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Musala

(Encyclopedia) MusalaMusalam&oomacr;säläˈ [key], mountain, 9,596 ft (2,925 m) high, SW Bulgaria. It is the highest peak of Bulgaria and of the Rhodope range.

Musashino

(Encyclopedia) MusashinoMusashinom&oomacr;säˈshĭn&oomacr; [key], city (1990 pop. 139,077), Tokyo Metropolis, E central Honshu, Japan, on the Sumida River. It is a suburb of Tokyo with several…

Muscat

(Encyclopedia) Muscat,&sp;Maskat, or MasqatMasqatall: mŭsˈkăt, mŭsˈkət [key], city (1993 pop. 533,774), capital of Oman, SE Arabia, on the Gulf of Oman. It is flanked by rugged mountains. Muscat…

Muscatine

(Encyclopedia) MuscatineMuscatinemŭskətēnˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 22,881), seat of Muscatine co., SE Iowa, on the Mississippi River; inc. 1851. An early center of river traffic and lumbering,…

muscle

(Encyclopedia) muscle, the contractile tissue that effects the movement of and within the body. Muscle tissue in the higher animals is classified as striated, smooth, or cardiac, according to its…

Muscle Shoals

(Encyclopedia) Muscle Shoals, town (1990 pop. 9,611), Colbert co., NW Ala., on the Tennessee River opposite Florence; inc. 1923. Chemicals, truck trailers, and nuts, screws, and bolts are…

Audenarde

(Encyclopedia) Audenarde: see Oudenaarde, Belgium.

Muscovy

(Encyclopedia) Muscovy: see Moscow, grand duchy of.

Muscovy Company

(Encyclopedia) Muscovy CompanyMuscovy Companymŭsˈkəvē [key] or Russia Company, first major English joint-stock trading company. It began in 1553 as a group supporting exploration of a possible…