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(Encyclopedia)Del City, city (2020 pop. 21,822), Oklahoma co., central Okla., a residential suburb of Oklahoma City; inc. 1948. ...Del Rio
(Encyclopedia)Del Rio rēˈō [key], city (2020 pop. 34,673), seat of Val Verde co., W Tex., on the Rio Gra...Patagonia
(Encyclopedia)Patagonia pätägōˈnyä [key], region, c.300,000 sq mi (777,000 sq km), primarily in S Argentina, S of the Río Colorado and E of the Andes, but including extreme SE Chile and N Tierra del Fuego. Pa...Andes
(Encyclopedia)Andes ănˈdēz [key], mountain system, more than 5,000 mi (8,000 km) long, W South America. The ranges run generally parallel to the Pacific coast and extend from Tierra del Fuego northward, across t...Medina del Campo
(Encyclopedia)Medina del Campo māᵺēˈnä ᵺĕl kämˈpō [key], town (1990 pop. 19,965), Valladolid prov., central Spain, in Castile and León. It is a communications center and agricultural market with food-p...Mar del Plata
(Encyclopedia)Mar del Plata mär ᵺĕl pläˈtä [key], city (1991 pop. 519,707), E central Argentina, on the Atlantic Ocean. It is one of the most popular seaside resorts in South America. Fishing and fish proces...Hidalgo del Parral
(Encyclopedia)Hidalgo del Parral ēᵺälˈgō dĕl pärälˈ [key] or Parral, city, Chihuahua stat...Andrea del Sarto
(Encyclopedia)Andrea del Sarto: see Sarto, Andrea del. ...Huila, Nevado del
(Encyclopedia)Huila, Nevado del nāväˈdō dĕl hwēˈlä [key], snow-capped volcanic mountain, 17,594 ft (5,364 m) high, on the Huila-Tolima-Cauca dept. border, S central Colombia, in the N Andes. Located c.50 mi...del Toro, Guillermo
(Encyclopedia)del Toro, Guillermo (Guillermo del Toro Gómez), 1964–, Mexican film director, screenwriter, and producer. He worked in special effects and makeup before becoming a writer and director. Del Toro has...Browse by Subject
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