(Encyclopedia) PaduaPaduapădˈy&oomacr;ə [key], Ital. Padova, city (1991 pop. 215,137), capital of Padova prov., in Venetia, NE Italy, connected by canal with the Brenta, Adige, and Po rivers. It…
Bennett, Tony
(Encyclopedia) Bennett, Tony,
1926-, American singer, b. Queens, N.Y., as Anthony Dominick Benedetto. The
son of Italian immigrants, Bennett began…
(Encyclopedia) Flaubert, GustaveFlaubert, Gustavegüstävˈ flōbĕrˈ [key], 1821–80, French novelist, regarded as one of the supreme masters of the realistic novel. He was a scrupulous, slow writer,…
(Encyclopedia) WinchesterWinchesterwĭnˈchĭstər [key], city and district (1991 pop. 34,127), county seat of Hampshire, S central England. Winchester was called Caer Gwent by the Britons, Venta…
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