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Dessie
(Encyclopedia) Dessie,&sp;Dessye, or Dese Dessie, all: dĕsˈyā [key], town, capital of…Coatzacoalcos
(Encyclopedia) Coatzacoalcos Coatzacoalcos kwätsäkwälˈkōs [key], city, Veracruz state, E central Mexico, at the mouth…Åbenrå
(Encyclopedia) Åbenrå Åbenrå ôˈbənrôˈ [key], city, capital of Sønderjylland co., S Denmark, at the head of the Åbenrå Fjord. It is a port and the commercial center for a…Higgins, William
(Encyclopedia) Higgins, William, b. 1762 or 1763, d. 1825, Irish chemist. After study at Oxford he became supervisor of the Royal Dublin Society's mineralogical collection and in 1800 the Society's…Anshun
(Encyclopedia) AnshunAnshunänˈsh&oobreve;nˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 205,600), W central Guizhou prov., SW China. A flourishing town during the opium traffic days, it is now an important…Halle, town, Belgium
(Encyclopedia) Halle Halle hälˈə [key], Fr. Hal, commune, Flemish Brabant prov., central…Rajkot
(Encyclopedia) RajkotRajkoträjˈkōt [key], city (1991 pop. 654,490), Gujarat state, W central India, on the Aji River. Formerly the capital of the Rajkot princely state (to 1948) and Saurashtra state…Acireale
(Encyclopedia) Acireale Acireale äˌchērāäˈlā [key], city, E Sicily, Italy. Beautifully situated on a volcanic plateau near Mt. Etna and near the Ionian Sea, Acireale has…Piedras Negras, city, Mexico
(Encyclopedia) Piedras Negras, city (1990 pop. 96,178), Coahuila state, N Mexico, on the Rio Grande opposite Eagle Pass, Tex. Founded in 1849, the city grew as an international shipping point.…Okeechobee Waterway
(Encyclopedia) Okeechobee Waterway or Cross-Florida Waterway, 155 mi (249 km) long, across S Fla., from Stuart on the Atlantic Ocean to Fort Myers on the Gulf of Mexico. Its main segments are the St…Trending
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