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Faidherbe, Louis Léon César

(Encyclopedia)Faidherbe, Louis Léon César lwē lāôNˈ sāzärˈ fādĕrbˈ [key], 1818–89, French colonial administrator. He was a leading participant in the establishment of the French colonial empire in Afr...

Windhoek

(Encyclopedia)Windhoek vĭntˈho͞ok [key], city (1991 pop. 147,056), capital of Namibia. It is Namibia's largest city and its administrative, communications, and economic center. Windhoek is one of the world's maj...

Andorra

(Encyclopedia)CE5 Andorra äNdôrˈ [key], officially Principality of Andorra, autonomous parliamentary co-principality (2020 est. pop. 77.265), 179 sq mi (464 sq km), high in the E ...

Guipúzcoa

(Encyclopedia)Guipúzcoa: see Basque Country.

Gipuzkoa

(Encyclopedia)Gipuzkoa: see Basque Country.

Álava

(Encyclopedia)Álava: see Basque Country.

Vizcaya

(Encyclopedia)Vizcaya: see Basque Country.

Bizkaia

(Encyclopedia)Bizkaia: see Basque Country.

Araba/Álava

(Encyclopedia)Araba/Álava: see Basque Country. ...

New Spain

(Encyclopedia)New Spain: see Mexico, country.