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(Encyclopedia) Rondon, Cândido Mariano da Silva känˈdēᵺo͝o mərēäˈno͝o ᵺä sēlˈvə ro͝ondônˈ [key], 1865–1958, Brazilian explorer and founder of the Indian Protection Service. A major in the army...

(Encyclopedia) naturalization, official act by which a person is made a national of a country other than his or her native one. In some countries naturalized persons do not necessarily become citizens but may merely...

(Encyclopedia) Buchans, town, central Newfoundland, N.L., Canada, on Red Indian Lake. It has a large mine that yields lead, silver, zinc, and copper. ...

(Encyclopedia) National Recovery Administration (NRA), in U.S. history, administrative bureau established under the National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933. In response to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's cong...

(Encyclopedia) rebate, partial refund of the total price paid for goods or services. In the United States, rebates were historically given by railroads to favored shippers as a return on transportation charges. The ...

(Encyclopedia)  CE5 India, officially Republic of India, republic (2015 est. pop. 1,309,054,000), 1,261,810 sq mi (3,268,090 sq km), S Asia. The second most populous country in the world, it is also sometimes call...

(Encyclopedia) snow plant: see Indian pipe.

(Encyclopedia) Rockledge, city (1990 pop. 16,023), Brevard co., E Fla., on Indian River (a lagoon). Rockledge grew rapidly in the late 20th cent.

(Encyclopedia) Sepoy Rebellion: see Indian Mutiny. ...

(Encyclopedia) Ladakh lədäkˈ [key], region, 45,762 sq mi (118,524 sq km), E Kashmir, on the border of China. Leh is the chief town. Allied ethnologically and geographically with the Tibet region of China, the are...