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Abaco Islands
(Encyclopedia)Abaco Islands ăbˈəkō [key], island group, c.780 sq mi (2,020 sq km), most northerly of the Bahamas. Also known as Abaco and Cays, the Abacos include Great Abaco (the largest), Little Abaco, and th...Nias
(Encyclopedia)Nias nēˈäs [key], volcanic island (1990 pop. 588,543), 1,842 sq mi (4,771 sq km), Indonesia, in the Indian Ocean, off Sumatra. Most of the population are descended from the Niah people; their econo...Napier
(Encyclopedia)Napier nāˈpēər [key], city (1993 est. pop. 51,800), E central North Island, New Zealand, on Hawke Bay, close to Hastings. It is a major center for wool, as well as meat, fruit, and dairy exports; ...Malmesbury
(Encyclopedia)Malmesbury mämzˈbərē [key], town (1991 pop. 2,552), Wiltshire, S England. Agricultural and electrical engineering are important to the local economy. Malmesbury is famous for its Benedictine abbey...College Park
(Encyclopedia)College Park. 1 City (2020 pop. 15,053), Clayton and Fulton counties, NW Ga., a residential suburb of Atlanta; inc. 1891. Georgia Military Academy (1900...Denton
(Encyclopedia)Denton, city (2020 pop. 139,869), seat of Denton co., N Tex.; inc. 1866. The city lies in an agricultural and industrial region, but the economy is base...Dernburg, Bernhard
(Encyclopedia)Dernburg, Bernhard bĕrnˈhärt dĕrnˈbo͝ork [key], 1865–1937, German financier and public official. As colonial director (1906) and colonial secretary (1907–10), he was responsible for reforms ...Calexico
(Encyclopedia)Calexico kəlĕkˈsĭkō [key], city (2020 pop. 38,633), Imperial co., S Calif., at the Mexican ...Tittoni, Tommaso
(Encyclopedia)Tittoni, Tommaso tōm-mäˈzō tēt-tôˈnē [key], 1855–1931, Italian statesman. As minister of foreign affairs (1903–5, 1906–9), he sought closer ties with the Western powers, while remaining ...Eastern Cape
(Encyclopedia)Eastern Cape, province, 65,238 sq mi (168,966 sq km), S central South Africa, on the Indian Ocean. In 1994, under South Africa's post-apartheid constitu...Browse by Subject
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