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(Encyclopedia) JammuJammujŭˈm&oomacr; [key], city (1991 pop. 206,135), Jammu and Kashmir union territory, N India, on the Tawi River and in the Himalayan foothills. The winter capital of Jammu…Kahramanmaraş
(Encyclopedia) KahramanmaraşKahramanmaraşkärˈəmänˌmärəsh [key], formerly MaraşMaraşmäräshˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 229,066), S Turkey. The city lies on a fertile plain at the foot of the Taurus Mts. A…River Brethren
(Encyclopedia) River Brethren, name used to designate certain Christian bodies originating in 1770, during a revival movement among German settlers in E Pennsylvania. In the 1750s, Mennonite refugees…pin
(Encyclopedia) pin. One of the earliest human artifacts, pins were at first made of thorns, bone, or wood and were used as clothing fasteners, hairpins, and meat skewers. These long, single-shaft…Surtees, Robert Smith
(Encyclopedia) Surtees, Robert SmithSurtees, Robert Smithsûrˈtēz [key], 1803–64, English novelist. He created John Jorrocks, the sporting grocer, who appears in Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities (1838…Columbia Plateau
(Encyclopedia) Columbia Plateau, physiographic region of North America, c.100,000 sq mi (259,000 sq km), NW United States, between the Rocky Mts. and the Cascade Range in Washington, Oregon, and…Crişana-Maramureş
(Encyclopedia) Crişana-MaramureşCrişana-Maramureşkrĭshäˈnä-märäm&oomacr;ˈrĭsh [key], historic province, NW Romania, between Transylvania and Hungary. It covers approximately the present-day…Cuenca, city, Spain
(Encyclopedia) Cuenca, city , capital of Cuenca prov., E central Spain, in Castile–La Mancha, at the confluence of the Huécar and Júcar rivers, c.3,000…Tônlé Sap
(Encyclopedia) Tônlé SapTônlé Saptŏnˈlā säp [key] [great lake], lake, central Cambodia; largest lake of SE Asia. It occupies the depression of the Cambodian plain and is fed by many streams; the…Westmeath
(Encyclopedia) WestmeathWestmeathwĕstmēthˈ, wĕstˈmēᵺ [key], county (1991 pop. 61,880), 681 sq mi (1,764 sq km), central Republic of Ireland. The county seat is Mullingar. A part of the central plain…Trending
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