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Knudsen, William Signius
(Encyclopedia) Knudsen, William SigniusKnudsen, William Signiusn&oomacr;dˈsən [key], 1879–1948, American industrialist and U.S. government official, b. Copenhagen, Denmark. He emigrated to the…McCloy, John Jay
(Encyclopedia) McCloy, John Jay, 1895–1989, U.S. government official, b. Philadelphia. A lawyer, he gained an international reputation when after a long investigation he fixed responsibility on the…Deutscher, Isaac
(Encyclopedia) Deutscher, IsaacDeutscher, Isaacdoiˈchər [key], 1907–67, English writer, b. Poland. Editor (1926–32) of the Communist press in Poland, he was expelled from the party for his anti-…Dili
(Encyclopedia) DiliDilidēˈlē [key], city (2002 est. pop. 49,900), capital of East Timor. on the N coast of Timor, on Ombai Strait. Dili is the largest city and chief port and commercial center of…Dahlak Archipelago
(Encyclopedia) Dahlak ArchipelagoDahlak Archipelagodäläkˈ ärkĭpĕlˈəgō [key], island group, Eritrea, in the Red Sea off Massawa. There are two large, inhabited islands and more than 200 small, largely…Chełm
(Encyclopedia) Chełm Chełm khĕlm [key], Rus. Kholm, city, Lubelskie prov., E Poland. It is a…Cheviot Hills
(Encyclopedia) Cheviot HillsCheviot Hillschĕvˈēət, chēvˈ– [key], range, c.35 mi (56 km) long, extending along part of the border between Scotland and England. The highest point is The Cheviot (2,676…Efate
(Encyclopedia) EfateEfateĕfäˈtē [key], Fr. VatéEfatevätāˈ [key], volcanic island, c.300 sq mi (780 sq km), South Pacific, most important island of Vanuatu and seat of Port Vila, the capital and…Duplessis, Maurice Le Noblet
(Encyclopedia) Duplessis, Maurice Le NobletDuplessis, Maurice Le Nobletmōrēsˈ lə nôblāˈ düplĕsēˈ [key], 1890–1959, Canadian lawyer and political leader. Elected in 1927 to the Quebec legislature, he…Hamm, city, Germany
(Encyclopedia) Hamm Hamm häm [key], city, North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany, on the Lippe River…Trending
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