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Camagüey, city, Cuba

(Encyclopedia)Camagüey, city (1995 est. pop. 295,000), capital of Camagüey prov., E Cuba. The island's third most populous city, Camagüey, is a leading hub of rail, road, and air transport as well as an importan...

Amnon

(Encyclopedia)Amnon. In the Bible, David's eldest son. He raped his half-sister Tamar and was killed for it by her brother Absalom.

elaphure

(Encyclopedia)elaphure: see Père David's deer. ...

Menevia

(Encyclopedia)Menevia, Wales: see Saint David's. ...

milu

(Encyclopedia)milu: see Père David's deer.

Walden Pond

(Encyclopedia)Walden Pond, Mass.: see Thoreau, Henry David. ...

Rei

(Encyclopedia)Rei rēˈī [key], loyal adherent of David.

Adamson, Robert

(Encyclopedia)Adamson, Robert: see Hill, David Octavius. ...

Durango, city, Mexico

(Encyclopedia)Durango vēktôrˈyä ᵺā [key], city, capital of Durango state, N central Mexico, along the highway ...

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