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Roanoke, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) RoanokeRoanokerōˈənōk [key], city (1990 pop. 96,397), independent and in no co., SW Va., on the Roanoke River; settled c.1740, inc. 1882, as a city, 1884. It is situated between the…shaft sinking
(Encyclopedia) shaft sinking, excavation from the surface of an opening in the earth. Shafts, which are generally vertical, are usually distinguished from tunnels, which are horizontal. Little…Chu Hsi
(Encyclopedia) Chu HsiChu Hsij&oomacr; shē [key], 1130–1200, Chinese philosopher of Neo-Confucianism. While borrowing heavily from Buddhism, his new metaphysics reinvigorated Confucianism.…Khmelnytskyy
(Encyclopedia) KhmelnytskyyKhmelnytskyykhmĕlnētˈskē [key], Rus. Khmelmitsky, formerly ProskurovProskurovprəsk&oobreve;rˈəf [key], city (1989 pop. 237,000), capital of Khmelnytskyy region, Ukraine…Limerick, county, Republic of Ireland
(Encyclopedia) LimerickLimericklĭmˈərĭk [key], county (1991 pop. 161,956), 1,037 sq mi (2,686 sq km), SW Republic of Ireland. Limerick is the county seat. The region is an agricultural plain lying S…Port Harcourt
(Encyclopedia) Port HarcourtPort Harcourthärˈkərt, –kôrt [key], city (1991 est. pop. 362,000), SE Nigeria, a deepwater port on the Bonny River in the Niger delta. It is an industrial and commercial…pier
(Encyclopedia) pier, in engineering, term applied to a mass of reinforced concrete or masonry supporting a large structure, such as a bridge. When piers are built on ground of poor bearing value, it…Roseville
(Encyclopedia) Roseville. 1 City (1990 pop. 44,685), Placer co., N central Calif., a suburb of Sacramento in the foothills of the Sierra; inc. 1909. Marked by rapid growth in the late 20th cent.,…Saginaw, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) SaginawSaginawsăgˈĭnô [key], city (1990 pop. 69,512), seat of Saginaw co., S Mich., on the Saginaw River, 15 mi (24 km) from its mouth on Saginaw Bay (an inlet of Lake Huron); settled…Orosius, Paulus
(Encyclopedia) Orosius, PaulusOrosius, Paulusōrōˈshēəs [key], c.385–420, Iberian priest, theologian, and historian, b. Tarragona, Spain or Braga, Portugal. He went to see St. Augustine (c.413) and…Trending
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