(Encyclopedia) Chandos, Sir JohnChandos, Sir Johnshănˈdŏs, chănˈ– [key], d. 1370, English soldier and administrator of English territories in France. A friend of Edward the Black Prince, he won…
(Encyclopedia) Chandragupta (Chandragupta Maurya)Chandraguptachändrəg&oobreve;pˈtə [key], fl. c.321 b.c.–c.298 b.c., Indian emperor, founder of the Maurya dynasty and grandfather of Aśoka. He…
(Encyclopedia) Aizuwakamatsu
Aizuwakamatsu
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[key], city, Fukushima prefecture, N Honshu, Japan. It has a large semiconductor plant and…
(Encyclopedia) Chandrasekhar, SubrahmanyanChandrasekhar, Subrahmanyans&oobreve;bˌrəmänˈyən chŭnˌdrəsāˈkər [key], 1910–95, American astrophysicist, b. Lahore, India (now Pakistan). He became a…
(Encyclopedia) Chanel, Coco (Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel)Chanel, Cocoshənĕlˈ [key], 1883–1971, French fashion designer b. Saumur. She established a millinery shop in Deauville in 1909, founded her first…
(Encyclopedia) Chaney, LonChaney, Lonchāˈnē [key], 1883–1930, American film actor, b. Colorado Springs, Colo. Chaney was the son of deaf-mute parents. He made more than 150 silent films. A master of…
(Encyclopedia) ChangChangchăng [key] or YangtzeChangyăngˈsēˈ, yängˈdzŭˈ [key], Mandarin Chang Jiang, longest river of China and of Asia, c.3,880 mi (6,245 km) long, rising in the Tibetan highlands,…
