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(Encyclopedia) X Prize Foundation, private, nonprofit prize institute est. 1995 by commercial space entrepreneur Peter Diamandis. Based in Santa Monica, Calif., and funded by foundations and private…Moultrie
(Encyclopedia) MoultrieMoultriemōlˈtrē [key], city (1990 pop. 14,865), seat of Colquitt co., SW Ga., on the Ochlockonee River; inc. 1890. The town grew as a lumbering and naval stores center but is…Montes Claros
(Encyclopedia) Montes ClarosMontes ClarosmôNˈtəsh kläˈr&oobreve;sh [key], city (1996 pop. 271,324), Minas Gerais state, E central Brazil. Cattle breeding is the chief economic activity, and…Makhachkala
(Encyclopedia) MakhachkalaMakhachkalaməkhächˌkəläˈ [key], city (1989 pop. 317,000), capital of Dagestan Republic, SE European Russia, a port on the Caspian Sea. It is an important commercial and…Nanaimo
(Encyclopedia) NanaimoNanaimonənīˈmō [key], city (1991 pop. 60.129), SW British Columbia, Canada, on Vancouver Island. It is a port, the base of a commercial fishing fleet, and the trade center for a…Irún
(Encyclopedia) Irún Irún ēr&oomacr;nˈ [key], town, Gipuzkoa (Guipúzcoa) prov., N Spain, in the Basque…Iserlohn
(Encyclopedia) Iserlohn Iserlohn ēˌzərlōnˈ [key], city, North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany. It is a commercial…Junín, city, Argentina
(Encyclopedia) JunínJunính&oomacr;nēnˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 70,138), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina, on the Salado River. It is a busy commercial center for an agricultural and livestock area…Huancayo
(Encyclopedia) Huancayo Huancayo wänkīˈō [key], city, alt. 10,731 ft (3,721 m), capital of Huancayn prov. and…San Francisco de Macorís
(Encyclopedia) San Francisco de MacorísSan Francisco de Macoríssăn frănsĭsˈkō [key]San Francisco de Macorísᵺā mäkōrēsˈ [key], city (1993 pop. 96,503), N Dominican Republic. It is the commercial and…Trending
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