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Adelaide, city, Australia
(Encyclopedia)Adelaide, city (2020 pop. 26,177, Greater Adelaide 2020 pop. 1,376,601,), capital and chief port of South Australia, S Australia, at the mouth of the Torrens River on Gulf St. Vincent. It ...Rockefeller, William
(Encyclopedia)Rockefeller, William, 1841–1922, American financier, b. Tioga co., N.Y.; brother of John D. Rockefeller. He joined (1865) his brother in the oil-refining business. William was a successful stock mar...Murphy, Philip Dunton
(Encyclopedia)Murphy, Philip Dunton: see New Jersey. ...Meyner, Robert Baumie
(Encyclopedia)Meyner, Robert Baumie: see New Jersey. ...Kean, Thomas Howard
(Encyclopedia)Kean, Thomas Howard: see New Jersey. ...Christie, Christopher James
(Encyclopedia)Christie, Christopher James: see New Jersey. ...Hughes, Richard Joseph
(Encyclopedia)Hughes, Richard Joseph: see New Jersey. ...Whitman, Christine Todd
(Encyclopedia)Whitman, Christine Todd: see New Jersey. ...Byrne, Brendan Thomas
(Encyclopedia)Byrne, Brendan Thomas: see New Jersey. ...Santo Tomás, University of
(Encyclopedia)Santo Tomás, University of sänˈtō tōmäsˈ [key], at Manila, the Philippines; Roman Catholic, coeducational; founded 1611 by Dominican priests. It is the oldest institution of higher learning in ...Browse by Subject
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