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Leghorn chicken
(Encyclopedia) Leghorn chicken, relatively small, white-colored breed of poultry that currently dominates the American egg-producing class. The bird, as bred today, produces a good number of chalk…Kerrville
(Encyclopedia) KerrvilleKerrvillekûrˈvĭl [key], city (1990 pop. 17,384), seat of Kerr co., S central Tex., on the Guadalupe River; settled 1846, inc. 1942. Kerrville has an active livestock industry…Kurapaty
(Encyclopedia) Kurapaty, wooded area, northern outskirts of Minsk, Belarus, site of the execution of thousands of Belarussians and others by Soviet secret police between 1937 and 1941. The official…Kuyper, Abraham
(Encyclopedia) Kuyper, AbrahamKuyper, Abrahamäˈbrähäm koiˈpər [key], 1837–1920, Dutch political figure and Calvinist theologian. After holding important pastorates, he became interested in politics…Darby, John Nelson
(Encyclopedia) Darby, John Nelson, 1800–1882, one of the founders of the Plymouth Brethren, b. England. In 1827 he left a curate's post in Wicklow, Ireland, and joined with others in Dublin to found…cyclic compound
(Encyclopedia) cyclic compound, any one of a class of compounds whose molecules contain a number of atoms bonded together to form a closed chain or ring. If all of the atoms that form the ring are…Judah, Theodore Dehone
(Encyclopedia) Judah, Theodore Dehone, 1826–63, American railroad builder, b. Bridgeport, Conn. He built the Niagara Gorge RR and did canal work before going (1854) to lay out a railroad near…Qostanay
(Encyclopedia) Qostanay,&sp;Kostanay, or KustanayKustanayall: k&oobreve;sˌtənīˈ [key], city (1993 est. pop. 228,000), N Kazakhstan, on the Tobol River. It is an agricultural center and…Elliott, Charles Loring
(Encyclopedia) Elliott, Charles Loring, 1812–68, American painter, b. Scipio, Cayuga co., N.Y.; pupil of John Trumbull and John Quidor. His portraits number over 700. His principal works include the…Fort Erie
(Encyclopedia) Fort Erie, town (2020 pop. 30,710,), S Ont., Canada, on the Niagara River, opposite Buffalo, N.Y. A number of branch factories of U.S.…Trending
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