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(Encyclopedia) Penobscot pənŏbˈskŏt [key], indigenous people of North America whose language belongs to the Algonquian branch of the Algonquian-Wakashan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). They wer...
(Encyclopedia) Mosby, John Singleton môzˈbē [key], 1833–1916, Confederate partisan leader in the American Civil War, b. Edgemont, Va. He was practicing law in Bristol, Va., when the Civil War broke out. Mosby s...
(Encyclopedia) Caddo kădˈō [key], Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Caddoan branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). These people gave their name not only to...
(Encyclopedia) Slidell, John slīdĕlˈ, slīˈdəl [key], 1793–1871, American political leader and diplomat, b. New York City. He became a prominent lawyer and political figure in New Orleans and served as a Demo...
(Encyclopedia) Elmira
ĕlmīˈrə
[key], city (2020 pop. 26,523), seat of Chemung co., extreme S central
N.Y...
(Encyclopedia) Freeman, Douglas Southall
sŭᵺˈôl, –əl
[key], 1886–1953, American editor and historian, b. Lynchburg, Va.
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(Encyclopedia) Philistia fĭlĭsˈtyə [key], region of SW ancient Palestine, comprising a coastal strip along the Mediterranean and a portion of S Canaan. The chief cities of Philistia were Gaza, Ashqelon, Ashdod, ...
(Encyclopedia) Danville.
1 City (2020 pop. 29,204), seat of Vermilion co., E Ill., on
the Vermilion River at the Ind. line; inc. 1839. It is a commercial and
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(Encyclopedia) Boeotia bēōˈshə [key], region of ancient Greece. It lay N of Attica, Megaris, and the Gulf of Corinth. The early inhabitants were from Thessaly. A number of small cities scattered over the rough c...
(Encyclopedia) conjoined twins, congenitally united organisms that are complete or nearly complete individuals, historically known as Siamese twins. They develop from a single fertilized ovum that has divided imperf...