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(Encyclopedia) Rajamahendravaram or RajahmundryRajamahendravaramräˈjəməndrē [key], city (1991 pop. 401,397), Andhra Pradesh state, E central India, in the Godavari River delta. It is a center of the…Roddenberry, Gene
(Encyclopedia) Roddenberry, Gene (Eugene Wesley Roddenberry), 1921–91, American television writer and producer, b. El Paso, Tex. After being awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal…Sagua la Grande
(Encyclopedia) Sagua la GrandeSagua la Grandesäˈgwä lä gränˈdā [key], city (1984 pop. 50,000), Villa Clara prov., central Cuba, on the Sagua la Grande River. It is a road and rail hub and the…Remscheid
(Encyclopedia) RemscheidRemscheidrĕmˈshīt [key], city (1994 pop. 123,610), North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany, on the Wupper River. It is a leading center of the German tool and hardware industry; it…Shaoguan
(Encyclopedia) ShaoguanShaoguanshouˈgwänˈ [key] or KukongShaoguankükˈgôngˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 403,900), N Guangdong prov., SE China, on the Bei (North) River and the Guangzhou-Wuhan RR. It…Rapperswil
(Encyclopedia) RapperswilRapperswilräˈpərsvēl [key], town, St. Gall canton, NE Switzerland, on the Lake of Zürich. It has some diversified light industry. Allied with several Swiss cantons after the…Portillo y Pacheco, José López
(Encyclopedia) Portillo y Pacheco, José López, 1920–, president of Mexico (1976–82). He held various government posts before becoming minister of finance in 1971. As president, he greatly expanded…Praia
(Encyclopedia) PraiaPraiaprīˈə [key], city (1990 pop. 61,644), capital of Cape Verde, on the south shore of Santiago island, c.415 mi (668 km) W of Dakar, Senegal. It is Cape Verde's largest city, as…Baldwin, Matthias William
(Encyclopedia) Baldwin, Matthias William, 1795–1866, American industrialist and philanthropist, b. Elizabethtown (now Elizabeth), N.J. After earlier business successes, Baldwin became interested in…Paxoí
(Encyclopedia) PaxoíPaxoípäksēˈ [key] or PaxosPaxospăkˈsəs [key], island (1991 pop. 2,175), c.7 sq mi (18 sq km), NW Greece, in the Ionian Sea; one of the Ionian Islands. Olive oil, citrus fruits,…Trending
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