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(kär´lôf, –l f) (KEY) , 1887–1969, Anglo-American actor, b. Dulwich, England; his original name was William Pratt. A distinguished character ac...
(d m ´tr kä´´b l f´sk ) (KEY) , 1904–87, Soviet composer. His large output includes the opera Colas Breugnon (1938); The Commedians suite (194...
(kärnä´t k ) (KEY) or Carnatic (kärn t´ k) (KEY) , formerly Mysore (m sôr´) (KEY) , state (2001 provisional pop. 52,733,958), 74,122 sq mi (19...
(kän´y ) (KEY) , town (1991 est. pop. 26,300), SE Botswana. It is a commercial and administrative center. Asbestos and diamonds are mined nearby....
Karoo (both: k r ´, kä–) (KEY) , the semiarid plateaus of South Africa. The Little Karroo, in Western Cape, is located N of the Langeberg and Oute...
(ly f b r ´s v ch kä´m ny f) (KEY) , 1883–1936, Soviet Communist leader. His original name was Rosenfeld. He joined (1901) the Social Democratic ...