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El Greco

(Encyclopedia)El Greco: see Greco, El.

El Jadida

(Encyclopedia)El Jadida -jädēˈdə [key], city, W Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean. Agricultural products are ...

El Misti

(Encyclopedia)El Misti, volcano, Peru: see Misti, El. ...

El Monte

(Encyclopedia)El Monte ĕl mŏnˈtē [key], city (2020 pop. 109,450), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1912. A ...

El-paran

(Encyclopedia)El-paran ĕlpāˈrăn [key], the same as Paran. ...

El Reno

(Encyclopedia)El Reno ĕl rēˈnō [key], city (2020 pop. 16,989), seat of Canadian co., central Okla.; inc. ...

El Salvador

(Encyclopedia)CE5 El Salvador ĕl sälväᵺōrˈ [key], officially Republic of El Salvador, republic (2021 est. pop. ...

El Segundo

(Encyclopedia)El Segundo ĕl sēgŭnˈdō [key], industrial city (2020 pop. 16,504), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on ...

El Tajín

(Encyclopedia)El Tajín ĕl tähēnˈ [key], ruins, Veracruz state, E central Mexico, representing the remains of a pre-Columbian city-state that flourished in a.d. 100–1200. The site was associated with an ethni...

Greco, El

(Encyclopedia)Greco, El ĕl grĕkˈō [key], c.1541–1614, Greek painter in Spain, b. Candia (Iráklion), Crete. His real name was Domenicos Theotocopoulos, of which several Italian and Spanish versions are curren...

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