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river, c.310 mi (500 km) long, Northwest Territories, Canada. It comprises the middle sections of the Mackenzie River system. The river channels the w...
city (1990 pop. 12,195), seat of Scurry co., NW Tex., in a prairie and mesquite region; inc. 1907. Oil production is the city’s main industry; natur...
(both: yä´k p vän rois´däl) (KEY) , c.1628–1682, Dutch painter and etcher, the most celebrated of the Dutch landscape painters. He studied with...
1938–94, British politician. A barrister, he was first elected to Parliament in 1970 as a Labour party member from Scotland. He served as secretary ...
(smûr´d s) (KEY) , d. c.528 B.C., second son of Cyrus the Great, king of Persia. He is also called Bardiya. He was assassinated by his brother Camby...
or public charity, organized provision of educational, cultural, medical, and financial assistance to the needy. Modern social welfare measures may in...