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Rizal
(Encyclopedia)Rizal, province, central Luzon, the Philippines. The capital is Pasig. The province, which horseshoes around Manila and includes Quezon City and Pasay, has had a huge population increase since the 197...Aveyron
(Encyclopedia)Aveyron ävārôNˈ [key], department, S central France, in Guienne. Rodez is the capital. ...Eure
(Encyclopedia)Eure ör [key], department, N France, in Normandy. Évreux is the capital. ...Eure-et-Loir
(Encyclopedia)Eure-et-Loir ör-ā-lwär [key], department, N France. Chartres is the capital. ...Guadalajara, town, Spain
(Encyclopedia)Guadalajara, town, capital of Guadalajara prov., central Spain, in Castile–La Mancha, on the Henares River. Its economy is mainly agricultural. It flo...Urawa
(Encyclopedia)Urawa o͞oräˈwä [key], city (1990 pop. 418,271), capital of Saitama prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. A suburb of the Tokyo-Yokohama Metropolitan Area, it is a commercial and industrial center. ...Cantal
(Encyclopedia)Cantal käNtälˈ [key], department, S central France, in Auvergne. Aurillac is the capital. ...Tirzah
(Encyclopedia)Tirzah tûrˈzə [key], in the Bible. 1 Daughter and coheiress of Zelophehad. 2 City, ancient Palestine, capital of the northern kingdom of Israel from the reign of Jeroboam I to Omri. ...Yonne
(Encyclopedia)Yonne yôn [key], department (1990 pop. 324,600), N central France. Auxerre is the capital. ...Xánthi
(Encyclopedia)Xánthi or Xanthe both: ksänˈthē [key], city (1991 pop. 37,463), capital of Xánthi prefecture, NE Greece, in Thrace. Tobacco and wheat are grown. The city has a sizable Muslim minority. ...Browse by Subject
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