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Lot, department, France
(Encyclopedia)Lot lôt [key], department (1990 pop. 156,100), S central France, in Quercy. Cahors is the capital. ...Daejeon
(Encyclopedia)Daejeon or Taejon dīˈjônˈ [key], city, capital of South Chungcheong (Chungchong) prov., central ...Chitré
(Encyclopedia)Chitré chētrāˈ [key], city, S Panama, near the Gulf of Panama. It is capital of the Herre...Charente, department, France
(Encyclopedia)Charente shäräNtˈ [key], department, W France. The capital is Angoulême. The brandy disti...City of David
(Encyclopedia)City of David, in the Bible, epithet of Bethlehem, the birthplace of David, and of Jerusalem, his capital. ...Haute-Garonne
(Encyclopedia)Haute-Garonne ōt-gärônˈ [key], department, S France, in Languedoc, bordering Spain. Toulouse is the capital. ...Hautes-Pyrénées
(Encyclopedia)Hautes-Pyrénées ōt-pērānāˈ [key], department, SW France, in the Pyrenees. Tarbes is the capital. ...Haute-Vienne
(Encyclopedia)Haute-Vienne ōt-vyĕn [key], department, central France, in the Massif Central. Limoges is the capital. ...Hauts-de-Seine
(Encyclopedia)Hauts-de-Seine ōt-də-sĕn [key], department, N central France, W of Paris. Nanterre is the capital. ...Saint George
(Encyclopedia)Saint George, town (1991 pop. 1,648), on St. George's Island, Bermuda. It was the capital of Bermuda until 1815, when it was replaced by Hamilton. During the American Civil War it harbored Confederate...Browse by Subject
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