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(Encyclopedia) Saxe-CoburgSaxe-Coburgsăks-kōbərg [key], Ger. Sachsen-Coburg, former duchy, central Germany. A possession of the Ernestine branch of the house of Wettin, it was given by Ernest the…Hogg, James
(Encyclopedia) Hogg, James, 1770–1835, Scottish poet, called the Ettrick Shepherd. Sir Walter Scott established Hogg's literary reputation by including some of his poems in Border Minstrelsy. Hogg's…Apeldoorn
(Encyclopedia) Apeldoorn Apeldoorn äˈpəldōrn [key], city, Gelderland prov., central Netherlands. It has a variety of manufactures, including paper. The city is a…Dole, Sanford Ballard
(Encyclopedia) Dole, Sanford Ballard, 1844–1926, Hawaiian statesman, b. Honolulu, of American missionary parents. After education in the United States he returned to Hawaii and became prominent in…Mawson, Sir Douglas
(Encyclopedia) Mawson, Sir Douglas, 1882–1958, Australian antarctic explorer and geologist, b. England. His first geographical expedition was to the New Hebrides Islands as a geologist in 1903. As a…Victorian style
(Encyclopedia) Victorian style, in British and American architecture, an eclectic mode based on the revival of older styles, often in new combinations. Although the style is named after the reign (…Naples, kingdom of
(Encyclopedia) Naples, kingdom of, former state, occupying the Italian peninsula south of the former Papal States. It comprised roughly the present regions of Campania, Abruzzi, Molise, Basilicata,…Niobe
(Encyclopedia) NiobeNiobenīˈōbē [key], in Greek mythology, queen of Thebes, wife of Amphion and daughter of Tantalus. The mother of six sons and six daughters, she boasted of her fruitfulness, saying…Melville, Sir James
(Encyclopedia) Melville, Sir James, 1535–1617, Scottish diplomat. He was a page to Mary Queen of Scots in France and, after her return to Scotland, was employed as Mary's representative at the court…Brewer's: Shebeen
A small Irish store for the sale of whisky and something else, as bacon, eggs, general provisions, and groceries. Drinking your health wid Shamus O'Shea at Katty's shebeen. Tennyson: To-…Trending
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