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Washington, Walter Edward
(Encyclopedia) Washington, Walter Edward, 1915–2003, American political figure, first African-American mayor of Washington, D.C. (1975–79) and of a major American city, b. Dawson, Ga., grad. Howard…Bingen
(Encyclopedia) Bingen Bingen bĭngˈən [key] or Bingen am Rhein Bingen am Rhein…Pleven
(Encyclopedia) PlevenPlevenplĕˈvĕn [key] or PlevnaPlevnaplĕvˈnə [key], city (1993 pop. 130,354), N Bulgaria. A commercial center for a fertile agricultural region, it has food-processing industries…Pentapolis
(Encyclopedia) PentapolisPentapolispĕntăˈpəlĭs [key] [Gr.,=five cities], collective name anciently applied to several groups of five cities. The chief cities of Cyrenaica on the northern coast of…Shumen
(Encyclopedia) ShumenShumensh&oobreve;ˈmĕn [key], city (1993 pop. 96,099), NE Bulgaria. It is a railway junction and a market for grains and other agricultural products. Brewing, tobacco…Nur ad-Din
(Encyclopedia) Nur ad-DinNur ad-Dinn&oomacr;r äd-dēn [key], 1118–74, ruler of Syria. He was the son of the conqueror Zangi, and he succeeded to power in 1145. He defeated the Seljuk Turks in Asia…Palembang
(Encyclopedia) PalembangPalembangpälĕmbängˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 1,144,047), capital of South Sumatra province, on SE Sumatra, Indonesia. The island's largest city, it is a deepwater port on both…Rancé, Armand Jean le Bouthillier de
(Encyclopedia) Rancé, Armand Jean le Bouthillier deRancé, Armand Jean le Bouthillier deärmäNˈ zhäN lə b&oomacr;tēyāˈ də räNsāˈ [key], 1626–1700, French religious reformer, founder of the…Balmaceda, José
(Encyclopedia) Balmaceda, JoséBalmaceda, Joséhōsāˈ bälmäsāˈᵺä [key], 1840–91, president of Chile (1886–91). A leader of a liberal, anticlerical group, he was sent as minister (1878) to Argentina,…Rehoboam
(Encyclopedia) RehoboamRehoboamrēˌəbōˈəm [key], in the Bible, last king of the United Monarchy, first king of Judah, son of Solomon. Under him the northern tribes broke away from the rule of…Trending
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