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Berlin, Conference of
(Encyclopedia) Berlin, Conference of, 1884–85, international meeting aimed at settling the problems connected with European colonies in Africa. At the invitation of the German chancellor Otto von…Berwick-upon-Tweed
(Encyclopedia) Berwick-upon-TweedBerwick-upon-Tweedbĕrˈĭk [key], former district, Northumberland, NE England, at the mouth of the Tweed River. The district included the Holy Islands and the Farne…Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyy
(Encyclopedia) Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyy Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyy byĭlˈhərət-dnĕstrôfˈskyē [key], Rus. Belgorod-Dnestrovsky,…Socotra
(Encyclopedia) SocotraSocotrasəkōˈtrə, sō– [key], island, 1,383 sq mi (3,582 sq km), S Yemen, at the mouth of the Gulf of Aden. With three much smaller islands to the west it forms the Socotra…Pachycephalosaurus
(Encyclopedia) PachycephalosaurusPachycephalosauruspăkˌĭsĕfˌəlōsôrˈəs [key] [Gr., = thick-headed lizard], bipedal herbivorous dinosaur of the late Cretaceous period, approximately 68–65 million years…Bandar Abbas
(Encyclopedia) Bandar Abbas Bandar Abbas bändärˈ äb-bäsˈ [key], city, S Iran, on the Strait of Hormuz at the mouth of…Red Jacket
(Encyclopedia) Red Jacket, c.1758–1830, chief of the Seneca, b. probably Seneca co., N.Y. His Native American name was Otetiani, changed to Sagoyewatha when he became a chief. His English name came…caterpillar
(Encyclopedia) caterpillarcaterpillarkătˈəpĭlˌər, kătˈər– [key], common name for the larva of a moth or butterfly. Caterpillars have distinct heads and are segmented and wormlike. They have three…Savannah, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Savannah, city (1990 pop. 137,560), seat of Chatham co., SE Ga., a port of entry on the Savannah River near its mouth; inc. 1789. A rail, fishing, and industrial center, it is a…Frisian Islands
(Encyclopedia) Frisian IslandsFrisian Islandsfrĭzhˈən [key], chain of low-lying islands, off the coasts of the Netherlands, Germany, and Denmark, in the North Sea. The West Frisian Islands, also…Trending
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