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West, Dame Rebecca
(Encyclopedia)West, Dame Rebecca, 1892–1983, English novelist and critic, b. Ireland as Cicily Isabel Fairfield. West began her career as a journalist for feminist and suffragist publications. At various times sh...West Indies Federation
(Encyclopedia)West Indies Federation, former federation of 10 British West Indian territories formed in 1958. Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, and Barbados were the principal members, but the federation included most ...British West Africa
(Encyclopedia)British West Africa, former inclusive term for the British colonies of Cameroons, Gambia, Gold Coast, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togoland. ...Portuguese West Africa
(Encyclopedia)Portuguese West Africa: see Angola. ...South West Africa
(Encyclopedia)South West Africa: see Namibia.Netherlands West Indies
(Encyclopedia)Netherlands West Indies: see Netherlands Antilles. ...Dutch West Indies
(Encyclopedia)Dutch West Indies: see Netherlands Antilles. ...West Irian Jaya
(Encyclopedia)West Irian Jaya: see Papua, Indonesia. ...West New Guinea
(Encyclopedia)West New Guinea: see Papua, Indonesia. ...West Texas Basin
(Encyclopedia)West Texas Basin: see Permian Basin. ...Browse by Subject
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