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Lima, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) LimaLimalīˈmə [key], city (1990 pop. 45,549), seat of Allen co., NW Ohio; settled 1831, inc. 1842. Located in a fertile farm area, it is a processing and marketing center for grain,…

Kildare

(Encyclopedia) Kildare, county (1991 pop. 122,656), 654 sq mi (1,694 sq km), E central Republic of Ireland. The county seat is Kildare. The region is a flat plain, containing the greater portion of…

Brooks, Phillips

(Encyclopedia) Brooks, Phillips, 1835–93, American Episcopal bishop, b. Boston. In 1869 he began his ministry at Trinity Church, Boston, where he became one of the most influential ministers of his…

Leitrim

(Encyclopedia) LeitrimLeitrimlēˈtrĭm [key], county (1991 pop. 25,301), 589 sq mi (1,526 sq km), N Republic of Ireland. The county seat is Carrick-on-Shannon. Leitrim is divided into two parts by…

Best Director Nominees

Below are the nominees in the directing category. This is both Martin Scorsese and Woody Allen's seventh nomination for directing. Scorsese won in 2006 for The Departed. Allen won…

Heyward, DuBose

(Encyclopedia) Heyward, DuBoseHeyward, DuBosedəbōzˈ hāˈwərd [key], 1885–1940, American author, b. Charleston, S.C. His first published work was a volume of poetry, Carolina Chansons (1922), written…

Hull, Isaac

(Encyclopedia) Hull, Isaac, 1773–1843, American naval officer, b. Derby, Conn. He served in the undeclared naval war with France (1798–1800) and in the Tripolitan War before being promoted to captain…

Emporia

(Encyclopedia) Emporia Emporia ĕmpôrˈēə [key], city (2020 pop. 24,139), seat of Lyon co., E central Kans., in the…

Ficino, Marsilio

(Encyclopedia) Ficino, MarsilioFicino, Marsiliomärsēˈlyō fēchēˈnō [key], 1433–99, Italian philosopher. Under the patronage of Cosimo de' Medici, Ficino became the most influential exponent of…