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Ghaziabad

(Encyclopedia)Ghaziabad gäˈzēäbädˌ [key], city, Uttar Pradesh state, N central India. Ghaziabad is an ...

Ara

(Encyclopedia)Ara or Arrah both: ŭˈrə [key], city, Bihar state, NE India, on the Son Canal. A major road and rail junction, it is the administrative center for a district that produc...

Keita, Ibrahim Boubacar

(Encyclopedia)Keita, Ibrahim Boubacar, 1945–2022, Malian politician. Keita was a member of the Alliance for Democracy in Mali (1990–2001) ...

(Encyclopedia)Maurice môrˈĭs [key], c.539–602, Byzantine emperor (582–602). He was a successful general when, on his deathbed, Tiberius II, his father-in-law and the successor of Justin II, proclaimed him em...

Curragh, the

(Encyclopedia)Curragh, the kûrˈəkh [key], undulating plain or common, 4,885 acres (1,977 hectares), Co. Kildare, E Republic of Ireland. It has been a military camp since 1646. The Curragh racecourse is Ireland's...

Ferrer, José Vicente

(Encyclopedia)Ferrer, José Vicente hōsāˈ vēsānˈtā fərârˈ [key], 1912–92, American actor, director, and producer, b. Santurce, Puerto Rico. Ferrer made his debut in 1935 and in 1940 gained acclaim in Ch...

Barrington, George

(Encyclopedia)Barrington, George bârˈĭngtən [key], 1755–c.1804, notorious English pickpocket, b. Ireland. His family name was Waldron. Arriving in London in 1773, he became a professional pickpocket and, obta...

Philip, Roman emperor

(Encyclopedia)Philip or Philip the Arabian (Marcus Julius Philippus), 204?–249, Roman emperor (244–49). He served under Gordian III against the Persians, instigated the assassination of the emperor, and conclud...

Barakpur

(Encyclopedia)Barakpur bărˈəkpôr [key], city, West Bengal state, NE India, on the Hugli River. The city is ...

Baharampur

(Encyclopedia)Baharampur bûrˈəmpôr [key], city, West Bengal state, E central India. It is a road and rail ...