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Gorky, suburb of Moscow, Russia
(Encyclopedia) GorkyGorkygôrˈkē [key] or Gorky LeninskoyeGorkylyĕˈnyĭnskəyə [key], suburb of Moscow, central European Russia. The country home of Lenin, who died there, is now a memorial museum.Caphtor
(Encyclopedia) CaphtorCaphtorkăfˈtôr [key], in the Bible, home of the Philistines before they migrated to Canaan. Its inhabitants are called Caphtorim. Caphtor has been identified with both Crete and…Bossier City
(Encyclopedia) Bossier City Bossier City bōˈzhər [key], city (2020 pop. 62,701), Bossier parish, NW La., on the Red…Tabor
(Encyclopedia) Tabor, in the Bible. 1 Mt. Tabor. 2 Levitical city. 3 Oak (AV mistranslates “plain”), near Bethel, on Saul's way home after his anointing.Lenox
(Encyclopedia) Lenox, town (1990 pop. 5,069), Berkshire co., W Mass., in the Berkshire Mts., 7 mi (11 km) south of Pittsfield. It is primarily a summer resort. The Tanglewood Music Festival, one of…flextime
(Encyclopedia) flextime, system of assigning hours for work that permits employees to choose, within specified limits, the hours that they will be at their place of employment. In many companies,…telecommuting
(Encyclopedia) telecommuting, an arrangement by which people work at home using a computer and telephone, accessing work-related materials at a business office, or transmitting materials to an office…Ashley, Laura
(Encyclopedia) Ashley, Laura, 1925–85, British fashion designer and manufacturer. After serving in the Women's Royal Naval Service, she and her husband founded a company to produce silkscreened…Nakhon Pathom
(Encyclopedia) Nakhon PathomNakhon Pathomnäˈkôn pätŭmˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 44,999), capital of Nakhon Pathom prov., SW Thailand, on the Mekong River. It is a transportation and commercial center…Sherriff, Robert Cedric
(Encyclopedia) Sherriff, Robert Cedric, 1896–1975, English dramatist. His best-known work is the play, Journey's End (1929), a realistic story about combat in World War I. His other dramas include St…Trending
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