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( knä´t n) (KEY) or Akhenaton (ä´´k nä´t n) (KEY) [Egyptian,=Aton is satisfied], d. c.1354 B.C., king of ancient Egypt (c.1372–1354 B.C.), ...
( sä´häyä) (KEY) , city (1990 pop. 90,683), Nagasaki prefecture, W Kyushu, Japan. An agricultural center and railway junction, Isahaya’s economy...
( ´säfyör´´thür) (KEY) , town (1993 pop. 3,524), NW Iceland, on the Isafjarðardjúp, an arm of the Denmark Strait. It is a fishing port and has...
1830–1904, queen of Spain (1833–68), daughter of Ferdinand VII and of Maria Christina. Her uncle, Don Carlos, contested her succession under the S...
1846–1921, princess imperial of Brazil; eldest daughter of Pedro II. She acted as regent in her father’s absence. Her marriage to the comte d’Eu...
( r ´n ) (KEY) , c.750–803, Byzantine empress (797–802). She served (780–90) as regent for her son, Constantine VI, and later was made (792) jo...