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(Encyclopedia) GusauGusaug&oomacr;zouˈ [key], town (1991 est. pop. 139,000), NW Nigeria, on the Sokoto River. It is a regional trade center for peanuts, cotton, and tobacco. Industry has expanded…Harrison, Ross Granville
(Encyclopedia) Harrison, Ross Granville, 1870–1959, American biologist and anatomist, b. Germantown, Pa., Ph.D. Johns Hopkins, 1894. He went to Yale as professor of comparative anatomy in 1907 and…Beauharnois
(Encyclopedia) Beauharnois Beauharnois bōhärˈnwä [key], city, S Que., Canada, on Lake St. Louis, a broadening of the…Bear, river, United States
(Encyclopedia) Bear, river, 350 mi (563 km) long, rising in the Uinta Mts., NE Utah, and flowing in a U-shaped course NW through Wyoming and Idaho, then S into Utah to enter Great Salt Lake. A…West Covina
(Encyclopedia) West Covina, city (1990 pop. 96,086), Los Angeles co., S Calif., in the San Gabriel valley; settled 1905, inc. 1923. Primarily residential, the city has light manufacturing, including…Tricoupis, Hariloas
(Encyclopedia) Tricoupis, Hariloas, 1832–96, Greek statesman. He became Greece's foreign minister in 1866 at the age of 34. After brief periods as premier in 1875 and 1880, he became premier again in…Central European Initiative
(Encyclopedia) Central European Initiative, organization founded in 1991 to promote economic and political cooperation in the region between the Adriatic and Baltic seas. Members include Austria,…animal husbandry
(Encyclopedia) animal husbandry, aspect of agriculture concerned with the care and breeding of domestic animals such as cattle, goats, sheep, hogs, and horses. Domestication of wild animal species…Energy, United States Department of
(Encyclopedia) Energy, United States Department of, executive department of the federal government responsible for coordinating national activities relating to the production, regulation, marketing,…Thein Sein
(Encyclopedia) Thein SeinThein Seintān sān [key], 1945–, Burmese general and political leader. A graduate of the Defense Services Academy, he commanded an infantry battalion and later served under…Trending
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