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(Encyclopedia) pashapashapäshˈə, păshˈə, pəshäˈ [key], highest honorary title in official usage in the Ottoman Empire and with slight variation in the states formed from its territories, where it is…Solís y Rivadeneyra, Antonio de
(Encyclopedia) Solís y Rivadeneyra, Antonio deSolís y Rivadeneyra, Antonio deäntōˈnyō ᵺā sōlēsˈ ē rēˌväᵺānāˈrä [key], 1610–86, Spanish historian and dramatic poet. His intricate comic dramas were…Olean
(Encyclopedia) OleanOleanōˈlēănˌ [key], city (1990 pop. 16,946), Cattaraugus co., W N.Y., on the Allegheny River near the Pa. line; settled 1804, inc. 1893. The city formerly had an oil-based economy…Omuta
(Encyclopedia) OmutaOmutaōˈm&oomacr;tä [key] or OmudaOmuda–dä [key], city (1990 pop. 150,453), Fukuoka prefecture, W Kyushu, Japan, a port on the Amakusa Sea. With conversion from coal to…Nestor, in Greek mythology
(Encyclopedia) NestorNestornĕsˈtər [key], in Greek mythology, wise king of Pylos; son of Neleus and father of Antilochus. In the Iliad, Nestor went with the Greeks to the Trojan War, and although he…Nha Trang
(Encyclopedia) Nha TrangNha Trangnä träng [key], city (1989 est. pop. 263,100), E central S Vietnam, a commercial port on the South China Sea. It has an important fishing industry. It was the site of…Naugatuck, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) NaugatuckNaugatucknôgˈətŭkˌ [key], industrial borough (1990 pop. 30,625), New Haven co., SW Conn., on both sides of the Naugatuck River; settled 1704, inc. 1844. In 1843, Charles…Banbury
(Encyclopedia) Banbury Banbury bănˈbərē [key], town, Oxfordshire, central England, on the Cherwell River. Light…right
(Encyclopedia) right, in politics, the more conservative groups in the political spectrum, in contrast to the radical left and the liberal center. The designation stems from the seating of the…Rondônia
(Encyclopedia) RondôniaRondôniar&oobreve;ndôˈnyə [key], state (1996 pop. 1,132,692), 93,839 sq mi (243,043 sq km), NW Brazil, on the border with Bolivia. Pôrto Velho is the capital. Rain forests…Trending
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