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(Encyclopedia) Gap Gap gäp [key], city, capital of Hautes-Alpes dept., SE France, on the Luye River…Fray Bentos
(Encyclopedia) Fray Bentos Fray Bentos frīˈbānˈtōs [key], city, capital of Río Negro dept., SW Uruguay, a port on the…Teaneck
(Encyclopedia) TeaneckTeanecktēˈnĕk [key], residential township (1990 pop. 37,825), Bergen co., NE N.J., near the Hackensack River; settled in the early 1600s, inc. 1895. Jewelry, electrical…Whitehall, cities, United States
(Encyclopedia) Whitehall. 1 City (1990 pop. 20,572), Franklin co., central Ohio, a suburb of Columbus; inc. 1948. Manufactures include water coolers and packaged meats. A large federal defense…Waxahachie
(Encyclopedia) WaxahachieWaxahachiewŏkˌsĭhăchˈē [key], city (1990 pop. 18,168), seat of Ellis co., N Tex.; inc. 1861. A market center (especially for cattle) in the rich blackland prairie, the city…Boa Vista
(Encyclopedia) Boa Vista Boa Vista bōˈə vēshˈtə [key], city, capital of Roraima state, NW Brazil, on the Rio Branco.…stabile
(Encyclopedia) stabilestabilestāˈbēl [key], an abstract construction that is completely stationary. The form was pioneered by Alexander Calder, and examples were termed stabiles to distinguish them…abattoir
(Encyclopedia) abattoirabattoirăbˌətwärˈ [key] [Fr.], building for butchering. The abattoir houses facilities to slaughter animals; dress, cut and inspect meats; and refrigerate, cure, and…Saarinen, Eero
(Encyclopedia) Saarinen, EeroSaarinen, Eeroāˈrō säˈrĭnĕn [key], 1910–61, Finnish-American architect, grad. Yale (B.A., 1934), became an American citizen in 1940; son of Eliel Saarinen. Saarinen's…Fisher, John Arbuthnot Fisher, 1st Baron
(Encyclopedia) Fisher, John Arbuthnot Fisher, 1st BaronFisher, John Arbuthnot Fisher, 1st Baronärbŭthˈnət [key], 1841–1920, British admiral. Entering the navy in 1854, he specialized in gunnery and…Trending
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