(Encyclopedia) Dosso DossiDosso Dossidôsˈsō dôsˈsē [key], 1479?–1542, Italian painter of the Ferrarese school, whose real name was Giovanni di Niccolò de Luteri. He may have been a pupil of Lorenzo…
(Encyclopedia) Eilshemius, Louis MichelEilshemius, Louis Michelīlshēˈmēəs [key], 1864–1941, American painter, b. near Newark, N.J. The son of a wealthy Dutch importer, he spent much of his youth…
(Encyclopedia) Soweto [acronym for south-west townships], city, now part of City of Johannesburg metropolitan municipality, Gauteng prov., NE South Africa. Located 10 mi (16 km) SW of Johannesburg,…
(Encyclopedia) AgincourtAgincourtäzhăNk&oomacr;rˈ [key], modern Fr. Azincourt, village, Pas-de-Calais dept., N France. There, during the Hundred Years War, Henry V of England with some 6,000 men…
(Encyclopedia) ZamboangaZamboangasāmˌbōängˈgä [key], city (1990 pop. 442,345), Zamboanga del Sur prov., SW Mindanao, the Philippines, at the tip of the Zamboanga peninsula, on Basilan Strait. One of…
(Encyclopedia) Wexford, town (1991 pop. 15,393), seat of Co. Wexford, SE Republic of Ireland, on Wexford Harbour, which is formed by the Slaney River estuary. Wexford serves as the headquarters of…
(Encyclopedia) Caprivi StripCaprivi Stripkäprēˈvē [key] or Caprivi ZipfelCaprivi Zipfeltsĭpˈfəl [key] [Ger. Zipfel=tip, point], region, c.300 mi (480 km) long and 50 mi (80 km) wide, NE Namibia,…
(Encyclopedia) Cateau, LeCateau, Lelə kätōˈ [key] or Le Cateau-CambrésisLe Cateau-Cambrésislə kätōˈ [key]Le Cateau-Cambrésis-käNbrāzēˈ [key], town (1993 est. pop. 7,789), Nord dept., N France, in…
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