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Modesto
(Encyclopedia) ModestoModestomōdĕsˈtō [key], city (1990 pop. 164,278), seat of Stanislaus co., central Calif., on the Tuolumne River, near the northern end of the San Joaquin valley; inc. 1884. The…Cienfuegos
(Encyclopedia) Cienfuegos Cienfuegos syānfwāˈgōs [key], city, capital of Cienfuegos prov., central Cuba, a port on the…curry
(Encyclopedia) curry [Malayalam], condiment much used in India and elsewhere in Asia and the Middle East, in combination with rice, meat, and a variety of other dishes. It is compounded of such…Cuttack
(Encyclopedia) Cuttack Cuttack kətăkˈ [key], city, Odisha (Orissa) state, E central India at the head of the…Kumbakonam
(Encyclopedia) KumbakonamKumbakonamk&oobreve;mbəkōˈnəm [key], city (1991 pop. 150,869), Tamil Nadu state, SE India, on the Kaveri River. Its district, in the richest part of the river delta, has…Brus, Louis
(Encyclopedia) Louis Brus, 1943– , b. Cleveland, Ohio, American chemist, studied at Rice University (B.S., 1965) and Columbia University (Ph.D., 1969…Bida
(Encyclopedia) Bida Bida bēdäˈ [key], town, W central Nigeria. It is the trade center for a rice-growing…Patos, Lagoa dos
(Encyclopedia) Patos, Lagoa dosPatos, Lagoa dosləgôˈə d&oobreve;s päˈt&oobreve;s [key] [Port.,=lake of the ducks], shallow tidal lagoon, c.150 mi (240 km) long and up to 30 mi (48 km) wide,…Sado
(Encyclopedia) SadoSadosäˈdō [key], island, 330 sq mi (855 sq km), in the Sea of Japan, off the west coast of N Honshu, Japan. Mt. Kimpoku (3,872 ft/1,180 m) is the highest point. The fertile central…Saga, city, Japan
(Encyclopedia) SagaSagasäˈgä [key], city (1990 pop. 169,963), capital of Saga prefecture, W Kyushu, Japan. It is a railroad and coal-distribution center. Cotton textiles and ceramics are produced in…Trending
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