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labor union

(Encyclopedia)labor union: see union, labor.

Murray Bay

(Encyclopedia)Murray Bay, Canada: see La Malbaie. ...

Bagotville

(Encyclopedia)Bagotville: see La Baie, Que., Canada. ...

trade union

(Encyclopedia)trade union: see union, labor.

Punta Gallinas

(Encyclopedia)Punta Gallinas, Colombia: see La Guajira. ...

Huguenots

(Encyclopedia)Huguenots hyo͞oˈgənŏts [key], French Protestants, followers of John Calvin. The term is derived from the German Eidgenossen, meaning sworn companions or confederates. In the reign of King Louis ...

Ramón

(Encyclopedia)Ramón: see Gómez de la Serna, Ramón. ...

Kazantzakis, Nikos

(Encyclopedia)Kazantzakis, Nikos nēˈkôs käˌzändzäˈkēs [key], 1883?–1957, Greek writer, b. Crete. After obtaining a law degree he studied philosophy under Henri Bergson in Paris and traveled widely in Eur...

Leclerc, Charles Victor Emmanuel

(Encyclopedia)Leclerc, Charles Victor Emmanuel shärl vēktôrˈ ĕmänüĕlˈ ləklĕrˈ [key], 1772–1802, French general. He served under Napoleon Bonaparte in the Italian campaign, married (1797) Pauline Bonap...

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