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Margarita

(Encyclopedia) MargaritaMargaritamärgärēˈtä [key], island, 444 sq mi (1,150 sq km), in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Venezuela. With many smaller islands it constitutes the Venezuelan state of…

Lippe, former state, Germany

(Encyclopedia) LippeLippelĭpˈə [key], former state, N central Germany, between the Teutoburg Forest and the Weser River. It was incorporated in 1947 into the state of North Rhine–Westphalia. Detmold…

Duran

(Encyclopedia) Duran,&sp;DurandDuran,both: düräNˈ [key], or DuranteDuran,düräNtˈ [key], Jewish family of scholars. Profiat Isaac ben Moshe ha-Levi Duran, 1350–1414, called Efodi, was born…

Rubbia, Carlo

(Encyclopedia) Rubbia, Carlo, 1934–, Italian physicist, Ph.D. Univ. of Pisa, 1957. A professor of physics at the Univ. of Rome and later at Harvard, Rubbia did his most important work with Simon van…

Uslar Pietri, Arturo

(Encyclopedia) Uslar Pietri, ArturoUslar Pietri, Arturoärt&oomacr;ˈrō &oomacr;sˈlär pyāˈtrē [key], 1906–2001, Venezuelan novelist and essayist. Uslar Pietri is considered one of the most…

Enfantin, Barthélemy Prosper

(Encyclopedia) Enfantin, Barthélemy ProsperEnfantin, Barthélemy Prosperbärtālmēˈ prôspĕrˈ äNfäNtăNˈ [key], 1796–1864, French socialist, sometimes called Père Enfantin. He became a leader of the…

Andersen's Fairy Tales: The Prince and Princess

Of the Flower-Garden At the Ol...The Little Robber MaidenThe Prince and Princess Gerda was obliged to rest herself again, when, exactly opposite to her, a large Raven came hopping over…

Maccabees, Jewish family

(Encyclopedia) Maccabees or MachabeesMachabeesboth: măkˈəbēz [key], Jewish family of the 2d and 1st cent. b.c. that brought about a restoration of Jewish political and religious life. They are also…

Super Bowl Preview 2001s

Giants vs. Ravens - Jan. 28, 2001, 6:00 p.m. by Mike Morrison THE OUTLOOK Both teams appear to be peeking at the right time. Since being embarrassed at home by Detroit in week 11, the Giants…

Murray, John, 2d marquess and 1st duke of Atholl

(Encyclopedia) Murray, John, 2d marquess and 1st duke of AthollMurray, John, 2d marquess and 1st duke of Athollmûrˈē, [key]Murray, John, 2d marquess and 1st duke of Athollăthˈəl [key], 1660–1724,…