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Tripoli , city, Lebanon
(Encyclopedia)Tripoli täräbˈo͝olo͝os [key], ancient Tripolis, city (1996 est. pop. 300,000), NW Lebanon, on the Mediterranean Sea. Citrus fruits, cotton, and other goods are exported from Tripoli. It has an oi...Qaddafi, Muammar al-
(Encyclopedia)Qaddafi, Muammar al- mo͞oäm-märˈ äl-käd-däˈfē [key], 1942–2011, Libyan army officer and dictator. He graduated from the Univ. of Libya in 1963 and became an army officer in 1965. In 1969 he...Szold, Henrietta
(Encyclopedia)Szold, Henrietta zōld [key], 1860–1945, American Zionist leader, editor, and translator, b. Baltimore. After graduating from high school in 1877 she taught (1878–92) in private schools, organizin...Committee for Industrial Organization
(Encyclopedia)Committee for Industrial Organization: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. ...European Launcher Development Organization
(Encyclopedia)European Launcher Development Organization (ELDO): see European Space Agency. ...European Space Research Organization
(Encyclopedia)European Space Research Organization (ESRO): see European Space Agency. ...International Civil Aviation Organization
(Encyclopedia)International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), specialized agency of the United Nations, organized in 1947, with headquarters at Montreal. The objective of the ICAO, which has 190 member nations, i...International Criminal Police Organization
(Encyclopedia)International Criminal Police Organization: see Interpol. ...Food and Agriculture Organization
(Encyclopedia)Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), specialized agency of the United Nations, established in 1945. Its headquarters is in Rome, and it has a number of regional, subregional, and liaison offices a...National Organization for Women
(Encyclopedia)National Organization for Women (NOW), group founded (1966) to support “full equality for women in America in a truly equal partnership with men.” Its founder and first president was feminist lead...Browse by Subject
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