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Todos os Santos Bay
(Encyclopedia)Todos os Santos Bay tôˈᵺo͝ozo͝o sänˈto͝os [key] [Port.,=all-saints bay], inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, 25 mi (40 km) long and 20 mi (32 km) wide, E Bahia, Brazil. It receives the Paraguaçu Ri...Troubetzkoy, Paul, Prince
(Encyclopedia)Troubetzkoy, Paul, Prince tro͞obĕtskoiˈ, tro͞obĕtsˈkoi, Rus. tro͞obyĭtskoiˈ [key], 1866–1938, Russian sculptor, b. Italy. The son of a Russian nobleman and an American woman, Troubetzkoy wo...song
(Encyclopedia)song, relatively brief, simple vocal composition, usually a setting of a poetic text, often strophic, for accompanied solo voice. The song literature of Western music embodies two broad classification...Tajumulco
(Encyclopedia)Tajumulco täho͞omo͞olˈkō [key], inactive volcano, 13,816 ft (4,211 m) high, W Guatemala. It is the highest mountain in Central America. ...Ladue
(Encyclopedia)Ladue lədo͞oˈ, –dyo͞oˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 8,847), St. Louis co., E Mo., a residential suburb of St. Louis; inc. 1936. There is light manufacturing. ...jujube
(Encyclopedia)jujube jo͞oˈjo͞ob [key]: see buckthorn. ...Izumiotsu
(Encyclopedia)Izumiotsu ēzo͞omēˈōtso͞o [key], city, Osaka prefecture, S Honshu, Japan, on Osaka Bay. It is a ...Caruaru
(Encyclopedia)Caruaru kəro͞oəro͞oˈ [key], city, Pernambuco state, NE Brazil, on the Ipojuca River. It is a ...Suzuka
(Encyclopedia)Suzuka so͞ozo͞oˈkä [key], city (1990 pop. 174,105), Mie prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. It is a manufacturing center with mechanical, electrical appliance, and textile industries. ...Shubael
(Encyclopedia)Shubael sho͞oˈbāl, sho͞obāˈəl [key], variant of Shebuel. ...Browse by Subject
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