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(Encyclopedia) zoological garden or zoo, public or private park where living animals are kept for exhibition and study. The menageries and aviaries of China, Egypt, and Rome were famous in ancient…Boone
(Encyclopedia) Boone. 1 City (2020 pop. 12,242), seat of Boone co., central Iowa, on the Des Moines River; inc. 1865. It is a railroad and industrial…Bourdelle, Émile Antoine
(Encyclopedia) Bourdelle, Émile AntoineBourdelle, Émile Antoineāmēlˈ äNtwänˈ b&oomacr;rdĕlˈ [key], 1861–1929, French sculptor; son of a cabinetmaker of Montauban. He went to Paris in 1884, where…Brentano, Clemens
(Encyclopedia) Brentano, ClemensBrentano, Clemensbrĕntäˈnō [key], 1778–1842, German poet of the romantic school; brother of Bettina von Arnim (see under Arnim, Achim von). While studying at Halle and…Broch, Hermann
(Encyclopedia) Broch, HermannBroch, Hermannhĕrˈmän brôkh [key], 1886–1951, Austrian novelist. Broch is one of the masters of European modernism. Influenced by Immanuel Kant and Ludwig Wittgenstein,…Wetzlar
(Encyclopedia) WetzlarWetzlarvĕtsˈlär [key], city (1994 pop. 54,188), Hesse, central Germany, on the Lahn River. Situated in a region where iron ore is mined, the city has a metallurgical industry.…Star-Mangled Banner
A look at some controversial, and botched, renditions of the American national anthem "Oh say, can you see, by the dawn's early night . . ." Related Links American Music Timeline…Brewer's: Pampas
Treeless plains, some 2,000 miles long and from 300 to 500 broad, in South America. They cover an area of 750,000 square miles. It is an Indian word meaning flats or plains. Source:…Brewer's: Pam
The knave of clubs, short for Pamphile, the French word for the knave of clubs. “Dr. Johnson's derivation of Pam from palm, because `Pam' triumphs over other cards, is extremely comic. Of…Lamarck, Jean Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, chevalier de
(Encyclopedia) Lamarck, Jean Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, chevalier deLamarck, Jean Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, chevalier dezhäN bätēstˈ pyĕr äNtwänˈdə mônāˈ, shəvälyāˈ də lämärkˈ [key],…Trending
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