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Neiman, Leroy
(Encyclopedia) Neiman, LeroyNeiman, Leroynēˈmən [key], 1927–2012, American painter and printmaker, b. Saint Paul, Minn. Neiman was a leading artist of sporting subjects and one of the most popular…Haifa
(Encyclopedia) Haifa Haifa hīˈfä [key], city, NW Israel, a port on the Mediterranean Sea, at the foot of…gunboat
(Encyclopedia) gunboat, small warship for use on rivers and along coasts in places inaccessible to vessels of larger displacement. In the U.S. Civil War both sides used as gunboats, on the…Seton, Ernest Thompson
(Encyclopedia) Seton, Ernest Thompson, 1860–1946, American writer and artist, b. England. His name was originally Ernest Seton Thompson. His stories and paintings of wildlife, especially Wild Animals…Modesto
(Encyclopedia) ModestoModestomōdĕsˈtō [key], city (1990 pop. 164,278), seat of Stanislaus co., central Calif., on the Tuolumne River, near the northern end of the San Joaquin valley; inc. 1884. The…Miaskovsky, Nikolai Yakovlevich
(Encyclopedia) Miaskovsky, Nikolai YakovlevichMiaskovsky, Nikolai Yakovlevichnyĭkəlīˈ yäˈkəvlyĭvĭch myəskôfˈskē [key], 1881–1950, Russian composer, b. near Warsaw, grad. St. Petersburg Conservatory,…Nakhodka
(Encyclopedia) NakhodkaNakhodkanəkhôtˈkə [key], city (1989 pop. 160,000), Russian Far East, c.20 mi (32 km) E of Vladivostok, on the Sea of Japan. A port city with fewer winter ice problems than…klezmer
(Encyclopedia) klezmerklezmerklĕzˈmər [key], form of instrumental folk music developed in the Eastern European Jewish community. The style had its beginnings in the Middle Ages; its name is a…Liao
(Encyclopedia) LiaoLiaolyou [key], principal river of NE China, c.900 mi (1,450 km) long, rising in Inner Mongolia and flowing east then south through the fertile Liao alluvial plain to the Gulf of…Butler, Samuel, 1612–80, English poet and satirist
(Encyclopedia) Butler, Samuel, 1612–80, English poet and satirist. During the Puritan Revolution he served Sir Samuel Luke, a noted officer of Cromwell. After the restoration of Charles II, he wrote…Trending
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