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(Encyclopedia) Castries Castries kästrēˈ, käsˈtrēs [key], town (2021 est. metro. area pop. 184,706), capital and…Cefalù
(Encyclopedia) Cefalù Cefalù chāfäl&oomacr;ˈ [key], town, N Sicily, Italy, a port on the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is a…Melbourne, city, Australia
(Encyclopedia) Melbourne, city (2016 pop. 47,285, Greater Melbourne 2016 pop. 4,485,211), capital of Victoria, SE Australia, on Port Phillip Bay at the mouth of the Yarra River. Melbourne, Australia'…Manuel I, 1469–1521, king of Portugal
(Encyclopedia) Manuel I, 1469–1521, king of Portugal (1495–1521), successor of John II. Manuel's reign was most notable for the successful continuation of Portugal's overseas enterprises. John had…Liepaja
(Encyclopedia) Liepaja or LiepayaLiepayaboth: lēĕˈpäyä [key], Ger. Libau, city (2011 provisional pop. 76,570), W Latvia. An ice-free port on the Baltic Sea, it is located at the end of an isthmus…Luxembourg, city, Luxembourg
(Encyclopedia) Luxembourg or Luxemburg, city (1991 pop. 75,377), capital of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, S Luxembourg, at the confluence of the Alzette and Pétrusse rivers. It is a commercial,…hydroponics
(Encyclopedia) hydroponics, growing of plants without soil in water to which nutrients have been added. Hydroponics has been used for over a century as a research technique, but not until 1929 were…Kano, city, Nigeria
(Encyclopedia) KanoKanokäˈnō [key], city (1991 est. pop. 595,000), N Nigeria. It is the trade and shipping center for an agricultural region where cotton, cattle, and about half of Nigeria's peanuts…organic farming
(Encyclopedia) organic farming, the practice of growing plants—especially for fruits and vegetables, but for ornamentals as well—without the use of synthetic pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers,…thulium
(Encyclopedia) thuliumthuliumth&oomacr;ˈlēəm [key] [from Thule, an ancient name for Scandinavia], metallic chemical element; symbol Tm; at. no. 69; at. wt. 168.93421; m.p. about 1,545℃; b.p. 1,…Trending
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