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Faizabad, city, Afghanistan

(Encyclopedia) Faizabad or FeyzabadFaizabadboth : fīˈzəbăd, fīzäbädˈ [key], city (1992 est. pop. 9,098), capital of Badakhshan prov., NE Afghanistan, on the Kokcha River. The chief commercial and…

grouse

(Encyclopedia) grouse, common name for a game bird of the colder parts of the Northern Hemisphere. There are about 18 species. Grouse are henlike terrestrial birds, protectively plumaged in shades of…

Donald Francis SNOW, Congress, ME (1877-1958)

SNOW Donald Francis , a Representative from Maine; born in Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, September 6, 1877; attended the public schools of his native city; was graduated from Bowdoin College,…

Herman Wilber SNOW, Congress, IL (1836-1914)

SNOW Herman Wilber , a Representative from Illinois; born in Michigan City, La Porte County, Ind., July 3, 1836; moved with his parents to Madisonville, Ky.; attended the public schools; moved…

William W. SNOW, Congress, NY (1812-1886)

SNOW William W. , a Representative from New York; born in Heath, Franklin County, Mass., April 27, 1812; attended the public schools; learned the trade of wool-carder and cloth dresser; moved to…

Kilimanjaro

(Encyclopedia) KilimanjaroKilimanjarokĭlˌĭmənjäˈrō [key], highest mountain of Africa, NE Tanzania. An extinct volcano, it rises in two peaks, Uhuru (Kibo; 19,340 ft/5,895 m, Africa's highest point)…

platform tennis

(Encyclopedia) platform tennis, version of lawn tennis played on an elevated wooden or aluminum court that is one fourth the size of a standard court, usually by doubles teams. Unlike lawn tennis,…

sleet

(Encyclopedia) sleet, precipitation of small, partially melted grains of ice. As raindrops fall from clouds, they pass through layers of air at different temperatures. If they pass through a layer…

Przybyszewski, Stanisław

(Encyclopedia) Przybyszewski, StanisławPrzybyszewski, Stanisławstänēsˈläf pshĭbĭshĕfˈskē [key], 1868–1927, Polish novelist, essayist, and dramatist. He studied in Berlin, where his friendship with a…