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Frýdlant

(Encyclopedia)Frýdlant frēdˈlänt [key], Ger. Friedland, town, N Czech Republic, in Bohemia, near the German and Polish borders, at the foot of the Sudetes Mts. A railroad junction, Frýdlant has breweries and f...

Almeida, Antonio José de

(Encyclopedia)Almeida, Antonio José de äNtôˈnyo͝o zho͝ozĕˈ dĭ älmāˈdə [key], 1866–1929, Portuguese statesman. A republican, he was minister of the interior in the provisional government after the ove...

Aarau

(Encyclopedia)Aarau äˈrou [key], town, capital of Aargau canton, N Switzerland, at the foot of the Jura Mts. and on the Aare River. Manufactures include bells, mathematical instrument...

Doumer, Paul

(Encyclopedia)Doumer, Paul pōl do͞omârˈ [key], 1857–1932, president of the French republic (1931–32). He entered the chamber of deputies in 1888, was governor-general of Indochina (1897–1902) and a senato...

Corrib, Lough

(Encyclopedia)Corrib, Lough lŏkh kŏrˈĭb [key], lake, 68 sq mi (176 sq km), Counties Galway and Mayo, W Republic of Ireland. The irregularly shaped lake, which is 27 mi (43 km) long, drains into Galway Bay throu...

Postojna

(Encyclopedia)Postojna pôˈstoinä [key], Ger. Adelsberg, Ital. Postumia, town (1991 pop. 20,283), in Slovenia, on the Karst Plateau. A summer resort, it is famous as the site of Europe's largest stalactite cavern...

Timan

(Encyclopedia)Timan tyēmänˈ [key], mountain ridge, c.350 mi (560 km) long, Komi Republic, NE European Russia. The low Timan ridge divides the extensive Dvina-Pechora lowland into the E Pechora River basin and th...

Prostĕjov

(Encyclopedia)Prostĕjov prôˈstyĕyôf [key], Ger. Prossnitz, city (1991 pop. 50,074), SE Czech Republic, in Moravia. A railway junction and trade center of the fertile Haná agricultural region, Prostĕjov has b...

Niel, Adolphe

(Encyclopedia)Niel, Adolphe ädôlfˈ nyĕl [key], 1802–69, marshal of France under Napoleon III. He served with the corps of engineers in the Algerian campaigns, in the French intervention against the Roman repu...

Olympio, Sylvanus

(Encyclopedia)Olympio, Sylvanus sĭlvänˈəs ōlĭmpēˈə [key], 1902–63, African political leader, president of Togo from 1961 to 1963. He was active in trade before entering politics and helped bring about To...