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Offaly
(Encyclopedia) OffalyOffalyŏfˈəlē [key], county (1991 pop. 58,494), 771 sq mi (1,997 sq km), central Republic of Ireland. The county seat is Tullamore. A part of the central plain of Ireland, the…aardwolf
(Encyclopedia) aardwolfaardwolfärdˈw&oobreve;lf [key], carnivore of the hyena family. The aardwolf, Proteles cristatus, resembles the true hyena but is smaller and more delicate. It has less…foie gras
(Encyclopedia) foie grasfoie grasfwä grä [key] [Fr.,=fat liver], livers of artificially fattened geese. Ducks and chickens are also sometimes used in the making of foie gras. The birds, kept in close…Cumbria
(Encyclopedia) Cumbria, county, 2,635 sq mi (6,826 sq km), extreme NW England. The county stretches from the Morecambe Bay to Soloway Firth along the…Wycherley, William
(Encyclopedia) Wycherley, WilliamWycherley, Williamwĭchˈərlē [key], 1640?–1716, English dramatist, b. near Shrewsbury. His first comedy, Love in a Wood (1671), was a huge success and won him the…The U.S. States Population Puzzler
Are you a geography whiz with a knack for numbers? Test your knowledge with our U.S. States Population Puzzler! This quiz is not just a test, but a journey across the vast and diverse landscapes of…Istria
(Encyclopedia) IstriaIstriaĭsˈtrēə [key], Croatian Istra, mountainous peninsula c.1,500 sq mi (3,900 sq km), in Slovenia and Croatia, projecting into the N Adriatic between the gulfs of Trieste and…Balearic Islands
(Encyclopedia) Balearic Islands Balearic Islands bălēărˈĭk [key], Span. Baleares Balearic…searchlight
(Encyclopedia) searchlight, device, usually swiveled, using a lens and reflecting surface to direct a powerful beam of light of nearly parallel rays. In 1892 such apparatus was used along the English…Tissaphernes
(Encyclopedia) TissaphernesTissaphernestĭsˌəfûrˈnēz [key], d. 395 b.c., Persian satrap of coastal Asia Minor (c.413–395 b.c.). He was encouraged by Alcibiades (412) to intervene in the Peloponnesian…Trending
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