Makah

See Tlaasaht. 1673. Maladetta (mä-lä-det'tä), or Monts-Maudits (môn-mo-de'). A group of the central Pyrenees, on the Spanish side, south of the main range. It contains the highest summit of the Pyrenees, the Pic de Néthou. Malaga (mal'a-gä; Sp. pron. mälä-gä). 1. A province in And alus i a, Spain. It is bounded by Seville on the northwest, Cordova on the north, Granada on the east, the Mediterranean on the south, and Cadiz on the west. It is traversed by mountain-ranges. The chief products are grapes, sugar, and tropical fruits. The area is 2,824 square miles. Population (1887), 519,977. 2. A seaport and the capital of the province of Malaga, situated on the Mediterranean in lat. 36° 43′ N., long. 4° 25′ W.: the ancient Malaca. It is the chief seaport of Spain after Barcelona, exporting grapes, raisins, wine, olive-oil, oranges, lemons, figs, lead, etc. The cathedral, begun in 1538, but not completed until 1719, is very large (the vaulting being 130 feet high), but is built in a heavy bastard Corinthian architecture, with tawdry decoration. The carved wooden Renai ance choir-stalls, however, are superb, the 58 large figures of saints with their emblems being especially noteworthy. Malaga was probably founded by the Phenic i ans; was taken by the Moors about 711; was besieged and taken by Ferin 1810. It figured conspicuously in the troubles of 1868 dinand the Catholic in 1487; and was taken by the French and 1873. Population (1897), 125,579. (mal-a-gas'i). [Pl. and sing.] The Malagasy (mal-a inhabitants of Madagasc Madagascar. They are an off shoot from the Malay-Polynesian group. Malagigi (mä-lä-jē ́je). In the Charlemagne cycle of romances, an enchanter and magician, the cousin of Rinaldo. Malagrowther (mal-a-grou' THèr), Malachi. A pseudonym of Sir Walter Scott in "Three Letters by by Malachi Malagrowther" on paper money, first published in the "Edinburgh ly Journal" in 1826. In 1830 a fourth letter was added. Sir Mungo Malagrowther is a malicious old courtier in Scott's novel "The Fortunes of Nigel." published in the "Edinburgh Week Makarieff (mä-kä'rē-ef). 1. A town in the government of Kostroma, Ru ia, situated on the Unsha 110 miles north of Nijni-Novgorod. Population (1893), 6,095.-2. A small town Dublin, Ireland, formerly the residence of the Malahide. An ancient fortified mansion near Talbot family, and still in their po e ion. It in the government of Nijni-Novgorod, Ru ia, situated on the Volga 45 miles east-southeast is one of the best specimens of pure Norman of Nijni-Novgorod: formerly noted for its fair. Makarska, or Macarska (mä-kärs kä). A report in Dalmatia, on the Adriatic 34 miles southeast of Spalato. Makart (mäk'ärt), Hans. Born at Salzburg, Austria, May 28, 1840: died at Vienna, Oct. 3, 1884. A noted Austrian historical and figure painter. He studied at Vienna under Ruben, and at Munich under Piloty, and after visiting Paris, Rome, Ven ice, and other cities finally settled in Vienna in 1869 at the request of the emperor Francis Joseph, who in 1879 gave him the title of profe or. Among his chief works are the "Homage of the Venetians to Catarina Cornaro," "Entry of Charles V. into Antwerp," "Hunt of Diana," "Plague in Florence,” “Cleopatra," "The Five Senses," "Ophelia," etc. Makó (moʻkō). The capital of the county of Csanád, Hungary, situated near the Maros 15 miles east by south of Szegedin. Population (1890), 32,663. Makololo (mä-kō-lōlō). See Nganga and Rotse . Makrisi (mäk-rēzē), Al- (Taki-uddin Ahmad). Born 1366: died 1442. An Arabian historian. The name Makrisi is derived from his birthplace, Makris near Baalbec. His "Egyptian History and Topography" is still an important work, and some of his works have been translated into Latin and French. Makua (mä-köä). See Kua . Malabar (mal-a-bär). A district in Madras, British India, intersected by lat. 11° N., long. 76° E. Area, 5,585 square miles. Population (1891), 2,652,565. Malabar Coast. A name often given to the western coast of British India, bordering on the Arabian Sea: it is properly confined to the southern part. Malacca (ma-lak'ä). 1. See Malay Peninsula . 2. A territory in the British colony of the