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(Encyclopedia) MaubeugeMaubeugemōbözhˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 35,225), Nord dept., N France, on the Sambre River near the Belgian border. Railroad and heating equipment, machine tools, glass, and…May Day
(Encyclopedia) May Day, first day of May. Its celebration probably originated in the spring fertility festivals of India and Egypt. The festival of the Roman goddess of spring, Flora, was celebrated…Moçambique
(Encyclopedia) MoçambiqueMoçambiquem&oobreve;səmbēˈkə [key] or MozambiqueMozambiquemōˌzəmbēkˈ [key], city (1997 pop. 42,407), NE Mozambique, a seaport on a small coral island in the Mozambique…Akita, city, Japan
(Encyclopedia) Akita Akita äˈkētä [key], city, capital of Akita prefecture, NW Honshu, Japan, on the Sea of Japan. A producer of petroleum products and chemicals, Akito…Clonmel
(Encyclopedia) Clonmel Clonmel klŏnmĕlˈ [key], town, administrative center of South Riding, Co. Tipperary, S…Châlons-en-Champagne
(Encyclopedia) Châlons-en-Champagne Châlons-en-Champagne shälôNˈ-zäN-shäNpänˈyə [key], formerly Châlons-sur-Marne…Derby, English horse race
(Encyclopedia) DerbyDerbydärˈbē [key], English horse race, instituted (1780) by the 12th earl of Derby and held annually at Epsom Downs, near London. The race is open only to three-year-old colts and…domicile
(Encyclopedia) domiciledomiciledŏmˈəsīlˌ [key], one's legal residence. This may or may not be the place where one actually resides at any one time. The domicile is the permanent home to which one is…King Ranch
(Encyclopedia) King Ranch, c.1,000,000 acres (404,700 hectares), S Tex., SW of Corpus Christi with headquarters at Kingsville, Tex.; one of the largest ranches in the world. It has several divisions…León, city, Spain
(Encyclopedia) León, city (1990 pop. 137,758), capital of León prov., NW Spain, in Castile and León, at the foot of the Cantabrian Mts. and at the confluence of the Bernesga and Torio rivers. It is…Trending
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