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River Raisin National Battlefield Park

(Encyclopedia)River Raisin National Battlefield Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

turquoise

(Encyclopedia)turquoise, hydrous phosphate of aluminum and copper, Al2(OH)3PO4·H2O+Cu, used as a gem. It occurs rarely in crystal form, but is usually cryptocrystalline. Turquoise is opaque and has a waxy luster; ...

Cesena

(Encyclopedia)Cesena chāzāˈnä [key], city, in Emilia-Romagna, N central Italy, on the Sávio River. It ...

Mantua

(Encyclopedia)Mantua mănˈcho͞oə, –to͞oə [key], Ital. Mantova, city (1991 pop. 53,065), capital of Mantova prov., Lombardy, N Italy, bordered on three sides by lakes formed by the Mincio River. It is an agri...

Cassano d'Adda

(Encyclopedia)Cassano d'Adda käs-säˈnō dädˈdä [key], town, Lombardy, N Italy, on the Adda Ri...

Alaric I

(Encyclopedia)Alaric I ălˈərĭk [key], c.370–410, Visigothic king. He headed the Visigothic troops serving Emperor Theodosius I. After the emperor's death (395) the troops rebelled and chose Alaric as their le...

Bolzano

(Encyclopedia)Bolzano bōˈtsən [key], city, capital of Bolzano prov., in Trentino–Alto Adige, N Italy, ...

Lovelace, Richard

(Encyclopedia)Lovelace, Richard, 1618–1657?, one of the English Cavalier poets. He was the son of a Kentish knight and was educated at Oxford. In 1642 he was briefly imprisoned for having presented to Parliament ...

Tu Fu

(Encyclopedia)Tu Fu do͞o fo͞o [key], 712–70, Chinese poet. In Pinyin, his name is romanized as Du Fu. Tu Fu is often considered the greatest of Chinese poets. He did not pass the imperial civil service examinat...

Faenza

(Encyclopedia)Faenza fäānˈtsä [key], city, in Emilia-Romagna, N central Italy, on the Lamone River. A s...