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Styron, William
(Encyclopedia) Styron, William, 1925–2006, American novelist, b. Newport News, Va., grad. Duke, 1947. His fiction is often powerful, deeply felt, poetic, and elegiac. He became well known for his…Netherlands Antilles
(Encyclopedia) Netherlands Antilles, former autonomous country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands consisting of several islands in the West Indies. Earlier known as the Dutch West Indies and…University Park
(Encyclopedia) University Park, city (1990 pop. 22,259), Dallas co., N Tex., surrounded by Dallas on three sides; inc. 1924. A residential suburb, the city is the seat of Southern Methodist Univ.…Zior
(Encyclopedia) ZiorZiorzīˈôr [key], in the Bible, hill town, S ancient Palestine, the modern Siir, the West Bank, NE of Hebron.Barrie
(Encyclopedia) Barrie, city, S Ont., Canada, on the west shore of Lake Simcoe. It is a commuter city in the Toronto metropolitan region. Among the city…Louis II, French king
(Encyclopedia) Louis II or Louis the Stammerer, 846–79, French king. He succeeded (877) his father, Emperor of the West Charles II, as king. On Louis's death his kingdom was divided between his sons…Kingstown, town, St. Vincent and the Grenadines
(Encyclopedia) Kingstown, town (1989 est. pop. 19,300), capital of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, West Indies. The chief port of St. Vincent, Kingstown is an export center for the island's…Beth-anoth
(Encyclopedia) Beth-anothBeth-anothbĕth-āˈnŏth [key], in the Bible, town, probably the modern Bayt Anun (West Bank), not far NE of Hebron.Thebez
(Encyclopedia) ThebezThebezthēˈbēz [key], in the Bible, fortified town where Abimelech was killed, NE of Shechem. It is the modern Tubas (West Bank).South Suburban City
(Encyclopedia) South Suburban City, former city, West Bengal state, NE India. A suburb of Kolkata (Calcutta), it was annexed by that city it 1984.Trending
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