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Ordovician period
(Encyclopedia)Ordovician period ôrdəvĭshˈən [key] [from the Ordovices, ancient tribe of N Wales], second period of the Paleozoic era of geologic time (see Geologic Timescale, tablegeologic timescale, table) fr...Transvaal
(Encyclopedia)Transvaal trănzvälˈ [key], former province, NE South Africa. With the new constitution of 1994, it was divided into Eastern Transvaal (now Mpumalanga), Northern Transvaal (now Limpopo), Pretoria-Wi...Free State
(Encyclopedia)Free State, formerly Orange Free State, province, 50,126 sq mi (129,825 sq km), E central South Africa. It was renamed Free State shortly after the 1994...Saishu
(Encyclopedia)Saishu, South Korea: see Jeju.Pusan
(Encyclopedia)Pusan, South Korea: see Busan.Samchok
(Encyclopedia)Samchok, South Korea: see Samcheok. ...Taegu
(Encyclopedia)Taegu, South Korea: see Daegu.Taejon
(Encyclopedia)Taejon, South Korea: see Daejeon. ...Keijo
(Encyclopedia)Keijo: see Seoul, South Korea.Kwangju
(Encyclopedia)Kwangju, South Korea: see Gwangju. ...Browse by Subject
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