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Costa, Lúcio
(Encyclopedia)Costa, Lúcio lo͞oˈsyo͝o kôˈstə [key], 1902–98, As the principal designer of the city of Brasília (1957), Costa is known for his use of reinforced concrete in designs that combine traditional...Dias, Antônio Gonçalves
(Encyclopedia)Dias, Antônio Gonçalves əntôˈnyo͝o go͝onsälˈvəs dēˈəs [key], 1823–64, Brazilian poet and dramatist. A leading writer of the romantic school, he is noted for his strong nativist feeling ...De la Rue, Warren
(Encyclopedia)De la Rue, Warren dĕlˈəro͞o, dĕləro͞oˈ [key], 1815–89, British scientist and inventor. Especially noted as an astronomer, he was a pioneer in celestial photography. He adapted the wet-plate ...Chufut-Kale
(Encyclopedia)Chufut-Kale cho͞ofo͞otˈ-kəlyĕˈ [key] [Turk.,=Jews' city], ruined fortress and town, S Crimea (Ukraine, occupied and annexed by Russia in 2014). While under Turkish rule (1475–1783), it was the...Drobeta-Turnu Severin
(Encyclopedia)Drobeta-Turnu Severin drōbēˈtĕ-to͝orˈno͞o sĕvĕrēnˈ [key], city, SW Romania...Fuchun
(Encyclopedia)Fuchun chēĕnˈtängˈ [key], river, 285 mi (459 km) long, Zhejiang prov., SE China. An important commercial artery, it flows NE to the East China Sea at Hangzhou. The tide rushing into the river fro...Agin-Buryat Autonomous Area
(Encyclopedia)Agin-Buryat Autonomous Area ägˈə bo͝oryätˈ [key], former administrative division, S Siberian Russia, in what is now the Transbaykal Territory. Aginskoye was the capital. Formed in 1937, the area...Bukidnon
(Encyclopedia)Bukidnon bo͞okĭdˈnŏn, Sp. bo͞okēdhˈnōn [key], province (2020 pop. 1,541,308),...Ulugh-Beg
(Encyclopedia)Ulugh-Beg or Ulug-Beg both: o͞oˈlo͞og bĕg [key], 1394–1449, Timurid ruler and astronomer. The grandson of Timur (or Tamerlane), he succeeded to the Timurid domain in 1447. A patron of the arts a...Xingu
(Encyclopedia)Xingu zĭng-go͞oˈ, Port. shēng-go͞oˈ [key], river, 1,230 mi (1,979 km) long, rising in central Mato Grosso state, Brazil, and winding north across Pará state into the Amazon River at the head of...Browse by Subject
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