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Madrid, autonomous community and province, Spain
(Encyclopedia) MadridMadridmədrĭdˈ, Span. mäᵺhrēᵺˈ [key], autonomous community and coextensive prov., (2011 pop. 6,421,874), 3,099 sq mi (8,027 sq km), central Spain. Madrid, the capital of Spain, is…Latium
(Encyclopedia) LatiumLatiumlāˈshēəm [key], Ital. Lazio, region (1990 pop. 5,170,672), 6,642 sq mi (17,203 sq km), central Italy, extending from the Apennines westward to the Tyrrhenian Sea. Rome is…Puy-en-Velay, Le
(Encyclopedia) Puy-en-Velay, LePuy-en-Velay, Lelə püēˈ-äN-vəlāˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 23,434), capital of Haute-Loire dept., S central France. Le Puy-en-Velay is the center of an old lace industry,…Premadasa, Ranasinghe
(Encyclopedia) Premadasa, Ranasinghe, 1924–1993, Sri Lankan political leader. As a member of the Ceylon Labour party, he worked as a labor organizer and was elected deputy mayor of Colombo in 1955.…Messina
(Encyclopedia) MessinaMessinamās-sēˈnä [key], city (1991 pop. 231,693), capital of Messina prov., NE Sicily, Italy, on the Strait of Messina, opposite the Italian mainland. It is a busy seaport and a…mine, in industry
(Encyclopedia) mine, in industry: see mining.Annaba
(Encyclopedia) Annaba Annaba ăn-näbˈə [key], formerly Bône (bōn), city, capital of Annaba prov., extreme NE Algeria, a port on the Mediterranean Sea. One of the country's…Brasília
(Encyclopedia) Brasília Brasília bräzēlˈyä [key], capital city and federal district of Brazil (2,264 sq mi/5,864 sq…Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: A Flourishing Industry
173 175 A Flourishing Industry "ARE the industries of this country in a flourishing condition?" asked a Traveller from a Foreign Land of the first man he met in America. "Splendid!" said the Man…Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: A Flourishing Industry
A Needless Labour The Self-Made Monkey A Flourishing Industry "ARE the industries of this country in a flourishing condition?" asked a Traveller from a Foreign Land of the first man…Trending
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