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Barisal
(Encyclopedia)Barisal bərĭsälˈ [key], city, S Bangladesh, on the Ganges River delta. It is an important ...Baleshwar
(Encyclopedia)Baleshwar bäˈləsôr [key], town, Odisha (Orissa) state, E India, near the Bay of Bengal on the ...Atchison, David Rice
(Encyclopedia)Atchison, David Rice ăchˈĭsən [key], 1807–86, U.S. Senator, b. Frogtown, Ky. A lawyer and politician in Missouri, he served in the Senate from 1843 to 1855. As a proslavery Democrat, Atchison wa...rice-paper plant
(Encyclopedia)rice-paper plant: see ginseng.Carpenter, George Rice
(Encyclopedia)Carpenter, George Rice, 1863–1909, American educator, b. Labrador, grad. Harvard, 1886. After study abroad, he returned to teach at Harvard (1888–90) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (189...Dinajpur
(Encyclopedia)Dinajpur dĭnäjˈpo͝or [key], city, N Bangladesh, on the Punarbhaba River. It is an important ...Sittwe
(Encyclopedia)Sittwe ăk yăbˈ [key], city (1983 pop. 107,607), capital of Rakhine State, W Myanmar, at the mouth of the Kaladan River and on the Bay of Bengal. It is an important port and rice-milling center. Ori...Baharampur
(Encyclopedia)Baharampur bûrˈəmpôr [key], city, West Bengal state, E central India. It is a road and rail ...Crowley
(Encyclopedia)Crowley krouˈlē [key]. <1> City (2020 pop. 11,710), seat of Acadia parish, SW La.; in...Akita, city, Japan
(Encyclopedia)Akita äˈkētä [key], city, capital of Akita prefecture, NW Honshu, Japan, on the Sea of Japan. A producer of petroleum products and chemicals, Akito city also has a lar...Browse by Subject
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