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Porz am Rhein

(Encyclopedia) Porz am RheinPorz am Rheinpôrts äm rīn [key], city, North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany, on the Rhine River; chartered 1951. Manufactures of this industrial city include glass and…

Neuhausen am Rheinfall

(Encyclopedia) Neuhausen am RheinfallNeuhausen am Rheinfallnoiˈhouzən äm rīnˈfäl [key], town (1990 pop. 10,619), Schaffhausen canton, N Switzerland, on the right bank of the Rhine River. It is a…

Brewer's: A.M.

or M.A. When the Latin form is intended the A comes first, as Artium Magister; but where the English form is meant the M precedes, as Master of Arts. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…

Am and pm

The Question: What do the abbreviations am or pm (as in time) stand for? The Answer: AM is Latin for ante meridiem (before noon). PM is Latin…

I Am Sam

Director:Jessie NelsonWriters:Jessie Nelson and Kristine JohnsonNew Line Cinema; PG-13; 130 minutesRelease:1/02Cast:Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dakota Fanning I Am Sam is a sensitive drama…

Küssnacht am Rigi

(Encyclopedia) Küssnacht am RigiKüssnacht am Rigiküsˈnäkht äm rēˈgē [key], town (1990 pop. 9,461), Schwyz canton, central Switzerland, on the Lake of Lucerne. A small resort, it is known chiefly as…

Landsberg am Lech

(Encyclopedia) Landsberg am LechLandsberg am Lechläntsˈbĕrk äm lĕkh [key] or Landsberg, town (1994 pop. 23,810), Bavaria, SW Germany, on the Lech River. Textiles, metal goods, and paper are…

Offenbach am Main

(Encyclopedia) Offenbach am MainOffenbach am Mainôfˈənbäkh äm mīn [key] or Offenbach, city (1994 pop. 116,870), Hesse, S central Germany, on the Main River. It is an industrial center long famous for…

Blankenburg

(Encyclopedia) Blankenburg Blankenburg blăngˈkənb&oobreve;rk [key], Blankenburg am Harz…