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Tolentino
(Encyclopedia)Tolentino tōlāntēˈnō [key], town (1991 pop. 18,346), in the Marche, central Italy, on the Chienti River. In 1797, Pope Pius VI signed at Tolentino a humiliating treaty with Napoleon Bonaparte, un...Pichincha
(Encyclopedia)Pichincha pēchēnˈchä [key], active volcano, 15,918 ft (4,852 m) high, N Ecuador, near Quito. Its most serious recent eruption was in 1998–2001. On its lower slopes, in the decisive battle of Pic...Vetch, Samuel
(Encyclopedia)Vetch, Samuel, 1668–1732, British soldier and colonial administrator, b. Scotland. He settled in Albany, N.Y., in 1699 and became a trader with the Native Americans. Author of a plan to capture Fren...Aligarh
(Encyclopedia)Aligarh əlēgŭrˈ [key], city, Uttar Pradesh state, N central India. A district administrative headquarters and an important agricultural trade center, it also has a num...Abercromby, James
(Encyclopedia)Abercromby, James, 1706–81, British general in the French and Indian Wars, b. Scotland. He arrived in America in 1756 and in 1758 replaced the earl of Loudoun as supreme British commander. After fai...Cumberland, Richard, 1732–1811, English dramatist
(Encyclopedia)Cumberland, Richard, 1732–1811, English dramatist; great-grandson of the 17th-century philosopher Richard Cumberland. His family connections earned him a clerical position with the British board of ...eThekwini
(Encyclopedia)eThekwini, metropolitan municipality, 885 sq mi (2,291 sq km), KwaZulu-Natal prov., E South Africa, on the Indian Ocean. Durban is the municipal seat; o...Inhambane
(Encyclopedia)Inhambane ĭnˌyəmbănˈə [key], city, SE Mozambique, on Inhambane Bay, an inlet of Mozambique ...Abraham, Plains of
(Encyclopedia)Abraham, Plains of, fairly level field adjoining the upper part of the city of Quebec, Canada. There, in 1759, the English under Gen. James Wolfe defeated the French under Gen. Louis Montcalm. The bat...Fremantle
(Encyclopedia)Fremantle frēˈmănˌtəl, frĭmˈəntəl [key], city, Western Australia, SW Austral...Browse by Subject
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