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Paarl

(Encyclopedia) PaarlPaarlpärl [key], city, part and seat of Drakenstein local municipality, Western Cape prov., S South Africa, on the Berg River. It is the center of South Africa's wine industry and…

Minot

(Encyclopedia) MinotMinotmīˈnät [key], city (1990 pop. 34,544), seat of Ward co., NW N.Dak., on the Souris River; inc. 1887. It is a commercial and transportation center for an extensive agricultural…

Mohyliv-Podilskyy

(Encyclopedia) Mohyliv-PodilskyyMohyliv-Podilskyymŭˌhĭlyĭfˈ-pədyĭlˈskyē [key], Rus. Mogilev-Podolski, city, E Ukraine, at the confluence of the Dniester and Derlo rivers. In the 17th cent. it became…

Nampa

(Encyclopedia) NampaNampanămˈpə [key], city (1990 pop. 28,365), Canyon co., SW Idaho, in the fertile Treasure Valley; inc. 1890. It is the commercial, processing, and shipping center for an irrigated…

Malvasia

(Encyclopedia) MalvasiaMalvasiamălvəsēˈə [key] or MonemvasíaMonemvasíamôˌnĕmväsēˈä [key], village, S Greece, in the Peloponnesus, on a rocky island joined to the mainland by a mole. In the Middle…

Maradi

(Encyclopedia) MaradiMaradimärädēˈ [key], town (1988 pop. 112,965), S Niger, near the border with Nigeria. It is the administrative and commercial center for an agricultural region that specializes…

Marggraf, Andreas Sigismund

(Encyclopedia) Marggraf, Andreas SigismundMarggraf, Andreas Sigismundändrāˈäs zēˈgĭsm&oobreve;nt märkˈgräfˌ [key], 1709–82, German chemist, a pioneer in analytical chemistry. He proved that…

Albertville, town, France

(Encyclopedia) Albertville Albertville älbĕrvēlˈ [key], town, Savoie dept., E France in the Rhone-Alps region, close to the French-Italian border. Located in the Alps on…

Dire Dawa

(Encyclopedia) Dire Dawa or Diredawa Dire Dawa both: dēˌrədäˈwä [key], city, Harar region…

Chiclayo

(Encyclopedia) Chiclayo Chiclayo chēkläˈyō [key], city, capital of Lambayeque dept., NW Peru. On the coastal desert…