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Krasnoyarsk
(Encyclopedia) KrasnoyarskKrasnoyarskkrəsnəyärskˈ [key], city (1989 pop. 913,000), capital of Krasnoyarsk Territory, W Siberian Russia, on the Yenisei River. A major river port and rail center, it…Kathiawar
(Encyclopedia) KathiawarKathiawarkäˈtēəwärˌ [key], peninsula, c.25,000 sq mi (64,750 sq km), W India, between the Gulf of Kachchh and the Gulf of Khambat. Almost all of Kathiawar is included in…Hutchins, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Hutchins, Thomas, 1730–89, American frontiersman, surveyor, and geographer, b. Monmouth co., N.J. He took part in the French and Indian War and gained a reputation for his engineering…Herero
(Encyclopedia) HereroHererohərārˈō [key], Bantu people, mainly in Namibia and Botswana. They number about 75,000. A pastoral tribe noted for their large cattle herds, the Herero probably migrated…Talon, Jean Baptiste
(Encyclopedia) Talon, Jean BaptisteTalon, Jean BaptistezhäN bätēstˈ tälôNˈ [key], 1625?–1694, intendant of New France, b. France. He entered French administrative service c.1653. In his short tenure…Bresse
(Encyclopedia) BresseBressebrĕs [key], region, in Burgundy, E France, between the Ain and Saône rivers. Bourg-en-Bresse is the historic capital. A fertile farm area, it is famous for its chickens and…Ingushetia
(Encyclopedia) IngushetiaIngushetiaĭngˌg&oomacr;shĕtˈēə, –shēˈshə [key] or Ingush RepublicIngushetiaĭng&oomacr;shˈ [key], republic, c.1,240 sq mi (3,210 sq km), Russian Federation, in the N…Ruanda-Urundi
(Encyclopedia) Ruanda-UrundiRuanda-Urundir&oomacr;änˈdä-&oomacr;r&oomacr;nˈdē [key], former colonial territory, central Africa, now divided between the independent states of Rwanda and…Tokelau
(Encyclopedia) TokelauTokelautōkəlouˈ, tōkĕläˈ&oomacr; [key] formerly Union Islands, island group (2015 est. pop. 1,500), c.5 sq mi (c.12 sq km), S Pacific, a self-administering territory of New…Mohawk Trail
(Encyclopedia) Mohawk Trail. 1 Old road (c.100 mi/160 km long) in central New York state following the Mohawk River. It was the sole route through the Appalachians by which thousands of settlers…Trending
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