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(Encyclopedia) Volterra, town (1991 pop. 12,879), Tuscany, central Italy. A powerful Etruscan town, it later (12th–13th cent.) was a free commune and passed to Florence in the 14th cent. Of note are…Altona
(Encyclopedia) AltonaAltonaälˈtōnä [key], part of Hamburg, N Germany, a port on the Elbe River. Its manufactures include chemicals, textiles, and tobacco products. There are fisheries, and the…Vadsø
(Encyclopedia) VadsøVadsøvädˈsö [key], town (1995 pop. 6,410), capital of Finnmark co., NE Norway, an ice-free arctic port on the Varangerfjord. It is a fishing and fish-processing center and a trade…Thayer, Eli
(Encyclopedia) Thayer, Eli, 1819–99, American abolitionist, b. Medon, Mass. He was a Free-Soiler in the Massachusetts legislature (1853–54), organized the New England Emigrant Aid Company for sending…Boma
(Encyclopedia) BomaBomabōˈmə [key], city (1984 pop. 197,617), Kongo Central prov., W Congo (Kinshasa), on the Congo River estuary. A port and railhead, it exports tropical timber, bananas, cacao, and…Ayler, Albert
(Encyclopedia) Ayler, Albert, 1936-1970, free-jazz saxophonist, b. Cleveland, OH. Ayler was taught to play saxophone by his father, a semiprofessional musician, and the two often…Snowden, Philip Snowden, 1st Viscount
(Encyclopedia) Snowden, Philip Snowden, 1st ViscountSnowden, Philip Snowden, 1st Viscountsnōˈdən [key], 1864–1937, British statesman. Born to poverty, he was a civil service clerk until crippled by a…medusa, in zoology
(Encyclopedia) medusa, in zoology, scientific name for the jellyfish, i.e., the free-swimming stage of various animals in the phylum Cnidaria. See polyp and medusa.Abydos, ancient town of Phrygia
(Encyclopedia) Abydos, ancient town of Phrygia, Asia Minor, on the Asian side of the Hellespont opposite Sestos, in present-day Turkey. It was originally a Milesian colony. Near there Xerxes built…Chongjin
(Encyclopedia) Chongjin or Chungjin Chongjin both: chŭngˈjĕnˈ [key], Jap. Seishin, city,…Trending
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