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Dworkin, Andrea
(Encyclopedia) Dworkin, Andrea, 1946–2019, American feminist writer and activist, b. Camden, N.J., B.A. Bennington College, 1968. A fierce opponent of pornography and of violence against women, she…hepatica
(Encyclopedia) hepaticahepaticahĭpătˈĭkə [key] or liverleaf, any plant of the genus Hepatica of the family Ranunculaceae (buttercup family), low, woodland, spring wildflowers of the north temperate…polar front
(Encyclopedia) polar front, zone of transition between polar and tropical air masses. Its average position during the winter is at about 30° lat. and during the summer at about 60° lat. In the N…Goethals, George Washington
(Encyclopedia) Goethals, George WashingtonGoethals, George Washingtongōˈthəlz [key], 1858–1928, U.S. army engineer, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., grad. West Point, 1880. After serving on various inland water…Cape Girardeau
(Encyclopedia) Cape Girardeau Cape Girardeau jĭrärˈdō, jērərdōˈ [key], city (2020 pop…Montserrat, island, West Indies
(Encyclopedia) MontserratMontserratmŏntsərătˈ [key], British dependency and island (2015 est. pop. 5,000), 38 sq mi (98 sq km), West Indies, one of the Leeward Islands. It is a rugged, scenic island…zodiac
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Signs of the zodiac CEE zodiaczodiaczōˈdēăk [key] [Gr. zoion=animal], in astronomy, zone of the sky that includes about 8° on either side of the ecliptic. The apparent paths…Noatak National Preserve
(Encyclopedia) Noatak National Preserve, 6,569,904 acres (2,660,811 hectares), N Alaska. The preserve is the largest mountain-ringed river basin in the United States that is still virtually…Indiana Dunes National Park
(Encyclopedia) Indiana Dunes National Park, 15,177 acres (6,142 hectares), NW Indiana, on the southern tip of Lake Michigan, est. 1966 as Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, designated a national park…Kaohsiung
(Encyclopedia) Kaohsiung or Kao-hsiungKao-hsiungboth: gouˈshy&oomacr;ngˈ [key], special municipality (2010 pop. 2,777,384), 1,140 sq mi (2,952 sq km), S Taiwan. The economic center of S Taiwan,…Trending
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