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Kra, Isthmus of

(Encyclopedia) Kra, Isthmus ofKra, Isthmus ofkrä [key], narrow neck of the Malay Peninsula, c.40 mi (60 km) wide, SW Thailand, between the Bay of Bengal and the Gulf of Thailand. It has long been the…

Kingsport

(Encyclopedia) Kingsport, city (1990 pop. 36,365), Hawkins and Sullivan counties, NE Tenn., on the Holston River near the Va. line; inc. 1917. Industries include one of the largest printing and…

Lanuvium

(Encyclopedia) LanuviumLanuviumlən&oomacr;ˈvēəm [key], ancient city of Latium, Italy, c.20 mi (32 km) S of Rome, in the Alban Hills near the Appian Way. It was celebrated for its temple of Juno.…

La Vega

(Encyclopedia) La VegaLa Vegalä vāˈgä [key], city (1993 pop. 73,387), central Dominican Republic, on the Camú River. La Vega is the commercial and processing center of a rich agricultural region. A…

Hunedoara

(Encyclopedia) Hunedoara Hunedoara h&oomacr;nādwäˈrä [key], Hung. Vajdahunyad, city, W central Romania, in…

Kamensk-Uralski

(Encyclopedia) Kamensk-UralskiKamensk-Uralskikäˈmyĭnsk-&oomacr;rälˈskē [key], city (1989 pop. 208,000), W Siberian Russia, at the junction of the Kamenka and Iset rivers. A city specializing in…