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(Encyclopedia) TataTatatäˈtä [key], Parsi family of Indian industrialists, centered at Mumbai. The Tata enterprises, which encompass vast holdings in iron and steel, motor vehicles, power utilities,…Lachine
(Encyclopedia) LachineLachineləshēnˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 35,266), S Que., Canada, on Montreal island, at the east end of Lake St. Louis just SW of Montreal. Its industries include iron and steel…Kamyanske
(Encyclopedia) Kamyanske, formerly DniprodzerzhynskDniprodzerzhynskdənyĭpˌrōdzĭrzhēnskˈ [key], Rus. Dneprodzerzhinsk, city (1989 pop. 282,000), central Ukraine, a port on the Dnieper River. It is a…Ludwigsburg
(Encyclopedia) LudwigsburgLudwigsburgl&oomacr;tˈvĭkhsb&oobreve;rkhˌ [key], city (1994 pop. 86,220), Baden-Württemberg, SW Germany, near the Neckar River. It is a transportation and industrial…arsenopyrite
(Encyclopedia) arsenopyritearsenopyriteärˌsĭnōpīˈrīt, ärsĕnˈō– [key] or mispickelmispickelmĭsˈpĭkəl [key], silver-white to steel-gray mineral with the metallic luster characteristic of a pyrite. It…Niigata
(Encyclopedia) NiigataNiigatanēˈgätä [key], city (1990 pop. 486,097), capital of Niigata prefecture, N Honshu, Japan, on the Sea of Japan at the mouth of the Shinano River. It is the main port for…Murcia, city, Spain
(Encyclopedia) Murcia, city (1990 pop. 322,911), capital of the autonomous community and coextensive prov. of Murcia, SE Spain, on the Segura River. The city lies in one of the finest irrigated…Montluçon
(Encyclopedia) MontluçonMontluçonmôNlüsôNˈ [key], town (1990 pop. 46,660), Allier dept., central France, on the Cher River. Industry developed in the 19th cent. because of nearby coal fields in…Mie
(Encyclopedia) MieMiemēˈā [key], prefecture (1990 pop. 1,792,542), S Honshu, Japan, on Ise Bay. Tsu (the capital), Ise (a major Shintoist center), Yokkaichi, Matsusaka, and Kuwana are the chief…Peixoto, Floriano
(Encyclopedia) Peixoto, FlorianoPeixoto, Florianoflōrēäˈnō pāshōˈtō [key], 1842–95, Brazilian marshal and statesman, president of Brazil (1891–94). He took part in the establishment of the republic…Trending
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