Search

Search results

Displaying 341 - 349

Ecuador

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Ecuador Ecuador ĕkˈwədôr [key] [Span., = equator], officially Republic of…

Cuba

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Cuba Cuba ky&oomacr;ˈbə, Span. k&oomacr;ˈbä [key], officially Republic of Cuba, republic…

Chile

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Chile Chile chĭlˈē, Span. chēˈlā [key], officially Republic of Chile, republic (2020 est. pop.…

Bolivia

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Bolivia Bolivia bōlĭvˈēə, Span. bōlēˈvyä [key], officially…

Civil War, in U.S. history

(Encyclopedia) Civil War, in U.S. history, conflict (1861–65) between the Northern states (the Union) and the Southern states that seceded from the Union and formed the Confederacy. It is generally…

opera

(Encyclopedia) opera, drama set to music. In the early part of the 20th cent. the foremost operatic composer was Richard Strauss. Although influenced by Wagner, he composed operas with even richer…

Venezuela

(Encyclopedia) CE5 VenezuelaVenezuelavĕnəzwāˈlə, Span. vānāswāˈlä [key], officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, republic (2015 est. pop. 29,275,000), 352,143 sq mi (912,050 sq km), N…

Philippines, The

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Philippines, ThePhilippines, Thefĭlˈəpēnzˌ [key], officially Republic of the Philippines, republic (2015 est. pop. 101,716,000), 115,830 sq mi (300,000 sq km), SW Pacific, in…

American literature

(Encyclopedia) American literature, literature in English produced in what is now the United States of America. The years immediately after World War I brought a highly vocal rebellion against…