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Mississippi, state, United States

(Encyclopedia) CE5 MississippiMississippimĭsˌəsĭpˈē [key], one of the Deep South states of the United States. It is bordered by Alabama (E), the Gulf of Mexico (S), Arkansas and Louisiana, with…

Wisconsin, state, United States

(Encyclopedia) CE5 WisconsinWisconsinwĭskŏnˈsən, –sĭn [key], upper midwestern state of the United States. It is bounded by Lake Superior and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, from which it is…

West Virginia

(Encyclopedia) CE5 West Virginia, E central state of the United States. It is bordered by Pennsylvania and Maryland (N, NE), Virginia (E and S), Kentucky (W) and, across the Ohio River, Ohio (NW…

Holy Roman Empire

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Holy Roman Empire (c.1100) CE5 Holy Roman Empire, designation for the political entity that originated at the coronation as emperor (962) of the German king Otto I and…

Louisiana

(Encyclopedia) CE5 LouisianaLouisianaləwēˌzēănˈə, l&oomacr;ēˌ– [key], state in the S central United States. It is bounded by Mississippi, with the Mississippi River forming about half of the…

Pennsylvania

(Encyclopedia) CE5 PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniapĕnsəlvāˈnyə [key], one of the Middle Atlantic states of the United States. It is bordered by New Jersey, across the Delaware River (E), Delaware (SE),…

Cuba

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Cuba Cuba ky&oomacr;ˈbə, Span. k&oomacr;ˈbä [key], officially Republic of Cuba, republic…

Massachusetts

(Encyclopedia) CE5 MassachusettsMassachusettsmăsəch&oomacr;ˈsĭts [key], most populous of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by New York (W), Vermont and New…

Spain

(Encyclopedia) CE5 CE5 Spain, Span. EspañaSpain,āspäˈnyä [key], officially Kingdom of Spain, constitutional monarchy (2015 est. pop. 46,398,000), 194,884 sq mi (504,750 sq km), including the…

India

(Encyclopedia) CE5 India, officially Republic of India, republic (2015 est. pop. 1,309,054,000), 1,261,810 sq mi (3,268,090 sq km), S Asia. The second most populous country in the world, it is…