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Nassau, city, Bahamas
(Encyclopedia) NassauNassaunăˈsô [key], city (1990 pop. 172,196), capital of the Bahamas. A port on New Providence island, it has a large and beautiful harbor and is the commercial and social center…Lister, Joseph Lister, 1st Baron
(Encyclopedia) Lister, Joseph Lister, 1st Baron, 1827–1912, English surgeon, educated at University College, London. He brought to surgery the principle of antisepsis, an outgrowth of Pasteur's…shield, armor
(Encyclopedia) shield, piece of defensive armor, worn on the arm or shoulder to ward off weapons during combat, used prior to the dominance of gunpowder. Originally for individual defense during hand…Peekskill
(Encyclopedia) Peekskill, city (1990 pop. 19,536), Westchester co., SE N.Y., on the Hudson River; settled 1665, inc. as a village 1816, as a city 1940. Clothing, leather goods, lighting fixtures, and…Kent, Maid of
(Encyclopedia) Kent, Maid of: see Barton, Elizabeth.Sverdrup Islands
(Encyclopedia) Sverdrup Islands: see Queen Elizabeth Islands.Parry Islands
(Encyclopedia) Parry Islands: see Queen Elizabeth Islands, Canada.Carmen Sylva
(Encyclopedia) Carmen Sylva: see Elizabeth, queen of Romania.Sylva, Carmen
(Encyclopedia) Sylva, Carmen: see Elizabeth, queen of Romania.Edinburgh, Prince Philip Mountbatten, duke of
(Encyclopedia) Edinburgh, Prince Philip Mountbatten, duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip Mountbatten, duke of…Trending
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