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Tampa Bay Buccaneers (10-6)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (10-6)at N. EnglandW, 21-16ChicagoW, 41-0at DetroitW, 31-10NY JetsL, 17-21at WashingtonL, 17-20*at MinnesotaL, 23-30OPEN—DetroitL, 14-28MinnesotaW, 41-13at AtlantaW, 27-…

Boma

(Encyclopedia) BomaBomabōˈmə [key], city (1984 pop. 197,617), Kongo Central prov., W Congo (Kinshasa), on the Congo River estuary. A port and railhead, it exports tropical timber, bananas, cacao, and…

Delray Beach

(Encyclopedia) Delray Beach, resort city (2020 pop. 66,846), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; settled 1895, inc. 1911. Mostly…

Malé Island

(Encyclopedia) Malé IslandMalé Islandmälˈā [key] small island and town (1995 pop. 62,937), capital of the Maldives, in the Indian Ocean. Part of Malé Atoll, Malé Island is the site of a seaplane base…

Koforidua

(Encyclopedia) KoforiduaKoforiduakōfōrēd&oomacr;ˈä [key], town (1984 pop. 58,731), capital of the Eastern region, S Ghana. It is the commercial center for a region producing cocoa, palm oil,…

Hosanna

(Encyclopedia) HosannaHosannahōzănˈə [key] [Heb.,=save now; Psalm 118], an intensified imperative, a cry, addressed to God, particularly used in the Feast of Tabernacles, when prayers for rain were…

Aba

(Encyclopedia) AbaAbaäˈbä [key], city (1991 est. pop. 264,000), SE Nigeria. It is an important regional market, a road and rail hub, and a manufacturing center for cement, textiles, pharmaceuticals,…

Pontianak

(Encyclopedia) PontianakPontianakpôntēäˈnäk [key], city (1990 pop. 398,357), capital of West Kalimantan prov., W Borneo, Indonesia, at the mouth of a small stream in the Kapuas delta near the west…

Boca Raton

(Encyclopedia) Boca Raton Boca Raton bōˈkə rətōnˈ [key], city (2020 pop. 100,259), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on the…

wax

(Encyclopedia) wax, substance secreted by glands on the abdomen of the bee and known commonly as beeswax; also various substances resembling beeswax. Waxes are mixtures comprising chiefly esters of…