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(Encyclopedia)Morogoro mōˌrōgōˈrō [key], municipality (2012 pop. 315,866), capital of Morogoro prov., E Tanzania. It is the commercial and transportation center for a region producing sisal, coffee, and lives...Aube
(Encyclopedia)Aube ōb [key], department, NE France, in Champagne. Troyes is the capital. ...Nièvre
(Encyclopedia)Nièvre nyĕˈvrə [key], department (1990 pop. 232,600), central France. Nevers is the capital. ...Yonne
(Encyclopedia)Yonne yôn [key], department (1990 pop. 324,600), N central France. Auxerre is the capital. ...Cantal
(Encyclopedia)Cantal käNtälˈ [key], department, S central France, in Auvergne. Aurillac is the capital. ...Tirzah
(Encyclopedia)Tirzah tûrˈzə [key], in the Bible. 1 Daughter and coheiress of Zelophehad. 2 City, ancient Palestine, capital of the northern kingdom of Israel from the reign of Jeroboam I to Omri. ...Urawa
(Encyclopedia)Urawa o͞oräˈwä [key], city (1990 pop. 418,271), capital of Saitama prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. A suburb of the Tokyo-Yokohama Metropolitan Area, it is a commercial and industrial center. ...Xánthi
(Encyclopedia)Xánthi or Xanthe both: ksänˈthē [key], city (1991 pop. 37,463), capital of Xánthi prefecture, NE Greece, in Thrace. Tobacco and wheat are grown. The city has a sizable Muslim minority. ...Aveyron
(Encyclopedia)Aveyron ävārôNˈ [key], department, S central France, in Guienne. Rodez is the capital. ...Rizal
(Encyclopedia)Rizal, province, central Luzon, the Philippines. The capital is Pasig. The province, which horseshoes around Manila and includes Quezon City and Pasay, has had a huge population increase since the 197...Browse by Subject
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