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La Trémoille, Louis de
(Encyclopedia)La Trémoille or La Trimouille, Louis de də lä trāmoiˈyə or trēmo͞oˈyə [key], 1460–1525, French general; grandson of Georges de La Trémoille. He commanded the army that attempted to secur...La Hire, Laurent de
(Encyclopedia)La Hire or La Hyre, Laurent de lä ēr [key], 1606–56, French painter. He produced many portraits and historical paintings, a few romantic landscapes, important decorative works for Richelieu, Pier...La Boétie, Étienne de
(Encyclopedia)La Boétie, Étienne de ātyĕnˈ də lä bôāsēˈ [key], 1530–63, French judge and writer. He served with Montaigne in the Bordeaux parlement and is immortalized in Montaigne's essay on friendshi...La Grange Park
(Encyclopedia)La Grange Park, village (1990 pop. 12,861), Cook co., NE Ill., a suburb of Chicago; inc. 1892. Pens are manufactured there.Castellón de la Plana
(Encyclopedia)Castellón de la Plana kästĕlyōnˈ dā lä pläˈnä [key], city, capital of Caste...La, chemical symbol
(Encyclopedia)La, symbol for the element lanthanum. ...Aix-la-Chapelle
(Encyclopedia)Aix-la-Chapelle: see Aachen, Germany. ...Grande Soufrière, La
(Encyclopedia)Grande Soufrière, La, volcano, Guadeloupe: see Soufrière. ...La Follette, Robert Marion
(Encyclopedia)La Follette, Robert Marion ləfŏlˈĭt [key], 1855–1925, American political leader, U.S. Senator from Wisconsin (1906–25), b. Primrose, Wis. Robert La Follete's wife, Belle Case La Follette, 18...Browse by Subject
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