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Estrada Cabrera, Manuel
(Encyclopedia) Estrada Cabrera, ManuelEstrada Cabrera, Manuelmänwĕlˈ esträˈᵺä käbrāˈrä [key], 1857–1924, president of Guatemala (1898–1920). He ruled as an absolute dictator, and there were several…Hyannis
(Encyclopedia) Hyannis Hyannis hīănˈĭs [key], resort village (2020 pop. 44,107), Barnstable co., SE Mass., on…Meknès
(Encyclopedia) MeknèsMeknèsmĕknĕsˈ [key], city (1994 pop. 443,214), N central Morocco. It has a noted carpet-weaving industry. There are also woolen mills, cement and metal works, oil distilleries,…Pendleton
(Encyclopedia) Pendleton, city (1990 pop. 15,126), seat of Umatilla co., NE Oreg., on the Umatilla River, in the foothills of the Blue Mts.; founded 1869 on the old Oregon Trail, inc. 1889. A…Decorated style
(Encyclopedia) Decorated style, name applied to the second period of English Gothic architecture from the late 13th to the mid-14th cent. The basic structural elements developed during the Early…Civitavecchia
(Encyclopedia) Civitavecchia Civitavecchia chēˈvētä-vĕkˈkēä [key], city, in Latium, W central Italy, on the Tyrrhenian…Chesapeake, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Chesapeake Chesapeake chĕsˈəpēkˌ [key], city (2020 pop. 249,422), formed independently by the merging…Heemskerck, Maarten van
(Encyclopedia) Heemskerck, Maarten vanHeemskerck, Maarten vanmärˈtən vän hāmsˈkĕrk [key], 1498–1574, Dutch painter. His family name was van Veen. He studied in Haarlem under Scorel and in Rome from…Capernaum
(Encyclopedia) Capernaum or CapharnaumCapharnaumkəpûrˈnēəm; kəfärˈnēəm [key], town, NE ancient Palestine, on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee; in the Gospels, it is closely associated…Belgorod
(Encyclopedia) Belgorod Belgorod byĕlˈgərəd [key], city, capital of Belgorod region, S central European Russia, on the…Trending
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