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American Music Club
American Music Club Rock band For the Record … Spent Early Years on Indie L... Read more |
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University of the West Indies
University of the West Indies autonomous regional institution with main campuses in Jamaica, Trinidad, and Barbados; coeducational; est. 1948 in Mona, Jamaica, as an external university college of the Univ. of London, independent and renamed 1962. The St. Augustine, Trinidad, campus was founded in... Read more |
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Americana
Americana term used to describe material printed in or about the Americas, or written by Americans; usually restricted to the formative period in the history of the two continents. Thus the letter written by Columbus in 1493 in which he announces the discovery of the Indies is the earliest item.... Read more |
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George Town
George Town town (1989 pop. 12,921), capital and administrative center of the Cayman Islands , in the West Indies. A major offshore banking and business center, it is the site of several hundred banks. In addition, many companies have subsidiaries there because of the substantial tax advantages.... Read more |
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Barbadians
Barbadians ETHNONYM: Bajans Orientation Identification. Barbadians are people born on the island of Barbados and people born elsewhere who have at least one Barbadian parent who maintains cultural ties to this island nation. Barbadian communities in Canada, the United Kingdom, the United... Read more |
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Saint Johns
Saint John's city (1991 pop. 21,514), capital of Antigua and Barbuda , in the West Indies. St. John's, at the head of a harbor formed by an inlet, is the commercial center of the country. Tourism is important. The harbor has been dredged to accommodate deep-draft vessels. In the 18th cent. St.... Read more |
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rockfish
rockfish member of the large family Scorpaenidae (rockfishes and scorpionfishes), carnivorous fish inhabiting all seas and especially abundant in the temperate waters of the Pacific. Rockfishes are found among rocks and reefs. Of commercial importance are the black and orange rockfishes and the... Read more |
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Derek Alton Walcott
Derek Alton Walcott Nobel Prize winning poet and dramatist from the West Indies, Derek Alton Walcott (born 1930) used a synthesis of Caribbean dialects and English to explore the richness and conflicts of the complex cultural heritage of his homeland. Derek Alton Walcott was born in Casties,... Read more |
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Bridgetown
Bridgetown city (1990 pop. 5,928), capital, commercial center, and chief port of Barbados , West Indies. It is, in addition, a tourist and health resort. Sugar, rum, and molasses are the leading exports, and Bridgetown also serves as an important financial center and transshipment point. The city... Read more |
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George Brydges Rodney 1st Baron Rodney
George Brydges Rodney Rodney, 1st Baron 1719-92, British admiral. He served with distinction in the Seven Years War (1757-63), his most notable achievement being the capture (1762) of Martinique in the West Indies. Pressed by debts, he lived in France from 1775 to 1778. In 1778 he was recalled,... Read more |
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