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Angkor
(Encyclopedia) AngkorAngkorăngˈkôr [key], site of several capitals of the Khmer Empire, north of Tônlé Sap, NW Cambodia, for about five and a half centuries (9th to 15th), the heart of the empire.…Rickey, Branch
(Encyclopedia) Rickey, Branch, 1881–1965, American baseball executive, b. Stockdale, Ohio. As manager or executive, he was with the St. Louis Browns (1913–15), the St. Louis Cardinals (1917–42), the…Baunsgård, Hilmar
(Encyclopedia) Baunsgård, HilmarBaunsgård, Hilmarhĭlˈmər bounsˈgôr [key], 1920–90. Danish politician. A businessman, he was president of the youth organization of the Social-Liberal party (1948–50)…Sorel, Agnès
(Encyclopedia) Sorel, AgnèsSorel, Agnèsänyĕsˈ sôrĕlˈ [key], c.1422–1450, mistress (1444–50) of Charles VII of France. She was the first mistress of a French king to be officially recognized as such.…Batan Islands
(Encyclopedia) Batan IslandsBatan Islandsbätänˈ [key], island group, 76 sq mi (197 sq km), northernmost of the Philippine islands. They include the islands of Itbayat, Batan, Sabtang, and a number of…Pont du Gard
(Encyclopedia) Pont du GardPont du GardpôN dü gär [key], Roman aqueduct across the Gard River, Gard dept., S France. Built in 19 b.c. to supply Nîmes with water, it consists of three tiers of arches…Port of Spain
(Encyclopedia) Port of Spain, city (1990 pop. 50,878), capital of Trinidad and Tobago, on the Gulf of Paria. It is the industrial and commercial center of the country. From 1958 to 1962, Port of…ranz des vaches
(Encyclopedia) ranz des vachesranz des vachesräNz dā väsh [key], type of Alpine folk melody of irregular melodic and rhythmic form used to call cattle. It is played on the alphorn by Swiss herders,…pondweed
(Encyclopedia) pondweed, common name for the family Potamogetonaceae, and for weedy aquatic herbs of the genus Potamogeton, of which about 50 known species inhabit North American ponds and slow…Taunus
(Encyclopedia) TaunusTaunustouˈn&oobreve;s [key], range of the Rhenish Slate Mts., W Germany, extending c.50 mi (80 km) NE from the Rhine River, N of Mainz. It rises to 2,887 ft (880 m) in the…Trending
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