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Martin, Paul Edgar Philippe, Jr.

(Encyclopedia)Martin, Paul Edgar Philippe, Jr., 1938–, Canadian politician, prime minister (2003–6) of Canada, b. Windsor, Ont. The scion of a politically active family (his father served in parliament and ran ...

Harpenden

(Encyclopedia)Harpenden härˈpəndən [key], town, Hertfordshire, E central England. Mainly residential, H...

Gosforth

(Encyclopedia)Gosforth gŏzˈfərth [key], town, Newcastle upon Tyne metropolitan district, NE England. For...

Fleetwood

(Encyclopedia)Fleetwood, town, Lancashire, NW England, on Morecambe Bay at the mouth of the Wyre estuary. Fleetwood, a port, trades and has a ferry service with the I...

Aldershot

(Encyclopedia)Aldershot ôlˈdərshôt [key], town, Hampshire, S central England. It is the site of the largest military training center (est. 1854) in Great Britain. The minister of de...

Cheadle and Gatley

(Encyclopedia)Cheadle and Gatley chēˈdəl, gătˈlē [key], town, Stockport metropolitan district, NW England, in the Greater ...

Crewe

(Encyclopedia)Crewe kro͞o [key], town, Cheshire East, W central England. It is an important railroad junct...

Caterham and Warlingham

(Encyclopedia)Caterham and Warlingham kāˈtərəm, wôrˈlĭng-əm [key], town, Surrey, SE England...

Bexhill

(Encyclopedia)Bexhill bĕksˈhĭlˈ [key], town, East Sussex, SE England. It is a summer resort and has a 1...

Hythe

(Encyclopedia)Hythe hīᵺ [key], town, Kent, SE England. A summer resort and market town, it was one of th...