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Abu Dhabi
(Encyclopedia) Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi äˈb&oomacr; ᵺäˈbē, zä–, dä– [key], Arab. Abu Zabi, sheikhdom, c.26,000 sq mi (67,300 sq km), part of the federation of seven…Dakar
(Encyclopedia) DakarDakardəkärˈ, dä– [key], city (1988 pop. 672,991), capital of Senegal, W Senegal, on Cape Verde Peninsula, a port on the Atlantic Ocean. Situated in a market-gardening region,…Handke, Peter
(Encyclopedia) Handke, PeterHandke, Peterpāˈtər häntˈkə [key], 1942–, Austrian novelist and playwright. His controversial, avant-garde works often reflect his ironic sense of the constricting…Scarlatti, Alessandro
(Encyclopedia) Scarlatti, AlessandroScarlatti, Alessandroälĕs-sänˈdrō skärlätˈtē [key], 1660–1725, Italian composer. He may have studied with Carissimi in Rome, where his first opera was produced in…perspective
(Encyclopedia) perspective, in art, any method employed to represent three-dimensional space on a flat surface or in relief sculpture. Although many periods in art showed some progressive diminution…Perugino
(Encyclopedia) PeruginoPeruginopār&oomacr;jēˈnō [key], c.1445–1523?, Umbrian painter, b. near Perugia. His real name was Pietro di Cristoforo Vannucci. Perugino is, after Raphael, the greatest…snorkel
(Encyclopedia) snorkel, tube through which a submarine or diver can draw air while underwater. When in use, the top of the snorkel tube extends above the water surface into the air. The first…Falun Gong
(Encyclopedia) Falun GongFalun Gongfä-l&oomacr;n g&oomacr;ng [key], also known as Falun DafaFalun Gongdä-fä [key], movement promoting physical and spiritual well-being that became widespread…British Library
(Encyclopedia) British Library, national library of Great Britain, located in London; one of the world's great libraries. Long a part of the British Museum, the library collection originated in 1753…Catherine of Siena, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Catherine of Siena, SaintCatherine of Siena, Saintsēĕnˈə [key], 1347–80, Italian mystic and diplomat, a member of the third order of the Dominicans, Doctor of the Church. The daughter…Trending
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