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(Encyclopedia) MexicaliMexicalimāhēkäˈlē [key], city (1990 pop. 438,377), capital of Baja California state, NW Mexico, across the border from Calexico, Calif. Once noted chiefly as the center of a…Parakrama Bahu I
(Encyclopedia) Parakrama Bahu IParakrama Bahu Ipäräkˈrəmə bäˈr&oomacr; [key], fl. 12th cent., Sinhalese king of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka; 1153–86). He was the first to unite the island under one…Colón, city, Panama
(Encyclopedia) Colón, city, Panama, at the Caribbean end of the Panama Canal. Colón, the second largest city in Panama, was surrounded by, but not part…Cooke, Jay
(Encyclopedia) Cooke, Jay, 1821–1905, American financier, b. Sandusky, Ohio. He founded Jay Cooke & Company, which marketed the huge Civil War loans of the federal government. He later turned to…Corinth, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Corinth, city (2020 pop. 14,622), seat of Alcorn co., extreme NE Miss., near the Tenn. line, in a livestock and farm area; founded c.…Delta Plan
(Encyclopedia) Delta Plan, flood control and reclamation project, S Netherlands, in the Rhine River delta. Built in 1957–81, it involved construction of four major dikes (up to 131 ft/40 m high)…Canadian Pacific Railway
(Encyclopedia) Canadian Pacific Railway, transcontinental transportation system in Canada and extending into the United States, privately owned and operated. The construction of a railroad crossing…adze
(Encyclopedia) adze, tool similar in purpose and use to an axe but with the cutting edge at right angles to the handle rather than aligned with it. The details of construction of a particular adze…Vogler, Georg Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Vogler, Georg JosephVogler, Georg Josephgāˈôrkh yōˈzĕf fōˈglər [key], 1749–1814, German composer and organist, known as Abbé Vogler. He traveled widely, giving organ concerts and…Tombigbee
(Encyclopedia) TombigbeeTombigbeetŏmbĭgˈbē [key], river, c.400 mi (640 km) long, rising in NE Miss. and flowing SE into W Alabama, then generally S to join the Alabama River and form the Mobile River…Trending
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