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Albright, Ivan Le Lorraine

(Encyclopedia) Albright, Ivan Le LorraineAlbright, Ivan Le Lorraineôlˈbrīt [key], 1897–1983, American painter, b. North Harvey, Ill. Allied with the Magic Realist group, Albright developed a style…

Damavand

(Encyclopedia) Damavand or DemavendDamavandboth: dĕmˈəvĕnd [key], volcanic cone, 18,606 ft (5,671 m) high, in the Elburz range, N Iran. A permanently snow-covered volcano of recent geologic origin,…

Copeau, Jacques

(Encyclopedia) Copeau, JacquesCopeau, Jacqueszhäk kôpōˈ [key], 1879–1949, French theatrical producer and critic. A founder (1909) and editor (1912–14) of the Nouvelle Revue française, he established…

Hythe

(Encyclopedia) Hythe Hythe hīᵺ [key], town, Kent, SE England. A summer resort and market town, it was one…

Haggard, Sir Henry Rider

(Encyclopedia) Haggard, Sir Henry Rider, 1856–1925, English novelist. From 1875 to 1881 he served in the government of South Africa, which was the scene of many of his highly popular romances. King…

Garigliano

(Encyclopedia) GariglianoGariglianogärēlyäˈnō [key], lower part of the Liri River, S central Italy, below its junction with the Rapido, or Gari, River (hence Gari-Liriano) near Cassino. It separates…

Nanterre

(Encyclopedia) NanterreNanterrenäNtârˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 86,627), capital of Hauts-de-Seine dept., N central France, on the right bank of the Seine River. It is an administrative and industrial…

Mylae

(Encyclopedia) MylaeMylaemīˈlē [key], ancient port, NE Sicily, now Milazzo. It was settled by colonists from Messina. Here in 260 b.c. the Romans in a newly built fleet were led to victory over the…

Nairn, town, Scotland

(Encyclopedia) NairnNairnnârn [key], town (1991 pop. 7,721), Highland, N Scotland, at the mouth of the Nairn River on Moray Firth. It is a tourist resort and fishing harbor. Other industries include…

Passaic, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) PassaicPassaicpəsāˈĭk [key], city (1990 pop. 58,041), Passaic co., NE N.J., a port on the Passaic River; settled 1678 by Dutch traders as Acquackanonk, named Passaic 1854, inc. as a…