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Fornés, María Irene
(Encyclopedia) Fornés, María Irene, 1930–2018, Cuban-American playwright and director; she emigrated from Cuba with her family after her father's death in 1945. An early experimental work, Promenade…Gubbio
(Encyclopedia) Gubbio Gubbio g&oomacr;bˈbyō [key], town, in Umbria, central Italy. It is an agricultural and…Zeami Motokiyo
(Encyclopedia) Zeami MotokiyoZeami Motokiyozāˈäˈmē mōˈtōˈkēˈyō [key] or Kanze Motokiyo, c.1363–c.1443, Japanese actor, playwright, and drama theorist. Son of the itinerant actor Kanami, at the age of…Carte, Richard D'Oyly
(Encyclopedia) Carte, Richard D'OylyCarte, Richard D'Oylydoiˈlē kärt [key], 1844–1901, English impresario. His choice of presentations did much to raise the level of English musical theater. In 1875…Nicoya, Gulf of
(Encyclopedia) Nicoya, Gulf ofNicoya, Gulf ofnēkōˈyä [key], inlet of the Pacific Ocean, Central America, between the Nicoya Peninsula and the northwest mainland of Costa Rica. The catch from the fine…Anatahan
(Encyclopedia) Anatahan, uninhabited volcanic island, 12.5 sq mi (32 sq km), Saipan dist., Northern Mariana Islands, in the W Pacific Ocean some 85 mi (140 km) N of Saipan. The island is dominated by…Banda Sea
(Encyclopedia) Banda SeaBanda Seabănˈdə, bänˈdä [key], section of the Pacific Ocean, c.600 mi (970 km) long and c.300 mi (480 km) wide, E Indonesia, outlined by the South Molucca islands. The deepest…Tres Marías, Las
(Encyclopedia) Tres Marías, LasTres Marías, Lasläs trās märēˈäs [key], archipelago, in the Pacific Ocean, c.60 mi (100 km) W of Nayarit state, Mexico. Of the four islands, two—María Madre, which is…Coral Sea Islands
(Encyclopedia) Coral Sea Islands, external territory of Australia, comprising scattered small islands and reefs spread over c.400,000 sq mi (1,035,995 sq km) of the South Pacific Ocean, E of the…Gabelentz, Hans Conon von der
(Encyclopedia) Gabelentz, Hans Conon von derGabelentz, Hans Conon von derhäns kōˈnôn fən dĕr gäˈbəlĕnts [key], 1807–74, German linguist. Gabelentz showed the broad relationships among Pacific…Trending
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