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(Encyclopedia) SinopSinopsēnōpˈ [key], anc. Sinope, town (1990 pop. 25,537), capital of Sinop prov., N Turkey, on the Black Sea. A small port, it has an excellent harbor but lacks adequate…Salton Sea
(Encyclopedia) Salton SeaSalton Seasôlˈtən [key], saline lake, 370 sq mi (958 sq km), northern part of the Imperial Valley, SE Calif.; 232 ft (71 m) below sea level. The area was anciently the…Sana
(Encyclopedia) Sana,&sp;San'a, or SanaaSana,sŏnäˈ [key], city (1994 pop. 954,448), capital and largest city of Yemen. The city lies inland on a high plain (alt. 7,250 ft/2,210 m) and is connected…Khama, Seretse Khama Ian
(Encyclopedia) Khama, Seretse Khama IanKhama, Seretse Khama Iansĕrĕtˈsā käˈmä [key], 1953–, Botswanan political leader and military officer, president of Botswana (2008–18); eldest son of Botswana's…Leclerc, Charles Victor Emmanuel
(Encyclopedia) Leclerc, Charles Victor EmmanuelLeclerc, Charles Victor Emmanuelshärl vēktôrˈ ĕmänüĕlˈ ləklĕrˈ [key], 1772–1802, French general. He served under Napoleon Bonaparte in the Italian…Masséna, André
(Encyclopedia) Masséna, AndréMasséna, AndréäNdrāˈ mäsānäˈ [key], 1758–1817, marshal of France, b. Nice. Of humble origin, he entered (1791) the French army and rose rapidly because of his brilliant…Ali Pasha
(Encyclopedia) Ali PashaAli Pashaälēˈ päshäˈ [key], 1744?–1822, Turkish pasha [military governor] of Yannina (now Ioánnina, Greece), a province of the Ottoman Empire (Turkey). He was called the…Eco, Umberto
(Encyclopedia) Eco, UmbertoEco, Umbertoəmbĕrˈtō ĕcō [key], 1932–2016, Italian novelist, essayist, and semiotics scholar. His first novel, the best-selling Il nome della rosa (1980; tr. The Name of…Fonseka, Sarath
(Encyclopedia) Fonseka, SarathFonseka, Sarathsäˈrät fänsĕkˈä [key], 1950–, Sri Lankan general and politician. He joined the army in 1970 and rose through the officer corps. From the early 1980s he…Hideyoshi
(Encyclopedia) Hideyoshi (Hideyoshi Toyotomi)Hideyoshihēdāōˈshē [key], 1536–98, Japanese warrior and dictator. He entered the service of Nobunaga as his sandal holder and rose to become his leading…Trending
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