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Buenos Aires

(Encyclopedia) Buenos Aires Buenos Aires bwāˈnəs īˈrēz, ârˈēz, Span. bwāˈnōs…

Los Angeles

(Encyclopedia) Los AngelesLos Angeleslôs ănˈjələs, lŏs, ănˈjəlēzˌ [key], city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. A port of entry on the Pacific coast, with a fine…

Cape Verde

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Cape Verde Cape Verde vûd [key], Port. Cabo Verde, officially Republic of Cape…

Vanuatu

(Encyclopedia) VanuatuVanuatuvänˌwät&oomacr;ˈ [key], officially Republic of Vanuatu, independent republic (2015 est. pop. 265,000), c.5,700 sq mi (14,760 sq km), South Pacific, E of Australia.…

São Tomé and Principe

(Encyclopedia) CE5 São Tomé and PrincipeSão Tomé and PrincipesouN t&oobreve;mĕˈ, [key]São Tomé and Principeprēnˈsēpə [key], officially Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Principe, republic (…

Notable Filmmakers and Directors

Spike Lee See also Actors African-American Actors Asian American Film & Television Personalities Hispanic-American Film, Television, and Theater Personalities Women Stage and Screen…

Notable Filmmakers and Directors

Notable Filmmakers and Directors Spike Lee See also Actors African-American Actors Asian American Film & Television Personalities Hispanic-American Film, Television, and Theater…

Most Populous Cities of the World

The biggest cities to ever exist For the first time in human history, a majority of people live in urban environments. The world's largest cities today fall under a class that researchers call "…

Counter Reformation

(Encyclopedia) Counter Reformation, 16th-century reformation that arose largely in answer to the Protestant Reformation; sometimes called the Catholic Reformation. Although the Roman Catholic…

Panama Canal

(Encyclopedia) Panama Canal, waterway across the Isthmus of Panama, connecting the Atlantic (by way of the Caribbean Sea) and Pacific oceans, built by the United States (1904–14, on territory leased…