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(Encyclopedia) Gilbert and Ellice Islands, former British colony in the central and S Pacific; see Kiribati and Tuvalu. ...

(Encyclopedia) Broadstairs and Saint Peter's, town, Kent, SE England. The town is in the region known as the Isle of Thanet. It is a residential area and resort and wa...

(Encyclopedia) Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, American architectural firm founded in 1936 in New York City by Louis Skidmore (1897–1962), Nathaniel A. Owings (1903–84), and John O. Merrill (1896–1975). The firm...

(Encyclopedia) Delaware and Hudson Canal dĕlˈəwâr, –wər [key], former waterway, 108 mi (174 km) long, between Honesdale, Pa., and Eddyville, N.Y. (now in Kingston), linking the Delaware and Hudson rivers; bui...

(Encyclopedia) installment buying and selling, buying and selling of goods on credit, with the stipulation that payments shall be made at specified intervals in set amounts. The goods may be used by the buyer before...

(Encyclopedia) Greater and Lesser Tunb, disputed islands, E Persian Gulf. Greater Tunb is approximately 6 sq mi (10 sq km) in area; Lesser Tunb, some 7 mi (11 km) to the west, about 1 sq mi (2 sq km). Located close ...

(Encyclopedia)  CE5 General anatomy of a dog dog, carnivorous, domesticated wolf (Canis lupus familiaris) of the family Canidae, to which the jackal, fox, and tanuki also belong. The family Canidae is sometimes r...

(Encyclopedia) Mogul art and architecture: see Mughal art and architecture. ...

(Encyclopedia) black-and-tan coonhound: see coonhound, black-and-tan. ...

(Encyclopedia) hoof-and-mouth disease: see foot-and-mouth disease. ...