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Islamabad

(Encyclopedia) IslamabadIslamabadĭsˌləməbädˈ, ĭslămˈ– [key], city and capital territory (2017 provisional pop. 2,006,572), capital of Pakistan, NE Pakistan, just NE of Rawalpindi, the former interim…

industrial policy

(Encyclopedia) industrial policy, government-sponsored economic program in which the public and private sectors coordinate their efforts to develop new technologies and industries. Government…

Loreto

(Encyclopedia) LoretoLoretolōrĕˈtō [key], town (1991 est. pop. 10,780), in the Marche, central Italy, on a hill overlooking the Adriatic Sea. It has silk industries and is a famous place of…

Omo

(Encyclopedia) Omo, river, c.500 mi (805 km) long, central and SW Ethiopia. Rising in the highlands south of Mt. Gorochan, some 40 mi (64 km) ENE of Nekemte, it flows generally south, receiving the…

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

(Encyclopedia) Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), an independent U.S. government commission, created by the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 and charged with licensing and regulating civilian use…

Crazy Horse Memorial

(Encyclopedia) Crazy Horse Memorial, memorial to the Oglala Souix chief Crazy Horse and Native Americans, under construction at Thunderhead Mt., near Custer, S.Dak., in the Black Hills. When finished…

Cyclopean

(Encyclopedia) CyclopeanCyclopeansīkləpēˈən [key], name often applied to a primitive method of prehistoric masonry construction, found throughout Greece, Italy, and the Middle East. The term is…

Ames, Oakes

(Encyclopedia) Ames, Oakes, 1804–73, American manufacturer, railroad promoter, and politician, b. Easton, Mass. With his brother Oliver he managed the family's well-known shovel factory at Easton.…

Boulder City

(Encyclopedia) Boulder City, residential city (2020 pop. 16,701), S Nev., just W of Hoover Dam near Lake Mead; inc. 1959. Built (1932) by the federal…

Youngstown

(Encyclopedia) Youngstown, city (1990 pop. 95,732), seat of Mahoning co., NE Ohio, near the Pa. line; founded 1797, inc. 1849. It was formerly a major U.S. iron and steel center. In the 1970s many of…