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Barrow, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Barrow, city (2020 pop. 4,390), N Alaska; inc. 1958. It is the northernmost (71° 16′ N) U.S. settlement and the trade center of the…

Prince George

(Encyclopedia) Prince George, city (1991 pop. 69,653), central British Columbia, Canada, at the confluence of the Fraser and Nechako rivers. It is a railroad division point and a distribution center…

grandfather clause

(Encyclopedia) grandfather clause, provision in constitutions (adopted 1895–1910) of seven post–Reconstruction Southern states that exempted those persons who had been eligible to vote on Jan. 1,…

Tintagel

(Encyclopedia) TintagelTintageltĭntāˈjəl [key], small town, Cornwall, SW England. It is S of Tintagel Head, a promontory connected to the mainland by a narrow, rocky neck of land. The ruined Tintagel…

Wagner, Adolf Heinrich Gotthilf

(Encyclopedia) Wagner, Adolf Heinrich GotthilfWagner, Adolf Heinrich Gotthilfäˈdôlf hīnˈrĭkh gôtˈhĭlf vägˈnər [key], 1835–1917, German economist and socialist, studied at Göttingen and Heidelberg. He…

Murayama, Tomiichi

(Encyclopedia) Murayama, TomiichiMurayama, Tomiichitōˌmē-ēˈchē m&oobreve;rˌäyäˈmə [key], 1924–, Japanese politician. A long-time labor union official and member of the Socialist party, he was…

Muskegon, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) MuskegonMuskegonməskēˈgən [key], city (1990 pop. 40,283), seat of Muskegon co., W Mich., on Lake Michigan; inc. as a city 1869. A port of entry, the city is a car-ferry terminus and a…

Helmstedt

(Encyclopedia) Helmstedt Helmstedt hĕlmˈshtĕt [key], city, Lower Saxony, N central Germany. Manufactures include…

Lyall, Sir Charles James

(Encyclopedia) Lyall, Sir Charles JamesLyall, Sir Charles Jameslīˈəl [key], 1845–1920, British Orientalist and civil servant in India. He held various offices in India and became chief commissioner…

Dini, Lamberto

(Encyclopedia) Dini, Lamberto, 1931–, Italian economist and political leader, premier of Italy (1995–96). He worked for the International Monetary Fund (1959–79) and the Bank of Italy (1979–94). A…