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Longueuil, Charles le Moyne, sieur de

(Encyclopedia) Longueuil, Charles le Moyne, sieur deLongueuil, Charles le Moyne, sieur deshärl lə mwän, syör də lôNgöˈyə [key], 1626–85, French colonial leader in Canada, founder of a famous Canadian…

Chorotega

(Encyclopedia) ChorotegaChorotegachōrōtāˈgä [key], aboriginal people and language group of Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. Little is known of the Chorotega, primarily beause of the absence of…

Christiansted

(Encyclopedia) Christiansted Christiansted krĭsˈchənstĕdˌ [key], town, chief city of St. Croix, one of the U.S. Virgin…

Davis, Stuart

(Encyclopedia) Davis, Stuart, 1894–1964, American painter, b. Philadelphia, studied with Robert Henri in New York City. At the age of 19 he did drawings and covers for The Masses and exhibited in the…

Arequipa

(Encyclopedia) Arequipa Arequipa ärākēˈpä [key], city (2020 pop. 923,000), alt. c.7,550 ft (2,300 m), capital of Arequipa dept., S Peru, on the Chili River. One of Peru's…

Arias de Ávila, Pedro

(Encyclopedia) Arias de Ávila, PedroArias de Ávila, Pedropāˈᵺrō äˈryäs dā äˈvēlä [key], known as PedrariasPedrariaspāᵺräˈryäs [key], c.1440–1531, Spanish colonial administrator. He was sent (1514) as…

Arias de Saavedra, Hernando

(Encyclopedia) Arias de Saavedra, HernandoArias de Saavedra, Hernandoārnänˈdō äˈryäs dā sävāˈdrä [key], known as HernandariasHernandariasārnändäˈryäs [key], 1561–1634, Spanish colonial governor, b.…

Lawrence, John Laird Mair Lawrence, 1st Baron

(Encyclopedia) Lawrence, John Laird Mair Lawrence, 1st Baron, 1811–79, British colonial administrator in India; brother of Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence. He went to India in 1829 and served in many…

Fairfield

(Encyclopedia) Fairfield. 1 City (2020 pop. 10,000), Jefferson co., N central Ala., an industrial suburb of Birmingham; inc. 1919. Founded (1910) by…