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Kozhikode

(Encyclopedia) KozhikodeKozhikodekōˈzhəkōdˌ [key] or CalicutCalicutkăˈlĭkət [key], city (1991 pop. 419,531), Kerala state, SW India, on the Malabar coast of the Arabian Sea. Once the leading port of…

Kannur

(Encyclopedia) KannurKannurkänˈ&oobreve;r [key], formerly CannanoreCannanorekănˈənōrˌ, –nôrˌ [key], town (1991 urban agglomeration pop. 463,962), Kerala state, SE India. Formerly the capital of…

Bilderdijk, Willem

(Encyclopedia) Bilderdijk, WillemBilderdijk, Willemwĭlˈəm bĭlˈdərdīk [key], 1756–1831, Dutch poet. He tutored Louis Bonaparte in Dutch and later conducted a small private college at Leiden, where his…

Stabat Mater Dolorosa

(Encyclopedia) Stabat Mater DolorosaStabat Mater Dolorosastäˈbät mäˈtĕr dōˌlōrōˈsä [key] [Lat.,=the sorrowful mother was standing], 13th-century hymn of the Roman Church attributed to Jacopone da…

Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge

(Encyclopedia) Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, vehicular suspension bridge, New York City, across the Narrows at the entrance to New York harbor, linking the boroughs of Brooklyn and Staten Island.…

Saint Helena

(Encyclopedia) Saint HelenaSaint Helenahəlēˈnə [key], island, 47 sq mi (122 sq km), in the S Atlantic Ocean, 1,200 mi (1,931 km) W of Africa. Together with the islands of Ascension and Tristan da…

Camões, Luís de

(Encyclopedia) Camões or Camoens, Luís deCamões or Camoens, Luís deboth: l&oomacr;ēshˈ dĭ kəmoiNshˈ [key], 1524?–1580, Portuguese poet, the greatest figure in Portuguese literature. Born of a…

viol

(Encyclopedia) viol, family of bowed stringed instruments, the most important ensemble instruments from the 15th to the 17th cent. The viol's early history is indefinite, but it is recognizable in…

Educational Games for Kids

Are you looking for an educational game for your child to play online? From math to matching games, Fact Monster has free educational games that are great for kids of all ages and grade levels, from…

Rufus KING, Congress, NY (1755-1827)

Senate Years of Service: 1789-1795; 1795-1796; 1813-1823; 1823-1825 Party: Pro-Administration; Federalist; Federalist; Adams-Clay Federalist KING, Rufus, (half brother of Cyrus King and father…