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Soignies
(Encyclopedia)Soignies swänyēˈ [key], Du. Zinnik, commune (1991 pop. 23,793), Hainaut prov., S Belgium. Paper and hollow glass are manufactured, and limestone is quarried nearby. Of note is the Church of St. Vin...Groote Eylandt
(Encyclopedia)Groote Eylandt gro͞ot īˈlənd [key] [Du.,=large island], 950 sq mi (2,461 sq km), Northern Territory, N Australia. It is the largest island in the Gulf of Carpentaria and part of the Arnhem Land Ab...Louvière, La
(Encyclopedia)Louvière, La lä lo͞ovyârˈ [key], commune (1991 pop. 76,432), Hainaut prov., S Belgium. It was an industrial center of the Bassin du Centre coal-mining region but has changed its economic focus si...Gringore, Pierre
(Encyclopedia)Gringore, Pierre pyĕr grăNgôrˈ [key], c.1475–c.1539, French dramatist and poet. He produced ceremonial pageants and mystery plays and wrote the Jeu du prince des sots (1512), a dramatic tetralog...Downers Grove
(Encyclopedia)Downers Grove, village (2020 pop. 50,247), Du Page co., NE Ill.; settled 1832, inc. 1873. Downers Grove has undergone population growth and commercial d...Wisconsin, river, United States
(Encyclopedia)Wisconsin, river, c.430 mi (690 km) long, rising in the lake district, NE Wis., and flowing generally SW across central Wis. to the Mississippi River near Prairie du Chien. At Portage it is connected ...Mons
(Encyclopedia)Mons môNs [key], Du. Bergen, commune (1991 pop. 91,726), capital of Hainaut prov., SW Belgium, near the French border. Located at the junction of the Canal du Centre and the Condé-Mons Canal, it is ...Breton Succession, War of the
(Encyclopedia)Breton Succession, War of the, 1341–65, an important episode of the Hundred Years War. Duke John III of Brittany died in 1341 without heirs. The succession was contested by his half-brother, John de...Rohmer, Eric
(Encyclopedia)Rohmer, Eric, 1920–2010, French film director and writer, b. Jean-Marie Maurice Schérer. He was a founder (1950) of La Gazette du cinéma, cowrote (1957) a study of Alfred Hitchcock, and edited (19...Nivelles
(Encyclopedia)Nivelles nēvĕlˈ [key], Du. Nijvel, city (1991 pop. 23,217), Walloon Brabant prov., central Belgium. It is an industrial center and a rail junction. Manufactures include machinery, linen, cotton goo...Browse by Subject
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