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(Encyclopedia) Dreux Dreux drö [key], town, Eure-et-Loir dept., N central France. It is an industrial…Arce Catacora, Luis Alberto
(Encyclopedia) Arce Catacora, Luis Alberto, 1963–, Bolivian government official and political leader. Trained as an economist, Arce held several positions at Bolivia's central bank (1987–2006) before…Laghouat
(Encyclopedia) LaghouatLaghouatlägwätˈ [key], town (1998 pop. 96,342), N Algeria, an oasis on the north edge of the Sahara Desert. It is an important administrative and military center and…Kuropatkin, Aleksey Nikolayevich
(Encyclopedia) Kuropatkin, Aleksey NikolayevichKuropatkin, Aleksey Nikolayevichəlyĭksyāˈ nyĭkəlīˈəvĭch k&oomacr;rŭpätˈkĭn [key], 1848–1925, Russian general. He distinguished himself in the Russo-…Klamath Falls
(Encyclopedia) Klamath Falls, city (1990 pop. 17,737), seat of Klamath co., SW Oreg., at the southern tip of Upper Klamath Lake; inc. 1905. It is the processing and distribution center of a lumber,…Kanazawa
(Encyclopedia) KanazawaKanazawakäˌnäˈzäwä [key], city (1990 pop. 442,868), capital of Ishikawa prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Sea of Japan. It produces cotton and silk textiles, machinery…Leticia
(Encyclopedia) LeticiaLeticialātēˈsēä [key], town (1993 pop. 17,758), capital of Amazonas commissary, SE Colombia, on the upper Amazon. The Leticia region, a narrow strip of land extending S of the…Ems, town, Germany
(Encyclopedia) Ems or Bad Ems Ems bät ĕms [key], town, Rhineland-Palatinate, W Germany, on the Lahn River. Chartered…Eisenstadt
(Encyclopedia) Eisenstadt Eisenstadt īˈzənshtätˌ [key], town, capital of Burgenland, E Austria, at the foot of the…Fitzwilliam Museum
(Encyclopedia) Fitzwilliam Museum, building erected to house the art collection and library bequeathed in 1816 to the Univ. of Cambridge by Richard, 7th Viscount Fitzwilliam. Both the collection and…Trending
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