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Dom
Dom , peak, 14,942 ft (4,554 m) high, Valais canton, S Switzerland, in the Mischabelhörner group. It is the highest peak entirely in Switzerland.... Read more |
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DEP Corp
DEP Corporation 2101 E. Via AradoRancho Dom Read more |
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Pedro I
Pedro I (Dom Pedro de Alcântara) , 1798-1834, first emperor of Brazil (1822-31); son of John VI of Portugal. Dom Pedro was a child when the Portuguese royal family, fleeing from Napoleon's conquering French army, left Portugal for Brazil. He grew up in Rio de Janeiro, and when King John... Read more |
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decalcomania
decalcomania. A technique for producing pictures by transferring an image from one surface to another. It is thought to have been invented by the Spanish Surrealist Oscar Domínguez (1906–58) in Paris in about 1935, although the term had been applied in the 19th century to a similar... Read more |
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Dominic
Dominic ♂ From the Late Latin name Dominicus, a derivative of dominus ‘lord’. It was used mainly by Roman Catholics, in honour of St Dominic (1170–1221), founder of the Dominican order of monks, but has enjoyed wider appeal since the 1970s.Variant: Dominick (an old... Read more |
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Sporophyte
Sporophyte Sporophyte, which literally means "spore-bearing" plant, is the diploidmulticellular phase of an organism that displays alternation of generations. The sporophyte phase develops from the fertilized egg, or zygote, by simple cell division and subsequent ... Read more |
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Alfonso V (Portugal)
Alfonso V 1432-81, king of Portugal (1438-81), son of Duarte and Queen Leonor. During his minority there was a struggle for the regency between the queen mother and Alfonso's uncle, Dom Pedro, duke of Coimbra. The duke was triumphant (1440) and retained power after Alfonso was declared of age... Read more |
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David Roberts
Roberts, David 1970–PersonalBorn 1970, in Liverpool, England. Education: Studied fashion design with Dom Mansell and Gillian Tyler.AddressesHome and office—London, England.CareerIllustrator. Worked as a fashion illustrator in Hong Kong and a couture milliner in England.Awards, HonorsMother Goose... Read more |
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Dominion Resources Inc
Dominion Resources, Inc. 120 Tredegar StreetRichmond, Virginia 23219U.S.A.Telephone: (804) 819-2000Toll Free: (800) 552-4034Fax: (804) 819-2233Website: http://www.dom.com Public CompanyIncorporated: 1909 as Virginia Railway and Power CompanyEmployees: 17,100Sales: $10.21 billion (2002)Stock... Read more |
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Petropolis
Petrópolis , city (1996 pop. 267,704), Rio de Janeiro state, SE Brazil, picturesquely situated in hills just N of Rio de Janeiro. It is a fashionable resort, with a healthful climate, beautiful wooded estates, flower gardens, and tree-lined avenues. There are also industries producing... Read more |
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