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Montana State University public, coeducational university system whose main campus is in Bozeman, Montana, U.S. The university comprises ... Montana, flag of U.S. state flag consisting of a dark blue field (background) with the name of the ... Montana, Joe American gridiron football player who was one of the greatest quarterbacks in the history of ... [1 Related Articles] Montana, Patsy (RUBYE BLEVINS), U.S. singer who was identified by her yodeling-cowgirl songs, especially "I Want to ... Montana, University of public, coeducational institution of higher learning in Missoula, Montana, U.S. It offers a variety of ... Montanari, Geminiano (from the article "Algol") The first European astronomer to note the light variation was the Italian Geminiano Montanari in ... Montand, Yves French stage and film actor and popular cabaret singer. 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Monte Cristi city, northwestern Dominican Republic, in the coastal lowlands near the mouth of the Yaque del ... Monte Isola (from the article "Iseo, Lake") ...(62 square km). It is fed by the Oglio River, a tributary of the Po ... Monte Rosa rounded, snow-covered massif of the Pennine Alps lying on the frontier between Switzerland and Italy, ... [2 Related Articles] Monte Sant'Angelo town, Puglia (Apulia) region, east central Italy, on the southern slope of the Promontorio del ... Monte Verde (from the article "American Indian") The earliest well-attested archaeological site in the Americas is Monte Verde, Chile (c. 10,500 BC); ... Monte, Castel del (from the article "Andria") ...Pietro I, Norman count of nearby Trani, enlarged and fortified the minor settlement of Locum ... Monte, Francesco del (from the article "Caravaggio") ...Finally, probably in 1595, he decided to set out on his own and began to ... 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The Florentine architect ... montera (from the article "bullfighting") ...muleta and sword in the left, formally requests permission to dedicate (brindar) ... Monteregian Hills series of eight butte-type mountains in the St. Lawrence River valley, in Montreal, Monteregie, and ... [1 Related Articles] Monterey city, Monterey county, California, U.S. It lies on a peninsula at the southern end of ... Monterey Bay (from the article "Monterey") city, Monterey county, California, U.S. It lies on a peninsula at the southern end of ... Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (from the article "Monterey") Monterey was once a leading fishing and whaling port, but its economic mainstay is now ... Monterey Canyon largest and deepest submarine canyon off the Pacific coast of North America. The canyon has ... Monterey cypress (from the article "cypress") Cypresses are of limited importance as timber trees; the most useful wood is obtained from ... Monterey Jack mild, smooth cow's-milk cheese produced mainly in California; it originated in Monterey County but is ... Monterey Pop Festival (from the article "The Monterey Pop Festival") Held in Monterey, California, on June 16-18, 1967, the Monterey Pop Festival was the first ... Monteria city, northwestern Colombia, and an inland port on the Sinu River. In 1744 a Spanish ... Montero, Mayra (from the article "Latin American literature") Younger women novelists such as Cubans Mayra Montero (settled in Puerto Rico), Daina Chaviano (settled ... Monterrey city, capital of Nuevo Leon estado (state), northeastern Mexico. At an elevation ... [2 Related Articles] Montes Claros city, northern Minas Gerais estado (state), southeastern Brazil. It is located near ... Montes Claros, Battle of (from the article "Afonso VI") ...his father, John IV, in 1656, but his mother acted as regent until 1662. His ... montes pietatis (from the article "pawnbroking") Pawnbroking in the West may be traced to three different institutions of the European Middle ... Montes, Ismael (from the article "Bolivia") The primary tasks of the Liberal politicians, who ruled Bolivia until 1920 under the leadership ... Montesinos, Vladimiro (from the article "Peru") ...was sentenced by Peru's Supreme Court to six years in prison. A separate trial on ... Montespan, Francoise-Athenais de Rochechouart, marquise de mistress of Louis XIV of France for 13 years. [5 Related Articles] Montesquieu, Charles-Louis de Secondat, baron de La Brede et de French political philosopher whose major work, The Spirit of Laws, was a major contribution to ... [18 Related Articles] Montessori system (from the article "preschool education") ...aged three to six, from the slums of the San Lorenzo quarter of Rome and ... Montessori, Maria Italian educator and originator of the educational system that bears her name. 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