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News ... Madrid, Club of (from the article "Campbell, Kim") ...From 1996 to 2000 she served as the Canadian consul-general in Los Angeles. Afterward, she ... Madrid, Complutensian University of institution of higher learning founded in 1508 at Alcala de Henares, in the province of ... [3 Related Articles] Madrid, Treaties of (from the article "John III") ...Emperor and king of Spain, while Charles married John's sister Isabella. These marriages paved the ... Madrid, Treaty of (Jan. 14, 1526), treaty between the Habsburg emperor Charles V (Charles I of Spain) and ... [6 Related Articles] madrigal form of vocal chamber music that originated in northern Italy during the 14th century, declined ... [13 Related Articles] madrigal comedy Italian musical genre of the late 16th century, a cycle of vocal pieces in the ... 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Maeda Toshinaga (from the article "Maeda Family") When trouble developed among the five co-regents, Toshiie's son, Maeda Toshinaga (1562-1614), sided with Tokugawa ... Maehara, Seiji (from the article "Japan") DPJ leader Katsuya Okada resigned even before the vote counting ended. He was replaced by ... Maejima, Hisoka (from the article "postal system") ...of communications had existed in Japan from ancient times, it was not until 1870 that ... Maekawa Kunio Japanese architect noted for his designs of community centres and his work in concrete. Maelius, Spurius wealthy Roman plebeian who allegedly tried to buy popular support with the aim of making ... Maelstrom marine channel and strong tidal current of the Norwegian Sea, in the Lofoten islands, northern ... [2 Related Articles] Maelzel, Johann Nepomuk (from the article "keyboard instrument") ...with bellows pumped by the player's feet were being manufactured in Europe and the United ... Maenad (from the article "Orpheus") Orpheus himself was later killed by the women of Thrace. The motive and manner of ... maeniana (from the article "amphitheatre") ...from it by a high wall topped by a metal screen, rose the spectator seats. ... Maerlant, Jacob van pioneer of the didactic poetry that flourished in the Netherlands in the 14th century. [2 Related Articles] Maes, Nicolaes Dutch Baroque painter of genre and portraits who was a follower of Rembrandt. Maesaceae (from the article "Ericales") Maesaceae are evergreen lianas to shrubs or trees found in the Old World tropics to ... Maeshowe barrow prehistoric chambered mound located northeast of Stromness on Mainland (or Pomona) in the Orkney Islands, ... maesta (from the article "Madonna") ...in the 14th century, painted altarpieces became common, the Madonna enthroned, derived from the nikopoia, ... Maestlin, Michael (from the article "Kepler, Johannes") ...guard the gates of the temple in which Copernicus makes sacrifices at the high altar." ... Maestra, Sierra mountain range, southeastern Cuba. The range extends eastward from Cape Cruz, at the southern shore ... [1 Related Articles] Maestrazgo (from the article "Fugger Family") ...election expenses of 852,000 guilders, Jakob Fugger alone raised almost 544,000 in order to eliminate ... maestri comacini (from the article "Como") The city's name was part of the term maestri comacini ("masters of ... Maetambe, Mount (from the article "Choiseul") ...Strait. Choiseul is 83 miles (134 km) long and 20 miles (32 km) across at ... Maeterlinck, Maurice Belgian Symbolist poet, playwright, and essayist who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1911 ... [4 Related Articles] Maetsuyker, Joan governor-general of the Dutch East Indies from 1653 to 1678. He directed the transformation of ... 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The highest elevations occur in the east, where the Nyika Plateau ... Mafra town, west-central Portugal. It lies near the Atlantic Ocean, 18 miles (29 km) northwest of ... MAG machine gun general-purpose machine gun used primarily as a tank- or vehicle-mounted weapon, although it is also ... Maga, Hubert (from the article "Benin") ...Dahomey became fragmented, with the emergence of three regionally based political parties-led by Sourou-Migan Apithy ... Magadan oblast (province), northeastern Siberia, far eastern Russia. Magadan oblast is bordered by ... Magadan port and administrative centre of Magadan oblast (region), far northeastern Russia. It ... Magadha ancient kingdom of India, situated in what is now west-central Bihar state, in northeastern India. ... [7 Related Articles] Magadi, Lake lake, in the Great Rift Valley, southern Kenya. Lake Magadi is 20 miles (32 km) ... [3 Related Articles] Magahi language (from the article "Bihari languages") eastern Indo-Aryan languages spoken in the state of Bihar, India, and in the Tarai region ... magainin (from the article "amphibian") ...skin secretions of various tropical anurans are known to have hallucinogenic effects and effects on ... Magalhaes Pinto, Jose de (from the article "Brazil") ...Many military officers and opposition political leaders, convinced that Goulart was planning a leftist dictatorship, ... Magalhaes, Antonio Carlos Brazilian politician was a pragmatic power broker who became a regional force as the governor ... Magalhaes, Domingos Jose Goncalves de (from the article "Brazilian literature") ...Brazilian national state. While Romanticism did produce works of pure subjectivism, the patriotic image of ... Magalhaes, Fabio (from the article "Volleyball") ...the bronze with a 21-13, 21-17 win over Dalixia Fernandez Grasset and Tamara Larrea Peraza ... Magallanes y La Antarctica Chilena largest and southernmost region of Chile. Named for Ferdinand Magellan, the Portuguese navigator, it became ... Magangue city, Bolivar departamento, northern Colombia, on the Brazo de Loba (a branch of the Magdalena ... Magar people of Nepal and Sikkim state, India, living mainly on the western and southern flanks ... [1 Related Articles] Magas (from the article "India") ...and contemporaries and to whom he sent envoys-these were Antiochus II Theos of Syria, the ... magatama chiefly Japanese jade ornament shaped like a comma with a small perforation at the thick ... [2 Related Articles] magazine (from the article "logistics") ...of fortification made towns almost impregnable while enhancing their strategic value, making 18th-century warfare more ... magazine a printed collection of texts (essays, articles, stories, poems), often illustrated, that is produced at ... 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