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(Encyclopedia) CE5 Asia āˈzhə [key], the world's largest continent 17,139,000 sq mi (44,390,000 sq km) and most populous (2015 est. pop. 4,419,898,000), with nearly three fifths of the world's total population...Willet, Marinus
(Encyclopedia)Willet, Marinus mərēˈnəs wĭlˈĭt [key], 1740–1830, American Revolutionary soldier, b. Jamaica, N.Y. In the French and Indian War he was (1758) a member of the expeditions against Fort Ticonder...scutage
(Encyclopedia)scutage skyo͞oˈtĭj [key], feudal payment, usually in cash, given in lieu of actual military service due from a vassal to an overlord. It applied especially to the vassals of the king. Scutage colle...Ehrenburg, Ilya Grigoryevich
(Encyclopedia)Ehrenburg, Ilya Grigoryevich ēlyäˈ grĭgôrˈyəvĭch āˈrənbo͝ork [key], 1891–1967, Russian journalist and novelist, whose name is also spelled Erenburg. He wandered throughout Western Europe...Patel, Vallabhbhai
(Encyclopedia)Patel, Vallabhbhai vŭlˌləb-bäˈē pətĕlˈ [key], 1875–1950, Indian political leader. He was admitted (1913) to the bar in England and set up a lucrative practice in India. In 1915 he met Mohan...Linlithgow, Victor Alexander John Hope, 2d marquess of
(Encyclopedia)Linlithgow, Victor Alexander John Hope, 2d marquess of lĭnlĭthˈgō [key], 1887–1952, British statesman, viceroy of India. Linlithgow was civil lord of the admiralty (1922–24) and held numerous ...Kabir
(Encyclopedia)Kabir kəbērˈ [key], 1440–1518, Indian mystic and poet. A Muslim by birth, he was a weaver in Benares (Varanasi) and early in life may have become the disciple of the famous Hindu saint Ramananda....Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation
(Encyclopedia)Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation: see National Museum of the American Indian. ...Naidu, Sarojini
(Encyclopedia)Naidu, Sarojini sərōˈjĭnē nīˈdo͞o [key], 1879–1949, Indian poet and political leader. Born Sarojini Chattopadhyay, she was educated in Madras (now Chennai) and at King's College, London, and...Ramus, Petrus
(Encyclopedia)Ramus, Petrus pyĕr də lä rämāˈ [key], 1515–72, French humanist and philosopher. Attempting to break through Aristotelian and scholastic traditions, Ramus wrote a number of works that became in...Browse by Subject
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