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Glendower

(Encyclopedia) Glendower: see Owen Glendower.

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John Naber Bronko Nagurski James Naismith Joe Namath Ilie Nastase Martina Navratilova Cosmas Ndeti Earle (Greasy) Neale Primo Nebiolo Byron Nelson Lindsey…

Lanark, town, Scotland

(Encyclopedia) LanarkLanarklănˈərk, –ärk [key], town (1991 pop. 9,778), South Lanarkshire, S central Scotland, on the Clyde River. It has cattle markets and textile mills. There are hydroelectric…

Wright, Frances

(Encyclopedia) Wright, Frances (Fanny Wright), 1795–1852, Scottish-American reformer, later known as Mme Darusmont, b. Dundee, Scotland. After her first tour (1818–20) of the United States she wrote…

Victoria Nile

(Encyclopedia) Victoria Nile, river, section of the White Nile, c.260 mi (420 km) long, central Uganda, E central Africa. It drains from the northern end of Lake Victoria (see Victoria, Lake) at…