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Mincio
(Encyclopedia)Mincio mēnˈchō [key], river, c.47 mi (76 km) long, in Lombardy, N Italy. It flows generally south from the southern end of Lake Garda through Mantua (where it forms three lakes) to the Po River. Ab...Rovigo
(Encyclopedia)Rovigo rōvēˈgō [key], city (1991 pop. 52,472), capital of Rovigo prov., Venetia, N Italy, between the Adige and the Po rivers. It is an agricultural market and an industrial center. Manufactures i...Guilin
(Encyclopedia)Guilin or Kweilin both: gwā-lĭnˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 707,200), N Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, S China, on the Li River. It is a transportation center, with connections by rail, river, ...Palikao, Charles Guillaume Cousin-Montauban, comte de
(Encyclopedia)Palikao, Charles Guillaume Cousin-Montauban, comte de shärl gēyōmˈ ko͞ozăNˈ-môNtōbäNˈ kôNt də pälēkäōˈ [key], 1796–1878, French general. He commanded (1860) the French forces in Ch...Guinea, Gulf of
(Encyclopedia)Guinea, Gulf of gĭnˈē [key], large open arm of the Atlantic Ocean formed by the great bend of the coast of W Africa. It extends from the western coast of Côte d'Ivoire to the Gabon estuary and is ...Basile, Giovanni Battista
(Encyclopedia)Basile, Giovanni Battista jōvänˈnē bät-tēsˈtä bäsēˈlā [key], 1575–1632, Italian writer. Basile held several important official positions, devoting his spare time to the study of folklore...Truxtun, Thomas
(Encyclopedia)Truxtun, Thomas, 1755–1822, American naval officer, b. near Hempstead, L.I., N.Y. In the American Revolution he won a name as a privateer, seizing many British prizes. Later he was a sea captain in ...Periodic Table of the Elements: Lithium
(Encyclopedia)Periodic Table of the Elements: Lithium ...Ba Jin
(Encyclopedia)Ba Jin or Pa Chin both: bäˈ jĭnˈ [key], pseud. of Li Yaotang (also Li Feigan), 1904–2005, one of China's most acclaimed modern novelists, b. Chengdu. Born into a wealthy family, he received a br...Casale Monferrato
(Encyclopedia)Casale Monferrato käsäˈlā mōnfār-räˈtō [key] or Casale, city, Piedmont, NW I...Browse by Subject
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