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(Encyclopedia) kitsch [Ger.,=trash], term most frequently applied since the early 20th cent. to works considered pretentious and tasteless. Exploitative commercial objects such as Mona Lisa scarves…Kurume
(Encyclopedia) KurumeKurumek&oomacr;r&oomacr;ˈmā [key], city (1990 pop. 228,347), Fukuoka prefecture, W Kyushu, Japan, on the Chikugo Plain. It is a commercial and agricultural center and…Kruševac
(Encyclopedia) KruševacKruševackr&oomacr;ˈshĕväts [key], town (1991 pop. 58,808), Serbia. A commercial center, it has a hydroelectric plant and an important chemical industry. The seat of the…Charente, river, France
(Encyclopedia) Charente, river, 220 mi (354 km) long, rising near Limoges, W France, and flowing W to the Bay of Biscay. The river flows past Angoulême (the head of navigation), Cognac, Saintes, and…Duque de Caxias
(Encyclopedia) Duque de Caxias Duque de Caxias d&oomacr;ˈkĭ dĭ käshˈyəs [key],…Reus
(Encyclopedia) ReusReusrĕˈ&oomacr;s [key], city (1990 pop. 86,407), Tarragona prov., NE Spain, in Catalonia. Since the introduction (18th cent.) by English manufacturers of a cotton-spinning…San Luis
(Encyclopedia) San Luis, city (1991 pop. 110,353), capital of San Luis prov., W central Argentina. The city is the commercial center of an area producing cattle, corn, and asparagus; the surrounding…Otaru
(Encyclopedia) OtaruOtaruōtäˈr&oomacr; [key], city (1990 pop. 163,211), SW Hokkaido, Japan, on Ishikari Bay. A major port and Hokkaido's main commercial and industrial center, Otaru is the site…Söderhamn
(Encyclopedia) SöderhamnSöderhamnsödərhäˈmən [key], city (1990 pop. 13,260), Gävleborg co., E Sweden, a seaport on the Gulf of Bothnia; chartered 1620. It is a commercial and industrial center with…Bas-Rhin
(Encyclopedia) Bas-Rhin Bas-Rhin bä-răNˈ [key], department, E France, in N Alsace. Strasbourg is the capital and the…Trending
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