Valois, historic region, France
(Encyclopedia) Valois, historic region, now comprised in Aisne and Oise depts., N France. Crépy-en-Valois was its historic capital. It is a rich agricultural area. A county and later a duchy, Valois…Staël, Nicholas de
(Encyclopedia) Staël, Nicholas deStaël, Nicholas denēkôläˈ də stäl [key], 1914–55, French painter, b. St. Petersburg, Russia. Reared in Brussels, he traveled extensively before settling in France in…spinel
(Encyclopedia) spinel, magnesium aluminum oxide, MgAl2O4, a mineral crystallizing in the isometric system, usually as octahedrons. It occurs as an accessory mineral in basic igneous rocks, in…Sierra Maestra
(Encyclopedia) Sierra MaestraSierra Maestrasyāˈrä mäāˈsträ [key], rugged mountain range, SE Cuba, rising abruptly from the coast. Consisting of connecting ranges with local names, the Sierra Maestra…Republican
(Encyclopedia) Republican, river, c.420 mi (680 km) long, formed in S Nebr. by the junction of the North Fork and Arikaree rivers. It is joined by the South Fork at Benkelman and flows E across the…Tayma
(Encyclopedia) TaymaTaymatāˈmä [key], large oasis, SW Saudi Arabia. Cuneiform inscriptions possibly dating from the 6th cent. b.c. have been recovered from Tayma. In ancient Arabic tradition the…Gretchaninov, Aleksandr Tichonovich
(Encyclopedia) Gretchaninov, Aleksandr TichonovichGretchaninov, Aleksandr Tichonovichəlyĭksänˈdər tēkônôˈvĭch grĕchänēˈnŏf [key], 1864–1956, Russian composer; pupil of Rimsky-Korsakov. Among his…Kankakee
(Encyclopedia) KankakeeKankakeekăngkəkēˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 27,575), seat of Kankakee co., E Ill., on the Kankakee River; inc. 1855. It is a trade, processing, and shipping center for a rich…Isabela, province, Philippines
(Encyclopedia) Isabela Isabela ĭzəbĕlˈə, Span. ēsäbāˈlä [key], province, NE Luzon, the…Ascoli Piceno
(Encyclopedia) Ascoli Piceno Ascoli Piceno äˈskōlē pēchĕˈnō [key], city, capital of Ascoli Piceno prov., Marche region, central Italy, at the confluence of the Castellano…Trending
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