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(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,…communications satellite
(Encyclopedia) communications satellite artificial satellite that functions as part of a global radio-communications network. Echo 1, the first communications satellite, launched in 1960, was an…Budapest
(Encyclopedia) Budapest Budapest b&oomacr;ˈdəpĕstˌ [key], city (2020 est. pop. 1,768,000), capital of Hungary, N…airline industry
(Encyclopedia) airline industry, the business of transporting paying passengers and freight by air along regularly scheduled routes, typically by airplanes but also by helicopter. Ferdinand Graf von…Courbevoie
(Encyclopedia) Courbevoie Courbevoie k&oomacr;rbvwäˈ [key], city, Hauts-de-Seine dept., N central France, on the…Frederiksted
(Encyclopedia) Frederiksted Frederiksted frĕˈdrĭkstĕd [key], town, historically the chief port and commercial center…Framingham
(Encyclopedia) Framingham Framingham frāˈmĭnghămˌ [key], town (2020 pop. 72,362), Middlesex co., E Mass., on the…Gujranwalla
(Encyclopedia) Gujranwalla Gujranwalla g&oobreve;jˌränˈvälə [key], city, NE Pakistan. A road and rail hub, with…Holguín
(Encyclopedia) HolguínHolguínōlgēnˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 246,000), capital of Holguín prov., E Cuba. It is a prosperous commercial center and transportation hub in a fertile region of…Iloilo
(Encyclopedia) Iloilo Iloilo ēˌlōēˈlō [key], city, capital of Iloilo prov., SE Panay, the Philippines, on Iloilo…