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Pampa
(Encyclopedia) PampaPampapămˈpə [key], city (1990 pop. 19,959), seat of Gray co., extreme N Tex. This cow town on the Panhandle plains still ships cattle and wheat and packs meat, but the discovery…Fyt, Jan
(Encyclopedia) Fyt, JanFyt, Janyän fīt [key], 1611–61, Flemish animal and still-life painter and etcher. A pupil of Frans Snyders, Fyt spent 10 years in France and Italy. Returning to Antwerp in 1641…Fitzpatrick, Benjamin
(Encyclopedia) Fitzpatrick, Benjamin, 1802–69, governor of Alabama (1841–45), b. Greene co., Ga. As a youth, he moved to Alabama (then still part of Mississippi Territory), where after two terms as…English Bazar
(Encyclopedia) English Bazar English Bazar băzärˈ [key], town, West Bengal state, E central India, on the Mahananda…Blagoevgrad
(Encyclopedia) Blagoevgrad Blagoevgrad blägôˈĕvgrät [key], city, SW Bulgaria, is a farming region known especially for…Solihull
(Encyclopedia) SolihullSolihullsōlĭhŭlˈ [key], metropolitan borough (1991 pop. 195,100), central England, mainly a residential suburb of Birmingham. Automobiles, chemicals, and tools are manufactured…Ratdolt, Erhard
(Encyclopedia) Ratdolt, ErhardRatdolt, Erhardĕrˈhärt räˈtôlt [key], 1442–1528, printer in Venice from 1476 to 1486 and in Augsburg from 1487 to 1522. A sheet showing specimens of his sizes and…Rathlin Island
(Encyclopedia) Rathlin IslandRathlin Islandrăthˈlĭn [key], 5 sq mi (13 sq km), Moyle dist., N Northern Ireland. Its cliffs, of limestone and basalt, rise at Slieveacarn to 449 ft (137 m). Farming and…Segonzac, André Dunoyer de
(Encyclopedia) Segonzac, André Dunoyer deSegonzac, André Dunoyer deäNdrāˈ dünwäyāˈ də səgôNzäkˈ [key], 1884–1974, French painter and graphic artist. Segonzac was a member of the group known as the…Prilep
(Encyclopedia) PrilepPrilepprēˈlĕp [key], city (1994 pop. 71,899), North Macedonia. It is the trade center of an agricultural region and a manufacturing city where tobacco, textiles, wine, and fruit…Trending
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