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Padilla, Ezequiel
(Encyclopedia) Padilla, EzequielPadilla, Ezequielāsākyĕlˈp äᵺēˈyä [key], 1890–1971, Mexican political leader. A revolutionary under Pancho Villa, he studied law in New York City. He served as…Minamitori
(Encyclopedia) Minamitori or Marcus Island, coral atoll, c.740 acres (300 hectares), W Pacific Ocean, 700 mi (1,125 km) SE of Japan; part of Tokyo prefecture, Japan. Triangular in shape and rising to…Molyneaux, James Henry, Baron Molyneaux of Killead
(Encyclopedia) Molyneaux, James Henry, Baron Molyneaux of Killead, 1920–2015, Northern Irish political leader. A Protestant and strong Unionist, he served in the Royal Air Force during World War II…Maryknoll
(Encyclopedia) Maryknoll, headquarters of the Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America, near Ossining, N.Y. A Roman Catholic community of priests (the “Maryknoll Fathers”) are there especially…Alençon
(Encyclopedia) Alençon Alençon äläNsôNˈ [key], town, capital of Orne dept., N France, in Normandy, on the Sarthe and Briante rivers. A commercial center in a fertile farm…Dĕčín
(Encyclopedia) Dĕčín Dĕčín dyĕˈchēn [key], Ger. Tetschen, city, Czech Republic, in Bohemia, on…Giessen
(Encyclopedia) Giessen Giessen gēˈsən [key], city, Hesse, central Germany, on the Lahn River. It is an…Garigliano
(Encyclopedia) GariglianoGariglianogärēlyäˈnō [key], lower part of the Liri River, S central Italy, below its junction with the Rapido, or Gari, River (hence Gari-Liriano) near Cassino. It separates…Brauchitsch, Walther von
(Encyclopedia) Brauchitsch, Walther vonBrauchitsch, Walther vonvälˈtər fən brouˈkhĭch [key], 1881–1948, German field marshal. Of a Prussian Junker family, he served in World War I with the general…Wonsan
(Encyclopedia) WonsanWonsanwŭnˈsän [key], Jap. Gensan, city (1993 pop. 300,148), capital of Kangwon prov., SE North Korea, on the Sea of Japan (or East Sea). It is a major port and naval base, with a…