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Edward V

(Encyclopedia)Edward V, 1470–83?, king of England (1483), elder son of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville. His father's death (1483) left the boy king the pawn of the conflicting ambitions of his paternal uncle, t...

Edward, Lake

(Encyclopedia)Edward, Lake, or Edward Nyanza nīănˈzə, nē– [key] 830 sq mi (2,150 sq km), in the Great Rift Valley, central Africa, on the Congo-Uganda border. It lies at an altitude of c.3,000 ft (910 m), is...

Edward II

(Encyclopedia)Edward II, 1284–1327, king of England (1307–27), son of Edward I and Eleanor of Castile, called Edward of Carnarvon for his birthplace in Wales. When trouble threatened with the new king of Fran...

East Meadow

(Encyclopedia)East Meadow, uninc. residential and commercial city (2020 pop. 37,796), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on W Long Island. ...

East Northport

(Encyclopedia)East Northport, uninc. residential town (2020 pop. 20,190), Suffolk co., SE N.Y., on the north shore of Long Island. ...

East Berlin

(Encyclopedia)East Berlin: see Berlin.

East Germany

(Encyclopedia)East Germany: see Germany.

East Malaysia

(Encyclopedia)East Malaysia: see Malaysia.

East Turkistan

(Encyclopedia)East Turkistan: see Xinjiang.

East Detroit

(Encyclopedia)East Detroit, Mich.: see Eastpointe. ...