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National Theatre of Great Britain

(Encyclopedia)National Theatre of Great Britain: see Royal National Theatre. ...

United States National Science Foundation

(Encyclopedia)United States National Science Foundation: see National Science Foundation. ...

Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail

(Encyclopedia)Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail: see National Parks and Monuments (table). ...

National Estuarine Research Reserve System

(Encyclopedia)National Estuarine Research Reserve System: see under National Marine Sanctuary Program. ...

Fort Laramie National Historic Site

(Encyclopedia)Fort Laramie National Historic Site lârˈəmē [key], 833 acres (337 hectares), SE Wyo.; est. 1938. Founded in 1834 as a fur-trading post by William Sublette and Robert Campbell, it was bought by the...

Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument: see Little Bighorn, river; National Parks and Monuments (table). ...

Grand Canyon–Parashant National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Grand Canyon–Parashant National Monument: see Grand Canyon; National Parks and Monuments (table). ...

sequoia

(Encyclopedia)sequoia sĭkwoiˈə [key], name for the redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) and for the big tree, or giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum), both huge, coniferous evergreen trees of the bald cypress fami...

Ireland, National University of

(Encyclopedia)Ireland, National University of, founded 1908 to provide higher education for Irish Roman Catholics. It consists of three colleges: University College, Galway; University College, Cork; and University...

Federal National Mortgage Association

(Encyclopedia)Federal National Mortgage Association (FMNA), commonly known as Fannie Mae, government-sponsored enterprise that is the largest purchaser and guarantor of home mortgages in the country. Headquartered ...