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Glen More

(Encyclopedia)Glen More: see Great Glen, valley, Scotland. ...

Norman Isles

(Encyclopedia)Norman Isles, Great Britain: see Channel Islands. ...

Basil, Saint

(Encyclopedia)Basil, Saint: see Basil the Great, Saint. ...

Szigetköz

(Encyclopedia)Szigetköz, island, Hungary: see under Schütt, Great. ...

Bauld, Cape

(Encyclopedia)Bauld, Cape: see Great Northern Peninsula, Canada. ...

gull

(Encyclopedia)gull, common name for an aquatic bird of the family Laridae, which also includes the tern and the jaeger. It is found near all oceans and many inland waters. Gulls are larger and bulkier than terns, a...

John I, king of Portugal

(Encyclopedia)John I (John the Great), 1357?–1433, king of Portugal (1385–1433), illegitimate son of Peter I. He was made (1364) grand master of the Knights of Aviz and exercised his influence in opposition to ...

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