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(Encyclopedia) lintel, in architecture, the horizontal member that spans an opening, such as a door or window, or that connects two columns. The post-and-lintel, or trabeated, system of construction…Jabalpur
(Encyclopedia) JabalpurJabalpurjŭbˌəlpôrˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 888,916), Madhya Pradesh state, central India, on the Narmada River. It is a district administrative center and an important rail…Anoka
(Encyclopedia) Anoka Anoka ənōˈkə [key], city (2020 pop. 17,593), seat of Anoka co., E Minn., on the Mississippi at the confluence of the Rum; inc. 1878. Originally a…Sept-Îles
(Encyclopedia) Sept-ÎlesSept-Îlessĕtēlˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 24,848), E Que., Canada, on the St. Lawrence River near its mouth. It is a major port exporting iron ore. The harbor was visited by…Nova Sofala
(Encyclopedia) Nova SofalaNova Sofalanôˈvə s&oobreve;fäˈlə [key], city, SE Mozambique, on Mozambique Channel. An early Arab trading post, it was settled by the Portuguese in 1505, when a fort was…Southampton Island
(Encyclopedia) Southampton Island, c.15,700 sq mi (40,700 sq km), Nunavut Territory, Canada, at the entrance to Hudson Bay. It is separated from the mainland by Ross Welcome Sound and Frozen Strait.…Summit
(Encyclopedia) Summit, city (1990 pop. 19,757), Union co., NE N.J., a residential suburb of the New York City–N New Jersey metropolitan area; settled c.1720, set off from Springfield and New…Martin, Paul Edgar Philippe, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Martin, Paul Edgar Philippe, Jr., 1938–, Canadian politician, prime minister (2003–6) of Canada, b. Windsor, Ont. The scion of a politically active family (his father served in…Oswego, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) OswegoOswegoŏswēˈgō [key], city (1990 pop. 19,195), seat of Oswego co., N central N.Y., on Lake Ontario and the Oswego River; founded 1722, inc. as a city 1848. The largest U.S. port…Conway, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Conway, city (2020 pop. 43,167), seat of Faulkner co., central Ark., in a farm and cotton area; inc. 1873. It is a trade and industrial…Trending
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