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(Encyclopedia) SamarSamarsäˈmär [key], island (1990 pop. 1,246,722), 5,050 sq mi (13,079 sq km), 3d largest of the Philippines, one of the Visayan Islands, NE of Leyte (from which it is separated by…Recklinghausen
(Encyclopedia) RecklinghausenRecklinghausenrĕkˈlĭnghouˌzən [key], city (1994 pop. 127,150), North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany, an industrial center and transshipment point for the Ruhr district.…Pratt, Daniel
(Encyclopedia) Pratt, Daniel, 1799–1873, American industrialist, b. Temple, N.H. He moved to Georgia at the age of 20, and after he had become a partner in a cotton gin he went (1833) to Alabama,…Orcutt, Maureen
(Encyclopedia) Orcutt, Maureen, 1907–2007, American amateur golf champion and sportswriter, b. New York City. The daughter of a journalist and a woman golfer, she began playing golf at the age of…Novokuznetsk
(Encyclopedia) NovokuznetskNovokuznetsknôˈvōk&oobreve;zˌnĕtsk [key], city (1989 pop. 600,000), S central Siberian Russia, on the Tom River. Steel, mining equipment, chemicals, and aluminum are…Solberg, Erna
(Encyclopedia) Solberg, Erna, 1961–, Norwegian political leader, grad. Univ. of Bergen (1986). She was first elected to the Norwegian parliament in 1989. As minister of local government and regional…Estremadura, region, Portugal
(Encyclopedia) EstremaduraEstremaduraəshtrəməd&oomacr;ˈrə [key], region, W Portugal, formerly a province, now divided between the provinces of Estremadura and Ribatejo, with a small part in Beira…Gangwon
(Encyclopedia) Gangwon or Kangwon Gangwon gängˈwŭnˈ [key], province, N South Korea. Chuncheon is the capital. The 38th…Gujranwalla
(Encyclopedia) Gujranwalla Gujranwalla g&oobreve;jˌränˈvälə [key], city, NE Pakistan. A road and rail hub, with…Vaasa
(Encyclopedia) VaasaVaasaväˈsä [key], Swed. Vasa, city (1998 pop. 56,587), Western Finland prov., W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia. It is a port and agricultural market. Timber, iron, and steel are…Trending
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